Kumbakonam
R. Vinoth (TVK) is the MLA for Kumbakonam.
TVK took the seat from DMK in 2026.
In 2026 R. Vinoth won with 37.8% of the vote, 679 votes ahead of G. Anbalagan (DMK).
In the last 30 days Kumbakonam was named in 26 mentions from 5 outlets.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Mayiladuthurai
- Area
- about 144 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 72.3%
- Seats sharing a border
- Nannilam · Papanasam · Thiruvidaimarudur
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TVK R. Vinoth | 78,650 · 37.8% | DMK G. Anbalagan | 77,971 · 37.4% | 679 (0.3 pts) |
| 2021 | DMK G. Anbalagan | 96,057 · 48.6% | ADMK M. Srithar Vandayar | 74,674 · 37.8% | 21,383 (10.8 pts) |
| 2016 | DMK G. Anbalagan | 85,048 · 45.0% | ADMK Rathna.S | 76,591 · 40.6% | 8,457 (4.5 pts) |
| 2011 | DMK G. Anbalagan | 78,642 · 48.7% | ADMK Rama Ramanathan | 77,370 · 47.9% | 1,272 (0.8 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Kumbakonam: mentions per week
Busiest week: 28 September (17 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
94 mentions of Kumbakonam since 1 June 2026 from 10 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Kumbakonam, last 30 days: topics named in the same items
Parties: named in the news, and votes at the polls
Attention follows the week's news; votes follow the seat.
observedofficialTopics and parties: counted in our archive over the last 30 days. Votes: the 2026 election record.
Seats in Thanjavur district
Thanjavur| Seat | 2026 winner | Lead (points) | Mentions, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thiruvidaimarudur | DMK | 6.7 | 0 |
| Kumbakonam | TVK | 0.3 | 26 |
| Papanasam | IUML | 0.5 | 3 |
| Thiruvaiyaru | DMK | 3.9 | 2 |
| Thanjavur | TVK | 8.5 | 121† |
| Orathanadu | DMK | 17.9 | 0 |
| Pattukkottai | DMK | 7.5 | 4 |
| Peravurani | DMK | 1.8 | 1 |
† Thanjavur is also the district's name: its count includes news about the whole district.
officialobservedWinners and leads: election records. Mentions: counted in our archive, 30 days.
Latest
Headlines that name Kumbakonam
- கும்பகோணம் ரயில் நிலையத்தில் பெண் தலைமைக் காவலரை தாக்கிய உடற்பயிற்சிக் கூட பயிற்சியாளர் கைதுTamil originalHindu Tamil Thisai
Sources and method
- Election results, 2026: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in), retrieved 2026-09-28.
- Election results, 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), citing the Election Commission of India, retrieved 2026-10-09. Check applied: the lead equals winner minus runner-up votes and the printed shares agree (702 of 702 seat results passed, 5 corrected from the source's printed totals).
- Vacancies and by-elections: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Boundary: DataMeet (CC BY 2.5 India). Approximate; drawn for orientation, not an official map.
- Mentions are counted in our archive: articles and videos that name the place in the headline (a seat also counts for its district), by the same rules as the Trends pages. The archive starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026; earlier months are not in our store.
- official = the Election Commission's own record · compiled = a secondary source, checked against its own totals · observed = counted in our sources · computed = derived from those.