Thangam Thenarasu of DMK won the Tiruchuli Assembly constituency (Virudhunagar district, Deep South) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 41.43% of 181,250 votes cast. The winning margin over Samayan.S (TVK) was 13,485 votes, or 7.44 percentage points. DMK held the seat it won here in 2021.
DMK
Winning party
41.43%
Winner vote share
13,485
Margin (7.44%)
DMK → DMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Tiruchuli 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thangam Thenarasu Winner | DMK | 75,085 | 41.43% |
| 2 | Samayan.S 2nd | TVK | 61,600 | 33.99% |
| 3 | Rajavarman.M.S.R | ADMK | 25,581 | 14.11% |
| 4 | Avarangadu Karthik Raja | NTK | 12,763 | 7.04% |
| 5 | Gunasekaran.G | Puthiya Tamilagam | 1,248 | 0.69% |
| 6 | Murugesapandian.T | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 1,107 | 0.61% |
| 7 | Malai Alagu.M | IND | 631 | 0.35% |
| 8 | Advocate Thangapandian | IND | 525 | 0.29% |
| 9 | Nota | NOTA | 425 | 0.23% |
| 10 | Marimuthu.M | IND | 392 | 0.22% |
| 11 | Kannan.G | Ezhuchi Tamilargal Munnetra Kazhagam | 281 | 0.16% |
| 12 | Sethuramalingam.S | IND | 245 | 0.14% |
| 13 | Palaniyandi.M | IND | 195 | 0.11% |
| 14 | Nallamaruthu.K | IND | 164 | 0.09% |
| 15 | Rajangam.C | IND | 162 | 0.09% |
| 16 | Kalimuthu.S | IND | 124 | 0.07% |
| 17 | Rajkumar.D | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 119 | 0.07% |
| 18 | Gurusamy.T | IND | 114 | 0.06% |
| 19 | Vellaisamy.P | Ahimsa Socialist Party | 108 | 0.06% |
| 20 | Jeyachitra | IND | 88 | 0.05% |
| 21 | Chenna Kesavan.P | IND | 85 | 0.05% |
| 22 | Muniyasamy.R | IND | 77 | 0.04% |
| 23 | Marnadu.M | IND | 66 | 0.04% |
| 24 | Aravinthasamy.J | IND | 65 | 0.04% |
How Tiruchuli compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | THANGAM THENARASU | DMK | 59.15% |
| 2026 | THANGAM THENARASU | DMK | 41.43% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -17.72 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.