J.Kamatchi of TVK won the Pallavaram Assembly constituency (Kancheepuram district, Chennai & Suburbs) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 47.1% of 283,677 votes cast. The winning margin over D.Murugesan (DMDK) was 54,693 votes, or 19.28 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
47.1%
Winner vote share
54,693
Margin (19.28%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Pallavaram 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.Kamatchi Winner | TVK | 133,611 | 47.1% |
| 2 | D.Murugesan 2nd | DMDK | 78,918 | 27.82% |
| 3 | V.Venkatesan | ADMK | 48,921 | 17.25% |
| 4 | Dr.R.Karthikeyan | NTK | 14,065 | 4.96% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 1,602 | 0.56% |
| 6 | Rajesh T R | IND | 1,277 | 0.45% |
| 7 | N.Bharathi | Bahujan Samaj Party | 562 | 0.2% |
| 8 | A.Thangaraj | Puthiya Tamilagam | 555 | 0.2% |
| 9 | B.Rajeswari | Naadaalum Makkal Katchi | 443 | 0.16% |
| 10 | N.Ramkumar | IND | 429 | 0.15% |
| 11 | M.L.Ravi | Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi | 377 | 0.13% |
| 12 | T.Amirtha Kanthan | Naam Indiar Party | 349 | 0.12% |
| 13 | M.Sivakumar | IND | 322 | 0.11% |
| 14 | R.Muthukumar | IND | 298 | 0.11% |
| 15 | S.Rahamathulla | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 294 | 0.1% |
| 16 | G.Rameshbabu | Indhu Dravida Makkal Katchi | 283 | 0.1% |
| 17 | S.Sathiyaraj | IND | 235 | 0.08% |
| 18 | R.Jawahar | IND | 233 | 0.08% |
| 19 | R.Rajkumar | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 231 | 0.08% |
| 20 | G.John Pandian | IND | 212 | 0.07% |
| 21 | S.Sundaramoorthy Pandiyar | IND | 180 | 0.06% |
| 22 | P.Ravichandran | IND | 103 | 0.04% |
| 23 | S.Vetri Vel | IND | 99 | 0.03% |
| 24 | M.Sankar | IND | 78 | 0.03% |
How Pallavaram compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | KARUNANITHI | DMK | 47.49% |
| 2026 | J.KAMATCHI | TVK | 47.1% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -0.39 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.