Thanjavur
R. Vijaysaravanan (TVK) is the MLA for Thanjavur.
TVK took the seat from DMK in 2026.
In 2026 R. Vijaysaravanan won with 44.1% of the vote, 16,955 votes ahead of Ramanathan (DMK).
Thanjavur is also the name of the district and the town: 121 mentions from 8 outlets in the last 30 days name it, so this is not a count for the constituency alone.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Thanjavur
- Area
- about 94 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 67.0%
- Seats sharing a border
- Orathanadu · Papanasam · Thiruvaiyaru
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TVK R. Vijaysaravanan | 87,705 · 44.1% | DMK Ramanathan | 70,750 · 35.6% | 16,955 (8.5 pts) |
| 2021 | DMK T. K. G. Neelamegam | 103,772 · 53.2% | ADMK V. Arivudainambi | 56,623 · 29.1% | 47,149 (24.2 pts) |
| 2016 | ADMK M.Rengasamy | 101,362 · 54.4% | DMK Anjugam Boopathy | 74,488 · 40.0% | 26,874 (14.4 pts) |
| 2011 | ADMK M. Rengasamy | 75,415 · 50.6% | DMK S. N. M. Ubayadullah | 68,086 · 45.7% | 7,329 (4.9 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Thanjavur (also the district's name): mentions per week
Busiest week: 3 August (68 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
403 mentions of Thanjavur since 1 June 2026 from 23 outlets, including news about the district and the town.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Thanjavur district, 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 Thanjavur (also the district's name)
- தஞ்சாவூரில் கைது செய்யப்பட்ட காவல் ஆய்வாளருக்கு ஒரு நாள் காவல்Tamil originalHindu Tamil Thisai
- சிபிசிஐடி போலீஸாரால் கைது செய்யப்பட்ட தஞ்சாவூர் காவல் ஆய்வாளர் சஸ்பெண்ட்Hindu Tamil Thisai
- தடை செய்யப்பட்ட இயக்கத்துடன் தொடர்பு? - தஞ்சாவூரில் 6 பேரின் வீடுகளில் சிறப்பு புலனாய்வு பிரிவினர் சோதனைTamil 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.