The Tambaram constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2026 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 83.71% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
Sarathkumar of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won the seat by defeating Dr. RS. Krithika Devi of the Dravida Munetra Kazhagam with a margin of 35621 votes.The Tambaram Assembly constituency falls under the Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Tr Balu won the Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 487029 votes, defeating Premkumar of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Below you can find the Tambaram Assembly Elections Results 2026, the winner and runner-up details, and more.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sarathkumar
Winner
|
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam |
118,967
Lead:
35,621
|
42.67% |
| Dr. Rs. Krithika Devi | Dravida Munetra Kazhagam | 83,346 | 29.89% |
| Chitlapakkam C. Rajendran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 61,991 | 22.23% |
| Tamilselvi | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 11,627 | 4.17% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,512 | 0.54% |
| M.raja | Bahujan Samaj Party | 290 | 0.10% |
| M. Jacob | Independent | 180 | 0.06% |
| Sarathkumar. R | Independent | 162 | 0.06% |
| Sivaraman.s | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 158 | 0.06% |
| S.karthik | Independent | 115 | 0.04% |
| T.dhivakaran | Independent | 98 | 0.04% |
| R.ravikumar | Independent | 94 | 0.03% |
| P.pon Raja | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 88 | 0.03% |
| Thambiraj.e | Naam Indiar Party | 69 | 0.02% |
| S.balasubramanian | Independent | 62 | 0.02% |
| S.parthiban | Democratic National Allegiance | 50 | 0.02% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
S R Raja
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
116,840
Lead:
36,824
|
46.93% |
| Tkm Chinnaiah | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 80,016 | 32.14% |
| Siva Ilango | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 22,530 | 9.05% |
| Suresukumar | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 19,494 | 7.83% |
| M.karikalan | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 4,207 | 1.69% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 2,284 | 0.92% |
| Abdulnazar P A | Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi | 1,351 | 0.54% |
| Harikrishnan.r | Bahujan Samaj Party | 317 | 0.13% |
| Laksmanan N. | Independent | 264 | 0.11% |
| Sigamani S | Independent | 247 | 0.10% |
| Krishna T V N H S R. | Independent | 215 | 0.09% |
| Kamatchi U. | Anaithu Makkal Arasiyal Katchi | 199 | 0.08% |
| Sivaraman.s | Independent | 169 | 0.07% |
| Rathinakumar R. | Independent | 151 | 0.06% |
| Anand Prabhu B. | Independent | 122 | 0.05% |
| Kannairam.b | Independent | 117 | 0.05% |
| Manojkumar A. | Shiv Sena | 88 | 0.04% |
| Venkatesan.c | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 73 | 0.03% |
| Venkatesan Balaji B. | Independent | 71 | 0.03% |
| Justin Charles.p | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 64 | 0.03% |
| Ramu A | National Democratic Party of South India | 56 | 0.02% |
| Thangaraj V. | Independent | 47 | 0.02% |
| Balakrishnan G. | Independent | 46 | 0.02% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
S R Raja
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
101,835
Lead:
14,445
|
44.21% |
| Rajendran C | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 87,390 | 37.94% |
| M Chezhiyan | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 14,559 | 6.32% |
| Vedasubramaniam A | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10,327 | 4.48% |
| R Suresh | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 7,631 | 3.31% |
| Naganathan B | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 5,237 | 2.27% |
