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Assembly constituency 62 · Tamil Nadu · SC

Chengam is assembly constituency number 62 in Tamil Nadu, in Tiruvannamalai district, and one of the segments of the Tiruvannamalai Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election S.velu of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 36.1% of the vote, 13,278 votes ahead of K Bharathidhasan (TVK).

Chengam · 2026AC 62
  1. 01
    S.velu
    AIADMK
    87,802
    36.15%
  2. 02
    K Bharathidhasan
    TVK
    74,524
    30.68%
  3. 03
    M.p.giri
    DMK
    70,346
    28.96%
  4. 04
    J.shoba
    NTK
    6,335
    2.61%
  5. 05
    C Selvan
    RPPRINAT
    895
    0.37%
  6. 10 other candidates · 1,881 votesNOTA · 1,114 (0.46%)

Margin 13,278 votes · 5.47% of valid votes

2,69,423
Registered electors
2026 election
90.5%
Turnout
+8.7 pts vs 2021
13,278
Victory margin
5.5% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,42,897 valid votes, NOTA included.

Chengam 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1S.veluMale · 53 yrs · SCAIADMK87,802
36.15%
2K BharathidhasanMale · 46 yrs · SCTVK74,524
30.68%
3M.p.giriMale · 51 yrs · SCDMK70,346
28.96%
4J.shobaFemale · 31 yrs · SCNTK6,335
2.61%
—NOTANOTA1,114
0.46%
5C SelvanMale · 46 yrs · SCRPPRINAT895
0.37%
6A.bharathiMale · 34 yrs · SCIndependent400
0.16%
7K.veluMale · 35 yrs · SCIndependent394
0.16%
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8A PoongodiFemale · 35 yrs · SCIndependent197
0.08%
9A.chidambaramMale · 42 yrs · SCIndependent173
0.07%
10M.raman MasilamaniMale · 63 yrs · SCIndependent156
0.06%
11K ManikandanMale · 30 yrs · SCMSKK149
0.06%
12M.mugilarasanMale · 33 yrs · SCIndependent137
0.06%
13P.selvamMale · 47 yrs · SCIndependent120
0.05%
14C.malathiFemale · 39 yrs · SCtavk84
0.03%
15D DhilipkumarMale · 28 yrs · SCIndependent71
0.03%
Past results

The seat changed hands: DMK won in 2021, ADMK in 2026.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2011201620212026AIADMK 36.1%TVK 30.7%DMK 29.0%NTK 2.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026S.veluAIADMK · 36.1% · margin 13,278Turnout90.5%
2021Giri.m.pDMK · 48.3% · margin 11,570Turnout81.8%
2016Giri .m.pDMK · 45.6% · margin 12,691Turnout84.2%
2011Suresh@sureshkumar.tDMDK · 47.0% · margin 11,497Turnout84.3%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Chengam result 2021

Chengam 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Giri.m.pDMK1,08,081
48.26%
2Nainakannu.m.sAIADMK96,511
43.09%
3Vennila.sNTK12,080
5.39%
4Anbu.sDMDK2,769
1.24%
—NOTANOTA1,085
0.48%
5Suganraj.sIJK828
0.37%
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6Shanmugam.gBSP801
0.36%
7Vijayachandran.gIndependent417
0.19%
8Selvaraji.vIndependent381
0.17%
9Dhinakaran.hIndependent200
0.09%
10Baskar.sNGPP174
0.08%
11Sivaprakash.kIndependent173
0.08%
12Sharma.sIndependent127
0.06%
13Arunkumar.mIndependent112
0.05%
14Anbazhagan.p.gIndependent112
0.05%
15Sivakumar.jIndependent99
0.04%

Chengam result 2016

Chengam 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Giri .m.pDMK95,939
45.60%
2Dinagaran. MAIADMK83,248
39.57%
3Murugan. CPMK15,114
7.18%
4Kalaiarasi .aDMDK8,007
3.81%
—NOTANOTA1,403
0.67%
5Dhinakaran. SIndependent1,255
0.60%
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6Dhinakaran. HIndependent1,151
0.55%
7Baskaran. M.rBSP948
0.45%
8Karuppan. VBJP884
0.42%
9Vennila.sNTK666
0.32%
10Murugan. RIndependent425
0.20%
11Sugumar. SIndependent413
0.20%
12Pandu. MGMI313
0.15%
13Kasi. GIndependent235
0.11%
14Anbalagan. SVVIP209
0.10%
15Krishnaveni.pSP193
0.09%

Chengam result 2011

Chengam 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Suresh@sureshkumar.tDMDK83,722
46.95%
2Selvaperunthagai.kINC72,225
40.50%
3Sureshkumar.rIndependent8,543
4.79%
4Jayaraman.aBJP4,465
2.50%
5Kumar.rIndependent2,511
1.41%
6Mani.mIJK1,670
0.94%
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7Subramanian.a.vBSP1,636
0.92%
8Sankar.kIndependent1,364
0.76%
9Suresh.tIndependent1,347
0.76%
10Anbazhagan.p.gIndependent842
0.47%
Map

Chengam outlined in orange among the other Tamil Nadu seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Tiruvannamalai district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Chengam is one of the assembly segments of Tiruvannamalai. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Tiruvannamalai candidates.

  • Annadurai, C.N.DMK1,01,432 48.2%
  • Kaliyaperumal MAIADMK58,798 27.9%
  • Asuvathaman, A.BJP28,769 13.7%
  • Rameshbabu, R.NTK15,367 7.3%
  • Kaliaperumal, M.Independent1,123 0.5%

In the assembly election ADMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 42,634 EVM votes.

Open Tiruvannamalai Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Chengam.

Who won the Chengam assembly seat in 2026?

S.velu of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) won Chengam in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 87,802 votes, which was 36.15% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Chengam?

The margin was 13,278 votes (5.47% of valid votes). The runner-up was K Bharathidhasan of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with 74,524 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Chengam in 2026?

Turnout was 90.45%: 2,43,703 of 2,69,423 registered electors voted, across 342 polling stations. That is 8.7 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Chengam part of?

Chengam is an assembly segment of the Tiruvannamalai Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Annadurai, C.N. got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Chengam a reserved constituency?

Yes. Chengam is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Chengam?

The Tamil Nadu assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.