R. Vijaysaravanan of TVK won the Thanjavur Assembly constituency (Thanjavur district, Cauvery Delta) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 44.12% of 198,798 votes cast. The winning margin over Shan. Ramanathan (DMK) was 16,955 votes, or 8.53 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
44.12%
Winner vote share
16,955
Margin (8.53%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Thanjavur 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. Vijaysaravanan Winner | TVK | 87,705 | 44.12% |
| 2 | Shan. Ramanathan 2nd | DMK | 70,750 | 35.59% |
| 3 | Karuppu Muruganantham | BJP | 26,790 | 13.48% |
| 4 | N. Krishnakumar | NTK | 9,383 | 4.72% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 1,274 | 0.64% |
| 6 | R. Muralidharan | IND | 844 | 0.42% |
| 7 | S. Karikala Cholan | IND | 800 | 0.4% |
| 8 | S. Muthuvel | Bahujan Dravida Party | 513 | 0.26% |
| 9 | H. Mohamed Abdul Khadir | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 266 | 0.13% |
| 10 | M. Santhosh | IND | 179 | 0.09% |
| 11 | D. Kumaran | IND | 157 | 0.08% |
| 12 | R. Sabthagiri | IND | 137 | 0.07% |
How Thanjavur compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NEELAMEGAM, T.K.G. | DMK | 53.25% |
| 2026 | R. VIJAYSARAVANAN | TVK | 44.12% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -9.13 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.