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173 . Thiruvaiyaru
The Thiruvaiyaru assembly constituency (AC #173) is part of the Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu and is going to polls on 23 April 2026 as part of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election. Counting of votes will be on 2 May 2026.
13 candidates are in the fray this year, including 1 woman candidate. The constituency has 2,56,377 registered electors (1,25,357 male · 1,31,000 female · 20 third gender).
Total Electors2,56,377
Male Electors1,25,357
Female Electors1,31,000
Third Gender20
Total Candidates13
Women Candidates1
Alliance Breakdown — Thiruvaiyaru
Independents
Candidates6
PartiesIND
Other Parties
Candidates3
PartiesAPTADMK, PT, TAVK
NDA / ADMK+
Candidates1
PartiesAMMK
NTK
Candidates1
PartiesNTK
SPA / DMK+
Candidates1
PartiesDMK
TVK
Candidates1
PartiesTVK
All 13 Candidates Contesting
| # | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Gender | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durai Chandrasekaran | DMK | SPA | Male | 66 |
| 2 | Velu Karthikeyan | AMMK | NDA | Male | 51 |
| 3 | Mathi Manikandan | TVK | TVK | Male | 28 |
| 4 | Durai Senthilnathan | NTK | NTK | Male | 44 |
| 5 | S. Vijayakumar | APTADMK | OTH | Male | 48 |
| 6 | V. Venu | PT | OTH | Male | 60 |
| 7 | Vijaya Babu | TAVK | OTH | Female | 42 |
| 8 | Abiman | IND | IND | Male | 27 |
| 9 | Er.S. Arjun | IND | IND | Male | 33 |
| 10 | Jayaindhraeswaran | IND | IND | Male | 31 |
| 11 | R. Rajkumar | IND | IND | Male | 44 |
| 12 | R. Sathiyanarayanan | IND | IND | Male | 37 |
| 13 | S. Rajasekaran | IND | IND | Male | 44 |