Alandur
Alandur — TVK ousts DMK Tourism Minister Anbarasan by 29,609 votes
TVK's M. Harish won Alandur by 29,609 votes over DMK Tourism Minister T. M. Anbarasan — ending the minister's hold on a seat he had carried in 2006, 2016 and 2021. Anbarasan had won by 17,910 in 2006, 19,169 in 2016 and 40,571 in 2021; the only break came in 2011 when DMDK's Panruti S. Ramachandran took the seat by 5,754 votes. Before that, AIADMK's B. Valarmathi won Alandur in 2001 by 12,596. The constituency covers Chennai's south-west airport belt — St Thomas Mount, the Alandur metro hub and the Pallavaram cantonment.
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.HARISH | TVK | 1,12,205 | 43.26% |
| 2 | T.M.ANBARASAN | DMK | 82,596 | 31.85% |
| 3 | S.SARAVANAN | AIADMK | 52,243 | 20.14% |
| 4 | Y.G.MAHALAKSHMI | NTK | 10,405 | 4.01% |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 1,263 | 0.49% |
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. DMK T.M.ANBARASAN led postal ballots (954), but TVK M.HARISH won the seat overall (1,12,205).
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T.M.ANBARASAN | DMK | 954 | 81,642 | 82,596 |
| 2 | M.HARISH | TVK | 633 | 1,11,572 | 1,12,205 |
| 3 | S.SARAVANAN | AIADMK | 591 | 51,652 | 52,243 |
| 4 | Y.G.MAHALAKSHMI | NTK | 59 | 10,346 | 10,405 |
| 5 | S.SARAVANAN | IND | 12 | 64 | 76 |
Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in
Past results
Verified winners and runners-up across the last five elections, with the major alliance partners each side fielded.
T. M. Anbarasan served as DMK Tourism Minister in the 2021-26 government before losing Alandur in 2026.
About Alandur
Alandur — AC 28 — is the south-west Chennai constituency that wraps around Chennai International Airport, taking in St Thomas Mount, Alandur town, Pallavaram cantonment and parts of Meenambakkam. St Thomas Mount — the small hill where the apostle Thomas is traditionally believed to have been martyred in 72 CE — gives the seat its oldest landmark, with a 16th-century Portuguese church on the summit. The Alandur metro junction, the airport campus, the Pallavaram quarry-stone belt and the working-class housing colonies that grew around the cantonment make up the rest of the seat.
Alandur — airport, St Thomas Mount and Pallavaram
Alandur's headline draw is St Thomas Mount — climb 134 steps to the 16th-century Portuguese church on the summit where the apostle Thomas is said to have been martyred in 72 CE. Add the Pallavaram cantonment, the airport viewing point and the Alandur metro hub for an easy half-day on Chennai's south-west edge.
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