Mohamed Farvas. J of TVK won the Aranthangi Assembly constituency (Pudukkottai district, Central) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 40.08% of 182,730 votes cast. The winning margin over Ramachandran . T (INC) was 10,062 votes, or 5.51 percentage points. The seat flipped from INC to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
40.08%
Winner vote share
10,062
Margin (5.51%)
INC → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Aranthangi 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Farvas. J Winner | TVK | 73,244 | 40.08% |
| 2 | Ramachandran . T 2nd | INC | 63,182 | 34.58% |
| 3 | Kavitha Srikanth | BJP | 31,456 | 17.21% |
| 4 | Muthulakshmi. S | NTK | 9,975 | 5.46% |
| 5 | Shahul Hameed . N | IND | 798 | 0.44% |
| 6 | Nazim Khan. M | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 774 | 0.42% |
| 7 | Kalimuthu. P | IND | 762 | 0.42% |
| 8 | Nota | NOTA | 580 | 0.32% |
| 9 | Dhetchna Moorthy. Doctor. S | IND | 408 | 0.22% |
| 10 | Abdul Jaffar. S | IND | 322 | 0.18% |
| 11 | Murugarethinam. T | IND | 305 | 0.17% |
| 12 | Sundar . A | IND | 293 | 0.16% |
| 13 | Arunagiri . M | IND | 210 | 0.11% |
| 14 | Karthikeyan. N | IND | 149 | 0.08% |
| 15 | Aiyappan | IND | 138 | 0.08% |
| 16 | Udaiyappan. M | IND | 134 | 0.07% |
How Aranthangi compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | RAMACHANDRAN T | INC | 48.7% |
| 2026 | MOHAMED FARVAS. J | TVK | 40.08% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -8.62 percentage points in the winning vote share.
This page is part of the full Tamil Nadu 2026 election results set. Explore every seat, party efficiency, regional swing and demographics in the TN 2026 Explorer. For the wider story, see TVK’s debut mapped, the incumbents who lost, and how DMK collapsed.