Cheyyar
Cheyyar — AIADMK's Mukkur Subramanian flips DMK seat by 21,081 votes over TVK
AIADMK's Mukkur N. Subramanian took Cheyyar by 21,081 votes over TVK's Dusi K. Mohan — pushing both DMK and the established Cheyyar river-basin patterns into a new shape. Subramanian had won Cheyyar before — in 2011, when he carried the seat for AIADMK by 25,463 votes against INC's M. K. Vishnu Prasad. AIADMK held the seat again in 2016 (K. Mohan, by 8,527), DMK flipped it in 2021 (O. Jothi, by 12,271), and AIADMK has now reclaimed it — but the runner-up bench has shifted entirely from Congress and DMK to TVK. Pre-delimitation, Cheyyar was held by PMK (P. S. Ulagarakshagan, 2001), DMK (V. Anbalagan, 1996) and AIADMK (A. Devaraj, 1991).
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUKKUR N. SUBRAMANIAN | AIADMK | 86,680 | 39.29% |
| 2 | DUSI K MOHAN | TVK | 65,599 | 29.74% |
| 3 | JOTHI. O | DMK | 59,894 | 27.15% |
| 4 | TAMILSELVAN. M | NTK | 7,043 | 3.19% |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 950 | 0.43% |
Postal ballot breakdown
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUKKUR N. SUBRAMANIAN | AIADMK | 741 | 85,939 | 86,680 |
| 2 | JOTHI. O | DMK | 663 | 59,231 | 59,894 |
| 3 | DUSI K MOHAN | TVK | 382 | 65,217 | 65,599 |
| 4 | TAMILSELVAN. M | NTK | 102 | 6,941 | 7,043 |
| 5 | PALANI. M | TVK | 23 | 159 | 182 |
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.
Cheyyar has alternated DMK-alliance and AIADMK-alliance holds across every cycle since 2006. The 2026 runner-up Dusi K. Mohan ran here in 2021 too — but on the AIADMK ticket as the losing candidate against DMK's O. Jothi; in 2026 he switched to TVK and finished second again, this time to AIADMK's Mukkur Subramanian. Subramanian's 2011 win came as 'M. N. Subramanian' on the ECI rolls; the 2026 entry uses his fuller campaign name.
About Cheyyar
Cheyyar — AC 68 — sits in the south-east of Tiruvannamalai district, taking its name from the Cheyyar river that flows past the town on its way to join the Palar. The basin is paddy and groundnut country, with a notable PMK base in surrounding villages and a long history of close finishes (the 2006 result was decided by 4,790 votes, 2016 by 8,527). Mukkur N. Subramanian — a senior AIADMK figure with deep local roots — has now won the seat twice: in 2011, and again in 2026.
Cheyyar & the River Basin
Cheyyar runs along the river that gives it its name — a Palar tributary that lets paddy and sugarcane through this corner of southern Tiruvannamalai. Drive 30 km east for Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary's November–February flamingo and pelican season, or 50 km north-east for Kanchipuram's silk looms and the Ekambareswarar gopuram. The Tiruvannamalai Girivalam circuit and Sathanur Dam both sit within an hour's reach for a longer day out.
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