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Assembly constituency 23 · Tamil Nadu

Saidapet is assembly constituency number 23 in Tamil Nadu, in Chennai district, and one of the segments of the Chennai South Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Arul Prakasam. M of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 50.6% of the vote, 28,514 votes ahead of Subramanian. Ma (DMK).

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Saidapet · 2026AC 23
  1. 01
    Arul Prakasam. M
    TVK
    81,205
    50.63%
  2. 02
    Subramanian. Ma
    DMK
    52,691
    32.85%
  3. 03
    Senthamizhan. G
    AMMK
    17,839
    11.12%
  4. 04
    Srividya. G
    NTK
    5,918
    3.69%
  5. 05
    Kumaran. G.p
    BSP
    571
    0.36%
  6. 10 other candidates · 1,253 votesNOTA · 924 (0.58%)

Margin 28,514 votes · 17.78% of valid votes

2,04,177
Registered electors
2026 election
78.6%
Turnout
+20.8 pts vs 2021
28,514
Victory margin
17.8% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,60,401 valid votes, NOTA included.

Saidapet 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Arul Prakasam. MMale · 44 yrsTVK81,205
50.63%
2Subramanian. MaMale · 66 yrsDMK52,691
32.85%
3Senthamizhan. GMale · 63 yrsAMMK17,839
11.12%
4Srividya. GFemale · 46 yrsNTK5,918
3.69%
—NOTANOTA924
0.58%
5Kumaran. G.pMale · 45 yrs · SCBSP571
0.36%
6Raja. RMale · 68 yrsIndependent258
0.16%
7Yogaprakash. BMale · 28 yrsIndependent158
0.10%
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8Valarmathi. PFemale · 47 yrsIndependent139
0.09%
9Soundararajan. NMale · 35 yrsNIDP132
0.08%
10Parthiban. SMale · 59 yrsMGRMKKT131
0.08%
11Gingston. MMale · 31 yrsIndependent119
0.07%
12Prithviraj. AMale · 47 yrs · SCIndependent93
0.06%
13Prasad. NMale · 31 yrsIndependent93
0.06%
14Anand. SMale · 54 yrs · SCIndependent66
0.04%
15Kandhasamy. R (alias) BabuMale · 57 yrsIndependent64
0.04%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026TVK 50.6%DMK 32.9%AMMK 11.1%AIADMK 31.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Arul Prakasam. MTVK · 50.6% · margin 28,514Turnout78.6%
2021Subramanian. MaDMK · 50.0% · margin 29,408Turnout57.8%
2016Subramanian.maDMK · 47.2% · margin 16,255Turnout59.6%
2011Senthamizhan.gAIADMK · 51.8% · margin 12,071Turnout70.5%

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

Saidapet result 2021

Saidapet 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Subramanian. MaDMK80,194
50.02%
2Saidai DuraisamyAIADMK50,786
31.68%
3SnegapriyaMNM13,454
8.39%
4Suresh Kumar. BNTK10,717
6.68%
5Senthamizhan. GAMMK2,081
1.30%
—NOTANOTA1,158
0.72%
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6Kottur Kumar. RBSP274
0.17%
7Sagayamary. NRPPRINAT209
0.13%
8Sivasankar. S. RIndependent182
0.11%
9Balaji. VIndependent145
0.09%
10Kandhasamy. RIndependent141
0.09%
11Murthi. RIndependent125
0.08%
12Sathish Kumar. SIndependent121
0.08%
13Saravanan. DIndependent91
0.06%
14Sivagnanasambandan. TDMSK89
0.06%
15Jothi Sairam. SIndependent66
0.04%
16Kothandapani. KIndependent48
0.03%
17Imran Khan. MIndependent47
0.03%
18Manimaran. SIndependent43
0.03%
19Prem Kumar. AIndependent40
0.02%
20Ashok Kumar. VIndependent38
0.02%
21Vijaya Kumar. RIndependent37
0.02%
22Loganathan. JIndependent34
0.02%
23Venkatesh. KIndependent32
0.02%
24Rishi Kumar. AIndependent31
0.02%
25Arun Kumar. MIndependent30
0.02%
26Vasanth. HIndependent30
0.02%
27Rajesh. NIndependent23
0.01%
28Elango. KIndependent23
0.01%
29Prakash. CIndependent20
0.01%
30Alaganathan. BIndependent18
0.01%

Saidapet result 2016

Saidapet 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Subramanian.maDMK79,279
47.18%
2Ponnayan.cAIADMK63,024
37.51%
3Kalidass.vBJP6,000
3.57%
4Sahadevan.t.r.PMK5,913
3.52%
5Elumalai.sCPI5,221
3.11%
—NOTANOTA3,541
2.11%
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6Manoharan.mNTK2,725
1.62%
7Murugesan.sBSP330
0.20%
8Gokularajan.cIndependent251
0.15%
9Subramani.mIndependent225
0.13%
10Vishnuram.mYSP207
0.12%
11Mohana.nIndependent191
0.11%
12Meena.pIndependent164
0.10%
13Chinnadurai.vIndependent152
0.09%
14Anand.vIndependent140
0.08%
15Vishnuram.sIndependent123
0.07%
16Thomas.cLJP95
0.06%
17Soundarjan.cIndependent94
0.06%
18Parthiban.sIndependent87
0.05%
19Shankar.eIndependent85
0.05%
20Subaramani.kIndependent68
0.04%
21Kandasamy.rIndependent52
0.03%
22Rajasekar.tIndependent51
0.03%

Saidapet result 2011

Saidapet 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Senthamizhan.gAIADMK79,856
51.78%
2Magesh Kumaar.mDMK67,785
43.95%
3Kalidass.vBJP3,018
1.96%
4Chandrasekar.sMMKA878
0.57%
5Pragalathan.p.mBSP481
0.31%
6P.jagadish KumarIndependent381
0.25%
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7Rajasekar.tIndependent288
0.19%
8Sudhakar.kIndependent252
0.16%
9Sridhar.pIndependent207
0.13%
10Murali.rIndependent173
0.11%
11Purushothaman.a.nIndependent168
0.11%
12Babu. J.a.kIndependent153
0.10%
13Velmuguan.dIndependent137
0.09%
14Sirajudeen.aIndependent95
0.06%
15Anand.sIndependent81
0.05%
16Manimaran.sIndependent77
0.05%
17Ananthakumar.gIndependent76
0.05%
18Sathyanarayanan.vIndependent63
0.04%
19Dellibabu. Dha.loIndependent56
0.04%
Map

Saidapet 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.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • T.sumathy (alias) Thamizhachi ThangapandianDMK76,977 54.3%
  • Dr.tamilisai SoundararajanBJP28,643 20.2%
  • Dr.j.jayavardhanAIADMK23,125 16.3%
  • S.tamilchelviNTK10,207 7.2%
  • M.g.ramuJJ481 0.3%

In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 48,334 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Saidapet assembly seat in 2026?

Arul Prakasam. M of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Saidapet in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 81,205 votes, which was 50.63% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Saidapet?

The margin was 28,514 votes (17.78% of valid votes). The runner-up was Subramanian. Ma of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 52,691 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Saidapet in 2026?

Turnout was 78.61%: 1,60,496 of 2,04,177 registered electors voted, across 282 polling stations. That is 20.8 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Saidapet part of?

Saidapet is an assembly segment of the Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, T.sumathy (alias) Thamizhachi Thangapandian got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Saidapet a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Saidapet?

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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