Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2026

Velachery

Assembly constituency 26 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#26 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants27

ElectorsNot recorded

Votes polled1,84,815

TurnoutNot recorded

NOTA1,336

WinnerKumar. RTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam80,43043.5% of votes

MARGIN33,305 votes · 18.0 pp80,430 − 47,125

Runner-upAshok. M.K All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam47,12525.5% of votes

TVK 63.1% of top-two votesAIADMK 36.9%

All candidates 27

01 Kumar. RTVK80,430 43.5%
02 Ashok. M.KAIADMK47,125 25.5%
03 Aassan Maulaana J.M.HINC45,928 24.9%
04 Keerthana. MNTK7,697 4.2%
05 Mohanraj. KBSP239 0.1%
06 Kala PethachiIND233 0.1%
07 Kanchana. RTMMK205 0.1%
08 Radhakrishnan. D.RIND143 0.1%
09 Suresh KIND137 0.1%
10 Mani. MVTVTK133 0.1%
11 Poyyamozhi. MPSS130 0.1%
12 Diwakar. RIND130 0.1%
13 Sarabeshwar Sisu. PIND129 0.1%
14 Rokesh Kumar. VTVK117 0.1%
15 Ashok. MIND88 0.1%
16 Kannan. KIND85 0.1%
17 Janagaraj Ravi GunaseelanIND77 0.0%
18 Vignesh. MIND70 0.0%
19 Vignesh. RIND66 0.0%
20 Azarutheen. MIND63 0.0%
21 Rajasekar. SIND61 0.0%
22 Mohamed Yaseen. ITK51 0.0%
23 Bhaskar. GIND47 0.0%
24 Mohan. RIND32 0.0%
25 Deepak RaviIND27 0.0%
26 Ahammed Nazeer KhanIND24 0.0%
27 RitishIND12 0.0%

Turnout Not recorded

The source carries no turnout for this contest.

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
NOTAcounted within the total1,336
State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
ReconciliationΣ 27 candidates = 1,83,479Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

2026
18.0 pp
Kumar. RTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
2021
2.5 pp
Jmh.Aassan MaulaanaIndian National Congress
2016
5.2 pp
Vagai ChanderasekarDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011
20.8 pp
Ashok M.K.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006
6.5 pp
Kamalambal, PPattali Makkal Katchi
2005
10.7 pp
Mythili (Tmt)All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001
15.6 pp
Thirunavukkarasu SsAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2000
Margin not recorded
Anbil PeriyasamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996
22.7 pp
P. MurugesanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991
22.5 pp
Pattabiraman C.P.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989
18.6 pp
Murugesan, P.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984
11.6 pp
Balaji, K.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
2.3 pp
Venkatasubramanian,pAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977
2.2 pp
K. BalajiAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971
32.2 pp
S. M. DorairajDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967
35.2 pp
S. M. DorairajDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1962
21.1 pp
A. M. Ponnuranga MudaliarIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 35.2 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed INC polled 45,928 votes, 1.4× the 33,305-vote margin.
45,928 ÷ 33,305 = 1.4
The top two polled 69.0% of votes; the other 25 candidates 30.3% between them.
(80,430 + 47,125) ÷ 1,84,815 = 69.0% · 55,924 ÷ 1,84,815 = 30.3%
The margin widened from 2.5 pp in 2021 to 18.0 pp.
18.0 − 2.5 = +15.5 pp
The seat changed hands: INC in 2021, TVK in 2026.
2021 INC · 2026 TVK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 27 candidate lines1,83,479
NOTAcounted within the total1,336
Published totalVotes polled1,84,815
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

Candidates27 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