Tiruvaiyaru Assembly constituency
constituency of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly in India

Tiruvaiyaru is a state assembly constituency in Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu. The constituency has been in existence since the 1957 election.
Most successful party: DMK (eight times). It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Members of Legislative Assembly
Madras State
Tamil Nadu
Election results
2026
2021
2016
2011
2006
2001
1996
1991
1989
1984
1980
1977
1971
1967
1962
1957
References
"Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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