D.Sarathkumar of TVK won the Tambaram Assembly constituency (Kancheepuram district, Chennai & Suburbs) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 42.67% of 278,809 votes cast. The winning margin over R.S.Kiruthika Devi (DMK) was 35,621 votes, or 12.78 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
42.67%
Winner vote share
35,621
Margin (12.78%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Tambaram 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.Sarathkumar Winner | TVK | 118,967 | 42.67% |
| 2 | R.S.Kiruthika Devi 2nd | DMK | 83,346 | 29.89% |
| 3 | C.Rajendran | ADMK | 61,991 | 22.23% |
| 4 | S.Tamilchelvi | NTK | 11,627 | 4.17% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 1,512 | 0.54% |
| 6 | M.Raja | Bahujan Samaj Party | 290 | 0.1% |
| 7 | M. Jacob | IND | 180 | 0.06% |
| 8 | Sarathkumar. R | IND | 162 | 0.06% |
| 9 | Sivaraman.S | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 158 | 0.06% |
| 10 | S.Karthik | IND | 115 | 0.04% |
| 11 | T.Dhivakaran | IND | 98 | 0.04% |
| 12 | R.Ravikumar | IND | 94 | 0.03% |
| 13 | P.Pon Raja | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 88 | 0.03% |
| 14 | Thambiraj.E | Naam Indiar Party | 69 | 0.02% |
| 15 | S.Balasubramanian | IND | 62 | 0.02% |
| 16 | S.Parthiban | Democratic National Allegiance | 50 | 0.02% |
How Tambaram compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Raja.S.R | DMK | 46.93% |
| 2026 | D.SARATHKUMAR | TVK | 42.67% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -4.26 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.