Thiyagarayanagar
Thiyagarayanagar — TVK's Anand wins T. Nagar by 13,027
N. Anand took Thiyagarayanagar for the TVK with 51,632 votes, beating AIADMK's B. Sathiyanarayanan by 13,027 votes. The seat went to DMK's J. Karunanithi in 2021 by just 137 votes — the closest result in the state that year. Before that, AIADMK had won it in 2016 (Sathyanarayanan), 2011 and 2006 (V. P. Kalairajan).
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANAND N | TVK | 51,632 | 38.93% |
| 2 | SATHIYANARAYANAN B | AIADMK | 38,605 | 29.10% |
| 3 | RAJA ANBAZHAGAN | DMK | 37,017 | 27.91% |
| 4 | ANUSHA V | NTK | 4,554 | 3.43% |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 878 | 0.66% |
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. AIADMK SATHIYANARAYANAN B led postal ballots (557), but TVK ANAND N won the seat overall (51,632).
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATHIYANARAYANAN B | AIADMK | 557 | 38,048 | 38,605 |
| 2 | RAJA ANBAZHAGAN | DMK | 408 | 36,609 | 37,017 |
| 3 | ANAND N | TVK | 242 | 51,390 | 51,632 |
| 4 | ANUSHA V | NTK | 29 | 4,525 | 4,554 |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 17 | 861 | 878 |
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.
T. Nagar gave Tamil Nadu its closest 2021 result — DMK's Karunanithi won by 137 votes; AIADMK's Sathiyanarayanan returned to second place again in 2026.
About Thiyagarayanagar
Thiyagarayanagar — universally called T. Nagar — is Chennai's textile and gold retail core, named after the Justice Party leader Sir Pitti Theagaraya Chetty. The seat covers Pondy Bazaar, Ranganathan Street, Panagal Park, and parts of Mambalam and West Mambalam. Saravana Stores, Pothys, RMKV and Nalli's flagship outlets push festival sales here past most other Indian retail clusters. It has a heavy small-trader, Brahmin and middle-class vote and is one of the few central-Chennai seats with regular AIADMK competitiveness.
Saree streets and Panagal Park
Brave Ranganathan Street for sarees and chudidars, then cross to Pondy Bazaar for the original Saravana Bhavan and Geetha Cafe ghee roast. Walk Panagal Park's evening flower stalls and end with sweets at Grand Sweets in Adyar or filter coffee at Mambalam's old Ratna Cafe.
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