Egmore is assembly constituency number 16 in Tamil Nadu, in Chennai district, and one of the segments of the Chennai Central Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Rajmohan of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 45.0% of the vote, 10,804 votes ahead of Tamilan Prasanna (DMK).
- 01RajmohanTVK53,90145.02%
- 02Tamilan PrasannaDMK43,09735.99%
- 03Abishek. RAIADMK18,19115.19%
- 04Saranya ImranNTK2,5222.11%
- 05Dr.n. GunasekarRPPRINAT2090.17%
- 13 other candidates · 1,123 votesNOTA · 695 (0.58%)
Margin 10,804 votes · 9.02% of valid votes
All 18 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,19,738 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RajmohanMale · 39 yrs · SC | TVK | 53,901 | 45.02% |
| 2 | Tamilan PrasannaMale · 43 yrs · SC | DMK | 43,097 | 35.99% |
| 3 | Abishek. RMale · 36 yrs · SC | AIADMK | 18,191 | 15.19% |
| 4 | Saranya ImranFemale · 35 yrs · SC | NTK | 2,522 | 2.11% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 695 | 0.58% |
| 5 | Dr.n. GunasekarMale · 36 yrs · SC | RPPRINAT | 209 | 0.17% |
| 6 | G.R. RajendranMale · 31 yrs · SC | NMSP | 173 | 0.14% |
| 7 | S. Vinoth KumarMale · 36 yrs · SC | Independent | 155 | 0.13% |
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| 8 | Arun Rao. N.aMale · 35 yrs · SC | NIDP | 152 | 0.13% |
| 9 | D. ThirunavukkarasarMale · 43 yrs · SC | tavk | 111 | 0.09% |
| 10 | T. MagizhanbanMale · 80 yrs · SC | AIPTMMK | 99 | 0.08% |
| 11 | RajmohanMale · 37 yrs · SC | Independent | 92 | 0.08% |
| 12 | AravindanMale · 39 yrs · SC | Independent | 65 | 0.05% |
| 13 | Venkatesh. KMale · 37 yrs · SC | Independent | 60 | 0.05% |
| 14 | M. NagarajanMale · 65 yrs · SC | Independent | 54 | 0.05% |
| 15 | S. PichamuthuMale · 70 yrs · SC | Independent | 51 | 0.04% |
| 16 | RajkumarMale · 38 yrs · SC | Independent | 44 | 0.04% |
| 17 | R. KumaravelMale · 54 yrs · SC | Independent | 41 | 0.03% |
| 18 | Sridhar. MMale · 40 yrs · SC | Independent | 26 | 0.02% |
The seat changed hands: DMK won in 2021, TVK in 2026.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Egmore result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I.paranthamen | DMK | 68,832 | 57.71% |
| 2 | B.john Pandian | AIADMK | 30,064 | 25.21% |
| 3 | U. Priyadarsini | MNM | 9,990 | 8.38% |
| 4 | P.geetha Lakshmi | NTK | 6,276 | 5.26% |
| 5 | T.prabhu | DMDK | 1,293 | 1.08% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,176 | 0.99% |
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| 6 | V. Prabhu | Independent | 492 | 0.41% |
| 7 | K.p.sundaraprathaban | BSP | 361 | 0.30% |
| 8 | S.jayakalpana | Independent | 171 | 0.14% |
| 9 | Dr.n. Gunasekar | Independent | 109 | 0.09% |
| 10 | A.paranthaman | Independent | 98 | 0.08% |
| 11 | J.chandrakala | LJP | 92 | 0.08% |
| 12 | G.r.rajendran | Independent | 84 | 0.07% |
| 13 | G.sheeja | NINIK | 55 | 0.05% |
| 14 | R.revanth | AMAK | 45 | 0.04% |
| 15 | M.uthayakumar | Independent | 41 | 0.03% |
| 16 | N.aravinth Kumar | Independent | 38 | 0.03% |
| 17 | V.sekar | Independent | 28 | 0.02% |
| 18 | V.eswaran | Independent | 26 | 0.02% |
Egmore result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ravichandran K.s | DMK | 55,060 | 45.64% |
| 2 | Parithi Ellamvazhuthi E | AIADMK | 44,381 | 36.79% |
| 3 | Venkatesan M | BJP | 7,159 | 5.93% |
| 4 | Prabhu T | DMDK | 6,321 | 5.24% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,840 | 2.35% |
| 5 | Rajendran A | PMK | 1,814 | 1.50% |
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| 6 | Jayalakshmi I | NTK | 1,450 | 1.20% |
| 7 | Ezhilarasan I | BSP | 255 | 0.21% |
| 8 | Balasundaram M | Independent | 255 | 0.21% |
| 9 | Nagarajan M | Independent | 192 | 0.16% |
| 10 | Venkatachalam V | YSP | 179 | 0.15% |
| 11 | Gunasekar N | Independent | 128 | 0.11% |
| 12 | Ashok A | Shiv Sena | 103 | 0.09% |
| 13 | Mukunthan J | Independent | 97 | 0.08% |
| 14 | Selvam I | Independent | 79 | 0.07% |
| 15 | Kubendran S | MKAT | 70 | 0.06% |
| 16 | Chandrakala J | JASD | 54 | 0.04% |
| 17 | Dhatchayani M | Independent | 52 | 0.04% |
| 18 | Arun Kumar A | Independent | 39 | 0.03% |
| 19 | Prasath S | Independent | 36 | 0.03% |
| 20 | Rajasekar S | Independent | 36 | 0.03% |
| 21 | Jayaraj S | Independent | 35 | 0.03% |
Egmore result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nallathambi K | DMDK | 51,772 | 46.23% |
| 2 | Parithi Ellamvzuthi | DMK | 51,570 | 46.05% |
| 3 | Kumaravadivel N.s | BJP | 4,911 | 4.38% |
| 4 | Sundaramurthi R | IJK | 1,132 | 1.01% |
| 5 | Sureshbabu D | BSP | 669 | 0.60% |
| 6 | Parthiban M | Independent | 468 | 0.42% |
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| 7 | Kathiravan D | Independent | 462 | 0.41% |
| 8 | Sivasankaran V | Independent | 421 | 0.38% |
| 9 | Nallathambi B | Independent | 329 | 0.29% |
| 10 | Sundar G | Independent | 262 | 0.23% |
Egmore 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 Chennai district
- Dr.radhakrishnan Nagar
- Perambur
- Kolathur
- Villivakkam
- Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar
- Royapuram
- Harbour
- Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni
- Thousand Lights
- Anna Nagar
- Virugampakkam
- Saidapet
- Thiyagarayanagar
- Mylapore
- Velachery
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Egmore is one of the assembly segments of Chennai Central. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Chennai Central candidates.
- Dayanidhi MaranDMK63,219 65.9%
- VinojBJP23,564 24.6%
- Dr.r.karthikeyanNTK6,661 6.9%
- Anbazhagan.gIndependent400 0.4%
- B. ParthasarathyDMDK53 0.1%
In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 39,655 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Egmore.
Who won the Egmore assembly seat in 2026?
Rajmohan of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Egmore in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 53,901 votes, which was 45.02% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Egmore?
The margin was 10,804 votes (9.02% of valid votes). The runner-up was Tamilan Prasanna of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 43,097 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Egmore in 2026?
Turnout was 86.40%: 1,19,915 of 1,38,796 registered electors voted, across 200 polling stations. That is 24.6 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Egmore part of?
Egmore is an assembly segment of the Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dayanidhi Maran got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Egmore a reserved constituency?
Yes. Egmore 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 Egmore?
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.
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