Ecr P Saravanan of TVK won the Shozhinganallur Assembly constituency (Kancheepuram district, Chennai & Suburbs) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 49.27% of 447,295 votes cast. The winning margin over S. Aravind Ramesh (DMK) was 96,780 votes, or 21.64 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
49.27%
Winner vote share
96,780
Margin (21.64%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Shozhinganallur 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecr P Saravanan Winner | TVK | 220,382 | 49.27% |
| 2 | S. Aravind Ramesh 2nd | DMK | 123,602 | 27.63% |
| 3 | K.P.Kandan | ADMK | 74,112 | 16.57% |
| 4 | R Jayalakshmi | NTK | 21,919 | 4.9% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 2,079 | 0.46% |
| 6 | N.Prashantha Rao | IND | 527 | 0.12% |
| 7 | S.Pushna Kumar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 524 | 0.12% |
| 8 | M. Christhu Dass | Dravida Jananayaga Makkal Katchi | 486 | 0.11% |
| 9 | G Suresh Kumar | IND | 414 | 0.09% |
| 10 | M.G.Ramu | Jebamani Janata | 321 | 0.07% |
| 11 | Ramanathan M | IND | 263 | 0.06% |
| 12 | E. Vijay | IND | 257 | 0.06% |
| 13 | D. Srinivasan | IND | 254 | 0.06% |
| 14 | K. Vishwanathan | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 251 | 0.06% |
| 15 | S. Karthik | IND | 214 | 0.05% |
| 16 | R Ravichandran | IND | 189 | 0.04% |
| 17 | Chandrasekaran | IND | 177 | 0.04% |
| 18 | Rajesh | IND | 160 | 0.04% |
| 19 | E. Murali B.A | IND | 156 | 0.03% |
| 20 | S.Govindhan | IND | 149 | 0.03% |
| 21 | M. Alexandar | Naam Indiar Party | 123 | 0.03% |
| 22 | Jaikumar Balachandran | IND | 123 | 0.03% |
| 23 | P.Chandra Kanth | IND | 115 | 0.03% |
| 24 | R.Yogeshwaran | IND | 115 | 0.03% |
| 25 | Farmer Jayaraman S K J | IND | 115 | 0.03% |
| 26 | V. Kandhan | IND | 103 | 0.02% |
| 27 | A.Mohammed Gani | IND | 98 | 0.02% |
| 28 | Mutharasan | IND | 67 | 0.01% |
How Shozhinganallur compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | S.ARAVINDRAMESH | DMK | 44.18% |
| 2026 | ECR P SARAVANAN | TVK | 49.27% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of +5.09 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.