R.Ramesh Kumar of TVK won the Avadi Assembly constituency (Thiruvallur district, Chennai & Suburbs) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 52.13% of 346,005 votes cast. The winning margin over S.M.Nasar (DMK) was 76,311 votes, or 22.05 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
52.13%
Winner vote share
76,311
Margin (22.05%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Avadi 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.Ramesh Kumar Winner | TVK | 180,384 | 52.13% |
| 2 | S.M.Nasar 2nd | DMK | 104,073 | 30.08% |
| 3 | Rajasimha Mahendra | BJP | 39,605 | 11.45% |
| 4 | Punitha Shanmugam | NTK | 16,335 | 4.72% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 1,533 | 0.44% |
| 6 | S. Charles | Bahujan Samaj Party | 761 | 0.22% |
| 7 | R. Bakthavatchalam | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 627 | 0.18% |
| 8 | R.Edmund Jayendren | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 478 | 0.14% |
| 9 | R. Kumar | IND | 308 | 0.09% |
| 10 | P. Chellapandian | IND | 255 | 0.07% |
| 11 | C.S. Karnan | Anti Corruption Dynamic Party | 224 | 0.06% |
| 12 | G.D. Arunkumar | IND | 205 | 0.06% |
| 13 | R. Manikandan | IND | 195 | 0.06% |
| 14 | P.Jayakumar | Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi | 177 | 0.05% |
| 15 | S. Senthilkumar | IND | 167 | 0.05% |
| 16 | Senthilkumar. S | Anna Puratchi Thalaivar Amma Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 156 | 0.05% |
| 17 | K. Balakrishnan | IND | 141 | 0.04% |
| 18 | M. Erajasimman | IND | 105 | 0.03% |
| 19 | Rajasekar. R | IND | 105 | 0.03% |
| 20 | Uniesh Raj. M | IND | 94 | 0.03% |
| 21 | K. Annamalai | IND | 77 | 0.02% |
How Avadi compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Nasar S M | DMK | 49.94% |
| 2026 | R.RAMESH KUMAR | TVK | 52.13% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of +2.19 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.