ROYAPURAM
Assembly seat no. 17 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1977.
Winner, 2026
K.v. Vijay Damu
TVK
Elections held
12
1977–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 12
Margin, 2026
14,249
11.19% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
DMKDr. A. Subair Khan
- Votes
- 44,842
- Vote share
- 35.21%
- Behind by
- 14,249
Electors
1,59,672
Total votes polled
1,27,356
Valid votes
1,27,356
NOTA votes
459
0.36% of votes polled
Turnout
79.8%
Full result, 2026
28 candidates · 1,27,356 valid votes
K.v. Vijay DamuTVKwon
59,091
46.4%
Dr. A. Subair KhanDMK
44,842
35.2%
D. JayakumarADMK
18,420
14.5%
A. Babu MailanNTK
2,947
2.3%
M. JayarajkumarBSP
222
0.2%
M DhinakaranIND
216
0.2%
R. VinothkumarNIDP
149
0.1%
R. RajkumarIND
99
0.1%
J. SelvakumarIND
84
0.1%
M. RajkumarTAVK
83
0.1%
D. JayakumarIND
76
0.1%
T. KaviyarasuIND
64
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 28. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | K.v. Vijay Damu | TVK | 59,091 | 46.40% | Dr. A. Subair Khan | 14,249 |
| 2021 | MURTHY.R.IDREAM | DMK | 64,424 | 53.16% | JAYAKUMAR.D | 27,779 |
| 2016 | JAYAKUMAR D | ADMK | 55,205 | 45.21% | MANOHAR R | 8,031 |
| 2011 | JAYAKUMAR. D | ADMK | 65,099 | 57.89% | MANOHAR. R | 21,372 |
| 2006 | JAYAKUMAR D. | ADMK | 50,647 | 53.26% | SARKUNAPANDIAN S P. | 13,503 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above