R.V. Ranjithkumar of TVK won the Kancheepuram Assembly constituency (Kancheepuram district, Chennai & Suburbs) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 37.09% of 246,317 votes cast. The winning margin over V. Somasundaram (ADMK) was 15,488 votes, or 6.29 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
37.09%
Winner vote share
15,488
Margin (6.29%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Kancheepuram 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.V. Ranjithkumar Winner | TVK | 91,350 | 37.09% |
| 2 | V. Somasundaram 2nd | ADMK | 75,862 | 30.8% |
| 3 | Nithya Sugumar | DMK | 69,344 | 28.15% |
| 4 | Vetriselvi | NTK | 6,950 | 2.82% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 1,078 | 0.44% |
| 6 | G. Babu | IND | 364 | 0.15% |
| 7 | M. Meganathan | IND | 286 | 0.12% |
| 8 | M. Nandhakumar | Anti Corruption Dynamic Party | 217 | 0.09% |
| 9 | V. Naresh | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 178 | 0.07% |
| 10 | E. Dhakshnamoorthy | IND | 178 | 0.07% |
| 11 | M. Balaji | IND | 138 | 0.06% |
| 12 | P. Venkatesan | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 110 | 0.04% |
| 13 | V. Somasundaram | IND | 78 | 0.03% |
| 14 | Gnanamoorthy | IND | 74 | 0.03% |
| 15 | M. Somasundaram | IND | 68 | 0.03% |
| 16 | C. Dillibabu | IND | 42 | 0.02% |
How Kancheepuram compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | C.V.M.P. Ezhailzrasan | DMK | 44.77% |
| 2026 | R.V. RANJITHKUMAR | TVK | 37.09% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -7.68 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.