AC 208 · Virudhunagar · DMK
TIRUCHULI (AC 208)
THANGAM THENARASU of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won TIRUCHULI in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +13,485 votes. 24 candidates contested.
Winner
THANGAM THENARASU
DMK
Votes75,085Net worthRs 15.26 CrAge59EducationGraduateCriminal cases1
Runner-up
SAMAYAN.S
TVK
Votes61,600Net worthRs 54.14 LAge35Education5th PassCriminal cases0
Margin +13,485 votes (9.87% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — TIRUCHULI
Votes & margin: Election Commission of India. Net worth, age, education and criminal-case counts: candidate affidavits as declared, not independently verified. More on sources.
| # ▲ | Candidate | Party | Votes | Net worth | Crim | Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THANGAM THENARASU | DMK | 75,085 | Rs 15.26 Cr | 1 | 59 | won |
| 2 | SAMAYAN.S | TVK | 61,600 | Rs 54.14 L | 0 | 35 | lost |
| 3 |  RAJAVARMAN.M.S.R | AIADMK | 25,581 | Rs 12.61 Cr | 2 | 53 | lost |
| 4 |  AVARANGADU KARTHIK RAJA | NTK | 12,763 | Rs 97.89 L | 0 | 34 | lost |
| 5 |  GUNASEKARAN.G | PUTHIY | 1,248 | Rs 16.99 L | 3 | 53 | lost |
| 6 |  MURUGESAPANDIAN.T | ALL IN | 1,107 | Rs 85.27 L | 0 | 63 | lost |
| 7 |  MALAI ALAGU.M | IND | 631 | Rs 5.75 L | 0 | 43 | lost |
| 8 |  ADVOCATE THANGAPANDIAN | IND | 525 | Rs 37.06 L | 0 | 42 | lost |
| 9 |  MARIMUTHU.M | IND | 392 | Rs 16.63 L | 0 | 49 | lost |
| 10 |  KANNAN.G | EZHUCH | 281 | Rs 29.31 L | 0 | 39 | lost |
| 11 |  SETHURAMALINGAM.S | IND | 245 | Rs 3.76 L | 0 | 81 | lost |
| 12 |  PALANIYANDI.M | IND | 195 | — | — | — | lost |
| 13 |  NALLAMARUTHU.K | IND | 164 | Rs 10.61 L | 0 | 45 | lost |
| 14 |  RAJANGAM.C | IND | 162 | Rs 19.62 L | 0 | 64 | lost |
| 15 |  KALIMUTHU.S | IND | 124 | Rs 5.19 L | 0 | 55 | lost |
| 16 |  RAJKUMAR.D | TAMIZH | 119 | Rs 37.74 L | 0 | 51 | lost |
| 17 |  GURUSAMY.T | IND | 114 | Rs 2.77 Cr | 0 | 54 | lost |
| 18 |  VELLAISAMY.P | AHIMSA | 108 | Rs 24.40 L | 0 | 63 | lost |
| 19 |  JEYACHITRA | IND | 88 | Rs 5.29 L | 0 | 35 | lost |
| 20 |  CHENNA KESAVAN.P | IND | 85 | Rs 2.10 L | 0 | 45 | lost |
| 21 |  MUNIYASAMY.R | IND | 77 | Rs 26.40 L | 0 | 49 | lost |
| 22 |  MARNADU.M | IND | 66 | Rs 13.03 L | 0 | 51 | lost |
| 23 |  ARAVINTHASAMY.J | IND | 65 | Rs 18.22 L | 1 | 28 | lost |
| 24 |  NOTA | NONE O | 425 | — | — | — |