M.Vignesh of TVK won the Musiri Assembly constituency (Tiruchirappalli district, Central) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 37.69% of 189,141 votes cast. The winning margin over N.S.Karunairaaja (DMK) was 17,442 votes, or 9.22 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
37.69%
Winner vote share
17,442
Margin (9.22%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Musiri 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.Vignesh Winner | TVK | 71,281 | 37.69% |
| 2 | N.S.Karunairaaja 2nd | DMK | 53,839 | 28.47% |
| 3 | N.Yoganathan | ADMK | 52,061 | 27.52% |
| 4 | G. Bakiyalakshmi | NTK | 8,357 | 4.42% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 1,093 | 0.58% |
| 6 | M.Chinnaiyan | Puthiya Tamilagam | 677 | 0.36% |
| 7 | P.Loganathan M.Sc.M.Phil. | IND | 487 | 0.26% |
| 8 | Senthilkumar | IND | 308 | 0.16% |
| 9 | Malarmannan.M | Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi | 281 | 0.15% |
| 10 | C.Palanisamy | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 265 | 0.14% |
| 11 | K.Dhivya | Rashtriya Samaj Dal (R) | 253 | 0.13% |
| 12 | S.Venkateshwaran | Anti Corruption Dynamic Party | 239 | 0.13% |
How Musiri compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | N. Thiyagarajan | DMK | 50.43% |
| 2026 | M.VIGNESH | TVK | 37.69% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -12.74 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.