Senthil Kumar. N of TVK won the Thiruvottiyur Assembly constituency (Thiruvallur district, Chennai & Suburbs) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 53.15% of 207,088 votes cast. The winning margin over Sundararaj. L (CPI(M)) was 53,564 votes, or 25.87 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
53.15%
Winner vote share
53,564
Margin (25.87%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Thiruvottiyur 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senthil Kumar. N Winner | TVK | 110,067 | 53.15% |
| 2 | Sundararaj. L 2nd | CPI(M) | 56,503 | 27.28% |
| 3 | Kuppan. K | ADMK | 28,320 | 13.68% |
| 4 | Sathya. B | NTK | 8,413 | 4.06% |
| 5 | Michaelraj. M. A | IND | 838 | 0.4% |
| 6 | Nota | NOTA | 805 | 0.39% |
| 7 | Mahendra Kumar. D | Bahujan Samaj Party | 458 | 0.22% |
| 8 | Vijay. A | IND | 316 | 0.15% |
| 9 | Balaruban | IND | 307 | 0.15% |
| 10 | Sasirekha. M | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 271 | 0.13% |
| 11 | Dilli Kumar. R | Democratic National Allegiance | 198 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Venkataramanan. J | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 149 | 0.07% |
| 13 | Thanikasalam. B | IND | 139 | 0.07% |
| 14 | Gopi. K | IND | 117 | 0.06% |
| 15 | Janagaraj | IND | 110 | 0.05% |
| 16 | Aravind. R | IND | 77 | 0.04% |
How Thiruvottiyur compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | K.P.SHANKAR | DMK | 44.09% |
| 2026 | SENTHIL KUMAR. N | TVK | 53.15% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of +9.06 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.