Gummidipoondi
All 15 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. VijayakumarWonTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 94,32040.56% |
| 2 | V. SudhakarAIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 66,37528.55% |
| 3 | T. J. GovindarajanDMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 62,49226.88% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 38,597 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 2,31,585 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | R. Sridar B. L. (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 4,7562.05% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 9370.40% | |
| 5 | M. Jagadeesan (lost deposit)BSP Bahujan Samaj Party | 6970.30% |
| 6 | Sdk Sankar (lost deposit)AJPK Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam | 5990.26% |
| 7 | G. Ranjith B. S. C. L. L. B. (lost deposit)IND Independent | 5030.22% |
| 8 | K. Chandra Sekar (lost deposit)VTVTK Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 3360.14% |
| 9 | D. Sudhakar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 3210.14% |
| 10 | M. Kumaran (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2600.11% |
| 11 | D. Dinesh (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2220.10% |
| 12 | V. Sudhakar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2170.09% |
| 13 | T. Govindan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2060.09% |
| 14 | K. Gopal (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1770.08% |
| 15 | A. H. Siva Ganesh (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1040.04% |
Gummidipoondi flip — TVK takes the Andhra-border seat
TVK's S. Vijayakumar won Gummidipoondi over AIADMK's V. Sudhakar — a sharp reversal in a seat the DMK's T. J. Govindarajan had carried by 50,938 votes only five years earlier.
Gummidipoondi has been a four-way battleground since the 2000s: AIADMK's K. S. Vijayakumar squeaked through by 229 votes in 2006, DMDK's C. H. Sekar swept it by 29,256 in 2011, and AIADMK reclaimed it in 2016 before DMK's 2021 surge.
The 2026 result hands the constituency — a chemicals-and-logistics belt straddling the Chennai-Tirupati highway — to TVK in its first contest.
Where Gummidipoondi was won
| Led by | Booths of 344 | Villages of 122 |
|---|---|---|
| S. Vijayakumar TVK | 244 | 89 |
| V. Sudhakar AIADMK | 80 | 29 |
| Others | 20 | 4 |
| Closest village | Meyyur: TVK ahead by 15 | |
S. Vijayakumar’s biggest leads
- Pudhu Gummidipoondi+1,83314 booths
- Pazhaya Gummidipoondi+1,47120 booths
- Vadamadurai+9986 booths
V. Sudhakar’s best villages
- Athupakkam+5545 booths
- Punnapakkam+5112 booths
- Melakkazhani+4672 booths
Counted from Form 20, booth by booth (vote leads are in votes cast at the booth; postal ballots are counted for the whole seat only).
Every village and booth
The constituency
- Reservation
- General seat (not reserved)
- Lok Sabha seat
- Tiruvallur (SC)
- Electors, 2026
- 2,54,129women 1,30,734 (51.4%) · men 1,23,359 (48.5%) · third gender 36
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. DMK T.J.GOVINDARAJAN led postal ballots (570), but TVK S.VIJAYAKUMAR won the seat overall (94,320).
1,622 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. J. Govindarajan | DMK | 570 | 61,922 | 62,492 |
| 2 | S. Vijayakumar | TVK | 500 | 93,820 | 94,320 |
| 3 | V. Sudhakar | AIADMK | 481 | 65,894 | 66,375 |
| 4 | R. Sridar B. L. | NTK | 49 | 4,707 | 4,756 |
| 5 | Sdk Sankar | AJPK | 6 | 593 | 599 |
Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in
How this seat compares
| Measure | This seat | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winning margin, votes | 27,945 | 43rd | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 40.6% | 73rd | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 91.5% | 32nd | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 2,32,522 | 48th | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 15 | =94th | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 937 | 75th | 784 |
| Since 2021 | TVK took the seat from DMK. In 2021 T. J. Govindarajan won it by 50,938 votes. | ||
Winners and runners-up, 2006–2026
2011, 2016 and 2021 rows: checked against the ECI detailed results. Earlier rows: secondary sources. Two-part pill: alliance leader first, then the candidate's party.
AC numbering and boundaries redrawn in the 2008 delimitation; pre-2008 rows reflect the older Gummidipoondi seat.
About Gummidipoondi
Gummidipoondi (AC 1) is the northernmost assembly seat in Tamil Nadu, sitting in Thiruvallur district along NH-16 about 50 km north of Chennai and a short drive from the Andhra Pradesh border. The constituency wraps around the Gummidipoondi SIPCOT industrial estate — a sprawling chemicals, auto-component and steel cluster set up in 1984 — and the Pulicat Lake fringe.
Beyond the factory belt, the seat covers paddy villages, the Arani river basin, and the Kalahasti-bound pilgrimage road that brings Telugu-speaking traffic through the constituency every weekend.
Pulicat lake and the SIPCOT belt
Gummidipoondi is the gateway between Chennai and the Pulicat lagoon — India's second-largest brackish lake, where flamingos winter in thousands and Dutch tombstones from the 1600s still stand at the old cemetery in Pulicat town. Drive past the SIPCOT chimneys to Arani river crossings, the Amirthi forest fringe, or push 90 km north to Sri Kalahasti's Vayu-lingam temple in Andhra.
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Who won Gummidipoondi in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
S. Vijayakumar of TVK won Gummidipoondi (AC 1) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 94,320 votes, 40.56% of the votes polled, ahead of V. Sudhakar of AIADMK by 27,945 votes.
Who is the MLA of Gummidipoondi?
S. Vijayakumar of TVK was elected MLA for Gummidipoondi in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Gummidipoondi in 2026?
Turnout was 91.5%: 2,32,522 of 2,54,129 electors voted.
Which district is Gummidipoondi in?
Gummidipoondi (constituency number 1) is in Thiruvallur district, part of the Tiruvallur (SC) Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Gummidipoondi before 2026?
In 2021 T. J. Govindarajan of DMK won by 50,938 votes over M. Prakash. In 2016 K. S. Vijayakumar of AIADMK won by 23,395 votes over C. H. Sekar.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 1
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