Madavaram
Madavaram 94,985-vote landslide — TVK sweeps north Chennai's industrial belt
TVK's M. L. Vijayprabhu took Madavaram by 94,985 votes — the third-largest margin anywhere in Tamil Nadu in 2026, behind only Edappadi (98,110) and Shozhinganallur (96,780). The seat ended a two-cycle DMK hold: S. Sudharsanam, who won here in 2016 and 2021 (the latter by 57,071 votes), finished as runner-up with under half of Vijayprabhu's tally. Madavaram was created by the 2008 delimitation and has never before given a non-Dravidian-major party a winning vote share — let alone a 95K landslide.
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.L.VIJAYPRABHU | TVK | 1,90,462 | 52.84% |
| 2 | S.SUDHARSANAM | DMK | 95,477 | 26.49% |
| 3 | MADHAVARAM V.MOORTHY | AIADMK | 59,290 | 16.45% |
| 4 | E.KRITHIKA | NTK | 12,637 | 3.51% |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 1,394 | 0.39% |
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. DMK S.SUDHARSANAM led postal ballots (695), but TVK M.L.VIJAYPRABHU won the seat overall (1,90,462).
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.SUDHARSANAM | DMK | 695 | 94,782 | 95,477 |
| 2 | M.L.VIJAYPRABHU | TVK | 678 | 1,89,784 | 1,90,462 |
| 3 | MADHAVARAM V.MOORTHY | AIADMK | 376 | 58,914 | 59,290 |
| 4 | E.KRITHIKA | NTK | 74 | 12,563 | 12,637 |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 11 | 1,383 | 1,394 |
Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in
How this seat compares
- Top-10 biggest margin in TN 2026 — a 94,985-vote lead.
- Among the highest winner shares in TN 2026 — 52.8% of polled votes.
- Among the highest-turnout seats — 3,60,420 votes cast.
Past results
Verified winners and runners-up across the last five elections, with the major alliance partners each side fielded.
Madavaram was created by the 2008 delimitation and held its first contest in 2011. Pre-2008 the Madhavaram-Manali belt was folded into the older Perambur (SC) and Tiruvottiyur constituencies. Distinct from neighbouring Kolathur (AC 13): the Aavin processing yard, Botanical Garden, Manali refineries and Puzhal Lake all sit inside Madavaram's boundary, while Retteri Lake and the southern Aavin sales depots fall in Kolathur.
About Madavaram
Madavaram (sometimes spelled Madhavaram) is an assembly constituency in Tiruvallur district covering north Chennai's industrial spine — the Aavin co-op dairy hub, Manali Industrial Estate's CPCL refinery belt, the Madhavaram bus and truck terminuses, and the Puzhal/Red Hills reservoir on the GNT Road. The constituency was created by the 2008 delimitation; pre-2008 the area was folded into the older Perambur (SC) and Tiruvottiyur seats. "Madhavaram paal" — the Aavin-processed milk on every Chennai breakfast table — comes from this constituency.
Madavaram & North Chennai's GNT Road
Madavaram is north Chennai's working spine — where Aavin's milk tankers, Manali's refineries and the GNT Road pilgrim buses converge. Pair a morning at the 28-acre Madhavaram Botanical Garden with a Puzhal Lake sunset, then push north on GNT Road for the Siruvapuri Murugan snake-bite vow temple and the Periyapalayam Bhavani Amman shrine. Where Chennai's industrial north begins.
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