The Perambur constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2026 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 89.55% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
C Joseph Vijay of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won the seat by defeating RD Sekar of the Dravida Munetra Kazhagam with a margin of 53715 votes.The Perambur Assembly constituency falls under the Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy won the Chennai North Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 339222 votes, defeating Royapuram Manoharan of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Below you can find the Perambur Assembly Elections Results 2026, the winner and runner-up details, and more.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
C Joseph Vijay
Winner
|
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam |
120,365
Lead:
53,715
|
58.89% |
| Rd Sekar | Dravida Munetra Kazhagam | 66,650 | 32.61% |
| Thilagabama | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 8,561 | 4.19% |
| Vetrithamizhan | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 5,114 | 2.50% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 601 | 0.29% |
| A. Rajaram | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 256 | 0.13% |
| G. Ruthra Kumar | Independent | 238 | 0.12% |
| Agni Aalvar | Independent | 230 | 0.11% |
| Vijay | All India Jananayaka Makkal Kazhagam | 216 | 0.11% |
| Vetri Vel Selvam | Bahujan Samaj Party | 174 | 0.09% |
| V. Raji | Independent | 148 | 0.07% |
| Bowdharaj | Independent | 118 | 0.06% |
| J. Sebastin | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST) | 101 | 0.05% |
| D.v. Venugopal | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 98 | 0.05% |
| Dr.d. Madan | Independent | 95 | 0.05% |
| K.m. Devan | Makkal Murasu Katchi | 94 | 0.05% |
| B. Balaji | Independent | 93 | 0.05% |
| Vijay. G | Independent | 90 | 0.04% |
| Azarutheen.m | Independent | 78 | 0.04% |
| P. Thangamani | Independent | 78 | 0.04% |
| S. Joseph | Independent | 77 | 0.04% |
| Ashlin Belmen .a.s | Tamilnadu Mahatma Gandhi Makkal Katchi | 71 | 0.03% |
| Nivetha | Independent | 70 | 0.03% |
| P. Ponraj | Independent | 63 | 0.03% |
| Dr.g. Moorthy | Independent | 53 | 0.03% |
| R. Jayaseelan | Independent | 51 | 0.02% |
| M. Geeta | Thakkam Katchi | 47 | 0.02% |
| S. Sureshkumar | Makkalatchi Katchi | 46 | 0.02% |
| M. Joseph | Independent | 43 | 0.02% |
| M. Kadhiravan | Independent | 41 | 0.02% |
| Dr.r. Saravana Perumal | Makkal Nalvaazhvuk Katchi | 39 | 0.02% |
| M.i. Thahira Banu | Independent | 33 | 0.02% |
| Amala.r | Independent | 32 | 0.02% |
| S. Malathi | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 32 | 0.02% |
| Reegan Prabhu | Independent | 31 | 0.02% |
| Sivakumar.v | Tamil Telugu National Party | 30 | 0.01% |
| H. Dhanasekar | Independent | 28 | 0.01% |
| B. Venkatesan | Independent | 26 | 0.01% |
| S. Michael | Independent | 24 | 0.01% |
| S. Rajesh Kumar | Independent | 21 | 0.01% |
| B. Sathish Kumar | Independent | 19 | 0.01% |
| Sathish.b | Independent | 19 | 0.01% |
| P. Gunasekar | Independent | 18 | 0.01% |
| S. Ramesh | Independent | 17 | 0.01% |
| E. Udhaya Kumar | Independent | 16 | 0.01% |
| P. Esakki Muthu | Independent | 14 | 0.01% |
| S. Vishnu Varthan | Independent | 13 | 0.01% |
| M. Tamilselvam | Independent | 12 | 0.01% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
R D Sekar
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
105,267
Lead:
54,976
|
52.53% |
| N.r.dhanabalan | PTMK | 50,291 | 25.10% |
| Merlin Suganthi | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 19,821 | 9.89% |
| Ponnusamy Sa | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 17,072 | 8.52% |
| Lakshmi Narayanan | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 4,042 | 2.02% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,515 | 0.76% |
| Suresh. C | Bahujan Samaj Party | 515 | 0.26% |
