Chengam
Assembly constituency 62 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu
[01]Result · 2026
#62 · GENAll candidates 15
- 01 S.VeluAIADMK87,802 36.2%
- 02 K BharathidhasanTVK74,524 30.7%
- 03 M.P.GiriDMK70,346 29.0%
- 04 J.ShobaNTK6,335 2.6%
- 05 C SelvanRPIA895 0.4%
- 06 A.BharathiIND400 0.2%
- 07 K.VeluIND394 0.2%
- 08 A PoongodiIND197 0.1%
- 09 A.ChidambaramIND173 0.1%
- 10 M.Raman MasilamaniIND156 0.1%
- 11 K ManikandanMSKK149 0.1%
- 12 M.MugilarasanIND137 0.1%
- 13 P.SelvamIND120 0.1%
- 14 C.MalathiTVK84 0.0%
- 15 D DhilipkumarIND71 0.0%
Turnout 89.9%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total1,114
- State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
- ReconciliationΣ 15 candidates = 2,41,783Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
5.5 ppS.VeluAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2021
5.2 ppGiri.M.PDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2016
6.1 ppGiri .M.PDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2011
6.4 ppSuresh@sureshkumar.TDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
- 2006
9.7 ppRajendran.Saba.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2001
6.7 ppSampath. M.C.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2000
13.4 ppShanmugam V.C.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1996
22.4 ppMani, A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1991
34.7 ppDamotharan C.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1989
13.5 ppC. GovindarajanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1984
23.5 ppAnbarasan Alias RamalingamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1980
16.3 ppKrishnamoorthi, VDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1977
6.7 ppC. GovindarajanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1971
2.4 ppP. PonchokkalingamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1967
2.2 ppR. K. PillaiIndian National Congress
- 1962
12.1 ppT. ChinnasamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 34.7 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed DMK polled 70,346 votes, 5.3× the 13,278-vote margin.
70,346 ÷ 13,278 = 5.3 -
The top two polled 66.8% of votes; the other 13 candidates 32.7% between them.
(87,802 + 74,524) ÷ 2,42,897 = 66.8% · 79,457 ÷ 2,42,897 = 32.7% -
Turnout of 89.9% was 3.3 pp above the state's median seat (86.6%).
89.9 − 86.6 = +3.3 -
The margin widened from 5.2 pp in 2021 to 5.5 pp.
5.5 − 5.2 = +0.3 pp -
The seat changed hands: DMK in 2021, AIADMK in 2026.
2021 DMK · 2026 AIADMK
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 15 candidate lines2,41,783
- NOTAcounted within the total1,114
- Published totalVotes polled2,42,897
- Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds
Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates15 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified
State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database