Neyveli
Neyveli 2026: AIADMK's Rajendran flips DMK seat by 10,962
AIADMK's R. Rajendran took Neyveli with 63,731 votes, ahead of DMK's Saba Rajendran on 52,769. The 10,962-vote margin ends Saba Rajendran's two-term hold; he had won the seat in 2016 by 17,791 and again in 2021 by just 977 votes.
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJENDRAN.R | AIADMK | 63,731 | 38.22% |
| 2 | SABA.RAJENDRAN | DMK | 52,769 | 31.64% |
| 3 | ANAND.K | TVK | 34,291 | 20.56% |
| 4 | THIRUMALVALAVAN.T | IND | 11,381 | 6.82% |
| 5 | VEERAMANI.B | NTK | 4,444 | 2.66% |
Postal ballot breakdown
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJENDRAN.R | AIADMK | 869 | 62,862 | 63,731 |
| 2 | SABA.RAJENDRAN | DMK | 818 | 51,951 | 52,769 |
| 3 | ANAND.K | TVK | 335 | 33,956 | 34,291 |
| 4 | THIRUMALVALAVAN.T | TVK | 135 | 11,246 | 11,381 |
| 5 | VEERAMANI.B | NTK | 62 | 4,382 | 4,444 |
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.
Seat created in 2008 delimitation; no pre-2011 results.
About Neyveli
Neyveli is the lignite-mining township seat of Cuddalore district, built around the Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC India) in the 1950s. The AC covers the NLC township, the surrounding Vadalur and Kammapuram belts, and a sliver of the Cuddalore-Chidambaram NH-32 corridor. The mix of NLC employee colonies and rural Vanniyar-dominated villages makes it a genuine three-way contest among DMK, AIADMK and PMK. Around 166,800 voters polled this cycle. AIADMK's M. P. S. Sivasubramaniyan won the seat in 2011 by 8,118 votes, and the 2026 result returns it to the AIADMK after a decade.
Mine viewpoint and Vadalur Vallalar shrine
The Neyveli mine viewpoint and Mine-1 township museum trace the country's open-cast lignite story. Vadalur, just outside the AC, is the headquarters of the Vallalar (Ramalinga Adigalar) Sathya Gnana Sabai, where the perennial flame is open to all visitors.
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