Arul Prakasam. M of TVK won the Saidapet Assembly constituency (Chennai district, Chennai & Suburbs) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 50.63% of 160,401 votes cast. The winning margin over Subramanian. Ma (DMK) was 28,514 votes, or 17.78 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
50.63%
Winner vote share
28,514
Margin (17.78%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Saidapet 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arul Prakasam. M Winner | TVK | 81,205 | 50.63% |
| 2 | Subramanian. Ma 2nd | DMK | 52,691 | 32.85% |
| 3 | Senthamizhan. G | AMMK | 17,839 | 11.12% |
| 4 | Srividya. G | NTK | 5,918 | 3.69% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 924 | 0.58% |
| 6 | Kumaran. G.P | Bahujan Samaj Party | 571 | 0.36% |
| 7 | Raja. R | IND | 258 | 0.16% |
| 8 | Yogaprakash. B | IND | 158 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Valarmathi. P | IND | 139 | 0.09% |
| 10 | Soundararajan. N | Naam Indiar Party | 132 | 0.08% |
| 11 | Parthiban. S | MGR Makkal Katchi | 131 | 0.08% |
| 12 | Gingston. M | IND | 119 | 0.07% |
| 13 | Prasad. N | IND | 93 | 0.06% |
| 14 | Prithviraj. A | IND | 93 | 0.06% |
| 15 | Anand. S | IND | 66 | 0.04% |
| 16 | Kandhasamy. R (Alias) Babu | IND | 64 | 0.04% |
How Saidapet compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SUBRAMANIAN. MA | DMK | 50.02% |
| 2026 | ARUL PRAKASAM. M | TVK | 50.63% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of +0.61 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.