Tiruvannamalai
Winner — 2026
Tiruvannamalai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 2,455 votes separated winner from runner-up.
2 of 30 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
31 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VELU. E.V | Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA) | 88,273 | 40.1% |
| 2 | ARUL ARUMUGAM | 85,818 | 39.0% | |
| 3 | ELUMALAI. C | 34,280 | 15.6% | |
| 4 | VIGNESH. S | 6,011 | 2.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 785 | 0.4% |
| 6 | BENNY RAJAN. C.J | RPPRINAT | 627 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SALAM .M | IND | 474 | 0.2% |
| 8 | ELUMALAI. A S/O ARUMUGAM | IND | 356 | 0.2% |
| 9 | ARUL. K | IND | 325 | 0.1% |
| 10 | KOTHANDAPANI. B | IND | 284 | 0.1% |
| 11 | RAJ. S | 281 | 0.1% | |
| 12 | VIJAYAKUMAR. S | NADLMMKLK | 277 | 0.1% |
| 13 | KANNAN. P | VTVTK | 256 | 0.1% |
| 14 | PALANI. N | IND | 219 | 0.1% |
| 15 | ANANTH. A. M | IND | 212 | 0.1% |
| 16 | ADHITHYA PALANISAMY. A | IND | 188 | 0.1% |
| 17 | ARUL ANAND. V | IND | 169 | 0.1% |
| 18 | NAKKIRAN. A | TPMK | 135 | 0.1% |
| 19 | ELUMALAI. C S/O CHINNAKUZHANTHAI | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 20 | RAMESH. V | IND | 129 | 0.1% |
| 21 | MALLI. S | TAVK | 122 | 0.1% |
| 22 | VIGNESH. M | IND | 93 | 0.0% |
| 23 | RAJA. V | IND | 91 | 0.0% |
| 24 | ELUMALAI. C S/O CHINNARASU | IND | 87 | 0.0% |
| 25 | VELU. V | ACDP | 81 | 0.0% |
| 26 | MAHESWARI. R | IND | 77 | 0.0% |
| 27 | VENKATESAN. M | IND | 66 | 0.0% |
| 28 | MARIKKANNU. E | IND | 61 | 0.0% |
| 29 | ANBALAGAN. M | IND | 59 | 0.0% |
| 30 | VELU. K | IND | 58 | 0.0% |
| 31 | MOORTHY. P | IND | 42 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (102nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
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Natural caverns known as Virapakshi Guhai and skandashram and path leading from Ramanashram
Natural caverns known as Virapakshi Guhai and skandashram and path leading from Ramanashram
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