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Assembly constituency 17 · Tamil Nadu

Royapuram is assembly constituency number 17 in Tamil Nadu, in Chennai district, and one of the segments of the Chennai North Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election K.V. Vijay Damu of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 46.4% of the vote, 14,249 votes ahead of Dr. A. Subair Khan (DMK).

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Royapuram · 2026AC 17
  1. 01
    K.V. Vijay Damu
    TVK
    59,091
    46.40%
  2. 02
    Dr. A. Subair Khan
    DMK
    44,842
    35.21%
  3. 03
    D. Jayakumar
    AIADMK
    18,420
    14.46%
  4. 04
    A. Babu Mailan
    NTK
    2,947
    2.31%
  5. 05
    M. Jayarajkumar
    BSP
    222
    0.17%
  6. 23 other candidates · 1,375 votesNOTA · 459 (0.36%)

Margin 14,249 votes · 11.19% of valid votes

1,59,672
Registered electors
2026 election
79.8%
Turnout
+16.7 pts vs 2021
14,249
Victory margin
11.2% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 28 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,27,356 valid votes, NOTA included.

Royapuram 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K.V. Vijay DamuMale · 46 yrsTVK59,091
46.40%
2Dr. A. Subair KhanMale · 49 yrsDMK44,842
35.21%
3D. JayakumarMale · 65 yrsAIADMK18,420
14.46%
4A. Babu MailanMale · 54 yrsNTK2,947
2.31%
—NOTANOTA459
0.36%
5M. JayarajkumarMale · 29 yrsBSP222
0.17%
6M DhinakaranMale · 48 yrs · SCIndependent216
0.17%
7R. VinothkumarMale · 38 yrsNIDP149
0.12%
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8R. RajkumarMale · 29 yrsIndependent99
0.08%
9J. SelvakumarMale · 50 yrsIndependent84
0.07%
10M. RajkumarMale · 44 yrstavk83
0.07%
11D. JayakumarMale · 42 yrs · SCIndependent76
0.06%
12T. KaviyarasuMale · 46 yrs · SCIndependent64
0.05%
13A. Sathik KumarMale · 36 yrsDNA63
0.05%
14V. Bhagath SinghMale · 37 yrs · SCIndependent62
0.05%
15T. RajeshMale · 42 yrsIndependent52
0.04%
16P. SumathiFemale · 53 yrs · SCIndependent49
0.04%
17G. KarthikeyanMale · 31 yrs · SCIndependent40
0.03%
18Kerthivarunnan .rMale · 45 yrsIndependent38
0.03%
19A. SasikumarMale · 39 yrs · SCIndependent37
0.03%
20A. Nizar AhamedMale · 57 yrsIndependent37
0.03%
21K. PrasathMale · 44 yrsIndependent36
0.03%
22A. JayakumarMale · 43 yrsIndependent35
0.03%
23I JayaprakashMale · 39 yrsIndependent34
0.03%
24K.J. SivakumarMale · 47 yrsIndependent31
0.02%
25M. MahalakshmiFemale · 61 yrsIndependent30
0.02%
26C. SridharMale · 43 yrs · SCIndependent27
0.02%
27M. ShanmugamMale · 29 yrsIndependent20
0.02%
28S. RajuMale · 26 yrsIndependent13
0.01%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026TVK 46.4%DMK 35.2%AIADMK 14.5%MNM 6.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026K.V. Vijay DamuTVK · 46.4% · margin 14,249Turnout79.8%
2021Murthy.r.idreamDMK · 53.2% · margin 27,779Turnout63.1%
2016Jayakumar DAIADMK · 45.2% · margin 8,031Turnout63.6%
2011Jayakumar. DAIADMK · 57.9% · margin 21,372Turnout70.7%

