CHENNAI: TVK candidate in Tuticorin constituency A Srinath, a film actor, became the first candidate to register a win for the party. Srinath won by a margin of more than 20,000 votes.
Election Results 2026
Vijay's TVK party has emerged as a formidable force in Tamil Nadu. The party is leading in 109 constituencies and is on its way towards securing a single largest majority, with 118 seats required to form a majority. Srinath, a close ally of actor and TVK president Vijay, led from the beginning. He faced social welfare minister Geetha Jeevan and former AIADMK minister S T Chellapandian as opponents.
TVK's Dominance in Chennai
TVK president Vijay and his key associates, including party general secretary N Anand, deputy general secretary Aadhav Arjun, and spokesperson A Rajmohan, are leading in Chennai. The city, considered a DMK stronghold, has been breached by TVK as the party leads in 14 out of 16 constituencies. TVK is trailing only in Chepauk-Triplicane, where deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin is leading, and in Harbour constituency, where HR and CE minister P K Sekarbabu is leading.
In DMK, chief minister M K Stalin was trailing by around 7,000 votes at the end of 14 rounds. The election results show TVK pushing DMK and AIADMK to the margins, while BJP may oust Mamata in Bengal and retain Assam.
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