Thirubhuvanai election results 2026: TVK’s AK Sai J Saravanan Kumar clinches win, beats AINRC’s B Kobiga by 701 votes

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam's AK Sai J Saravanan Kumar won, defeating All India N.R. Congress's B Kobiga by a margin of 701 votes.Thirubhuvanai witnessed a high-stakes showdown as incumbent P Angalane, now representing the DMK (SPA), sought to maintain his hold against his perennial rival B Kobiga of the AINRC (NDA). This established rivalry was significantly disrupted by the entry of AK Sai J Saravanan, who contested under the TVK banner after previously representing the BJP in Oussudu. Saravanan’s seasoned political presence transformed the traditional see-saw battle into a complex three-way race for this vital reserved seat.Thirubuvunai, a semi-rural scheduled caste-reserved constituency located in the north-eastern part of Puducherry, is characterised by small-scale farming activity and steadily expanding peri-urban settlements. In the 2021 assembly elections, P Angalane, standing independently, won the seat by defeating B Kobiga by 2,359 votes. In the 2016 assembly elections, B Kobiga had won the seat by defeating P Angalane by a margin of 1,432 votes, reflecting a see-saw of fortunes between the two candidates in the past polls. The constituency recorded approximately 87.10% voter participation for the 2026 assembly election; a slight dip compared to 89.6% of 2021 polls.The 2026 Puducherry assembly elections took place on April 9, recording a historic voter turnout of 91.23%, with results declared on May 4. The contest shifted from a traditional two-way battle into a high-stakes three-way struggle between the ruling NDA (led by the AINRC and BJP), the SPA (anchored by the Congress and DMK), and the newly formed TVK–NMK alliance headed by actor-politician Vijay.