M.Harish of TVK won the Alandur Assembly constituency (Kancheepuram district, Chennai & Suburbs) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 42.9% of 261,570 votes cast. The winning margin over T.M.Anbarasan (DMK) was 29,609 votes, or 11.32 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
42.9%
Winner vote share
29,609
Margin (11.32%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Alandur 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.Harish Winner | TVK | 112,205 | 42.9% |
| 2 | T.M.Anbarasan 2nd | DMK | 82,596 | 31.58% |
| 3 | S.Saravanan | ADMK | 52,243 | 19.97% |
| 4 | Y.G.Mahalakshmi | NTK | 10,405 | 3.98% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 1,263 | 0.48% |
| 6 | M.Harish | IND | 853 | 0.33% |
| 7 | N.Hari Krishnan | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 317 | 0.12% |
| 8 | J.Agni Selvarasu | Naadaalum Makkal Katchi | 233 | 0.09% |
| 9 | Senkodi Vijayalakshmi | IND | 233 | 0.09% |
| 10 | R.Suresh | IND | 168 | 0.06% |
| 11 | R.Saravanan | IND | 150 | 0.06% |
| 12 | V.Anbarasan | IND | 120 | 0.05% |
| 13 | Mahesh Kumar | IND | 105 | 0.04% |
| 14 | A.Velusamy | Puthiya Tamilagam | 93 | 0.04% |
| 15 | S.Royappan | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 89 | 0.03% |
| 16 | A.Saravanan | IND | 78 | 0.03% |
| 17 | Aravind Chandrasekar | Indhu Dravida Makkal Katchi | 77 | 0.03% |
| 18 | S.Saravanan | IND | 76 | 0.03% |
| 19 | R.Selvakumar | IND | 69 | 0.03% |
| 20 | B. Kalyanaramkumar | Naam Indiar Party | 60 | 0.02% |
| 21 | K.Velayudham | IND | 51 | 0.02% |
| 22 | D.Saravanan | IND | 50 | 0.02% |
| 23 | G.Daniel Antonyraj | IND | 19 | 0.01% |
| 24 | G.Ramanan | IND | 17 | 0.01% |
How Alandur compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | T.M.Anbarasan | DMK | 49.12% |
| 2026 | M.HARISH | TVK | 42.9% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -6.22 percentage points in the winning vote share.
This page is part of the full Tamil Nadu 2026 election results set. Explore every seat, party efficiency, regional swing and demographics in the TN 2026 Explorer. For the wider story, see TVK’s debut mapped, the incumbents who lost, and how DMK collapsed.