Vriddhachalam
All 18 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Premallatha VijayakantWonDMDK Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 69,35133.15% |
| 2 | S. VijayTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 66,96432.01% |
| 3 | Dr. P. TamizharasiPMK Pattali Makkal Katchi | 59,79128.58% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 34,738 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 2,08,431 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | Ananthi Dhandapani (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 6,0472.89% |
| 5 | E. N. Arivazhagan (lost deposit)TVAK Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 1,8960.91% |
| 6 | S. Arivudainambi (lost deposit)ACDP Anti Corruption Dynamic Party | 9040.43% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 7550.36% | |
| 7 | K. Durai (lost deposit)IND Independent | 7380.35% |
| 8 | M. Gnanasundari (lost deposit)AJPK Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam | 6110.29% |
| 9 | V. Sivaprakasam (lost deposit)BSP Bahujan Samaj Party | 3740.18% |
| 10 | R. Srinivasan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 3280.16% |
| 11 | P. Balu (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2520.12% |
| 12 | S. Sidharthan (lost deposit)DMSK Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi | 2250.11% |
| 13 | K. Ezhilkumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1750.08% |
| 14 | M. Deiveegadass (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1630.08% |
| 15 | S. Jayaprakash (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1620.08% |
| 16 | K. Sivasankaran (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1610.08% |
| 17 | B. Sathiya (lost deposit)AMK Anna Makkal Katchi | 1600.08% |
| 18 | T. Prabakaran (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1290.06% |
Vriddhachalam — Premalatha Vijayakant returns DMDK to the seat her husband founded in 2006
DMDK general secretary Premalatha Vijayakant — widow of late actor-politician Captain Vijayakanth — won Vriddhachalam over TVK's S. Vijay, returning the party to the very seat from which Captain Vijayakanth launched his political career in 2006.
Vijayakanth won this seat as DMDK's debut candidate that year, his transfer candidate V. Muthukumar held it through 2011 (in the AIADMK alliance), and in 2026 — two years after Captain's death in December 2023 — Premalatha brought the party back to its founding constituency.
PMK's P. Tamizharasi finished a strong third with 59,791 votes; the result was a near three-way contest.
Where Vriddhachalam was won
| Led by | Booths of 317 | Villages of 97 |
|---|---|---|
| Premallatha Vijayakant DMDK | 106 | 39 |
| S. Vijay TVK | 106 | 29 |
| Others | 105 | 29 |
| Closest village | Pudaiyur: TVK ahead by 2 | |
Premallatha Vijayakant’s biggest leads
- Mangalampettai+78210 booths
- Rajendirapattinam+4123 booths
- Thoravalur+3942 booths
S. Vijay’s best villages
- Vridhachalam+2,30172 booths
- Veppur+6185 booths
- Karnatham+4112 booths
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
- Cuddalore
- Electors, 2026
- 2,40,783women 1,21,111 (50.3%) · men 1,19,650 (49.7%) · third gender 22
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
2,110 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Premallatha Vijayakant | DMDK | 726 | 68,625 | 69,351 |
| 2 | Dr. P. Tamizharasi | PMK | 705 | 59,086 | 59,791 |
| 3 | S. Vijay | TVK | 535 | 66,429 | 66,964 |
| 4 | Ananthi Dhandapani | NTK | 85 | 5,962 | 6,047 |
| 5 | E. N. Arivazhagan | TVAK | 24 | 1,872 | 1,896 |
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 | 2,387 | 203rd | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 33.2% | 208th | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 86.9% | 119th | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 2,09,186 | 113th | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 18 | =82nd | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 755 | 125th | 784 |
| Since 2021 | DMDK took the seat from INC. In 2021 M. R. R. Radhakrishnan won it by 862 votes. | ||
Winners and runners-up, 2006–2026
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.
Vriddhachalam is the seat Captain Vijayakanth chose for his political debut as DMDK's candidate in 2006 — the party contested standalone that year before its later alliances. After Captain shifted to Rishivandiyam in 2011, his party retained the seat via transfer candidate V. Muthukumar (in AIADMK alliance).
The 2021 contest was the closest in the seat's history up to then (862-vote INC win) until Premalatha's 2026 win flipped that pattern as a comparable thriller. The 2021 result is also the only time INC has won here on a DMK-alliance ticket; both major Dravidian-major parties have otherwise traded the seat with DMDK.
About Vriddhachalam
Vriddhachalam is a deeply ancient Shiva town in Cuddalore district, on the Manimutha (Manimuktha) river. The Vriddhagiriswarar Temple at the heart of the town is a Paadal Petra Sthalam sung in the Tevaram, with a Sembiyan Mahadevi-era Chola core; the town is locally venerated as 'Virutha Kasi'.
The constituency was the launch pad for Captain Vijayakanth's political career — he debuted as DMDK candidate here in 2006 and won. Cuddalore district carries Chola, French-Pondicherry and modern industrial layers; Vriddhachalam sits on the western, temple-heavy half of the district.
Vriddhachalam & the Manimutha
Vriddhachalam is a pocket of deep antiquity on the Cauvery delta's western edge — a Tevaram-praised Shiva town the Cholas crowned with stone, sitting on the Manimutha's slow bend.
From here the road east opens into Chidambaram's Nataraja sabha and the Pichavaram mangroves, making the constituency a single drive from three of the Cuddalore belt's biggest pilgrim and nature draws — Vriddhagiriswarar's gopuram, Pennadam's pre-Chola Shiva, and the Manimutha dam's monsoon waters.
Plan your trip on TN Explorer →Quick answers
Who won Vriddhachalam in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
Premallatha Vijayakant of DMDK won Vriddhachalam (AC 152) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 69,351 votes, 33.15% of the votes polled, ahead of S. Vijay of TVK by 2,387 votes.
Who is the MLA of Vriddhachalam?
Premallatha Vijayakant of DMDK was elected MLA for Vriddhachalam in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Vriddhachalam in 2026?
Turnout was 86.9%: 2,09,186 of 2,40,783 electors voted.
Which district is Vriddhachalam in?
Vriddhachalam (constituency number 152) is in Cuddalore district, part of the Cuddalore Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Vriddhachalam before 2026?
In 2021 M. R. R. Radhakrishnan of INC won by 862 votes over J. Karthikeyan. In 2016 V. T. Kalaiselvan of AIADMK won by 13,777 votes over P. Govindasamy.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 152
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