Perambur
Vijay wins Perambur — TVK chief's debut by 53,715 votes
C. Joseph Vijay, founder of TVK, took Perambur (AC 12) in his first electoral contest with a 53,715-vote margin over sitting DMK MLA R. D. Sekar — the same Sekar who had won this seat in 2021. It is one of the largest debut-party wins anywhere in Tamil Nadu in 2026, and the first time a non-Dravidian-major and non-Left party has carried Perambur since the seat was last reorganised.
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. JOSEPH VIJAY | TVK | 1,20,365 | 59.28% |
| 2 | R.D. SHEKAR | DMK | 66,650 | 32.82% |
| 3 | M. THILAGABAMA | PMK | 8,561 | 4.22% |
| 4 | S. VETRI THAMIZHAN | NTK | 5,114 | 2.52% |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 601 | 0.30% |
Postal ballot breakdown
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. JOSEPH VIJAY | TVK | 580 | 1,19,785 | 1,20,365 |
| 2 | R.D. SHEKAR | DMK | 570 | 66,080 | 66,650 |
| 3 | M. THILAGABAMA | PMK | 90 | 8,471 | 8,561 |
| 4 | S. VETRI THAMIZHAN | NTK | 34 | 5,080 | 5,114 |
| 5 | VIJAY | AIJMK | 9 | 207 | 216 |
Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in
How this seat compares
- One of the most crowded ballots in TN 2026 — 48 candidates on this single seat.
- Highest winner share in the state — C. Joseph Vijay took 59.3% of votes polled.
- Won by C. Joseph Vijay, TVK's founder. One of two seats he carried — he'll have to give up one.
Past results
Verified winners and runners-up across the last five elections, with the major alliance partners each side fielded.
Pre-2008 delimitation; Perambur's ward composition was redrawn in 2008. In 2011 the CPI(M) was a junior partner in the AIADMK alliance — an unusual pairing for the left in TN.
About Perambur
Perambur is a densely-built assembly constituency in north Chennai, covering the railway colony belt around Perambur Loco Works, Pulianthope, Otteri, and parts of Kolathur. Historically a competitive seat that has swung between CPI(M), AIADMK, and DMK over the last two decades, with strong working-class and minority representation in its electorate.
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