Gowtham D of DMK won the Vanur Assembly constituency (Viluppuram district, Northeast Coast) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 35.85% of 192,119 votes cast. The winning margin over Suresh P (TVK) was 7,034 votes, or 3.66 percentage points. The seat flipped from ADMK to DMK since 2021.
DMK
Winning party
35.85%
Winner vote share
7,034
Margin (3.66%)
ADMK → DMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Vanur 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gowtham D Winner | DMK | 68,873 | 35.85% |
| 2 | Suresh P 2nd | TVK | 61,839 | 32.19% |
| 3 | Murugan P | ADMK | 54,193 | 28.21% |
| 4 | Karikalan B | NTK | 4,697 | 2.44% |
| 5 | Vetrivel G | IND | 572 | 0.3% |
| 6 | Nota | NOTA | 519 | 0.27% |
| 7 | Sakthivel S | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 285 | 0.15% |
| 8 | Vinayagamoorthy M | Bahujan Samaj Party | 265 | 0.14% |
| 9 | Radhika S | IND | 197 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Sathyaraman P | IND | 172 | 0.09% |
| 11 | Sivakumar R | IND | 112 | 0.06% |
| 12 | Anandakumar P M | Thakkam Katchi | 95 | 0.05% |
| 13 | Ayyanar E | IND | 93 | 0.05% |
| 14 | Murali M | IND | 83 | 0.04% |
| 15 | Suresh C V | IND | 68 | 0.04% |
| 16 | Thangarasu N | IND | 56 | 0.03% |
How Vanur compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | CHAKRAPANI M | ADMK | 50.61% |
| 2026 | GOWTHAM D | DMK | 35.85% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -14.76 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.