ANAIKATTU (AC 44)
D.VELAZHAGAN of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won ANAIKATTU in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +7,081 votes. 14 candidates contested.
Winner
D.VELAZHAGAN
AIADMK
Votes76,302Net worthRs 7.93 CrAge56Education10th PassCriminal cases2
Runner-up
A.P.NANDAKUMAR
DMK
Votes69,221Net worthRs 33.57 CrAge57Education12th PassCriminal cases0
Margin +7,081 votes (4.87% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — ANAIKATTU
Votes & margin: Election Commission of India. Net worth, age, education and criminal-case counts: candidate affidavits as declared, not independently verified. More on sources.
| # ▲ | Candidate | Party | Votes | Net worth | Crim | Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.VELAZHAGAN | AIADMK | 76,302 | Rs 7.93 Cr | 2 | 56 | won |
| 2 | A.P.NANDAKUMAR | DMK | 69,221 | Rs 33.57 Cr | 0 | 57 | lost |
| 3 |  R.VELMURUGAN | TVK | 63,287 | Rs 66.48 L | 0 | 46 | lost |
| 4 |  M.RAVIKUMAR | NTK | 4,746 | Rs -17,600 | 0 | 29 | lost |
| 5 |  R.SARAVANAN | NAMADH | 351 | Rs 3.85 L | 0 | 47 | lost |
| 6 |  K.MANOHARAN | IND | 319 | Rs 14.21 L | 0 | 55 | lost |
| 7 |  V.S.VENKATESH | AANAIT | 217 | Rs 31.02 L | 0 | 53 | lost |
| 8 |  V.VINOTHKANNA | TAMIZH | 192 | Rs -13.88 L | 2 | 44 | lost |
| 9 |  P.JAYASEELAN | PUTHIY | 166 | Rs 60,000 | 0 | 52 | lost |
| 10 |  R.RAMESH | IND | 152 | — | — | — | lost |
| 11 |  M.NANDHA KUMAR | IND | 95 | Rs 1.84 L | 0 | 38 | lost |
| 12 |  S.SELVAMOORTHY | IND | 90 | Rs 21.55 L | 0 | 65 | lost |
| 13 |  E.SURESH | IND | 77 | Rs 31.79 L | 0 | 40 | lost |
| 14 |  NOTA | NONE O | 1,103 | — | — | — |