A.M. Shahjahan of IUML won the Papanasam Assembly constituency (Thanjavur district, Cauvery Delta) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 33.35% of 207,723 votes cast. The winning margin over Azarudeen Uduman Ali (TVK) was 1,065 votes, or 0.51 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to IUML since 2021.
IUML
Winning party
33.35%
Winner vote share
1,065
Margin (0.51%)
DMK → IUML
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Papanasam 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.M. Shahjahan Winner | IUML | 69,284 | 33.35% |
| 2 | Azarudeen Uduman Ali 2nd | TVK | 68,219 | 32.84% |
| 3 | Dorai. Shanmuga Prabu | ADMK | 57,072 | 27.48% |
| 4 | Anis Fathima | NTK | 9,604 | 4.62% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 716 | 0.34% |
| 6 | C. Chandrasekaran | Thamizh Desiya Munnetra Kazhagam | 524 | 0.25% |
| 7 | A. Anis Fathima Abdul Rahim | IND | 503 | 0.24% |
| 8 | K. Masilamani | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) | 355 | 0.17% |
| 9 | B. Dhamodharan | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 307 | 0.15% |
| 10 | S. Natarajan | IND | 297 | 0.14% |
| 11 | V. Thiyagarajan | IND | 248 | 0.12% |
| 12 | V. Kulandhaivelu | IND | 205 | 0.1% |
| 13 | A S Thangarasu | IND | 201 | 0.1% |
| 14 | K. Rajendran | IND | 188 | 0.09% |
How Papanasam compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Dr.JAWAHIRULLAH, M.H. | DMK | 43.95% |
| 2026 | A.M. SHAHJAHAN | IUML | 33.35% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -10.60 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.