KANCHEEPURAM
Assembly seat no. 37 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called KANCHEEPURAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 4 results.
Winner, 2026
R.v. Ranjithkumar
TVK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2026
15,488
6.29% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
ADMKV. Somasundaram
- Votes
- 75,862
- Vote share
- 30.80%
- Behind by
- 15,488
Electors
2,78,841
Total votes polled
2,46,317
Valid votes
2,46,317
NOTA votes
1,078
0.44% of votes polled
Turnout
88.3%
Full result, 2026
15 candidates · 2,46,317 valid votes
R.v. RanjithkumarTVKwon
91,350
37.1%
V. SomasundaramADMK
75,862
30.8%
Nithya SugumarDMK
69,344
28.2%
VetriselviNTK
6,950
2.8%
G. BabuIND
364
0.1%
M. MeganathanIND
286
0.1%
M. NandhakumarACDP
217
0.1%
E. DhakshnamoorthyIND
178
0.1%
V. NareshTAVK
178
0.1%
M. BalajiIND
138
0.1%
P. VenkatesanAIPTMMK
110
0.0%
V. SomasundaramIND
78
0.0%
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 | R.v. Ranjithkumar | TVK | 91,350 | 37.09% | V. Somasundaram | 15,488 |
| 2021 | C.V.M.P. Ezhailzrasan | DMK | 1,02,712 | 44.77% | P. Magesh Kumar | 11,595 |
| 2016 | C.V.M.P. EZHILARASAN | DMK | 90,533 | 40.40% | T.MYTHILI | 7,548 |
| 2011 | V. SOMASUNDARAM | ADMK | 1,02,710 | 53.43% | P. S. ULAGARAKSHAGAN | 25,717 |
| 2006 | KAMALAMBAL P | PMK | 81,366 | 47.11% | MYTHILI T | 11,284 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above