AC 62 · Tiruvannamalai · AIADMK
CHENGAM (AC 62)
S.VELU of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won CHENGAM in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +13,278 votes. 16 candidates contested.
Winner
S.VELU
AIADMK
Votes87,802Net worthRs 9.03 CrAge53EducationGraduateCriminal cases0
Runner-up
K BHARATHIDHASAN
TVK
Votes74,524Net worthRs 2.65 CrAge46EducationGraduateCriminal cases1
Margin +13,278 votes (8.18% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — CHENGAM
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 | S.VELU | AIADMK | 87,802 | Rs 9.03 Cr | 0 | 53 | won |
| 2 | K BHARATHIDHASAN | TVK | 74,524 | Rs 2.65 Cr | 1 | 46 | lost |
| 3 |  M.P.GIRI | DMK | 70,346 | Rs 4.04 Cr | 0 | 51 | lost |
| 4 |  J.SHOBA | NTK | 6,335 | Rs 24.60 L | 0 | 31 | lost |
| 5 |  C SELVAN | REPUBL | 895 | Rs 42.69 L | 0 | 44 | lost |
| 6 |  A.BHARATHI | IND | 400 | Rs 25,000 | 0 | 34 | lost |
| 7 |  K.VELU | IND | 394 | Rs 25,000 | 0 | 35 | lost |
| 8 |  A POONGODI | IND | 197 | Rs 13.34 L | 0 | 35 | lost |
| 9 |  A.CHIDAMBARAM | IND | 173 | Rs 33.22 L | 0 | 42 | lost |
| 10 |  M.RAMAN MASILAMANI | IND | 156 | Rs 60.55 L | 0 | 63 | lost |
| 11 |  K MANIKANDAN | MAKKAL | 149 | Rs -9.58 L | 1 | 30 | lost |
| 12 |  M.MUGILARASAN | IND | 137 | — | — | — | lost |
| 13 |  P.SELVAM | IND | 120 | Rs 3.14 L | 0 | 47 | lost |
| 14 |  C.MALATHI | TAMIZH | 84 | Rs 23.46 L | 0 | 39 | lost |
| 15 |  D DHILIPKUMAR | IND | 71 | Rs 21.75 L | 0 | 28 | lost |
| 16 |  NOTA | NONE O | 1,114 | — | — | — |