Kumar. R of TVK won the Velachery Assembly constituency (Chennai district, Chennai & Suburbs) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 43.52% of 184,815 votes cast. The winning margin over Ashok. M.K (ADMK) was 33,305 votes, or 18.02 percentage points. The seat flipped from INC to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
43.52%
Winner vote share
33,305
Margin (18.02%)
INC → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Velachery 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kumar. R Winner | TVK | 80,430 | 43.52% |
| 2 | Ashok. M.K 2nd | ADMK | 47,125 | 25.5% |
| 3 | Aassan Maulaana J.M.H | INC | 45,928 | 24.85% |
| 4 | Keerthana. M | NTK | 7,697 | 4.16% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 1,336 | 0.72% |
| 6 | Mohanraj. K | Bahujan Samaj Party | 239 | 0.13% |
| 7 | Kala Pethachi | IND | 233 | 0.13% |
| 8 | Kanchana. R | Tamizhaga Murpokku Makkal Katchi | 205 | 0.11% |
| 9 | Radhakrishnan. D.R | IND | 143 | 0.08% |
| 10 | Suresh K | IND | 137 | 0.07% |
| 11 | Mani. M | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 133 | 0.07% |
| 12 | Poyyamozhi. M | Proutist Sarva Samaj | 130 | 0.07% |
| 13 | Diwakar. R | IND | 130 | 0.07% |
| 14 | Sarabeshwar Sisu. P | IND | 129 | 0.07% |
| 15 | Rokesh Kumar. V | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 117 | 0.06% |
| 16 | Ashok. M | IND | 88 | 0.05% |
| 17 | Kannan. K | IND | 85 | 0.05% |
| 18 | Janagaraj Ravi Gunaseelan | IND | 77 | 0.04% |
| 19 | Vignesh. M | IND | 70 | 0.04% |
| 20 | Vignesh. R | IND | 66 | 0.04% |
| 21 | Azarutheen. M | IND | 63 | 0.03% |
| 22 | Rajasekar. S | IND | 61 | 0.03% |
| 23 | Mohamed Yaseen. I | Thakkam Katchi | 51 | 0.03% |
| 24 | Bhaskar. G | IND | 47 | 0.03% |
| 25 | Mohan. R | IND | 32 | 0.02% |
| 26 | Deepak Ravi | IND | 27 | 0.01% |
| 27 | Ahammed Nazeer Khan | IND | 24 | 0.01% |
| 28 | Ritish | IND | 12 | 0.01% |
How Velachery compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | JMH.AASSAN MAULAANA | INC | 38.76% |
| 2026 | KUMAR. R | TVK | 43.52% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of +4.76 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.