AC 73 · Villupuram · DMK
VANUR (AC 73)
GOWTHAM D of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won VANUR in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +7,034 votes. 16 candidates contested.
Winner
GOWTHAM D
DMK
Votes68,873Net worthRs 2.73 CrAge32EducationGraduate ProfessionalCriminal cases0
Runner-up
SURESH P
TVK
Votes61,839Net worthRs 1.12 CrAge41EducationGraduate ProfessionalCriminal cases0
Margin +7,034 votes (5.38% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — VANUR
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 | GOWTHAM D | DMK | 68,873 | Rs 2.73 Cr | 0 | 32 | won |
| 2 | SURESH P | TVK | 61,839 | Rs 1.12 Cr | 0 | 41 | lost |
| 3 |  MURUGAN P | AIADMK | 54,193 | Rs -11.89 L | 0 | 58 | lost |
| 4 |  KARIKALAN B | NTK | 4,697 | Rs 11.70 L | 1 | 28 | lost |
| 5 |  VETRIVEL G | IND | 572 | Rs 20.21 L | 0 | 34 | lost |
| 6 |  SAKTHIVEL S | TAMIZH | 285 | Rs 27.75 L | 0 | 51 | lost |
| 7 |  VINAYAGAMOORTHY M | BAHUJA | 265 | Rs 50,000 | 0 | 39 | lost |
| 8 |  RADHIKA S | IND | 197 | Rs 1.12 Cr | 0 | 33 | lost |
| 9 |  SATHYARAMAN P | IND | 172 | Rs 21.27 L | 0 | 43 | lost |
| 10 |  SIVAKUMAR R | IND | 112 | Rs 4.72 L | 0 | 49 | lost |
| 11 |  ANANDAKUMAR P M | THAKKA | 95 | Rs 6.44 L | 0 | 36 | lost |
| 12 |  AYYANAR E | IND | 93 | Rs 5.88 L | 0 | 40 | lost |
| 13 |  MURALI M | IND | 83 | Rs 14.31 L | 1 | 44 | lost |
| 14 |  SURESH C V | IND | 68 | Rs 9.79 L | 0 | 41 | lost |
| 15 |  THANGARASU N | IND | 56 | Rs 1.09 L | 0 | 41 | lost |
| 16 |  NOTA | NONE O | 519 | — | — | — |