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Assembly constituency 16 · Tamil Nadu · SC

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).

Egmore · 2026AC 16
  1. 01
    Rajmohan
    TVK
    53,901
    45.02%
  2. 02
    Tamilan Prasanna
    DMK
    43,097
    35.99%
  3. 03
    Abishek. R
    AIADMK
    18,191
    15.19%
  4. 04
    Saranya Imran
    NTK
    2,522
    2.11%
  5. 05
    Dr.n. Gunasekar
    RPPRINAT
    209
    0.17%
  6. 13 other candidates · 1,123 votesNOTA · 695 (0.58%)

Margin 10,804 votes · 9.02% of valid votes

1,38,796
Registered electors
2026 election
86.4%
Turnout
+24.6 pts vs 2021
10,804
Victory margin
9.0% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 18 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,19,738 valid votes, NOTA included.

Egmore 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1RajmohanMale · 39 yrs · SCTVK53,901
45.02%
2Tamilan PrasannaMale · 43 yrs · SCDMK43,097
35.99%
3Abishek. RMale · 36 yrs · SCAIADMK18,191
15.19%
4Saranya ImranFemale · 35 yrs · SCNTK2,522
2.11%
—NOTANOTA695
0.58%
5Dr.n. GunasekarMale · 36 yrs · SCRPPRINAT209
0.17%
6G.R. RajendranMale · 31 yrs · SCNMSP173
0.14%
7S. Vinoth KumarMale · 36 yrs · SCIndependent155
0.13%
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8Arun Rao. N.aMale · 35 yrs · SCNIDP152
0.13%
9D. ThirunavukkarasarMale · 43 yrs · SCtavk111
0.09%
10T. MagizhanbanMale · 80 yrs · SCAIPTMMK99
0.08%
11RajmohanMale · 37 yrs · SCIndependent92
0.08%
12AravindanMale · 39 yrs · SCIndependent65
0.05%
13Venkatesh. KMale · 37 yrs · SCIndependent60
0.05%
14M. NagarajanMale · 65 yrs · SCIndependent54
0.05%
15S. PichamuthuMale · 70 yrs · SCIndependent51
0.04%
16RajkumarMale · 38 yrs · SCIndependent44
0.04%
17R. KumaravelMale · 54 yrs · SCIndependent41
0.03%
18Sridhar. MMale · 40 yrs · SCIndependent26
0.02%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026TVK 45.0%DMK 36.0%AIADMK 15.2%MNM 8.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026RajmohanTVK · 45.0% · margin 10,804Turnout86.4%
2021I.paranthamenDMK · 57.7% · margin 38,768Turnout61.8%
2016Ravichandran K.sDMK · 45.6% · margin 10,679Turnout63.0%
2011Nallathambi KDMDK · 46.2% · margin 202Turnout68.1%

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

Egmore result 2021

Egmore 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1I.paranthamenDMK68,832
57.71%
2B.john PandianAIADMK30,064
25.21%
3U. PriyadarsiniMNM9,990
8.38%
4P.geetha LakshmiNTK6,276
5.26%
5T.prabhuDMDK1,293
1.08%
—NOTANOTA1,176
0.99%
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6V. PrabhuIndependent492
0.41%
7K.p.sundaraprathabanBSP361
0.30%
8S.jayakalpanaIndependent171
0.14%
9Dr.n. GunasekarIndependent109
0.09%
10A.paranthamanIndependent98
0.08%
11J.chandrakalaLJP92
0.08%
12G.r.rajendranIndependent84
0.07%
13G.sheejaNINIK55
0.05%
14R.revanthAMAK45
0.04%
15M.uthayakumarIndependent41
0.03%
16N.aravinth KumarIndependent38
0.03%
17V.sekarIndependent28
0.02%
18V.eswaranIndependent26
0.02%

Egmore result 2016

Egmore 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ravichandran K.sDMK55,060
45.64%
2Parithi Ellamvazhuthi EAIADMK44,381
36.79%
3Venkatesan MBJP7,159
5.93%
4Prabhu TDMDK6,321
5.24%
—NOTANOTA2,840
2.35%
5Rajendran APMK1,814
1.50%
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6Jayalakshmi INTK1,450
1.20%
7Ezhilarasan IBSP255
0.21%
8Balasundaram MIndependent255
0.21%
9Nagarajan MIndependent192
0.16%
10Venkatachalam VYSP179
0.15%
11Gunasekar NIndependent128
0.11%
12Ashok AShiv Sena103
0.09%
13Mukunthan JIndependent97
0.08%
14Selvam IIndependent79
0.07%
15Kubendran SMKAT70
0.06%
16Chandrakala JJASD54
0.04%
17Dhatchayani MIndependent52
0.04%
18Arun Kumar AIndependent39
0.03%
19Prasath SIndependent36
0.03%
20Rajasekar SIndependent36
0.03%
21Jayaraj SIndependent35
0.03%

Egmore result 2011

Egmore 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nallathambi KDMDK51,772
46.23%
2Parithi EllamvzuthiDMK51,570
46.05%
3Kumaravadivel N.sBJP4,911
4.38%
4Sundaramurthi RIJK1,132
1.01%
5Sureshbabu DBSP669
0.60%
6Parthiban MIndependent468
0.42%
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7Kathiravan DIndependent462
0.41%
8Sivasankaran VIndependent421
0.38%
9Nallathambi BIndependent329
0.29%
10Sundar GIndependent262
0.23%
Map

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.

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

TVKDMKAIADMKINCPMKVCKOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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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FAQ

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.