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Assembly constituency 26 · Tamil Nadu

Velachery is assembly constituency number 26 in Tamil Nadu, in Chennai district, and one of the segments of the Chennai South Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Kumar. R of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 43.5% of the vote, 33,305 votes ahead of Ashok. M.k (ADMK).

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Velachery · 2026AC 26
  1. 01
    Kumar. R
    TVK
    80,430
    43.52%
  2. 02
    Ashok. M.k
    AIADMK
    47,125
    25.50%
  3. 03
    Aassan Maulaana J.m.h
    INC
    45,928
    24.85%
  4. 04
    Keerthana. M
    NTK
    7,697
    4.16%
  5. 05
    Mohanraj. K
    BSP
    239
    0.13%
  6. 22 other candidates · 2,060 votesNOTA · 1,336 (0.72%)

Margin 33,305 votes · 18.02% of valid votes

2,17,208
Registered electors
2026 election
85.2%
Turnout
+29.0 pts vs 2021
33,305
Victory margin
18.0% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 27 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,84,815 valid votes, NOTA included.

Velachery 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kumar. RMale · 60 yrsTVK80,430
43.52%
2Ashok. M.kMale · 54 yrsAIADMK47,125
25.50%
3Aassan Maulaana J.m.hMale · 42 yrsINC45,928
24.85%
4Keerthana. MFemale · 33 yrsNTK7,697
4.16%
—NOTANOTA1,336
0.72%
5Mohanraj. KMale · 38 yrs · SCBSP239
0.13%
6Kala PethachiFemale · 61 yrsIndependent233
0.13%
7Kanchana. RFemale · 48 yrsMMKA205
0.11%
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8Radhakrishnan. D.rMale · 43 yrs · SCIndependent143
0.08%
9Suresh KMale · 49 yrsIndependent137
0.07%
10Mani. MMale · 49 yrsVTVTK133
0.07%
11Poyyamozhi. MMale · 69 yrsPSS130
0.07%
12Diwakar. RMale · 28 yrs · SCIndependent130
0.07%
13Sarabeshwar Sisu. PMale · 25 yrsIndependent129
0.07%
14Rokesh Kumar. VMale · 30 yrstavk117
0.06%
15Ashok. MMale · 46 yrsIndependent88
0.05%
16Kannan. KMale · 53 yrsIndependent85
0.05%
17Janagaraj Ravi GunaseelanMale · 59 yrsIndependent77
0.04%
18Vignesh. MMale · 34 yrsIndependent70
0.04%
19Vignesh. RMale · 31 yrsIndependent66
0.04%
20Azarutheen. MMale · 37 yrsIndependent63
0.03%
21Rajasekar. SMale · 37 yrs · SCIndependent61
0.03%
22Mohamed Yaseen. IMale · 30 yrsTK51
0.03%
23Bhaskar. GMale · 47 yrsIndependent47
0.03%
24Mohan. RMale · 69 yrsIndependent32
0.02%
25Deepak RaviMale · 31 yrsIndependent27
0.01%
26Ahammed Nazeer KhanMale · 40 yrsIndependent24
0.01%
27RitishMale · 36 yrsIndependent12
0.01%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026TVK 43.5%AIADMK 25.5%INC 24.9%MNM 13.1%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Kumar. RTVK · 43.5% · margin 33,305Turnout85.2%
2021Jmh.aassan MaulaanaINC · 38.8% · margin 4,352Turnout56.2%
2016Vagai ChanderasekarDMK · 40.0% · margin 8,872Turnout58.4%
2011Ashok M.K.AIADMK · 53.9% · margin 31,720Turnout67.1%

