Velachery
All 27 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. KumarWonTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 80,43043.52% |
| 2 | M. K. AshokAIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 47,12525.50% |
| 3 | J. M. H. Aassan MaulaanaINC Indian National Congress | 45,92824.85% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 30,579 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 1,83,479 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | M. Keerthana (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 7,6974.16% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 1,3360.72% | |
| 5 | K. Mohanraj (lost deposit)BSP Bahujan Samaj Party | 2390.13% |
| 6 | Kala Pethachi (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2330.13% |
| 7 | R. Kanchana (lost deposit)TMMK Tamizhaga Murpokku Makkal Katchi | 2050.11% |
| 8 | D. R. Radhakrishnan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1430.08% |
| 9 | K. Suresh (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1370.07% |
| 10 | M. Mani (lost deposit)VTVTK Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 1330.07% |
| 11 | M. Poyyamozhi (lost deposit)PSS Proutist Sarva Samaj | 1300.07% |
| 12 | R. Diwakar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1300.07% |
| 13 | P. Sarabeshwar Sisu (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1290.07% |
| 14 | V. Rokesh Kumar (lost deposit)TVAK Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 1170.06% |
| 15 | M. Ashok (lost deposit)IND Independent | 880.05% |
| 16 | K. Kannan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 850.05% |
| 17 | Janagaraj Ravi Gunaseelan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 770.04% |
| 18 | M. Vignesh (lost deposit)IND Independent | 700.04% |
| 19 | R. Vignesh (lost deposit)IND Independent | 660.04% |
| 20 | M. Azarutheen (lost deposit)IND Independent | 630.03% |
| 21 | S. Rajasekar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 610.03% |
| 22 | I. Mohamed Yaseen (lost deposit)TK Thakkam Katchi | 510.03% |
| 23 | G. Bhaskar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 470.03% |
| 24 | R. Mohan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 320.02% |
| 25 | Deepak Ravi (lost deposit)IND Independent | 270.01% |
| 26 | Ahammed Nazeer Khan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 240.01% |
| 27 | Ritish (lost deposit)IND Independent | 120.01% |
Velachery — TVK takes Chennai's IT-corridor seat
TVK's R. Kumar won Velachery over AIADMK's M. K. Ashok — overturning a seat that has see-sawed every election. INC's J. M. H. Aassan Maulaana scraped through in 2021 by just 4,352 votes (DMK alliance), DMK's Vagai Chandrasekhar took it in 2016 by 8,872, and Ashok himself had won it for AIADMK in 2011 by a thumping 31,720.
Velachery covers Chennai's south-east IT corridor — Phoenix MarketCity, the Velachery lake basin, Tidel Park's southern edge and the Pallikaranai marsh fringe.
Where Velachery was won
| Led by | Booths of 315 |
|---|---|
| R. Kumar TVK | 246 |
| M. K. Ashok AIADMK | 60 |
| Others | 9 |
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
- Chennai South
- Electors, 2026
- 2,17,171women 1,12,220 (51.7%) · men 1,04,904 (48.3%) · third gender 47
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. AIADMK ASHOK. M.K led postal ballots (620), but TVK KUMAR. R won the seat overall (80,430).
1,608 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. K. Ashok | AIADMK | 620 | 46,505 | 47,125 |
| 2 | J. M. H. Aassan Maulaana | INC | 512 | 45,416 | 45,928 |
| 3 | R. Kumar | TVK | 373 | 80,057 | 80,430 |
| 4 | M. Keerthana | NTK | 41 | 7,656 | 7,697 |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 18 | 1,318 | 1,336 |
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 | 33,305 | 33rd | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 43.5% | 50th | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 85.1% | 145th | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 1,84,815 | 184th | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 27 | =17th | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 1,336 | 26th | 784 |
| Since 2021 | TVK took the seat from INC. In 2021 J. M. H. Aassan Maulaana won it by 4,352 votes. | ||
Winners and runners-up, 2011–2026
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.
Constituency created in the 2008 delimitation; M. K. Ashok won the seat in 2011 and was runner-up in 2021 and 2026; AIADMK's C. Munusamy was runner-up in 2016.
About Velachery
Velachery (AC 26) is the south Chennai constituency that has carried the brunt of the city's IT-corridor expansion since the 2000s. The seat takes in Velachery proper, parts of Adambakkam, the Tambaram-bound rail corridor, Tidel Park's outer edge and the Pallikaranai marsh — one of the last surviving wetlands inside the metropolitan limits.
Phoenix MarketCity, the Vijaya Nagar bus terminus, the Velachery lake bund and the engineering colleges along the Tambaram-Velachery road give the seat its post-2000 character; the older village core around the Dhandeeswaram temple still survives in pockets.
Velachery — IT corridor and Pallikaranai
Velachery is the new south Chennai — Phoenix MarketCity for shopping, Tidel Park for the IT crowd, and the Pallikaranai marsh for one of the city's last surviving wetlands and its waterbirds. The Velachery lake bund at sunset and the old Dhandeeswarar temple on Velachery main road show the village core that pre-dated the IT boom.
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Who won Velachery in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
R. Kumar of TVK won Velachery (AC 26) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 80,430 votes, 43.52% of the votes polled, ahead of M. K. Ashok of AIADMK by 33,305 votes.
Who is the MLA of Velachery?
R. Kumar of TVK was elected MLA for Velachery in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Velachery in 2026?
Turnout was 85.1%: 1,84,815 of 2,17,171 electors voted.
Which district is Velachery in?
Velachery (constituency number 26) is in Chennai district, part of the Chennai South Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Velachery before 2026?
In 2021 J. M. H. Aassan Maulaana of INC won by 4,352 votes over M. K. Ashok. In 2016 Vagai Chandrasekhar of DMK won by 8,872 votes over C. Munusamy.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 26
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