Premallatha Vijayakant of DMDK won the Vriddhachalam Assembly constituency (Cuddalore district, Northeast Coast) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 33.15% of 209,186 votes cast. The winning margin over Vijay.S (TVK) was 2,387 votes, or 1.14 percentage points. The seat flipped from INC to DMDK since 2021.
DMDK
Winning party
33.15%
Winner vote share
2,387
Margin (1.14%)
INC → DMDK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Vriddhachalam 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Premallatha Vijayakant Winner | DMDK | 69,351 | 33.15% |
| 2 | Vijay.S 2nd | TVK | 66,964 | 32.01% |
| 3 | Dr.Tamizharasi.P | PMK | 59,791 | 28.58% |
| 4 | Ananthi Dhandapani | NTK | 6,047 | 2.89% |
| 5 | Arivazhagan.E.N | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 1,896 | 0.91% |
| 6 | Arivudainambi.S | Anti Corruption Dynamic Party | 904 | 0.43% |
| 7 | Nota | NOTA | 755 | 0.36% |
| 8 | Durai.K | IND | 738 | 0.35% |
| 9 | Gnanasundari.M | Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam | 611 | 0.29% |
| 10 | Sivaprakasam.V | Bahujan Samaj Party | 374 | 0.18% |
| 11 | Srinivasan.R | IND | 328 | 0.16% |
| 12 | Balu.P | IND | 252 | 0.12% |
| 13 | Sidharthan.S | Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi | 225 | 0.11% |
| 14 | Ezhilkumar.K | IND | 175 | 0.08% |
| 15 | Deiveegadass.M | IND | 163 | 0.08% |
| 16 | Jayaprakash.S | IND | 162 | 0.08% |
| 17 | Sivasankaran.K | IND | 161 | 0.08% |
| 18 | Sathiya.B | Anna Makkal Katchi | 160 | 0.08% |
| 19 | Prabakaran.T | IND | 129 | 0.06% |
How Vriddhachalam compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Radhakrishnan | INC | 39.17% |
| 2026 | PREMALLATHA VIJAYAKANT | DMDK | 33.15% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -6.02 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.