Karur Election Results LIVE: AIADMK's Vijayabhaskar Is Leading

AIADMK's M.R. Vijayabhaskar is leading the Karur assembly constituency against his nearest rival DMK's R. Thyagarajan.

He has secured 43021 votes and leading by 5843 votes.

The electoral battle in Karur has drawn national focus following a tragic stampede that claimed 41 lives during a rally of actor-turned-politician Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in September 2025.

The DMK has fielded R. Thyagarajan, who will take on the AIADMK's M.R. Vijayabhaskar. Notably, Senthil Balaji, who defeated Vijayabhaskar in the previous election, is not in the fray this time, having shifted to Coimbatore South.

Adding to the high stakes, the TVK has nominated V.P. Mathiyazhagan, its Karur West district secretary, who was named the first accused in the police investigation following the deadly stampede at the party's rally. The Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) has put forward Dr. R. Karuppiah, making it a four-cornered contest.

Karur has historically been an AIADMK stronghold. In 2016, M.R. Vijayabhaskar defeated the DMK's ally, Congress's Bank K. Subramanian, by a razor-thin margin of just 441 votes. Senthil Balaji, meanwhile, had won the seat for the AIADMK in 2011 by a massive margin of 44,145 votes against Congress's S. Jothimani, having also won in 2006 against the DMK.

Balaji's political journey has been turbulent. He was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on 14 June 2023 over an alleged cash-for-jobs scam, losing his posts as minister for electricity and excise. After 471 days in custody, he was granted bail in September 2024. Although he resumed his ministerial duties briefly, a subsequent court order forced him to resign in April 2025.

Encompassing 48 wards of the Karur corporation, along with numerous town and village panchayats, the constituency truly reflects Tamil Nadu's rich socio-economic diversity. The local economy thrives on handloom products, textiles, mosquito net exports, bus body manufacturing, and finance businesses. Yet, illegal sand mining along the Cauvery and Amaravathi rivers continues to be a persistent and troubling issue for residents.