Dr. T. Arunkumar of TVK won the Thiruvallur Assembly constituency (Thiruvallur district, Chennai & Suburbs) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 40.71% of 226,428 votes cast. The winning margin over V.G. Raajendran (DMK) was 24,760 votes, or 10.94 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
40.71%
Winner vote share
24,760
Margin (10.94%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Thiruvallur 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. T. Arunkumar Winner | TVK | 92,190 | 40.71% |
| 2 | V.G. Raajendran 2nd | DMK | 67,430 | 29.78% |
| 3 | Be Vee Ramanah | ADMK | 56,562 | 24.98% |
| 4 | K. Senthilkumar | NTK | 5,513 | 2.43% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 1,132 | 0.5% |
| 6 | S. Rajendran | IND | 868 | 0.38% |
| 7 | B. Rajesh Kumar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 674 | 0.3% |
| 8 | E. Mani | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 653 | 0.29% |
| 9 | N. Venkatesan | Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam | 354 | 0.16% |
| 10 | G. Rajendiran | IND | 227 | 0.1% |
| 11 | E.Kothandan | IND | 203 | 0.09% |
| 12 | N. Balakrishnan | IND | 186 | 0.08% |
| 13 | N. Nagendrababu | IND | 184 | 0.08% |
| 14 | E. Rajarathinam | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 134 | 0.06% |
| 15 | R. Ramanan | IND | 118 | 0.05% |
How Thiruvallur compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | RAAJENDRAN, V.G. | DMK | 50.27% |
| 2026 | DR. T. ARUNKUMAR | TVK | 40.71% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -9.56 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.