Assembly constituency 72, reserved (SC), Tamil Nadu

Tindivanam

Vanni Arasu (VCK) won the 2026 election by 734 votes, taking 32.56% of the vote to Arjunan. P (AIADMK)'s 32.19%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerVCKVanni Arasu, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202632.56%runner-up 32.19%
Winning margin, 20267340.37% of votes cast
Elections on record4AIADMK 2, VCK 1, DMK 1

Result by result

2011 AIADMK 80,553 52.6% vs 42.5%2016 DMK 61,879 35.3% vs 35.7%2021 AIADMK 87,152 47.7% vs 42.8%2026 VCK 63,833 32.6% vs 32.2%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyTindivanam
Seat 72
Vanni Arasu
VCK
63,833
32.6%
Arjunan. P
AIADMK
63,099
32.2%
734 votes
0.37%
2021AssemblyTindivanam
Seat 72
Arjunan P
AIADMK
87,152
47.7%
P. Seethapathy
DMK
77,399
42.8%
9,753 votes
5.34%
2016AssemblyTindivanam
Seat 72
Seethapathy P
DMK
61,879
35.3%
Rajendran S P
AIADMK
61,778
35.7%
101 votes
0.06%
2011AssemblyTindivanam
Seat 72
Haridoss.D
AIADMK
80,553
52.6%
Sankar M.P
PMK
65,016
42.5%
15,537 votes
10.14%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.