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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2026

Thousand Lights

Assembly constituency 20 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#20 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants18
ElectorsNot recorded
Votes polled1,31,824
Turnout83.2%
NOTA815
WinnerPrabhakar.J.C.DTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam58,96544.7% of votes
MARGIN15,141 votes · 11.5 pp58,965 − 43,824
Runner-upEzhilan Naganathan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam43,82433.2% of votes
TVK 57.4% of top-two votesDMK 42.6%

All candidates 18

  1. 01 Prabhakar.J.C.DTVK58,965 44.7%
  2. 02 Ezhilan NaganathanDMK43,824 33.2%
  3. 03 Valarmathi.BAIADMK23,320 17.7%
  4. 04 Kalanchiyam.MuNTK3,717 2.8%
  5. 05 Valarmathi.EIND245 0.2%
  6. 06 Mohamed Ghouse.HTVK203 0.2%
  7. 07 Sathya.AIND165 0.1%
  8. 08 Valarmathy.DIND102 0.1%
  9. 09 Vijay.DIND83 0.1%
  10. 10 Prabhakaran.BIND64 0.1%
  11. 11 Prabhakaran.VIND63 0.1%
  12. 12 Karthikeyan.SIND61 0.1%
  13. 13 Sundara Raju.AIND48 0.0%
  14. 14 Shankar.VIND42 0.0%
  15. 15 Prabhakaran.TIND36 0.0%
  16. 16 Muniyan.EIND28 0.0%
  17. 17 Dhanasekaran.VIND23 0.0%
  18. 18 Pachaiyappan.EIND20 0.0%

Turnout 83.2%

025507510083.2%TURNOUT◦ state median 86.6%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAcounted within the total815
  • State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
  • ReconciliationΣ 18 candidates = 1,31,009Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    11.5 pp
    Prabhakar.J.C.DTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
  2. 2021
    24.1 pp
    Ezhilan NDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  3. 2016
    6.4 pp
    Selvam Ku. KaDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2011
    5.7 pp
    Valarmathi. BAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  5. 2006
    8.7 pp
    Raja, S.RDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  6. 2001
    1.7 pp
    Vaidialingam M.A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  7. 1996
    43.4 pp
    Vaidyalingam, M.A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  8. 1991
    23.7 pp
    S.M. KrishnanIndian National Congress
  9. 1989
    23.8 pp
    Vaithlyaligam, M.A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  10. 1984
    4.7 pp
    Ella RajamanickamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  11. 1980
    5.3 pp
    Pammal NallathambiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  12. 1977
    0.5 pp
    Munu AdhiAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  13. 1971
    44.2 pp
    V BalasundaramDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  14. 1967
    24.2 pp
    P. S. EllappanSwatantra Party
  15. 1962
    10.9 pp
    S. V. Natesa MudaliarIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 44.2 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed AIADMK polled 23,320 votes, 1.5× the 15,141-vote margin.

    23,320 ÷ 15,141 = 1.5

  2. The top two polled 78.0% of votes; the other 16 candidates 21.4% between them.

    (58,965 + 43,824) ÷ 1,31,824 = 78.0% · 28,220 ÷ 1,31,824 = 21.4%

  3. Turnout of 83.2% was 3.4 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).

    83.2 − 86.6 = −3.4

  4. The margin narrowed from 24.1 pp in 2021 to 11.5 pp.

    11.5 − 24.1 = −12.6 pp

  5. The seat changed hands: DMK in 2021, TVK in 2026.

    2021 DMK · 2026 TVK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 18 candidate lines1,31,009
  • NOTAcounted within the total815
  • Published totalVotes polled1,31,824
  • Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates18 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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