Virugampakkam is assembly constituency number 22 in Tamil Nadu, in Chennai district, and one of the segments of the Chennai South Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Sabarinathan.r of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 44.0% of the vote, 27,086 votes ahead of Prabhakara Raja.a.m.v (DMK).
- 01Sabarinathan.rTVK76,09244.03%
- 02Prabhakara Raja.a.m.vDMK49,00628.35%
- 03Virugai V.n.raviAIADMK38,76722.43%
- 04SanthoshNTK6,0563.50%
- 05Jagadish.sRPPRINAT4620.27%
- 19 other candidates · 1,418 votesNOTA · 1,030 (0.60%)
Margin 27,086 votes · 15.67% of valid votes
All 24 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,72,831 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sabarinathan.rMale · 30 yrs | TVK | 76,092 | 44.03% |
| 2 | Prabhakara Raja.a.m.vMale · 38 yrs | DMK | 49,006 | 28.35% |
| 3 | Virugai V.n.raviMale · 63 yrs | AIADMK | 38,767 | 22.43% |
| 4 | SanthoshMale · 37 yrs | NTK | 6,056 | 3.50% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,030 | 0.60% |
| 5 | Jagadish.sMale · 28 yrs · SC | RPPRINAT | 462 | 0.27% |
| 6 | Sureshbabu.t.mMale · 64 yrs | TTNP | 155 | 0.09% |
| 7 | Sabarinathan.pMale · 40 yrs | Independent | 124 | 0.07% |
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| 8 | Dineshkumar.nMale · 34 yrs | Independent | 122 | 0.07% |
| 9 | RavikumarMale · 47 yrs | Independent | 107 | 0.06% |
| 10 | Muthuraj.tMale · 41 yrs | tavk | 101 | 0.06% |
| 11 | Srinivasan.mMale · 35 yrs · SC | Independent | 101 | 0.06% |
| 12 | Rangaraj.gMale · 49 yrs | Independent | 91 | 0.05% |
| 13 | Chandra Sekar.kMale · 44 yrs | Independent | 88 | 0.05% |
| 14 | Gopinath.gMale · 37 yrs | Independent | 82 | 0.05% |
| 15 | Sankar.eMale · 54 yrs | Independent | 66 | 0.04% |
| 16 | Kumar.sMale · 57 yrs | Independent | 63 | 0.04% |
| 17 | Ezhilraj.dMale · 35 yrs | Independent | 52 | 0.03% |
| 18 | Lukmanbabu.sMale · 52 yrs | Independent | 50 | 0.03% |
| 19 | Roy GeorgeMale · 63 yrs | APTADMK | 43 | 0.02% |
| 20 | Karthick.mMale · 32 yrs · SC | Independent | 41 | 0.02% |
| 21 | Balamurugan.pMale · 41 yrs | NIDP | 40 | 0.02% |
| 22 | Esakkimuthunadar.pMale · 68 yrs | Independent | 36 | 0.02% |
| 23 | Alex Pandian.kMale · 27 yrs | Independent | 36 | 0.02% |
| 24 | Venkatesan.cMale · 35 yrs | Independent | 20 | 0.01% |
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.
