Chengam
Chengam 2026: AIADMK's S. Velu takes SC seat by 13,278 votes from TVK
AIADMK's S. Velu won the Chengam SC seat by 13,278 votes over TVK's K. Bharathidhasan, ending DMK's run under M. P. Giri, who had taken the seat in 2016 (by 12,691) and 2021 (by 11,570). Earlier, DMDK's T. Suresh Kumar had won Chengam in 2011 by 11,497 votes during the AIADMK-led wave. The seat now flips back to the AIADMK column.
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.VELU | AIADMK | 87,802 | 36.49% |
| 2 | K BHARATHIDHASAN | TVK | 74,524 | 30.97% |
| 3 | M.P.GIRI | DMK | 70,346 | 29.23% |
| 4 | J.SHOBA | NTK | 6,335 | 2.63% |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 1,114 | 0.46% |
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. DMK M.P.GIRI led postal ballots (849), but AIADMK S.VELU won the seat overall (87,802).
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.P.GIRI | DMK | 849 | 69,497 | 70,346 |
| 2 | S.VELU | AIADMK | 849 | 86,953 | 87,802 |
| 3 | K BHARATHIDHASAN | TVK | 539 | 73,985 | 74,524 |
| 4 | J.SHOBA | NTK | 86 | 6,249 | 6,335 |
| 5 | P.SELVAM | IND | 27 | 93 | 120 |
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.
About Chengam
Chengam is an SC-reserved seat in Tiruvannamalai district, taking in the Chengam taluk on the western edge of the district along the Polur-Tiruvannamalai road. The town sits in the Cheyyar river belt with paddy, sugarcane and groundnut farming dominating the rural economy, alongside small dairy clusters. The Javadhu hills rise to the west, home to the tribal Malayali settlements at Jamunamarathur. Tiruvannamalai's pilgrim economy and Polur's bus-corridor business spill into the constituency. Local politics runs on water from the Cheyyar, hill-tribal welfare, and the Tiruvannamalai-Vellore highway link. Chengam swung between DMDK and DMK before going to AIADMK in 2026.
Around Chengam
The Javadhu hills above Chengam climb to Jamunamarathur's tribal villages and the Beemanmadavu falls. Tiruvannamalai's Annamalaiyar temple is a 30-minute drive east, and Polur's old bazaar lies on the same road north.
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