| Soosai. M.a | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 296 | 0.15% |
| Sebastin. J | SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST) | 194 | 0.10% |
| Satheesh. J | Independent | 174 | 0.09% |
| Parthipan. P | Independent | 172 | 0.09% |
| Sekar. P | Independent | 166 | 0.08% |
| Rajesh. K | Independent | 163 | 0.08% |
| Prem Anand. J | Independent | 112 | 0.06% |
| Sathishkumar. S | Independent | 106 | 0.05% |
| Rajesh Kumar. S | Independent | 90 | 0.04% |
| Selvaraj. R | Independent | 87 | 0.04% |
| Saravana Perumal. R | Independent | 65 | 0.03% |
| Udayakumar. S | Independent | 60 | 0.03% |
| Kadhiravan. M | Independent | 48 | 0.02% |
| Venkatesh. L | Independent | 46 | 0.02% |
| Vinothkumar. G | Independent | 45 | 0.02% |
| Vasantha Kumar. M | Independent | 40 | 0.02% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
P Vetrivel
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
79,974
Lead:
519
|
43.11% |
| N R Dhanapalan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 79,455 | 42.83% |
| A Soundara Rajan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 10,281 | 5.54% |
| Prakash R | Bharatiya Janata Party | 4,582 | 2.47% |
| M.venkatesh Perumal | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 3,685 | 1.99% |
| S Vetri Thamizhan | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 3,236 | 1.74% |
| Others | Others | 3,167 | 1.71% |
| S Suresh | Youth And Students Party | 387 | 0.21% |
| N Raj | Bahujan Samaj Party | 363 | 0.20% |
| J Praveen Kumar | Independent | 319 | 0.17% |
| R Saravana Perumal | Independent | 304 | 0.16% |
| P Saravanan | Independent | 249 | 0.13% |
| D Sundara Raman | Independent | 248 | 0.13% |
| S Vengadesan | Shivsena | 230 | 0.12% |
| L Susithra | Independent | 215 | 0.12% |
| G Kothandan | Independent | 212 | 0.11% |
| R Karthikeyan | Independent | 163 | 0.09% |
| G.r.mohammed Yousuff | Independent | 161 | 0.09% |
| S Mohan | Independent | 158 | 0.09% |
| N Viji | Independent | 158 | 0.09% |
| A Sivarajalingam | Independent | 121 | 0.07% |
| P Raja | Independent | 118 | 0.06% |
| A Manivannan | Independent | 115 | 0.06% |
| K. Kamaraj | Independent | 100 | 0.05% |
| M Mahendran | Makkalatchi Katchi | 100 | 0.05% |
| V Subramani | Independent | 83 | 0.04% |
| S Jayaraj | Independent | 80 | 0.04% |
| B Kumaran | Independent | 75 | 0.04% |
| K.mallika | All India Women United Party | 72 | 0.04% |
| S Parthiban | Independent | 64 | 0.03% |
| S Narendra Kumar | Independent | 55 | 0.03% |
| K Vasantha Kumari | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 54 | 0.03% |
| R Manikandan | Independent | 51 | 0.03% |
| P Narayanasami | Independent | 46 | 0.02% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Soundararajan A
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
84,668
Lead:
17,423
|
52.26% |
| N.r.dhanapalan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 67,245 | 41.50% |
| R.ravindrakumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,758 | 1.70% |
| Vijayakumar K | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 961 | 0.59% |
| Palani.s | Bahujan Samaj Party | 912 | 0.56% |
| Gopi Anand C | Independent | 861 | 0.53% |
| Jesu I | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 753 | 0.46% |
| Balakrishnan S | Independent | 699 | 0.43% |
| Balakrishnan A | Independent | 662 | 0.41% |
| Santhanam G | Independent | 456 | 0.28% |
| Muralidharan B | Independent | 339 | 0.21% |
| Thenkarai Muthu R | Independent | 317 | 0.20% |
| Prabhakar S D | Makkal Sakthi Katchi | 286 | 0.18% |
| Raja P | Independent | 232 | 0.14% |
| Mariadass J | Puratchi Bharatham | 213 | 0.13% |
| Kishorekumar A | Independent | 173 | 0.11% |
| Sunder J | Independent | 156 | 0.10% |
| Murthy G | Independent | 120 | 0.07% |
| Sivakumar R | Independent | 111 | 0.07% |
| Saravanan M | Independent | 104 | 0.06% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mahendran, K.
