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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 22 · 2026

Virugampakkam

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Winner — 2026

SABARINATHAN.R
TVK· Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
TVK 44.0%DMK 28.3%23 others 27.6%
Votes
76,092
44.0% share
Winning margin
27,086
15.7% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
86.2%
of 2,00,627

Virugampakkam is a safe seat — SABARINATHAN.R won by 15.7%.

Seat history

4 of 24 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

25 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SABARINATHAN.R
TVK
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
76,09244.0%
2
PRABHAKARA RAJA.A.M.V
DMK
49,00628.4%
3
VIRUGAI V.N.RAVI
ADMK
38,76722.4%
4
SANTHOSH
NTK
6,0563.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,0300.6%
6
JAGADISH.S
RPPRINAT
4620.3%
7
SURESHBABU.T.M
TTNP
1550.1%
8
SABARINATHAN.P
IND
1240.1%
9
DINESHKUMAR.N
IND
1220.1%
10
RAVIKUMAR
IND
1070.1%
11
MUTHURAJ.T
TAVK
1010.1%
12
SRINIVASAN.M
IND
1010.1%
13
RANGARAJ.G
IND
910.1%
14
CHANDRA SEKAR.K
IND
880.1%
15
GOPINATH.G
IND
820.1%
16
SANKAR.E
IND
660.0%
17
KUMAR.S
IND
630.0%
18
EZHILRAJ.D
IND
520.0%
19
LUKMANBABU.S
IND
500.0%
20
ROY GEORGE
APTADMK
430.0%
21
KARTHICK.M
IND
410.0%
22
BALAMURUGAN.P
NIDP
400.0%
23
ALEX PANDIAN.K
IND
360.0%
24
ESAKKIMUTHUNADAR.P
IND
360.0%
25
VENKATESAN.C
IND
200.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (134th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 1.4% · max 31.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
134th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
179th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
17th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TVK 44.0%DMK 28.4%ADMK 22.4%OTH 4.6%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/24

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.26 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering and Auto components
St.Anne's Church Nesapakkam

St.Anne's Church Nesapakkam

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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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