Vanni Arasu of VCK won the Tindivanam Assembly constituency (Viluppuram district, Northeast Coast) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 32.56% of 196,026 votes cast. The winning margin over Arjunan. P (ADMK) was 734 votes, or 0.37 percentage points. The seat flipped from ADMK to VCK since 2021.
VCK
Winning party
32.56%
Winner vote share
734
Margin (0.37%)
ADMK → VCK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Tindivanam 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanni Arasu Winner | VCK | 63,833 | 32.56% |
| 2 | Arjunan. P 2nd | ADMK | 63,099 | 32.19% |
| 3 | Sakthivel. S | TVK | 61,159 | 31.2% |
| 4 | Pachimuthu. P | NTK | 5,242 | 2.67% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 714 | 0.36% |
| 6 | Vinoth. S | IND | 435 | 0.22% |
| 7 | Venkatachalapathy. A | Bahujan Samaj Party | 422 | 0.22% |
| 8 | Viswanathan. S.A | IND | 208 | 0.11% |
| 9 | Mohan. A | MAKKAL SAKTHI KATCHI | 201 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Pon.Sivakumar | IND | 199 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Devakumaran. E | IND | 198 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Chandaran. A | IND | 99 | 0.05% |
| 13 | Durkali. N | IND | 78 | 0.04% |
| 14 | Vanjinathan. C | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 74 | 0.04% |
| 15 | Ramneshwaran. V | Thakkam Katchi | 65 | 0.03% |
How Tindivanam compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ARJUNAN P | ADMK | 47.74% |
| 2026 | VANNI ARASU | VCK | 32.56% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -15.18 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.