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
81,765
Lead:
2,788
|
45% |
| Manimaran, P. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 78,977 | 43% |
| Lingam, J. | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 15,881 | 9% |
| Perumal, V. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,449 | 1% |
| Viswanathan Kakkan, P. | Jharkhand Party | 952 | 1% |
| Jeenapriya, I. | Samajwadi Party | 677 | 0% |
| Ravichandran, D. | Independent | 662 | 0% |
| Purushothaman, S. | Independent | 584 | 0% |
| Murthy, G. | Independent | 474 | 0% |
| Deiva. Swarup Chandran | Independent | 412 | 0% |
| Baskar, E. | Independent | 225 | 0% |
| Koteeswaran, Munu. | Independent | 165 | 0% |
| Samydoss | Independent | 156 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mahendran K.
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
69,613
Lead:
17,223
|
52% |
| Chengai Sivam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 52,390 | 39% |
| R.natarajan | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 4,055 | 3% |
| S.ravi | Independent | 2,702 | 2% |
| R.gunasekaran | Independent | 1,700 | 1% |
| K.rama Rao | Independent | 1,012 | 1% |
| J.meganathan | Independent | 492 | 0% |
| Murthy.g | Independent | 358 | 0% |
| S.thamilarasi | Independent | 250 | 0% |
| M.v.murali | Independent | 227 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chengaisivam
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
90,683
Lead:
58,351
|
65% |
| Neelakandan,v. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 32,332 | 23% |
| Sarala,r. | Communist Party Of India (marxist) | 9,008 | 6% |
| Nageswara Rao,g. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,910 | 1% |
| Ramarao,k. | Independent | 355 | 0% |
| Sundaramurthy,v. | Republican Party Of India (sivaraj) | 208 | 0% |
| Saravanan,l. | Independent | 138 | 0% |
| Anandajothi,r. | Independent | 126 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Dr. M. P. Sekar
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
62,759
Lead:
15,452
|
53% |
| Chengai Sivam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 47,307 | 40% |
| V.k. Sampath | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,960 | 2% |
| Tspe Bakthan | Jharkhand Party | 1,588 | 1% |
| D. Kanagasabapathy | Tamil Nadu State Indian Union Muslim League | 1,383 | 1% |
| I. Vijaya | Independent | 440 | 0% |
| G. Manimaran | Tharasu Makkal Mandaram | 135 | 0% |
| S. M. Veerappan | Independent | 115 | 0% |
| M. A. Kalidoss | Independent | 89 | 0% |
| Sukumar Alias Kanchi Sukumaran | Independent | 81 | 0% |
| S. Palaniappan | Independent | 77 | 0% |
| Rajendran J. Alias Regendra Prasad | Independent | 57 | 0% |
| N. Kanthanathan | Independent | 53 | 0% |
| K. Sundaramoorthy | Independent | 44 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chengai Sivam Alias Sajaisvam J.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
65,681
Lead:
39,990
|
53% |
| Viswanathan, P. | Indian National Congress | 25,691 | 21% |
| Mahenathan, V. | Independent | 15,747 | 13% |
| Panchalaim M. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group) | 7,908 | 6% |
| Thirumalai, S. | Independent | 4,238 | 3% |
| Ganesekaran, R. | Independent | 1,037 | 1% |
| Prabanandham, B. | Independent | 351 | 0% |
| Palaniappan, S. | Independent | 241 | 0% |
| Sreeramulu, M. | Independent | 229 | 0% |
| Ramadoss, P. | Independent | 223 | 0% |
| Meganathan, S. | Independent | 197 | 0% |
| Vijayakumar, C. | Independent | 151 | 0% |
| Gopal, V. | Independent | 139 | 0% |
| Kalavel, G. | Independent | 65 | 0% |
| Ramakrishnan, B. | Independent | 41 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Parithi Elamyazhuthi
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
53,325
Lead:
7,204
|
51% |
| Sathiavanimuthu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 46,121 | 44% |
| Sankaralingam | Independent | 521 | 1% |
| V. Malaichamy | Independent | 199 | 0% |
| S. Munusamy | Independent | 93 | 0% |
| Rangan | Independent | 83 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Balan,s
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
