AC 224 · Tirunelveli · TVK
TIRUNELVELI (AC 224)
MURUGHAN.R.S. of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won TIRUNELVELI in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +11,414 votes. 21 candidates contested.
Winner
MURUGHAN.R.S.
TVK
Votes75,840Net worthRs 99.57 CrAge58Education8th PassCriminal cases0
Runner-up
SUBRAMANIAN.S
DMK
Votes64,426Net worthRs 4.42 CrAge50EducationPost GraduateCriminal cases0
Margin +11,414 votes (8.14% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — TIRUNELVELI
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 | MURUGHAN.R.S. | TVK | 75,840 | Rs 99.57 Cr | 0 | 58 | won |
| 2 | SUBRAMANIAN.S | DMK | 64,426 | Rs 4.42 Cr | 0 | 50 | lost |
| 3 |  THACHAI GANESARAJA | AIADMK | 47,504 | Rs 13.94 Cr | 0 | 64 | lost |
| 4 |  SATHYA. B. | NTK | 15,108 | Rs 1.23 Cr | 4 | 48 | lost |
| 5 |  DR.SHYAM KRISHNASAMY | PUTHIY | 10,634 | — | — | — | lost |
| 6 |  ARUMUGARAJ. S. | TAMIZH | 556 | Rs 2.03 Cr | 1 | 48 | lost |
| 7 |  THALABATHI MURUGAN. M. | IND | 476 | Rs 28.11 L | 0 | 51 | lost |
| 8 |  MURUGAN.S. | IND | 428 | Rs 15.98 L | 0 | 50 | lost |
| 9 |  CHENDUR MAHARAJAN | PUTHIY | 346 | Rs 64.94 L | 0 | 37 | lost |
| 10 |  MUGESH SUBRAMANIAN | IND | 346 | Rs 3.73 L | 0 | 32 | lost |
| 11 |  VEERABAGHU. M. | IND | 337 | Rs 6.25 L | 0 | 44 | lost |
| 12 |  KANNAN. G. | AANAIT | 290 | Rs 1.64 L | 0 | 53 | lost |
| 13 |  SUBRAMANIAN. E. | IND | 260 | Rs 3.35 L | 1 | 29 | lost |
| 14 |  ATHISAYA PNDIYAN. V. | IND | 230 | Rs 15,500 | 0 | 52 | lost |
| 15 |  VELAYUTHAM. P. | IND | 221 | Rs 31.89 L | 0 | 48 | lost |
| 16 |  MURUGAN. P. | THAMIZ | 210 | Rs 16.86 L | 1 | 44 | lost |
| 17 |  MURUGALAKSHMANAN | IND | 171 | Rs 16.86 L | 1 | 44 | lost |
| 18 |  ESWARA VADIVU. S. | NAAM I | 114 | Rs 1.23 L | 1 | 46 | lost |
| 19 |  SELVAKUMAR SINGH | BAHUJA | 109 | Rs 1.56 L | 0 | 29 | lost |
| 20 |  ESAKKIRAJA. V. | IND | 102 | Rs 1.94 Cr | 0 | 34 | lost |
| 21 |  NOTA | NONE O | 717 | — | — | — |