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

Velachery result 2021

Velachery 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Jmh.aassan MaulaanaINC68,493
38.76%
2M.k.ashokAIADMK64,141
36.30%
3Dr. Santhosh Babu Ias (retd)MNM23,072
13.06%
4M.keerthanaNTK14,171
8.02%
5M.chandraboseAMMK1,977
1.12%
—NOTANOTA1,742
0.99%
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6V.l.revathi JayakumariTNLK750
0.42%
7C.veluBSP477
0.27%
8V.sivaramanIndependent282
0.16%
9GeethaNGPP278
0.16%
10A.tamil AzhaganIndependent229
0.13%
11V.hariharanIndependent170
0.10%
12N.mahalakshmiIndependent143
0.08%
13S.jothi KannanIndependent117
0.07%
14Murali BalajiIndependent116
0.07%
15S.gokulIndependent89
0.05%
16R.kanchanaMMKA87
0.05%
17A.chandranMGRMKKT85
0.05%
18J.victor PaulRPPRINAT69
0.04%
19D.venkateshanAMAK63
0.04%
20K.kannanIndependent57
0.03%
21G.yesudasanIndependent48
0.03%
22M.vigneshIndependent34
0.02%
23A.vetriselvanIndependent24
0.01%

Velachery result 2016

Velachery 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Vagai ChanderasekarDMK70,139
39.96%
2C MunusamyAIADMK61,267
34.91%
3P SritharanBJP14,472
8.25%
4V N RajanDMDK9,654
5.50%
5Vinoba BhoopathyPMK6,809
3.88%
—NOTANOTA4,225
2.41%
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6N ChandrasekaranNTK4,011
2.29%
7Raja Krishnamoorthy @ KittyIndependent2,477
1.41%
8Sudarsan RajanIndependent507
0.29%
9S SundarajanIndependent274
0.16%
10SelvakumarGAPP235
0.13%
11P RavikumarIndependent225
0.13%
12C SundaramIndependent217
0.12%
13R UmashankarIndependent161
0.09%
14R JeyaseelanIndependent147
0.08%
15A ChanderanMMKA94
0.05%
16S JeyarajIndependent90
0.05%
17K EswaranIndependent84
0.05%
18R SaminathanIndependent83
0.05%
19Ponnudurai AtdithanIndependent67
0.04%
20B PirabuIndependent57
0.03%
21M Suresh KumarIndependent53
0.03%
22P ElumalaiIndependent48
0.03%
23M Shantha KumarIndependent47
0.03%
24R GunasekeranIndependent44
0.03%
25R KumarIndependent35
0.02%

Velachery result 2011

Velachery 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ashok M.K.AIADMK82,145
53.91%
2Jayaraman MPMK50,425
33.10%
3E. SarathbabuIndependent7,472
4.90%
4Dr. Thamizhisai SoundararajanBJP7,048
4.63%
5Senthil Kumar ArumugamLSP1,225
0.80%
6K.N. SeshadriIJK1,036
0.68%
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7P. KarnanBSP658
0.43%
8S. Jai ShankarIndependent596
0.39%
9C.M. VijayakumarPB435
0.29%
10S. BalakrishnanIndependent335
0.22%
11M. AnbalaganMMKA317
0.21%
12S. KrishnamoorthyIndependent291
0.19%
13Ramasamy RAPM244
0.16%
14S. SivakumarIndependent137
0.09%
Map

Velachery 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.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Velachery 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 ThangapandianDMK76,245 46.0%
  • Dr.tamilisai SoundararajanBJP51,353 30.9%
  • Dr.j.jayavardhanAIADMK23,209 14.0%
  • S.tamilchelviNTK12,095 7.3%
  • M.g.ramuJJ534 0.3%

In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 24,892 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Velachery assembly seat in 2026?

Kumar. R of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Velachery in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 80,430 votes, which was 43.52% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Velachery?

The margin was 33,305 votes (18.02% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ashok. M.k of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 47,125 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Velachery in 2026?

Turnout was 85.19%: 1,85,042 of 2,17,208 registered electors voted, across 315 polling stations. That is 29.0 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Velachery part of?

Velachery 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 Velachery a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Velachery?

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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