SANKARI (AC 87)
VETRIVEL. S of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won SANKARI in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +9,517 votes. 21 candidates contested.
Winner
VETRIVEL. S
AIADMK
Votes87,342Net worthRs 15.11 CrAge54EducationGraduateCriminal cases2
Runner-up
SENTHILKUMAR. K
TVK
Votes77,825Net worthRs 1.30 CrAge44Education8th PassCriminal cases3
Margin +9,517 votes (5.76% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — SANKARI
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 | VETRIVEL. S | AIADMK | 87,342 | Rs 15.11 Cr | 2 | 54 | won |
| 2 | SENTHILKUMAR. K | TVK | 77,825 | Rs 1.30 Cr | 3 | 44 | lost |
| 3 |  MANIKANDAN. M | DMK | 65,716 | Rs -2.74 Cr | 0 | 37 | lost |
| 4 |  NITHYA. A | NTK | 7,534 | Rs 2.56 Cr | 0 | 36 | lost |
| 5 |  DR. GURUNATHAN. S | INDHU | 1,009 | Rs 10.68 L | 0 | 55 | lost |
| 6 |  PARAMASIVAM. R | IND | 473 | Rs 2.68 L | 0 | 40 | lost |
| 7 |  SETTUMUTHU. V | BAHUJA | 398 | Rs 3.72 L | 0 | 54 | lost |
| 8 |  MANIKANDAN. D | IND | 395 | Rs 4.06 L | 0 | 32 | lost |
| 9 |  MAYILKUMAR. M | IND | 340 | Rs 19.96 L | 0 | 45 | lost |
| 10 |  VIGNESH. A | IND | 289 | Rs 4.87 L | 0 | 36 | lost |
| 11 |  SENTHILKUMAR. R.S. | TAMIZH | 287 | Rs 1.47 Cr | 4 | 49 | lost |
| 12 |  POOVARASAN. S | IND | 268 | Rs 23.18 L | 0 | 29 | lost |
| 13 |  DURAIRAJ. C | IND | 260 | Rs 63.20 L | 0 | 69 | lost |
| 14 |  VIJAYAKUMAR. M | IND | 244 | — | — | — | lost |
| 15 |  SALMAN. E | IND | 147 | Rs 2.19 L | 0 | 32 | lost |
| 16 |  SAKTHIVEL. D | IND | 140 | Rs 7.49 L | 0 | 33 | lost |
| 17 |  MANIKANDAN. P | IND | 136 | Rs 4.18 L | 0 | 30 | lost |
| 18 |  RANJITH KUMAR. V | IND | 96 | Rs 30.64 L | 0 | 33 | lost |
| 19 |  SAKTHIVEL. G | IND | 86 | Rs 65.43 L | 0 | 42 | lost |
| 20 |  RAMESHKUMAR. V | IND | 83 | Rs 21.08 L | 0 | 43 | lost |
| 21 |  NOTA | NONE O | 711 | — | — | — |