THIRUVAIYARU (AC 173)
DURAI. CHANDRASEKARAN of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won THIRUVAIYARU in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +8,555 votes. 14 candidates contested.
Winner
DURAI. CHANDRASEKARAN
DMK
Votes80,425Net worthRs 11.70 CrAge66EducationGraduateCriminal cases0
Runner-up
MATHI. MANIKANDAN
TVK
Votes71,870Net worthRs 3.13 CrAge28EducationGraduateCriminal cases0
Margin +8,555 votes (5.62% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — THIRUVAIYARU
Votes & margin: Election Commission of India. Net worth, age, education and criminal-case counts: candidate affidavits as declared, not independently verified. More on sources.
| # ▲ | Candidate | Party | Votes | Net worth | Crim | Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DURAI. CHANDRASEKARAN | DMK | 80,425 | Rs 11.70 Cr | 0 | 66 | won |
| 2 | MATHI. MANIKANDAN | TVK | 71,870 | Rs 3.13 Cr | 0 | 28 | lost |
| 3 |  VELU. KARTHIKEYAN | AMMK | 55,121 | Rs 7.47 Cr | 0 | 51 | lost |
| 4 |  DURAI. SENTHILNATHAN | NTK | 10,681 | Rs 51.90 L | 0 | 44 | lost |
| 5 |  VIJAYA BABU | TAMIZH | 1,130 | Rs 65.85 L | 0 | 42 | lost |
| 6 |  RAJASEKARAN. S | IND | 357 | — | — | — | lost |
| 7 |  V. VENU | PUTHIY | 352 | Rs 73.48 L | 0 | 60 | lost |
| 8 |  R. RAJKUMAR | IND | 306 | Rs 31.07 L | 0 | 44 | lost |
| 9 |  S. VIJAYAKUMAR | ANNA P | 293 | — | — | — | lost |
| 10 |  R. SATHIYANARAYANAN | IND | 178 | Rs 2.64 L | 0 | 37 | lost |
| 11 |  JAYAINDHRAESWARAN | IND | 167 | Rs 2.07 L | 0 | 31 | lost |
| 12 |  ER.S. ARJUN | IND | 156 | — | — | — | lost |
| 13 |  ABIMAN | IND | 127 | Rs 22.64 L | 0 | 27 | lost |
| 14 |  NOTA | NONE O | 948 | — | — | — |