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

Royapuram result 2021

Royapuram 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Murthy.r.idreamDMK64,424
53.16%
2Jayakumar.dAIADMK36,645
30.24%
3Gunasekaran.sMNM8,166
6.74%
4Kamali.sNTK7,953
6.56%
5Ramajayam.cAMMK1,128
0.93%
—NOTANOTA901
0.74%
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6James Martin.mTNLK557
0.46%
7Suganthan.tIndependent205
0.17%
8Kumar.sBSP180
0.15%
9Mohan.aTPSTP172
0.14%
10Selvakumar.jIndependent133
0.11%
11Dhanasekaran.gIndependent109
0.09%
12Subramani.s.nIndependent85
0.07%
13Sundarapandian.rIndependent60
0.05%
14Prasath.kIndependent58
0.05%
15Dinakaran.sIndependent56
0.05%
16Prabhakaran.vIndependent55
0.05%
17Gokul.gIndependent52
0.04%
18Chellapppan.tIndependent50
0.04%
19Murthy.t.c.sIndependent43
0.04%
20Sathish.sIndependent30
0.02%
21Velu.gIndependent27
0.02%
22Kalidass.k.rIndependent27
0.02%
23Karunakaran.hIndependent26
0.02%
24Karthick.vIndependent21
0.02%
25Prabhu.dIndependent18
0.01%
26Vindhan.aIndependent10
0.01%

Royapuram result 2016

Royapuram 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Jayakumar DAIADMK55,205
45.21%
2Manohar RINC47,174
38.63%
3Syed Rafi Basha HSDPI4,345
3.56%
4Jemelaa M RBJP3,562
2.92%
5Biju ChackoTMC(M)3,191
2.61%
6Ananda Raj BNTK2,387
1.95%
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—NOTANOTA2,348
1.92%
7Perumal T SPMK2,126
1.74%
8Selvan PIndependent378
0.31%
9Vijayavelmurugan TIndependent364
0.30%
10Rubalingam KBSP300
0.25%
11Purushothaman P PIndependent282
0.23%
12Ganesh Prabhu PIndependent138
0.11%
13Dhanasekaran GIndependent88
0.07%
14David KIndependent69
0.06%
15Rajaraman NIndependent57
0.05%
16Suresh TIndependent54
0.04%
17Sathyanarayanan@vannai SathyaIndependent49
0.04%

Royapuram result 2011

Royapuram 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Jayakumar. DAIADMK65,099
57.89%
2Manohar. RINC43,727
38.88%
3Chandar (alias) Chandru.dBJP1,683
1.50%
4Jebaraj Immanuel.sIndependent520
0.46%
5Ashok. JIndependent340
0.30%
6Murugan. AIndependent241
0.21%
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7Doss.kBSP235
0.21%
8Mohan. SIndependent201
0.18%
9Jaganathan. NIndependent97
0.09%
10Subramaniyam. GIndependent89
0.08%
11Gopinathan. MIndependent87
0.08%
12Rajaraman. NIndependent74
0.07%
13Sivakumar. K.jIndependent68
0.06%
Map

Royapuram 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

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

TVKDMKAIADMKINCPMKVCKOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Royapuram is one of the assembly segments of Chennai North. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Chennai North candidates.

  • Dr.kalanidhi VeeraswamyDMK60,896 56.2%
  • R. ManoharAIADMK24,247 22.4%
  • R.C. Paul KanagarajBJP12,183 11.2%
  • AmudiniNTK8,570 7.9%
  • Sarah FathimaIndependent610 0.6%

In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 36,649 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Royapuram assembly seat in 2026?

K.V. Vijay Damu of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Royapuram in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 59,091 votes, which was 46.40% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Royapuram?

The margin was 14,249 votes (11.19% of valid votes). The runner-up was Dr. A. Subair Khan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 44,842 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Royapuram in 2026?

Turnout was 79.80%: 1,27,420 of 1,59,672 registered electors voted, across 194 polling stations. That is 16.7 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Royapuram part of?

Royapuram is an assembly segment of the Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr.kalanidhi Veeraswamy got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Royapuram a reserved constituency?

No. Royapuram is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Royapuram?

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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