C. Joseph Vijay of TVK won the Tiruchirappalli (East) Assembly constituency (Tiruchirappalli district, Central) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 50.07% of 182,493 votes cast. The winning margin over S. Inigo Irudayaraj (DMK) was 27,416 votes, or 15.02 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
50.07%
Winner vote share
27,416
Margin (15.02%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Tiruchirappalli (East) 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. Joseph Vijay Winner | TVK | 91,381 | 50.07% |
| 2 | S. Inigo Irudayaraj 2nd | DMK | 63,965 | 35.05% |
| 3 | G. Rajasekaran | ADMK | 19,715 | 10.8% |
| 4 | Dr.Krishnasamy .V | NTK | 4,790 | 2.62% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 514 | 0.28% |
| 6 | P. Charles Sagayaraj | IND | 390 | 0.21% |
| 7 | Vijaia Mohanaaji .Ma | Vidial Valarchi Perani | 235 | 0.13% |
| 8 | R. Elangovan | Bahujan Samaj Party | 234 | 0.13% |
| 9 | Royal Raja | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 167 | 0.09% |
| 10 | Vijay .K | All India Jananayaka Makkal Kazhagam | 141 | 0.08% |
| 11 | Kannan .S | IND | 138 | 0.08% |
| 12 | C. Nanda Kumar | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 132 | 0.07% |
| 13 | G. Sebastian Anand | IND | 124 | 0.07% |
| 14 | S. Panneer Selvam | IND | 109 | 0.06% |
| 15 | Anand Selvaraj | National Maha Sabha Party | 105 | 0.06% |
| 16 | Sukumar .S | Thamizhaka Padaippalar Makkal Katchi | 101 | 0.06% |
| 17 | T. Gangai Ulaganathan | IND | 79 | 0.04% |
| 18 | N. Gobinath | Puthiya Tamilagam | 63 | 0.03% |
| 19 | P. Rajendran | IND | 48 | 0.03% |
| 20 | R. Muthukumar | Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi | 31 | 0.02% |
| 21 | J. Robert Christy | IND | 31 | 0.02% |
How Tiruchirappalli (East) compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | INIGO IRUDAYARAJ,S. | DMK | 54.56% |
| 2026 | C. JOSEPH VIJAY | TVK | 50.07% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -4.49 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.