49,269
Lead:
8,280
|
54% |
| Murugaian,v | Communist Party Of India (marxist) | 40,989 | 45% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
S. Balan
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
34,134
Lead:
13,468
|
42% |
| T. Raja | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 20,666 | 26% |
| T.p. Elumalai | Janta Party | 16,675 | 21% |
| V.m. Perumal | Indian National Congress | 8,385 | 10% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | C Joseph Vijay | TVK | 120,365 | 53,715 | 58.89% |
| 2021 | R D Sekar | DMK | 105,267 | 54,976 | 52.53% |
| 2016 | P Vetrivel | AIADMK | 79,974 | 519 | 43.11% |
| 2011 | Soundararajan A | CPI(M) | 84,668 | 17,423 | 52.26% |
| 2006 | Mahendran, K. | CPI(M) | 81,765 | 2,788 | 45% |
| 2001 | Mahendran K. | CPI(M) | 69,613 | 17,223 | 52% |
| 1996 | Chengaisivam | DMK | 90,683 | 58,351 | 65% |
| 1991 | Dr. M. P. Sekar | AIADMK | 62,759 | 15,452 | 53% |
| 1989 | Chengai Sivam Alias Sajaisvam J. | DMK | 65,681 | 39,990 | 53% |
| 1984 | Parithi Elamyazhuthi | DMK | 53,325 | 7,204 | 51% |
| 1980 | Balan,s | DMK | 49,269 | 8,280 | 54% |
| 1977 | S. Balan | DMK | 34,134 | 13,468 | 42% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | C Joseph Vijay | TVK |
120,365
(Lead:
53,715)
|
58.89% |
| Rd Sekar | DMK | 66,650 | 32.61% | |
| 2021 | R D Sekar | DMK |
105,267
(Lead:
54,976)
|
52.53% |
| N.r.dhanabalan | PTMK | 50,291 | 25.10% | |
| 2016 | P Vetrivel | AIADMK |
79,974
(Lead:
519)
|
43.11% |
| N R Dhanapalan | DMK | 79,455 | 42.83% | |
| 2011 | Soundararajan A | CPI(M) |
84,668
(Lead:
17,423)
|
52.26% |
| N.r.dhanapalan | DMK | 67,245 | 41.50% | |
| 2006 | Mahendran, K. | CPI(M) |
81,765
(Lead:
2,788)
|
45% |
| Manimaran, P. | MDMK | 78,977 | 43% | |
| 2001 | Mahendran K. | CPI(M) |
69,613
(Lead:
17,223)
|
52% |
| Chengai Sivam | DMK | 52,390 | 39% | |
| 1996 | Chengaisivam | DMK |
90,683
(Lead:
58,351)
|
65% |
| Neelakandan,v. | AIADMK | 32,332 | 23% | |
| 1991 | Dr. M. P. Sekar | AIADMK |
62,759
(Lead:
15,452)
|
53% |
| Chengai Sivam | DMK | 47,307 | 40% | |
| 1989 | Chengai Sivam Alias Sajaisvam J. | DMK |
65,681
(Lead:
39,990)
|
53% |
| Viswanathan, P. | INC | 25,691 | 21% | |
| 1984 | Parithi Elamyazhuthi | DMK |
53,325
(Lead:
7,204)
|
51% |
| Sathiavanimuthu | AIADMK | 46,121 | 44% | |
| 1980 | Balan,s | DMK |
49,269
(Lead:
8,280)
|
54% |
| Murugaian,v | CPI(M) | 40,989 | 45% | |
| 1977 | S. Balan | DMK |
34,134
(Lead:
13,468)
|
42% |
| T. Raja | AIADMK | 20,666 | 26% |
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C Joseph Vijay of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won the Perambur Assembly seat in the 2026 elections, defeating Rd Sekar of the Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (DMK) by a margin of 53715 votes.
The strike rate in the Perambur constituency is 67% DMK and 33% CPI, with DMK won 6 times and CPI won 3 times since the 1977 elections.
C Joseph Vijay (TVK) received 58.89% vote share.
Rd Sekar (DMK) received 32.61% vote share.
C Joseph Vijay (TVK) won the 2026 election with 120365 votes, leading by 53715 votes and securing a 58.89% vote share.
The Perambur Assembly constituency falls under the Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency of Chennai district.
C Joseph Vijay (TVK) won the Perambur Assembly seat in 2026 with a margin of 53715 votes over Rd Sekar (DMK).
The Perambur Assembly constituency is part of the Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Tiruvottiyur, Dr.radhakrishnan Naga, Kolathur, Thiru-vi-ka-nagar(sc), Royapuram.
The top candidates in the Perambur Assembly Election 2026 were:
C Joseph Vijay (TVK)
Rd Sekar (DMK)
Thilagabama (PMK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with C Joseph Vijay (TVK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Perambur Assembly Election 2026 was 89.55%
This page contains historical election results sourced from the Election Commission of India (ECI). It is for archival and informational purposes only and does not represent current or ongoing election updates. The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.