Vinoth of TVK won the Kumbakonam Assembly constituency (Thanjavur district, Cauvery Delta) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 37.76% of 208,288 votes cast. The winning margin over Anbalagan G (DMK) was 679 votes, or 0.33 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
37.76%
Winner vote share
679
Margin (0.33%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Kumbakonam 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vinoth Winner | TVK | 78,650 | 37.76% |
| 2 | Anbalagan G 2nd | DMK | 77,971 | 37.43% |
| 3 | Ashokkumar R | BJP | 40,103 | 19.25% |
| 4 | Anandh M | NTK | 7,710 | 3.7% |
| 5 | Stalin Ma Ka | IND | 1,405 | 0.67% |
| 6 | Nota | NOTA | 960 | 0.46% |
| 7 | Srinivasan V | IND | 384 | 0.18% |
| 8 | Arivazhagan K | IND | 241 | 0.12% |
| 9 | Sundar G | Thamizh Desiya Munnetra Kazhagam | 233 | 0.11% |
| 10 | Arokiyaraj V | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 196 | 0.09% |
| 11 | Vijayakumar C | IND | 173 | 0.08% |
| 12 | Karthi G | IND | 90 | 0.04% |
| 13 | Ramamoorthi R | IND | 89 | 0.04% |
| 14 | Senthamilselvi S | IND | 83 | 0.04% |
How Kumbakonam compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ANBALAGAN, G. | DMK | 48.62% |
| 2026 | VINOTH | TVK | 37.76% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -10.86 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.