| Others | Others | 5,007 | 2.17% |
| S Mohamad Bilal | Sdpi | 1,135 | 0.49% |
| X Tamil Selvan | Independent | 434 | 0.19% |
| K Dhananchezhiyan | Independent | 301 | 0.13% |
| A Raja | Independent | 280 | 0.12% |
| Arul Santha Michel | Independent | 267 | 0.12% |
| P Arumugam | Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi | 240 | 0.10% |
| T Thangavel | Independent | 146 | 0.06% |
| S Ilanchezhian | Independent | 117 | 0.05% |
| S Rajendran | Independent | 93 | 0.04% |
| K Gopinath | Independent | 81 | 0.04% |
| R Suresh | Independent | 78 | 0.03% |
| P Raja | Independent | 74 | 0.03% |
| G Sarangabani | Independent | 65 | 0.03% |
| S Sivaraman | Independent | 58 | 0.03% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
T. K. M. Chinneyah
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
91,702
Lead:
13,984
|
51.45% |
| S. R. Raja | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 77,718 | 43.61% |
| A. Veda Subramaniam | Bharatiya Janata Party | 3,061 | 1.72% |
| D. K. George | Mgr Thonderkal Katchi | 1,449 | 0.81% |
| M. Raju | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 955 | 0.54% |
| Minnal Srinivasan | Independent | 602 | 0.34% |
| Colonel Sundar | Independent | 566 | 0.32% |
| R. Krishna Babu | Lok Satta Party | 565 | 0.32% |
| T. S. Marimuthu | Bahujan Samaj Party | 408 | 0.23% |
| P. Nandakumar | Independent | 293 | 0.16% |
| M. Ravichandran | Shiv Sena | 237 | 0.13% |
| G. Balakrishnan | Makkal Manadu Katchi | 160 | 0.09% |
| P. Gnanasekar | Independent | 159 | 0.09% |
| T. Sathiyanarayanan | Independent | 137 | 0.08% |
| P. S. Kamaraj | Independent | 128 | 0.07% |
| T. R. Suriyanarayanan | Independent | 90 | 0.05% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Raja, S.r
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
269,717
Lead:
48,752
|
48% |
| Somu ,k | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 220,965 | 39% |
| Dharma, K | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 48,522 | 9% |
| Sivaraman ,v.r | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13,598 | 2% |
| Venkatesan, M | Independent | 2,249 | 0% |
| Akbar, M | Tamil Nadu Jananayaka Congress | 1,403 | 0% |
| Sekar, V | Samajwadi Party | 1,179 | 0% |
| Mohan, M | Independent | 729 | 0% |
| Saleem, M | Independent | 682 | 0% |
| Elizabeth Rani, P | Independent | 581 | 0% |
| Rajesh, N | Independent | 555 | 0% |
| Manikandan, K | Independent | 427 | 0% |
| Pakkiri, A | Independent | 392 | 0% |
| Palraj, G | Independent | 372 | 0% |
| Nandakumar, P | Independent | 275 | 0% |
| Krishnan, M | Independent | 242 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vaidialingam M.a.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
150,961
Lead:
5,431
|
47% |
| Chakkaraipani Reddiar Thiru .k. | Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar) | 145,530 | 45% |
| Somu.k | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 17,552 | 5% |
| Venugopal P. | Independent | 1,477 | 0% |
| Ekambaram T.v. | Independent | 1,107 | 0% |
| Segar .a. | Nationalist Congress Party | 1,106 | 0% |
| Meenakshisundaram V. | Independent | 1,069 | 0% |
| Krishnan V. | Independent | 526 | 0% |
| Subash A. | Independent | 490 | 0% |
| Venkatarathinam G | Independent | 428 | 0% |
| Sekar M. | Independent | 377 | 0% |
| Srinivasan. M. | Independent | 347 | 0% |
| Ranjan S. | Independent | 329 | 0% |
| Minnalsrinivasan N. | Independent | 307 | 0% |
| Dhanasekaran V. | Independent | 259 | 0% |
| Navaneedam (tmt) K. | Independent | 255 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vaidyalingam, M.a.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
166,401
Lead:
113,959
|
63% |
| Madhavan, K.b. | Indian National Congress | 52,442 | 20% |
| Somasundaram, K. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 17,350 | 7% |
| Elumalai, D. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 8,500 | 3% |
