Abishek. R of TVK won the Polur Assembly constituency (Tiruvannamalai district, North) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 32.1% of 211,743 votes cast. The winning margin over Saravanan. P (DMDK) was 227 votes, or 0.11 percentage points. The seat flipped from ADMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
32.1%
Winner vote share
227
Margin (0.11%)
ADMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Polur 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abishek. R Winner | TVK | 67,961 | 32.1% |
| 2 | Saravanan. P 2nd | DMDK | 67,734 | 31.99% |
| 3 | Baskaran. C. R | PMK | 61,444 | 29.02% |
| 4 | Umadevi. A | NTK | 6,425 | 3.03% |
| 5 | Purusothaman. M | IND | 1,674 | 0.79% |
| 6 | Dhavamani. P | Anti Corruption Dynamic Party | 1,328 | 0.63% |
| 7 | Shanmugavelu. A | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 970 | 0.46% |
| 8 | Baskaran. C | IND | 908 | 0.43% |
| 9 | Banupriya. D | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 869 | 0.41% |
| 10 | Nota | NOTA | 798 | 0.38% |
| 11 | Subha. A | IND | 425 | 0.2% |
| 12 | Saravanan. P | IND | 349 | 0.16% |
| 13 | Manikandan. R | Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam | 319 | 0.15% |
| 14 | Syed Mukram. R. N | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 251 | 0.12% |
| 15 | Ezhil Arasu. M M.A. L.L.M. | IND | 150 | 0.07% |
| 16 | Saravanan. M | IND | 138 | 0.07% |
How Polur compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Agri KRISHNAMURTHY. S S | ADMK | 48.38% |
| 2026 | ABISHEK. R | TVK | 32.1% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -16.28 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.