Vriddhachalam is assembly constituency number 152 in Tamil Nadu, in Cuddalore district, and one of the segments of the Cuddalore Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Premallatha Vijayakant of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam won with 33.1% of the vote, 2,387 votes ahead of Vijay.s (TVK).
- 01Premallatha VijayakantDMDK69,35133.15%
- 02Vijay.sTVK66,96432.01%
- 03Dr.tamizharasi.pPMK59,79128.58%
- 04Ananthi DhandapaniNTK6,0472.89%
- 05Arivazhagan.e.ntavk1,8960.91%
- 13 other candidates · 4,382 votesNOTA · 755 (0.36%)
Margin 2,387 votes · 1.14% of valid votes
All 18 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,09,186 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Premallatha VijayakantFemale · 60 yrs | DMDK | 69,351 | 33.15% |
| 2 | Vijay.sMale · 40 yrs | TVK | 66,964 | 32.01% |
| 3 | Dr.tamizharasi.pFemale · 71 yrs | PMK | 59,791 | 28.58% |
| 4 | Ananthi DhandapaniFemale · 37 yrs | NTK | 6,047 | 2.89% |
| 5 | Arivazhagan.e.nMale · 50 yrs | tavk | 1,896 | 0.91% |
| 6 | Arivudainambi.sMale · 56 yrs · SC | ACDP | 904 | 0.43% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 755 | 0.36% |
| 7 | Durai.kMale · 49 yrs | Independent | 738 | 0.35% |
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| 8 | Gnanasundari.mFemale · 40 yrs | AJPK | 611 | 0.29% |
| 9 | Sivaprakasam.vMale · 68 yrs · SC | BSP | 374 | 0.18% |
| 10 | Srinivasan.rMale · 53 yrs | Independent | 328 | 0.16% |
| 11 | Balu.pMale · 39 yrs · SC | Independent | 252 | 0.12% |
| 12 | Sidharthan.sMale · 62 yrs | DMSK | 225 | 0.11% |
| 13 | Ezhilkumar.kMale · 43 yrs | Independent | 175 | 0.08% |
| 14 | Deiveegadass.mMale · 46 yrs · SC | Independent | 163 | 0.08% |
| 15 | Jayaprakash.sMale · 37 yrs | Independent | 162 | 0.08% |
| 16 | Sivasankaran.kMale · 38 yrs · SC | Independent | 161 | 0.08% |
| 17 | Sathiya.bFemale · 36 yrs · SC | AMM | 160 | 0.08% |
| 18 | Prabakaran.tMale · 35 yrs | Independent | 129 | 0.06% |
The seat changed hands: INC won in 2021, DMDK in 2026.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Vriddhachalam result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radhakrishnan | INC | 77,064 | 39.17% |
| 2 | Karthikeyan. J | PMK | 76,202 | 38.73% |
| 3 | Premalatha Vijayakant | DMDK | 25,908 | 13.17% |
| 4 | N. Amutha | NTK | 8,642 | 4.39% |
| 5 | R. Kesavaperumal | TNLK | 891 | 0.45% |
| 6 | Stalin | Independent | 862 | 0.44% |
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| 7 | R. Parthasarathi | IJK | 841 | 0.43% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 761 | 0.39% |
| 8 | S. Muruganantham | Independent | 527 | 0.27% |
| 9 | Perumal | Independent | 485 | 0.25% |
| 10 | A. Ayyasamy | BSP | 468 | 0.24% |
| 11 | B. Arasi | RJD | 405 | 0.21% |
| 12 | R. Saravanan | Independent | 398 | 0.20% |
| 13 | G. Pichamuthu | DESMI | 323 | 0.16% |
| 14 | M. Anwar Basha | Independent | 300 | 0.15% |
| 15 | Sathiyanathan | AMPK | 273 | 0.14% |
| 16 | K.p.senthilmurugan | Independent | 270 | 0.14% |
| 17 | C. Dhanasekar | Independent | 268 | 0.14% |
| 18 | M. Sathiyaseelan | Independent | 261 | 0.13% |
| 19 | S. Sadhasivam | Independent | 246 | 0.13% |
| 20 | N. Radhika | Independent | 194 | 0.10% |
| 21 | Sivasankar | NGPP | 179 | 0.09% |
| 22 | S. Mahaveer Chand | Independent | 175 | 0.09% |
| 23 | K. Ravichandiran | Independent | 156 | 0.08% |
| 24 | T. Veeramani | Independent | 148 | 0.08% |