| Ponsoliappan, A. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 7,328 | 3% |
| Renganathan, E. | Independent | 624 | 0% |
| Selvanathan, E. | Independent | 510 | 0% |
| Selvaraj, P. | Independent | 473 | 0% |
| Mathialagan, C. | Independent | 354 | 0% |
| Chithirai, V. | Independent | 319 | 0% |
| Selvarasu, N. | Independent | 212 | 0% |
| Srinivasan, S. | Independent | 174 | 0% |
| Suresh Kumar, S. | Independent | 168 | 0% |
| Elumalai, T. | Independent | 165 | 0% |
| Nagoor Meeran | Independent | 152 | 0% |
| Ramalingam Nadar | Independent | 135 | 0% |
| Durairamasamy | Independent | 130 | 0% |
| Allimuthu, T.e. | Independent | 128 | 0% |
| Baskaran, K. | Independent | 125 | 0% |
| Marimuthu, T.s. | Independent | 121 | 0% |
| Rajkumar, R. | Independent | 120 | 0% |
| Thangamani, R. | Independent | 119 | 0% |
| Munusamy | Independent | 118 | 0% |
| Rajendran, D. | Independent | 72 | 0% |
| William Shakspere, J. | Independent | 67 | 0% |
| Rajavelan, P.m. | Independent | 63 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
S.m. Krishnan
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
111,588
Lead:
46,848
|
56% |
| M.a. Vaidiallingam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 64,740 | 33% |
| D. Elumalai | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 9,270 | 5% |
| M.g. Nanasekaran | Bharatiya Janata Party | 5,126 | 3% |
| R. Kailasam | Jharkhand Party | 1,085 | 1% |
| M. Nagoormeeran Alias M.n.r.i. Shi | Tharasu Makkal Mandaram | 291 | 0% |
| D. Marimuthu | Independent | 203 | 0% |
| K. Dhanapal | Independent | 197 | 0% |
| M.p. Elumalai | Independent | 175 | 0% |
| T.s. Marimuthu (gama) | Independent | 157 | 0% |
| V. Kanniyappan | Independent | 86 | 0% |
| M. Abdullah | Independent | 84 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vaithlyaligam, M.a.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
90,007
Lead:
46,261
|
46% |
| Doss, A.j. | Indian National Congress | 43,746 | 22% |
| Venkatesan, S. | Independent | 29,583 | 15% |
| Rajamanickam, Eila | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(janaki Ramachandran) | 21,751 | 11% |
| Gnanasekaran, M. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,356 | 1% |
| Victor, R. | Independent | 1,176 | 1% |
| Kailasam, R. | Independent | 933 | 0% |
| Ethiraj, N. | Independent | 867 | 0% |
| Pasupathi, P.a. | Independent | 386 | 0% |
| Jayaraman, K. | Independent | 273 | 0% |
| Velumuthu, S. | Independent | 215 | 0% |
| Tamil Mannan, K. | Independent | 212 | 0% |
| Thirumeni, C. | Independent | 160 | 0% |
| Manoharan, M. | Independent | 110 | 0% |
| Paul. P. | Independent | 94 | 0% |
| Leena Josiah, R.v. | Independent | 92 | 0% |
| Pirambaiyaar (alias) Sundaram, V. | Independent | 90 | 0% |
| Natarajhan, L. | Independent | 87 | 0% |
| Mervin, E.s. | Independent | 74 | 0% |
| James (alias) Rajasiga Mani, N.j. | Independent | 73 | 0% |
| Vedagiri, S. | Independent | 70 | 0% |
| Murugesan, K. | Independent | 45 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ella Rajamanickam
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
75,155
Lead:
7,146
|
50% |
| M. A. Vaidialingam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 68,009 | 45% |
| R. Victor | Independent | 430 | 0% |
| Era Narashimman | Independent | 382 | 0% |
| S. Vasudevan | Independent | 329 | 0% |
| N. Kesavamoorthy | Independent | 291 | 0% |
| A. K. Mani | Independent | 255 | 0% |
| P. Kadirvelu | Independent | 206 | 0% |
| B. Boopathy Naicker | Independent | 181 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pammal Nallathambi
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
59,931
Lead:
6,185
|
51% |
| Munu Adhi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 53,746 | 46% |
| Gajendran, M. | Janata Party (jp) | 1,999 | 2% |
| Mervin | Independent | 219 | 0% |
| Mohan,g | Independent | 188 | 0% |
| Renganathan,k | Independent | 169 | 0% |