Virugampakkam result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amv.prabhakara Raja | DMK | 74,351 | 43.97% |
| 2 | Virugai V.n.ravi | AIADMK | 55,984 | 33.11% |
| 3 | Senegan | MNM | 16,939 | 10.02% |
| 4 | T.s.rajendran | NTK | 10,185 | 6.02% |
| 5 | M.gunasekaran (a) Star M.gunasekaran | Independent | 5,186 | 3.07% |
| 6 | B.parthasarathy | DMDK | 1,585 | 0.94% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,563 | 0.92% |
| 7 | R.mayilsamy | Independent | 1,440 | 0.85% |
| 8 | Sathasivam | Independent | 344 | 0.20% |
| 9 | M.s.ismail Khan | AIJYMKG | 209 | 0.12% |
| 10 | M.mannu | Independent | 148 | 0.09% |
| 11 | V.gunasekaran | Independent | 131 | 0.08% |
| 12 | M.sivakumar | Independent | 119 | 0.07% |
| 13 | G.thanigachalam | VTVTK | 90 | 0.05% |
| 14 | Manju | AMAK | 90 | 0.05% |
| 15 | S.gunasekar | Independent | 88 | 0.05% |
| 16 | G.ravi | RJD | 73 | 0.04% |
| 17 | M.ellangovan | Independent | 72 | 0.04% |
| 18 | E.sankar | Independent | 68 | 0.04% |
| 19 | R.prabaharan | MMKA | 65 | 0.04% |
| 20 | D.prabakaran | Independent | 56 | 0.03% |
| 21 | D.sundar Singh | Independent | 56 | 0.03% |
| 22 | M.srinivasan | Independent | 49 | 0.03% |
| 23 | V.thalapathi | Independent | 49 | 0.03% |
| 24 | V.k.kathir | Independent | 48 | 0.03% |
| 25 | S.r.dinesh Kumar | AMGRDMK | 41 | 0.02% |
| 26 | K.boopathy | Independent | 34 | 0.02% |
| 27 | V.k.senthil Kumar | Independent | 24 | 0.01% |
Virugampakkam result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V.n.virugai Ravi | AIADMK | 65,979 | 38.51% |
| 2 | K Thanasekaran | DMK | 63,646 | 37.15% |
| 3 | Tamiliasi Soundrarajan.dr | BJP | 19,167 | 11.19% |
| 4 | B.parthasarathy | DMDK | 9,730 | 5.68% |
| 5 | C.H. Jayarao | PMK | 3,945 | 2.30% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,897 | 2.27% |
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| 6 | T.s.rajendran | NTK | 2,926 | 1.71% |
| 7 | A.seenevasan | KMDK | 296 | 0.17% |
| 8 | Dilip Mathew John | YSP | 283 | 0.17% |
| 9 | B.senthil Kumar | Independent | 265 | 0.15% |
| 10 | N.ravi | Independent | 218 | 0.13% |
| 11 | B.jayabal | Independent | 176 | 0.10% |
| 12 | N.nandha Gopal | Independent | 155 | 0.09% |
| 13 | D.dhanasekar | Independent | 126 | 0.07% |
| 14 | S.r.dinesh Kumar | Independent | 111 | 0.06% |
| 15 | S.selvanathan | Independent | 102 | 0.06% |
| 16 | K.ravi | Independent | 91 | 0.05% |
| 17 | M.s.s.sudhir Theja | Independent | 87 | 0.05% |
| 18 | P. Essakimuthu | Independent | 58 | 0.03% |
| 19 | G.rajendran | Independent | 55 | 0.03% |
| 20 | S.kumar | Independent | 26 | 0.02% |
Virugampakkam result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Partha Sarathy B | DMDK | 71,524 | 49.65% |
| 2 | Thanasekaran K | DMK | 57,430 | 39.86% |
| 3 | Sritharan P | BJP | 7,525 | 5.22% |
| 4 | Nagavel.s. | Independent | 3,431 | 2.38% |
| 5 | Baskar.a | PB | 1,447 | 1.00% |
| 6 | Subramaniyam.v. | BSP | 969 | 0.67% |
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| 7 | Parthasarathy.n | Independent | 670 | 0.47% |
| 8 | Sridhar.s | Independent | 540 | 0.37% |
| 9 | Thiyagarajan.p | Independent | 309 | 0.21% |
| 10 | Valayapathy.v | Independent | 224 | 0.16% |
Virugampakkam 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
- Egmore
- Royapuram
- Harbour
- Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni
- Thousand Lights
- Anna Nagar
- Saidapet
- Thiyagarayanagar
- Mylapore
- Velachery
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Virugampakkam 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 ThangapandianDMK69,040 46.3%
- Dr.tamilisai SoundararajanBJP43,528 29.2%
- Dr.j.jayavardhanAIADMK22,978 15.4%
- S.tamilchelviNTK10,865 7.3%
- M.g.ramuJJ457 0.3%
In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 25,512 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Virugampakkam.
Who won the Virugampakkam assembly seat in 2026?
Sabarinathan.r of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Virugampakkam in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 76,092 votes, which was 44.03% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Virugampakkam?
The margin was 27,086 votes (15.67% of valid votes). The runner-up was Prabhakara Raja.a.m.v of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 49,006 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Virugampakkam in 2026?
Turnout was 86.17%: 1,72,888 of 2,00,627 registered electors voted, across 311 polling stations. That is 28.1 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Virugampakkam part of?
Virugampakkam 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 Virugampakkam a reserved constituency?
No. Virugampakkam is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Virugampakkam?
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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