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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 141 · 2026

Tiruchirappalli (East)

Winner — 2026

C. JOSEPH VIJAY
TVK· Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
TVK 50.0%DMK 35.0%19 others 15.0%
Votes
91,381
50.1% share
Winning margin
27,416
15.0% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
83.0%
of 2,20,240

Tiruchirappalli (East) is a safe seat — C. JOSEPH VIJAY won by 15.0%.

Seat history

5 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
C. JOSEPH VIJAY
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
91,38150.1%
2
S. INIGO IRUDAYARAJ
63,96535.0%
3
G. RAJASEKARAN
19,71510.8%
4
DR.KRISHNASAMY .V
4,7902.6%
NOTA
NOTA
5140.3%
6
P. CHARLES SAGAYARAJ
IND
3900.2%
7
VIJAIA MOHANAAJI .MA
VidVP
2350.1%
8
R. ELANGOVAN
2340.1%
9
ROYAL RAJA
TAVK
1670.1%
10
VIJAY .K
AIJYMKG
1410.1%
11
KANNAN .S
IND
1380.1%
12
C. NANDA KUMAR
AIPTMMK
1320.1%
13
G. SEBASTIAN ANAND
IND
1240.1%
14
S. PANNEER SELVAM
IND
1090.1%
15
ANAND SELVARAJ
NMSP
1050.1%
16
SUKUMAR .S
TPMK
1010.1%
17
T. GANGAI ULAGANATHAN
IND
790.0%
18
N. GOBINATH
PT
630.0%
19
P. RAJENDRAN
IND
480.0%
20
R. MUTHUKUMAR
SMKNK
310.0%
21
J. ROBERT CHRISTY
IND
310.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (172nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.5% · min 4.6% · max 37.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
172nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
231st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
194th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TVK 50.1%DMK 35.0%ADMK 10.8%OTH 3.8%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.26 Cr

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,22,290
Density
604 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,509 km²
SC population17.1%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.7%Christian 9.0%Muslim 7.0%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.7%
Electricity93.0%
Sanitation48.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.2%
Health insurance67.8%

What's nearby?

5 locations
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(1) Lower cave (2) Path leading to the site in front of the lower cave(3) Path leading to the upper…

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Fort Gateway, Tiruchirapalli

Fort Gateway, Tiruchirapalli

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Fort Gateway

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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