Saravanan. G of TVK won the Srivaikuntam Assembly constituency (Thoothukkudi district, Deep South) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 33.34% of 176,421 votes cast. The winning margin over Shanmuganathan. S. P (ADMK) was 1,186 votes, or 0.67 percentage points. The seat flipped from INC to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
33.34%
Winner vote share
1,186
Margin (0.67%)
INC → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Srivaikuntam 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saravanan. G Winner | TVK | 58,814 | 33.34% |
| 2 | Shanmuganathan. S. P 2nd | ADMK | 57,628 | 32.67% |
| 3 | Oorvasi Amirtharaj. S | INC | 41,277 | 23.4% |
| 4 | Shunmugasundaram. S | NTK | 13,153 | 7.46% |
| 5 | Muthuramalingam. S | All India Forward Bloc | 2,347 | 1.33% |
| 6 | Rajasuthan. N | Puthiya Tamilagam | 1,015 | 0.58% |
| 7 | Nota | NOTA | 579 | 0.33% |
| 8 | Sudalaimani. A | Nam Naadu Nam Makkal Nam Ethirkaalam Katchi | 296 | 0.17% |
| 9 | Bishop Dr Godfrey Noble | IND | 248 | 0.14% |
| 10 | Subramanian. M | Puthiya Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi | 208 | 0.12% |
| 11 | Vasanth Fernando. T | IND | 187 | 0.11% |
| 12 | Murugan. S | IND | 178 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Arunachalam. C | IND | 139 | 0.08% |
| 14 | Viyanarasu. A | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 135 | 0.08% |
| 15 | Mundasamy. K | Vishwa Tamil Kazhagam | 130 | 0.07% |
| 16 | Bharath. M | Naam Indiar Party | 87 | 0.05% |
How Srivaikuntam compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Amirtharaj .S | INC | 46.75% |
| 2026 | SARAVANAN. G | TVK | 33.34% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -13.41 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.