S.Velu of ADMK won the Chengam Assembly constituency (Tiruvannamalai district, North) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 36.15% of 242,897 votes cast. The winning margin over K Bharathidhasan (TVK) was 13,278 votes, or 5.47 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to ADMK since 2021.
ADMK
Winning party
36.15%
Winner vote share
13,278
Margin (5.47%)
DMK → ADMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Chengam 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.Velu Winner | ADMK | 87,802 | 36.15% |
| 2 | K Bharathidhasan 2nd | TVK | 74,524 | 30.68% |
| 3 | M.P.Giri | DMK | 70,346 | 28.96% |
| 4 | J.Shoba | NTK | 6,335 | 2.61% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 1,114 | 0.46% |
| 6 | C Selvan | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 895 | 0.37% |
| 7 | A.Bharathi | IND | 400 | 0.16% |
| 8 | K.Velu | IND | 394 | 0.16% |
| 9 | A Poongodi | IND | 197 | 0.08% |
| 10 | A.Chidambaram | IND | 173 | 0.07% |
| 11 | M.Raman Masilamani | IND | 156 | 0.06% |
| 12 | K Manikandan | Makkal Sananayaga Kudiyarasu Katchi | 149 | 0.06% |
| 13 | M.Mugilarasan | IND | 137 | 0.06% |
| 14 | P.Selvam | IND | 120 | 0.05% |
| 15 | C.Malathi | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 84 | 0.03% |
| 16 | D Dhilipkumar | IND | 71 | 0.03% |
How Chengam compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | GIRI.M.P | DMK | 48.26% |
| 2026 | S.VELU | ADMK | 36.15% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -12.11 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.