Ambethkumar. S of DMK won the Vandavasi Assembly constituency (Tiruvannamalai district, North) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 33.37% of 191,204 votes cast. The winning margin over Rani. P (ADMK) was 3,333 votes, or 1.74 percentage points. DMK held the seat it won here in 2021.
DMK
Winning party
33.37%
Winner vote share
3,333
Margin (1.74%)
DMK → DMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Vandavasi 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ambethkumar. S Winner | DMK | 63,805 | 33.37% |
| 2 | Rani. P 2nd | ADMK | 60,472 | 31.63% |
| 3 | Udhayakumar. M | TVK | 58,174 | 30.43% |
| 4 | Ganesh. R | NTK | 5,495 | 2.87% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 988 | 0.52% |
| 6 | Rani. A | IND | 674 | 0.35% |
| 7 | Jaisankar. M | IND | 331 | 0.17% |
| 8 | Ponnambalam. P | IND | 262 | 0.14% |
| 9 | Thamarai Selvi. S | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 252 | 0.13% |
| 10 | Udhayakumar. N | IND | 187 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Muthuperumal. K | Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam | 124 | 0.06% |
| 12 | Kanniyappan. S | IND | 121 | 0.06% |
| 13 | Muthuselvam. V | Anti Corruption Dynamic Party | 113 | 0.06% |
| 14 | Ambedkar. T | IND | 104 | 0.05% |
| 15 | Rakesh Sharma. R | Thakkam Katchi | 61 | 0.03% |
| 16 | Arjunan. M | IND | 41 | 0.02% |
How Vandavasi compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ambethkumar S | DMK | 54.88% |
| 2026 | AMBETHKUMAR. S | DMK | 33.37% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -21.51 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.