| Jothi, T | Independent | 74 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Munu Adhi
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
32,394
Lead:
426
|
35% |
| Pammal N. Nallathambi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 31,968 | 34% |
| S. Kannan | Janta Party | 17,845 | 19% |
| N. Murugesan | Indian National Congress | 9,101 | 10% |
| R. Chandrasekaran | Independent | 678 | 1% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sarathkumar | TVK | 118,967 | 35,621 | 42.67% |
| 2021 | S R Raja | DMK | 116,840 | 36,824 | 46.93% |
| 2016 | S R Raja | DMK | 101,835 | 14,445 | 44.21% |
| 2011 | T. K. M. Chinneyah | AIADMK | 91,702 | 13,984 | 51.45% |
| 2006 | Raja, S.r | DMK | 269,717 | 48,752 | 48% |
| 2001 | Vaidialingam M.a. | DMK | 150,961 | 5,431 | 47% |
| 1996 | Vaidyalingam, M.a. | DMK | 166,401 | 113,959 | 63% |
| 1991 | S.m. Krishnan | INC | 111,588 | 46,848 | 56% |
| 1989 | Vaithlyaligam, M.a. | DMK | 90,007 | 46,261 | 46% |
| 1984 | Ella Rajamanickam | AIADMK | 75,155 | 7,146 | 50% |
| 1980 | Pammal Nallathambi | DMK | 59,931 | 6,185 | 51% |
| 1977 | Munu Adhi | AIADMK | 32,394 | 426 | 35% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sarathkumar | TVK |
118,967
(Lead:
35,621)
|
42.67% |
| Dr. Rs. Krithika Devi | DMK | 83,346 | 29.89% | |
| 2021 | S R Raja | DMK |
116,840
(Lead:
36,824)
|
46.93% |
| Tkm Chinnaiah | AIADMK | 80,016 | 32.14% | |
| 2016 | S R Raja | DMK |
101,835
(Lead:
14,445)
|
44.21% |
| Rajendran C | AIADMK | 87,390 | 37.94% | |
| 2011 | T. K. M. Chinneyah | AIADMK |
91,702
(Lead:
13,984)
|
51.45% |
| S. R. Raja | DMK | 77,718 | 43.61% | |
| 2006 | Raja, S.r | DMK |
269,717
(Lead:
48,752)
|
48% |
| Somu ,k | MDMK | 220,965 | 39% | |
| 2001 | Vaidialingam M.a. | DMK |
150,961
(Lead:
5,431)
|
47% |
| Chakkaraipani Reddiar Thiru .k. | TMC(M) | 145,530 | 45% | |
| 1996 | Vaidyalingam, M.a. | DMK |
166,401
(Lead:
113,959)
|
63% |
| Madhavan, K.b. | INC | 52,442 | 20% | |
| 1991 | S.m. Krishnan | INC |
111,588
(Lead:
46,848)
|
56% |
| M.a. Vaidiallingam | DMK | 64,740 | 33% | |
| 1989 | Vaithlyaligam, M.a. | DMK |
90,007
(Lead:
46,261)
|
46% |
| Doss, A.j. | INC | 43,746 | 22% | |
| 1984 | Ella Rajamanickam | AIADMK |
75,155
(Lead:
7,146)
|
50% |
| M. A. Vaidialingam | DMK | 68,009 | 45% | |
| 1980 | Pammal Nallathambi | DMK |
59,931
(Lead:
6,185)
|
51% |
| Munu Adhi | AIADMK | 53,746 | 46% | |
| 1977 | Munu Adhi | AIADMK |
32,394
(Lead:
426)
|
35% |
| Pammal N. Nallathambi | DMK | 31,968 | 34% |
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Sarathkumar of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won the Tambaram Assembly seat in the 2026 elections, defeating Dr. Rs. Krithika Devi of the Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (DMK) by a margin of 35621 votes.
The strike rate in the Tambaram constituency is 70% DMK and 30% AIADMK, with DMK won 7 times and AIADMK won 3 times since the 1977 elections.
Sarathkumar (TVK) received 42.67% vote share.
Dr. Rs. Krithika Devi (DMK) received 29.89% vote share.
Sarathkumar (TVK) won the 2026 election with 118967 votes, leading by 35621 votes and securing a 42.67% vote share.
The Tambaram Assembly constituency falls under the Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency of Kancheepuram district.
Sarathkumar (TVK) won the Tambaram Assembly seat in 2026 with a margin of 35621 votes over Dr. Rs. Krithika Devi (DMK).
The Tambaram Assembly constituency is part of the Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Maduravoyal, Ambattur, Alandur, Sriperumbudur (sc), Pallavaram.
The top candidates in the Tambaram Assembly Election 2026 were:
Sarathkumar (TVK)
Dr. Rs. Krithika Devi (DMK)
Chitlapakkam C. Rajendran (AIADMK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Sarathkumar (TVK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Tambaram Assembly Election 2026 was 83.71%
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.