| 25 | Ramadoss S | Independent | 115 | 0.06% |
| 26 | A. Manikandan | Independent | 109 | 0.06% |
| 27 | S. Radhakrishnan | Independent | 103 | 0.05% |
| 28 | S. Aruljothi | Independent | 86 | 0.04% |
| 29 | P. Ramasamy | Independent | 74 | 0.04% |
Vriddhachalam result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalaiselvan V T | AIADMK | 72,611 | 39.22% |
| 2 | Govindasamy P | DMK | 58,834 | 31.78% |
| 3 | Tamizharasi P Dr | PMK | 29,340 | 15.85% |
| 4 | Muthukumar V | DMDK | 18,563 | 10.03% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,255 | 1.22% |
| 5 | Sivaraj S | NTK | 844 | 0.46% |
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| 6 | Rajendran K | Independent | 610 | 0.33% |
| 7 | Selladurai C | IJK | 509 | 0.27% |
| 8 | Palanivel S | Independent | 400 | 0.22% |
| 9 | Bharathi D | VTIP | 294 | 0.16% |
| 10 | Senthil P | Independent | 285 | 0.15% |
| 11 | Rego Ambrose A | BSP | 248 | 0.13% |
| 12 | Thirunavukkarasu R | Independent | 150 | 0.08% |
| 13 | Chakkaravarthi P R | TSC | 94 | 0.05% |
| 14 | Srinuvasan R | Independent | 88 | 0.05% |
Vriddhachalam result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. Muthukumar | DMDK | 72,902 | 46.06% |
| 2 | T. Neethirajan | INC | 59,261 | 37.44% |
| 3 | R. Krishnamoorthy | IJK | 11,214 | 7.08% |
| 4 | K. Rajendiran | Independent | 5,640 | 3.56% |
| 5 | S. Santhanamoorthi | Independent | 2,907 | 1.84% |
| 6 | A. Pazhamalai | BJP | 2,614 | 1.65% |
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| 7 | K. Arutselvan | BSP | 1,437 | 0.91% |
| 8 | A. Sulochana Ayyasamy | Independent | 1,216 | 0.77% |
| 9 | R. Arunkumar | Independent | 1,097 | 0.69% |
Vriddhachalam 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 Cuddalore district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Vriddhachalam is one of the assembly segments of Cuddalore. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Cuddalore candidates.
- M.K. VishnuprasadINC77,115 42.7%
- P. SivakozhunduDMDK49,353 27.3%
- Thankar BachanPMK38,006 21.0%
- V. ManivasaganNTK9,688 5.4%
- S. ArivudainambiACDP1,243 0.7%
In the assembly election DMDK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 27,762 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Vriddhachalam.
Who won the Vriddhachalam assembly seat in 2026?
Premallatha Vijayakant of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) won Vriddhachalam in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 69,351 votes, which was 33.15% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Vriddhachalam?
The margin was 2,387 votes (1.14% of valid votes). The runner-up was Vijay.s of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with 66,964 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Vriddhachalam in 2026?
Turnout was 86.96%: 2,09,448 of 2,40,844 registered electors voted, across 317 polling stations. That is 9.0 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Vriddhachalam part of?
Vriddhachalam is an assembly segment of the Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, M.K. Vishnuprasad got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Vriddhachalam a reserved constituency?
No. Vriddhachalam is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Vriddhachalam?
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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