Constituency #20 · Chennai
Thousand Lights
18 candidates157.5K electors
2026 Winner
J.C.D. Prabhakar
TVK
TVK
Winner
J.C.D. Prabhakar
TVK(TVK)
59.0K
votes · 44.7%
Margin: 15.1K
Vote Share
J.C.D. Prabhakar44.7%
Ezhilan Naganathan33.2%
B. Valarmathi17.7%
Kalanchiyam.mu2.8%
NOTA0.6%
E. Valarmathi0.2%
All Candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✓J.C.D. Prabhakar | TVK | 59.0K | 44.7% |
| 2 | Ezhilan Naganathan | DMK | 43.8K | 33.2% |
| 3 | B. Valarmathi | ADMK | 23.3K | 17.7% |
| 4 | Kalanchiyam.mulost deposit | NTK | 3.7K | 2.8% |
| 5 | NOTAlost deposit | NOTA | 815 | 0.6% |
| 6 | E. Valarmathilost deposit | IND | 245 | 0.2% |
| 7 | H. Mohamed Ghouselost deposit | tavk | 203 | 0.1% |
| 8 | A. Sathyalost deposit | IND | 165 | 0.1% |
| 9 | D. Valarmathylost deposit | IND | 102 | 0.1% |
| 10 | D. Vijaylost deposit | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 11 | B. Prabhakaranlost deposit | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 12 | V. Prabhakaranlost deposit | IND | 63 | 0.1% |
| 13 | S. Karthikeyanlost deposit | IND | 61 | 0.1% |
| 14 | A. Sundara Rajulost deposit | IND | 48 | 0.0% |
| 15 | V. Shankarlost deposit | IND | 42 | 0.0% |
| 16 | T. Prabhakaranlost deposit | IND | 36 | 0.0% |
| 17 | E. Muniyanlost deposit | IND | 28 | 0.0% |
| 18 | V. Dhanasekaranlost deposit | IND | 23 | 0.0% |
| 19 | E. Pachaiyappanlost deposit | IND | 20 | 0.0% |
Turnout History
60.5%
2016 Turnout
141.5K voted
56.9%
2021 Turnout
135.3K voted
83.1%
2026 Turnout
130.9K voted
MLA History
2021
53.4%%Ezhilan Naganathan
DMK
2016
43.4%%K.K. Selvam
DMK
2011
50.6%%B. Valarmathi
ADMK
2006
46.0%%M.K. Stalin
DMK
2001
51.4%%M.K. Stalin
DMK
1996
69.7%%M.K. Stalin
DMK
1991
56.5%%K.A. Krishnaswamy
ADMK
1989
50.6%%M.K. Stalin
DMK
1984
50.4%%K.A. Krishnaswamy
ADMK
1980
50.2%%K.A. Krishnaswamy
ADMK
1977
37.1%%S.J. Sadiq Pasha
DMK
1971
57.4%%K.A. Mathialagan
DMK
1967
nan%K.A. Mathialagan
DMK
1962
45.6%%K.A. Mathialagan
DMK
1957
54.1%%A.V.P. Asaithambi
IND
Electorate 2026
157.5K
Total Electors
75.2K
Male
82.2K
Female
69
Third Gender
Data source: Election Commission of India · tnelections2026.in