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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2026

Velachery

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Winner — 2026

KUMAR. R
TVK· Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
TVK 43.5%ADMK 25.5%26 others 31.1%
Votes
80,430
43.5% share
Winning margin
33,305
18.0% of votes
Total candidates
27
Turnout
85.2%
of 2,17,208

Velachery is a safe seat — KUMAR. R won by 18.0%.

Seat history

3 of 27 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2021 vs 2026

All Candidates

28 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KUMAR. R
TVK
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
80,43043.5%
2
ASHOK. M.K
ADMK
47,12525.5%
3
AASSAN MAULAANA J.M.H
INC
45,92824.9%
4
KEERTHANA. M
NTK
7,6974.2%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,3360.7%
6
MOHANRAJ. K
BSP
2390.1%
7
KALA PETHACHI
IND
2330.1%
8
KANCHANA. R
MMKA
2050.1%
9
RADHAKRISHNAN. D.R
IND
1430.1%
10
SURESH K
IND
1370.1%
11
MANI. M
VTVTK
1330.1%
12
POYYAMOZHI. M
PSS
1300.1%
13
DIWAKAR. R
IND
1300.1%
14
SARABESHWAR SISU. P
IND
1290.1%
15
ROKESH KUMAR. V
TAVK
1170.1%
16
ASHOK. M
IND
880.1%
17
KANNAN. K
IND
850.1%
18
JANAGARAJ RAVI GUNASEELAN
IND
770.0%
19
VIGNESH. M
IND
700.0%
20
VIGNESH. R
IND
660.0%
21
AZARUTHEEN. M
IND
630.0%
22
RAJASEKAR. S
IND
610.0%
23
MOHAMED YASEEN. I
TK
510.0%
24
BHASKAR. G
IND
470.0%
25
MOHAN. R
IND
320.0%
26
DEEPAK RAVI
IND
270.0%
27
AHAMMED NAZEER KHAN
IND
240.0%
28
RITISH
IND
120.0%

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 (144th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 2.2% · max 32.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
144th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
159th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
5th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TVK 43.5%ADMK 25.5%INC 24.9%OTH 5.4%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/27

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.12 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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering and Auto components
Karl Schmidt Memorial

Karl Schmidt Memorial

🏛️MonumentWikidata
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CSI Church of Christ the King

⛪ChurchWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

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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