CHENGAM
Assembly seat no. 62 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2021
GIRI.M.P
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2021
11,570
5.17% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
ADMKNAINAKANNU.M.S
- Votes
- 96,511
- Vote share
- 43.09%
- Behind by
- 11,570
Electors
2,77,646
Total votes polled
2,23,950
Valid votes
2,23,950
NOTA votes
1,085
0.48% of votes polled
Turnout
80.7%
Full result, 2021
15 candidates · 2,23,950 valid votes
GIRI.M.PDMKwon
1,08,081
48.3%
NAINAKANNU.M.SADMK
96,511
43.1%
VENNILA.SNTK
12,080
5.4%
ANBU.SDMDK
2,769
1.2%
SUGANRAJ.SIJK
828
0.4%
SHANMUGAM.GBSP
801
0.4%
VIJAYACHANDRAN.GIND
417
0.2%
SELVARAJI.VIND
381
0.2%
DHINAKARAN.HIND
200
0.1%
BASKAR.SNEWGENERATIONPEOPLESPARTY
174
0.1%
SIVAPRAKASH.KIND
173
0.1%
SHARMA.SIND
127
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 15. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | S.velu | ADMK | 87,802 | 36.15% | K Bharathidhasan | 13,278 |
| 2021 | GIRI.M.P | DMK | 1,08,081 | 48.26% | NAINAKANNU.M.S | 11,570 |
| 2016 | GIRI .M.P | DMK | 95,939 | 45.60% | DINAGARAN. M | 12,691 |
| 2011 | SURESH@SURESHKUMAR.T | DMDK | 83,722 | 46.95% | SELVAPERUNTHAGAI.K | 11,497 |
| 2006 | POLUR VARADHAN M | INC | 53,366 | 42.75% | SAKTHIVEL P | 10,200 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the CHENGAM assembly constituency in 2026?
S.velu (ADMK) won CHENGAM in 2026, by a margin of 13,278 votes.
Which party has won CHENGAM the most times?
DMK, with 4 of the 13 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has CHENGAM gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won CHENGAM the most times?
T. SWAMIKANNU, with 2 wins between 1977 and 1984.
