Chennai Assembly Election Results 2026: Full list of winners across 16 seats

Chennai district in Tamil Nadu comprises 16 legislative assembly constituencies: Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar, Perambur, Kolathur, Villivakkam, Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar (SC), Egmore (SC), Royapuram, Harbour, Chepauk–Thiruvallikeni, Thousand Lights, Anna Nagar, Virugampakkam, Saidapet, Thiyagarayanagar, Mylapore, and Velachery.

Among the high-profile contests, Kolathur saw Chief Minister M. K. Stalin seeking a fourth consecutive term. The constituency, part of the Chennai North Lok Sabha segment, has been a stronghold for Stalin since 2011. His victory margins have steadily increased—from 2,734 votes in 2011 to 37,730 in 2016 and 70,384 in 2021. In 2026, he faced AIADMK’s P. Sanathana Krishnan and TVK’s V.S. Babu.

Chennai Assembly Elections Results 2026: Live Trends

Currently, counting is underway; results will be known soon.

Constituency	Leading Candidate (Party)	Votes	Trailing Candidates
Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar	N. Marie Wilson (TVK)	5030	J. John Ebenezer (DMK) – 2913; R.S. Raajesh (AIADMK) – 1351
Perambur	C. Joseph Vijay (TVK)	6469	R.D. Shekar (DMK) – 3479; M. Thilagabama (PMK) – 519
Kolathur	V. S. Babu (TVK)	8393	M. K. Stalin (DMK) – 7159; P. Santhana Krishnan (AIADMK) – 2226
Villivakkam	Aadhav Arjuna (TVK)	4112	Karthik Mohan (DMK) – 3419; Vijayakumar S.R (AIADMK) – 1063
Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar (SC)	M. R. Pallavi (TVK)	8636	K. S. Ravichandran (DMK) – 5227; Porkodi Armstrong (AIADMK) – 3243
Egmore (SC)	Rajmohan (TVK)	7305	Tamilan Prasanna (DMK) – 5656; Abishek R (AIADMK) – 2658
Royapuram	K.V. Vijay Damu (TVK)	4730	A. Subair Khan (DMK) – 2704; D. Jayakumar (AIADMK) – 1563
Harbour	Sinora P S Ashok (TVK)	2510	R. Manohar (AIADMK) – 1939; P.K. Sekarbabu (DMK) – 1817
Chepauk–Thiruvallikeni	Selvam D (TVK)	3757	Udhayanidhi Stalin (DMK) – 3464; Aadirajaram (AIADMK) – 586
Thousand Lights	Counting in progress	—	DMK, NTK, AIADMK candidates
Anna Nagar	V.K. Ramkumar (TVK)	5475	N. Chitrarasu (DMK) – 4632; S. Gokula Indira (AIADMK) – 3728
Virugampakkam	Sabarinathan R (TVK)	2550	Prabhakara Raja (DMK) – 2083; V.N. Ravi (AIADMK) – 1338
Saidapet	Arul Prakasam M (TVK)	4334	Subramanian M.A (DMK) – 2337; Senthamizhan G (AMMK) – 848
Thiyagarayanagar	Anand N (TVK)	3558	Sathyanarayanan B (AIADMK) – 1959; Raja Anbazhagan (DMK) – 1893
Mylapore	Venkataramanan P (TVK)	11896	Velu Dha (DMK) – 6573; Tamilisai Soundararajan (BJP) – 4303
Velachery	Counting in progress	—	INC, AIADMK, NTK candidates

Key battlegrounds

Perambur emerged as a key battleground with actor-turned-politician Vijay making his electoral debut. He took on sitting DMK MLA R.D. Shekar, who secured 1,05,267 votes (52.5% vote share) in 2021, defeating AIADMK’s N.R. Dhanapalan. The constituency had witnessed a razor-thin margin in 2016, when AIADMK’s P. Vetrivel won by just 519 votes. Voter turnout in Perambur surged significantly this year

Mylapore witnessed a triangular contest involving DMK’s Dha Velu, BJP’s Tamilisai Soundararajan, and TVK’s P. Venkataramanan. In 2021, Velu won with 68,392 votes (44.95% vote share), defeating AIADMK’s R. Nataraj. The constituency saw a notable rise in voter turnout compared to the previous election.

Chepauk–Thiruvallikeni remained a closely watched seat, with Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin representing the DMK against AIADMK’s Aadirajaram and TVK’s D. Selvam. Udhayanidhi had secured a decisive victory in 2021 with 93,285 votes (67.9% vote share). The seat recorded a sharp increase in voter participation this election.