Marimuthu.K of CPI won the Thiruthuraipoondi Assembly constituency (Thiruvarur district, Cauvery Delta) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 38.77% of 191,030 votes cast. The winning margin over Pandiyan.S (TVK) was 12,922 votes, or 6.76 percentage points. CPI held the seat it won here in 2021.
CPI
Winning party
38.77%
Winner vote share
12,922
Margin (6.76%)
CPI → CPI
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Thiruthuraipoondi 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marimuthu.K Winner | CPI | 74,062 | 38.77% |
| 2 | Pandiyan.S 2nd | TVK | 61,140 | 32.01% |
| 3 | Balathandayutham.U | ADMK | 43,073 | 22.55% |
| 4 | Vinothini.R | NTK | 10,176 | 5.33% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 797 | 0.42% |
| 6 | Vimala.A | Bahujan Samaj Party | 525 | 0.27% |
| 7 | Arumugam.N | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 450 | 0.24% |
| 8 | Jayasangar.A | IND | 365 | 0.19% |
| 9 | Sivaprakasam.V | IND | 278 | 0.15% |
| 10 | Muruganantham.V | IND | 164 | 0.09% |
How Thiruthuraipoondi compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | MARIMUTHU K | CPI | 52.23% |
| 2026 | MARIMUTHU.K | CPI | 38.77% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -13.46 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.