Aadhav Arjuna of TVK won the Villivakkam Assembly constituency (Chennai district, Chennai & Suburbs) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 46.97% of 141,452 votes cast. The winning margin over Karthik Mohan (DMK) was 17,302 votes, or 12.23 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
46.97%
Winner vote share
17,302
Margin (12.23%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Villivakkam 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aadhav Arjuna Winner | TVK | 66,445 | 46.97% |
| 2 | Karthik Mohan 2nd | DMK | 49,143 | 34.74% |
| 3 | Vijayakumar S.R | ADMK | 19,338 | 13.67% |
| 4 | Roshini S | NTK | 4,310 | 3.05% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 695 | 0.49% |
| 6 | Dhayanidhi D | IND | 184 | 0.13% |
| 7 | Abdul Shabeek A | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 147 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Ajithkumar A | Thakkam Katchi | 147 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Shanmuga D | IND | 107 | 0.08% |
| 10 | Ashok Kumar C.A | IND | 99 | 0.07% |
| 11 | Murali R | IND | 88 | 0.06% |
| 12 | Subramani K | IND | 77 | 0.05% |
| 13 | Karthick P | IND | 71 | 0.05% |
| 14 | Devarajan G | IND | 62 | 0.04% |
| 15 | Kannan M | IND | 58 | 0.04% |
| 16 | Solomon J.R | IND | 51 | 0.04% |
| 17 | Balamurali G | IND | 50 | 0.04% |
| 18 | Karthick S | IND | 48 | 0.03% |
| 19 | Jaya Zeba C | IND | 48 | 0.03% |
| 20 | Vijayakumar G | IND | 46 | 0.03% |
| 21 | Kandasamy S | IND | 42 | 0.03% |
| 22 | Anbazhagan G | IND | 33 | 0.02% |
| 23 | Yuvaraj S | IND | 32 | 0.02% |
| 24 | Vijayakumar D | IND | 30 | 0.02% |
| 25 | Charavanan M.P | IND | 29 | 0.02% |
| 26 | Murali Vinodh M | IND | 28 | 0.02% |
| 27 | Manimaran P | IND | 25 | 0.02% |
| 28 | Purushothaman P | IND | 10 | 0.01% |
| 29 | Raji M | IND | 9 | 0.01% |
How Villivakkam compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | A . Vetriazhagan | DMK | 52.83% |
| 2026 | AADHAV ARJUNA | TVK | 46.97% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -5.86 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.