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Durai. Chandrasekaran
AC #173 · Thanjavur District

Durai. Chandrasekaran

Thiruvaiyaru Assembly Constituency
DMK — Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ✓ Won · 2026 📅 23 Apr 2026 AC #173
80,425Votes
8,555Margin
36.21%Vote Share
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2026 Election Result · ECI

AC #173
80,425 Total Votes · Thiruvaiyaru · 23 April 2026
Durai. Chandrasekaran (DMK)36.21%
Winning Margin
8,555
Turnout
85.96%
Top Candidates
1
Durai. Chandrasekaran
DMK — Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
80,425
2
Mathi. Manikandan
TVK
71,870
3
Velu. Karthikeyan
AMMKMNKZ
55,121
← Prev AC #172 A.M. Shahjahan Papanasam · IUML Next → AC #174 R. Vijaysaravanan Thanjavur · TVK
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Personal Profile

Full Name
Durai. Chandrasekaran
Party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
Constituency
Thiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur
Assembly No.
AC #173 of 234
District
Thanjavur
Elected
23 April 2026 · First Term
Status
✓ Active MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly
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2026 Election — Complete Data

ECI Official
80,425Votes Won
8,555Margin
36.21%Vote Share
85.96%Turnout
EVM Votes
79,538
Postal Votes
887
Total Votes Cast
222,111
Candidates
14 candidates contested
Runner-Up
Mathi. Manikandan (TVK) — 71,870 votes
3rd Place
Velu. Karthikeyan (AMMKMNKZ) — 55,121 votes
ECI Source
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Constituency Profile

258,374Total Electors
126,231Male Electors
132,123Female Electors
District
Thanjavur
Male / Female
48.9% Male · 51.1% Female
Voter Turnout
85.96%
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Political History — This Constituency

Past Results
2021 Winner
Durai Chandrasekaran DMK
2016 Winner
Durai Chandrasekaran DMK
Seat Change 2021→2026
Retained by same MLA
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Constituency Election History — Thiruvaiyaru

1962–2026
DMK 6INC 3AIADMK 2CPI 1TMC(M) 1TMC 1ADMK 1wins · 15 elections
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote %Runner-upPartyMargin
2026 Durai Chandrasekaran DMK 80425 36.21% Mathi Manikandan TVK 8555
2021 Durai Chandrasekaran DMK 103210 48.82% Poondi S. Venkatesan BJP 53650
2016 Durai Chandrasekaran DMK 100043 49.27% M.G.M. Subramanian ADMK 14343
2011 M. Rethinasami AIADMK 88784 51.11% S. Aranganathan DMK 12962
2006 P. Padmavathy CPI 65614 51.45% K. Arivanandam ADMK 11566
2001 C.K. Tamizharasan TMC(M) 52450 46.11% P. Sakthivel DMK 19212
1996 Padma TMC 66773 61.37% K. Gopal ADMK 35973
1991 K. Gopal ADMK 60623 56.79% M. Manimaran DMK 17208
1989 M. Manimaran DMK 48605 45.08% A. Kalaiyarasan ADK(J) 19855
1984 M. Manimaran DMK 50072 51.72% Anbarasan. S. AIADMK 4508
1980 Kalaiarasan. A. AIADMK 44829 52.73% M. Manimaran DMK 5140
1977 M. Manimaran DMK 33636 41.75% P. Jayaraj INC 9109
1971 N. Kasiraman INC 39755 51.45% S. Padmananbhan DMK 2619
1967 N. Kasiraman INC 37276 50.63% K. S. Mani DMK 1193
1962 R. V. Swaminathan INC 43410 53.93% Kalailingam SWA 9251
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Affidavit Details

Myneta.info · ADR
Education
Graduate Professional
Total Assets
₹14,21,53,595 ~ 14 Crore+
Liabilities
₹2,51,20,514 ~ 2 Crore+
Criminal Cases
⚠ 1 Case declared
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Key Facts

Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Chief Minister
C. Joseph Vijay — TVK (Perambur, AC #12)
Govt Strength
TVK — 108 seats · Majority 116 · Assembly 230
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⚡ Quick Facts
PartyDMK
ConstituencyThiruvaiyaru
AC No.#173
DistrictThanjavur
Votes80,425
Margin8,555
Vote Share36.21%
Turnout85.96%
Electors258,374
StatusActive MLA
🏛️ Assembly Context
Assembly17th TN Assembly
CMC. Joseph Vijay
SpeakerJ. C. D. Prabhakar
TVK Seats108
Strength227 (7 vacant)
Majority114
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