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Kalaivanan Poondi K
AC #168 · Thiruvarur District

Kalaivanan Poondi K

Thiruvarur Assembly Constituency
DMK — Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ✓ Won · 2026 📅 23 Apr 2026 AC #168
93,408Votes
18,148Margin
42.87%Vote Share
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2026 Election Result · ECI

AC #168
93,408 Total Votes · Thiruvarur · 23 April 2026
Kalaivanan Poondi K (DMK)42.87%
Winning Margin
18,148
Turnout
83.79%
Top Candidates
1
Kalaivanan Poondi K
DMK — Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
93,408
2
Veeramani V
TVK
75,260
3
Chandrasekaran Govi
BJP
36,387
← Prev AC #167 Kamaraj. S Mannargudi · AMMKMNKZ Next → AC #169 Kamaraj. R Nannilam · ADMK
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Personal Profile

Full Name
Kalaivanan Poondi K
Party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
Constituency
Thiruvarur, Thiruvarur
Assembly No.
AC #168 of 234
District
Thiruvarur
Elected
23 April 2026 · First Term
Status
✓ Active MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly
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2026 Election — Complete Data

ECI Official
93,408Votes Won
18,148Margin
42.87%Vote Share
83.79%Turnout
EVM Votes
92,504
Postal Votes
904
Total Votes Cast
217,875
Candidates
9 candidates contested
Runner-Up
Veeramani V (TVK) — 75,260 votes
3rd Place
Chandrasekaran Govi (BJP) — 36,387 votes
ECI Source
↗ ECI Official Results
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Constituency Profile

260,027Total Electors
127,030Male Electors
132,977Female Electors
District
Thiruvarur
Male / Female
48.9% Male · 51.1% Female
Voter Turnout
83.79%
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Political History — This Constituency

Past Results
2021 Winner
K. Poondi Kalaivanan DMK
2016 Winner
Kalaignar M Karunanidhi DMK
Seat Change 2021→2026
Seat changed hands in 2026
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Constituency Election History — Thiruvarur

1962–2026
DMK 9AIADMK 2INC 2ADMK 1CPI(M) 1wins · 15 elections
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote %Runner-upPartyMargin
2026 Kalaivanan Poondi K. DMK 93408 42.87% Veeramani V. TVK 18148
2021 K. Poondi Kalaivanan DMK 108906 52.29% A. N. R. Panneerselvam ADMK 51174
2016 Kalaignar M Karunanidhi DMK 121473 61.73% Pannerselvam R ADMK 68366
2011 M. Karunanidhi DMK 109014 62.96% Rajendran M AIADMK 50249
2006 K. N. Sekaran DMK 95687 50.42% Sridhar Vandayar ADMK 24762
2001 K.N. Sekaran DMK 61254 47.30% T.K. Rangarajan CPI(M) 10373
1996 K. Durai DMK 78692 62.60% T. Rathinavel ADMK 46753
1991 T. Rathinavel ADMK 69596 59.76% Pappa Umanath CPI(M) 26522
1989 Pappa Umanath CPI(M) 54814 43.67% V. Swaminathan INC 22209
1984 M. Guruswamy Alias Annadasan AIADMK 47900 47.84% Pappa Umanath CPI(M) 4479
1980 Gurusamy Alias Annadasan. N. AIADMK 51012 56.24% Murugesan. K. S. DMK 11965
1977 K. S. Murugesan DMK 24594 32.06% V. Swaminathan INC 852
1971 M. Sathiamoorthy INC 34680 46.8% Subbaiah Kr. CPI 1287
1967 R. V. Thondaiman INC 45342 62.07% Thiagarajan DMK 20087
1962 V. Arunachala Thevar DMK 35151 44.39% R. Srinivasa Iyer INC 6345
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Affidavit Details

Myneta.info · ADR
Education
12th Pass
Total Assets
₹11,06,82,300 ~ 11 Crore+
Liabilities
₹1,96,81,020 ~ 1 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
ConstituencyThiruvarur
AC No.#168
DistrictThiruvarur
Votes93,408
Margin18,148
Vote Share42.87%
Turnout83.79%
Electors260,027
StatusActive MLA
🏛️ Assembly Context
Assembly17th TN Assembly
CMC. Joseph Vijay
SpeakerJ. C. D. Prabhakar
TVK Seats108
Strength227 (7 vacant)
Majority114
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