Vanur
Assembly constituency 73 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu
[01]Result · 2026
#73 · GENAll candidates 15
- 01 Gowtham DDMK68,873 35.9%
- 02 Suresh PTVK61,839 32.2%
- 03 Murugan PAIADMK54,193 28.2%
- 04 Karikalan BNTK4,697 2.4%
- 05 Vetrivel GIND572 0.3%
- 06 Sakthivel STVK285 0.2%
- 07 Vinayagamoorthy MBSP265 0.1%
- 08 Radhika SIND197 0.1%
- 09 Sathyaraman PIND172 0.1%
- 10 Sivakumar RIND112 0.1%
- 11 Anandakumar P MTK95 0.1%
- 12 Ayyanar EIND93 0.1%
- 13 Murali MIND83 0.0%
- 14 Suresh C VIND68 0.0%
- 15 Thangarasu NIND56 0.0%
Turnout 91.3%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total519
- State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
- ReconciliationΣ 15 candidates = 1,91,600Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
3.7 ppGowtham DDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2021
12.0 ppChakrapani MAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2016
5.9 ppChakrapani MAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2011
15.8 ppJanakiraman.IAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2006
1.7 ppAngaiyarkanni. A (SELVI)Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2001
0.8 ppKasampu.P.Pattali Makkal Katchi
- 1996
17.8 ppT. UdhayasuriyanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1991
40.4 ppRamaswamy C.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1989
9.1 ppMuthaiyan, M.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1984
25.2 ppS.KalitherthanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1980
4.8 ppKalitheerthan, SAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1977
3.9 ppDurai MuthusamyIndian National Congress
- 1971
26.0 ppC. ManniappanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1967
0.4 ppP. M. M. GounderIndian National Congress
- 1962
4.5 ppC. VenkataramanIndian National Congress
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 40.4 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed AIADMK polled 54,193 votes, 7.7× the 7,034-vote margin.
54,193 ÷ 7,034 = 7.7 -
The top two polled 68.0% of votes; the other 13 candidates 31.7% between them.
(68,873 + 61,839) ÷ 1,92,119 = 68.0% · 60,888 ÷ 1,92,119 = 31.7% -
Turnout of 91.3% was 4.7 pp above the state's median seat (86.6%).
91.3 − 86.6 = +4.7 -
The margin narrowed from 12.0 pp in 2021 to 3.7 pp.
3.7 − 12.0 = −8.3 pp -
The seat changed hands: AIADMK in 2021, DMK in 2026.
2021 AIADMK · 2026 DMK
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 15 candidate lines1,91,600
- NOTAcounted within the total519
- Published totalVotes polled1,92,119
- Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds
Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates15 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified
State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database