S VELU.

S VELU. won Chengam (AC 62) in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election as the AIADMK candidate, with 87,802 votes and a margin of 13,278. Runner-up: K Bharathidhasan (TVK, 74,524 votes).

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

S VELU.

AIADMKMLA · Chengam

Constituency: Chengam · AC 62
District: Tiruvannamalai
Party: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Profession: Farming
2026 result: won by 13,278 votes
Education: B.Sc. in Agriculture from Annamalai University in 1999

At a glance

2026 votes

87,802

in the assembly election

Margin

13,278

votes ahead of runner-up

Constituency

Chengam

AC 62 · Tiruvannamalai

Party

AIADMK

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Field size

candidates contested

Age

53 yrs

as of 2026

Declared assets

₹9.16 cr

ECI affidavit, 2026

Criminal cases

0 pending

declared in affidavit

Education

Highest qualificationGraduate

B.Scin Agriculture from Annamalai University in 1999

ECI affidavit (2026)

0 pending criminal cases declared in the 2026 ECI affidavit. Total declared assets: ₹9.16 cr.

Item	Value
Total declared assets	₹9.16 cr
Liabilities	₹12.78 L

Source: Election Commission of India affidavit, March 2026 — collated by myneta.info (view live page).

The 2026 win — Chengam

S VELU. polled 87,802 votes, defeating K Bharathidhasan (TVK) by a margin of 13,278.

#	Candidate	Party	Votes
1	S VELU.	AIADMK	87,802
2	K Bharathidhasan	TVK	74,524
3	M P. GIRI.	DMK	70,346
4	J SHOBA.	NTK	6,335
5	Nota	NOTA	1,114

→ Full Chengam (AC 62) seat page · district: Tiruvannamalai

Family

S/o · D/o · W/o Tha. Samikannu. Spouse: Housewife.

Sources

Election Commission of India · TN 2026 — https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/
myneta.info · TN 2026 affidavits — https://myneta.info/TamilNadu2026/
Candidate's myneta affidavit page — https://myneta.info/TamilNadu2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=1155