C. Joseph Vijay of TVK won the Perambur Assembly constituency (Chennai district, Chennai & Suburbs) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 58.89% of 204,384 votes cast. The winning margin over R.D. Shekar (DMK) was 53,715 votes, or 26.28 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
58.89%
Winner vote share
53,715
Margin (26.28%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Perambur 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. Joseph Vijay Winner | TVK | 120,365 | 58.89% |
| 2 | R.D. Shekar 2nd | DMK | 66,650 | 32.61% |
| 3 | M. Thilagabama | PMK | 8,561 | 4.19% |
| 4 | S. Vetri Thamizhan | NTK | 5,114 | 2.5% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 601 | 0.29% |
| 6 | A. Rajaram | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 256 | 0.13% |
| 7 | G. Ruthra Kumar | IND | 238 | 0.12% |
| 8 | Agni Aalvar | IND | 230 | 0.11% |
| 9 | Vijay | All India Jananayaka Makkal Kazhagam | 216 | 0.11% |
| 10 | Vetri Vel Selvam | Bahujan Samaj Party | 174 | 0.09% |
| 11 | V. Raji | IND | 148 | 0.07% |
| 12 | Bowdharaj | IND | 118 | 0.06% |
| 13 | J. Sebastin | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST) | 101 | 0.05% |
| 14 | D.V. Venugopal | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 98 | 0.05% |
| 15 | Dr.D. Madan | IND | 95 | 0.05% |
| 16 | K.M. Devan | Makkal Murasu Katchi | 94 | 0.05% |
| 17 | B. Balaji | IND | 93 | 0.05% |
| 18 | Vijay. G | IND | 90 | 0.04% |
| 19 | Azarutheen.M | IND | 78 | 0.04% |
| 20 | P. Thangamani | IND | 78 | 0.04% |
| 21 | S. Joseph | IND | 77 | 0.04% |
| 22 | Ashlin Belmen .A.S | Tamilnadu Mahatma Gandhi Makkal Katchi | 71 | 0.03% |
| 23 | Nivetha | IND | 70 | 0.03% |
| 24 | P. Ponraj | IND | 63 | 0.03% |
| 25 | Dr.G. Moorthy | IND | 53 | 0.03% |
| 26 | R. Jayaseelan | IND | 51 | 0.02% |
| 27 | M. Geeta | Thakkam Katchi | 47 | 0.02% |
| 28 | S. Sureshkumar | Makkalatchi Katchi | 46 | 0.02% |
| 29 | M. Joseph | IND | 43 | 0.02% |
| 30 | M. Kadhiravan | IND | 41 | 0.02% |
| 31 | Dr.R. Saravana Perumal | Makkal Nalvaazhvuk Katchi | 39 | 0.02% |
| 32 | M.I. Thahira Banu | IND | 33 | 0.02% |
| 33 | S. Malathi | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 32 | 0.02% |
| 34 | Amala.R | IND | 32 | 0.02% |
| 35 | Reegan Prabhu | IND | 31 | 0.02% |
| 36 | Sivakumar.V | Tamil Telugu National Party | 30 | 0.01% |
| 37 | H. Dhanasekar | IND | 28 | 0.01% |
| 38 | B. Venkatesan | IND | 26 | 0.01% |
| 39 | S. Michael | IND | 24 | 0.01% |
| 40 | S. Rajesh Kumar | IND | 21 | 0.01% |
| 41 | B. Sathish Kumar | IND | 19 | 0.01% |
| 42 | Sathish.B | IND | 19 | 0.01% |
| 43 | P. Gunasekar | IND | 18 | 0.01% |
| 44 | S. Ramesh | IND | 17 | 0.01% |
| 45 | E. Udhaya Kumar | IND | 16 | 0.01% |
| 46 | P. Esakki Muthu | IND | 14 | 0.01% |
| 47 | S. Vishnu Varthan | IND | 13 | 0.01% |
| 48 | M. Tamilselvam | IND | 12 | 0.01% |
How Perambur compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SHEKAR. R.D | DMK | 52.53% |
| 2026 | C. JOSEPH VIJAY | TVK | 58.89% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of +6.36 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.