Tiruchuli
Assembly constituency 208 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu
[01]Result · 2026
#208 · GENAll candidates 23
- 01 Thangam ThenarasuDMK75,085 41.4%
- 02 Samayan.STVK61,600 34.0%
- 03 Rajavarman.M.S.RAIADMK25,581 14.1%
- 04 Avarangadu Karthik RajaNTK12,763 7.0%
- 05 Gunasekaran.GPT1,248 0.7%
- 06 Murugesapandian.TAIPTM1,107 0.6%
- 07 Malai Alagu.MIND631 0.4%
- 08 Advocate ThangapandianIND525 0.3%
- 09 Marimuthu.MIND392 0.2%
- 10 Kannan.GETMK281 0.2%
- 11 Sethuramalingam.SIND245 0.1%
- 12 Palaniyandi.MIND195 0.1%
- 13 Nallamaruthu.KIND164 0.1%
- 14 Rajangam.CIND162 0.1%
- 15 Kalimuthu.SIND124 0.1%
- 16 Rajkumar.DTVK119 0.1%
- 17 Gurusamy.TIND114 0.1%
- 18 Vellaisamy.PASP108 0.1%
- 19 JeyachitraIND88 0.1%
- 20 Chenna Kesavan.PIND85 0.1%
- 21 Muniyasamy.RIND77 0.0%
- 22 Marnadu.MIND66 0.0%
- 23 Aravinthasamy.JIND65 0.0%
Turnout 88.1%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total425
- State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
- ReconciliationΣ 23 candidates = 1,80,825Verified
Seat history 2026–1967
- 2026
7.4 ppThangam ThenarasuDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2021
35.4 ppThangam ThenarasuDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2016
16.0 ppThangam Thenarasu T.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2011
13.3 ppThangam ThenarasuDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2006
4.9 ppRamasamy.TCommunist Party of India
- 2001
7.6 ppEnbathamilan. R.T.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1996
6.5 ppR. ThamaraikkaniAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1991
1.0 ppR. ThamaraikkaniIndependent
- 1989
11.2 ppThangam, A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1984
7.7 ppThamaraikkani, R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1980
19.4 ppThamaraikkani R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1977
8.5 ppR. ThamraikaniAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1971
0.9 ppSuppu K.Communist Party of India
- 1967
18.2 ppA.A.S.RajaIndependent
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 35.4 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed AIADMK polled 25,581 votes, 1.9× the 13,485-vote margin.
25,581 ÷ 13,485 = 1.9 -
The top two polled 75.4% of votes; the other 21 candidates 24.4% between them.
(75,085 + 61,600) ÷ 1,81,250 = 75.4% · 44,140 ÷ 1,81,250 = 24.4% -
Turnout of 88.1% was 1.5 pp above the state's median seat (86.6%).
88.1 − 86.6 = +1.5 -
The margin narrowed from 35.4 pp in 2021 to 7.4 pp.
7.4 − 35.4 = −28.0 pp -
Thangam Thenarasu also won in 2021.
2021 winner name = 2026 winner name
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 23 candidate lines1,80,825
- NOTAcounted within the total425
- Published totalVotes polled1,81,250
- Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds
Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates23 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified
State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database