The Virugampakkam constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2026 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 85.34% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
Sabarinathan of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won the seat by defeating Prabhakar Raja of the Dravida Munetra Kazhagam with a margin of 27086 votes.The Virugampakkam Assembly constituency falls under the Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Tamilachi Thangapandian won the Chennai South Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 225945 votes, defeating Smt. Tamilisai Soundarayarajan of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Below you can find the Virugampakkam Assembly Elections Results 2026, the winner and runner-up details, and more.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sabarinathan
Winner
|
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam |
76,092
Lead:
27,086
|
44.03% |
| Prabhakar Raja | Dravida Munetra Kazhagam | 49,006 | 28.35% |
| Virugai V.n. Ravi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 38,767 | 22.43% |
| Santhosh | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 6,056 | 3.50% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,030 | 0.60% |
| Jagadish.s | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 462 | 0.27% |
| Sureshbabu.t.m | Tamil Telugu National Party | 155 | 0.09% |
| Sabarinathan.p | Independent | 124 | 0.07% |
| Dineshkumar.n | Independent | 122 | 0.07% |
| Ravikumar | Independent | 107 | 0.06% |
| Muthuraj.t | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 101 | 0.06% |
| Srinivasan.m | Independent | 101 | 0.06% |
| Rangaraj.g | Independent | 91 | 0.05% |
| Chandra Sekar.k | Independent | 88 | 0.05% |
| Gopinath.g | Independent | 82 | 0.05% |
| Sankar.e | Independent | 66 | 0.04% |
| Kumar.s | Independent | 63 | 0.04% |
| Ezhilraj.d | Independent | 52 | 0.03% |
| Lukmanbabu.s | Independent | 50 | 0.03% |
| Roy George | Anna Puratchi Thalaivar Amma Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 43 | 0.02% |
| Karthick.m | Independent | 41 | 0.02% |
| Balamurugan.p | Naam Indiar Party | 40 | 0.02% |
| Alex Pandian.k | Independent | 36 | 0.02% |
| Esakkimuthunadar.p | Independent | 36 | 0.02% |
| Venkatesan.c | Independent | 20 | 0.01% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
A M V Prabhakar Raja
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
74,351
Lead:
18,367
|
43.97% |
| Ravi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 55,984 | 33.11% |
| Snehan | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 16,939 | 10.02% |
| Rajendhran | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 10,185 | 6.02% |
| M.gunasekaran (a) Star M.gunasekaran | Independent | 5,186 | 3.07% |
| Pa.parthasarathy | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 1,585 | 0.94% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,563 | 0.92% |
| R.mayilsamy | Independent | 1,440 | 0.85% |
| Sathasivam | Independent | 344 | 0.20% |
| M.s.ismail Khan | All India Jananayaka Makkal Kazhagam | 209 | 0.12% |
| M.mannu | Independent | 148 | 0.09% |
| V.gunasekaran | Independent | 131 | 0.08% |
| M.sivakumar | Independent | 119 | 0.07% |
| G.thanigachalam | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 90 | 0.05% |
| Manju | Anaithu Makkal Arasiyal Katchi | 90 | 0.05% |
| S.gunasekar | Independent | 88 | 0.05% |
| G.ravi | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 73 | 0.04% |
| M.ellangovan | Independent | 72 | 0.04% |
| E.sankar | Independent | 68 | 0.04% |
| R.prabaharan | Tamizhaga Murpokku Makkal Katchi | 65 | 0.04% |
| D.prabakaran | Independent | 56 | 0.03% |
| D.sundar Singh | Independent | 56 | 0.03% |
| M.srinivasan | Independent | 49 | 0.03% |
| V.thalapathi | Independent | 49 | 0.03% |
| V.k.kathir | Independent | 48 | 0.03% |
| S.r.dinesh Kumar | Anna MGR Dravida Makkal Kalgam | 41 | 0.02% |
| K.boopathy | Independent | 34 | 0.02% |
| V.k.senthil Kumar | Independent | 24 | 0.01% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
V.n.virugai Ravi
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
65,979
Lead:
2,333
|
39.40% |
| K Thanasekaran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 63,646 | 38.01% |
| Tamiliasi Soundrarajan.dr | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19,167 | 11.45% |
| B.parthasarathy | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 9,730 | 5.81% |
| C.h. Jayarao | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 3,945 | 2.36% |
| Others | Others | 3,897 | 2.33% |
| T.s.rajendran | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 2,926 | 1.75% |
| A.seenevasan | Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi | 296 | 0.18% |
| Dilip Mathew John | Youth And Students Party | 283 | 0.17% |
| B.senthil Kumar | Independent | 265 | 0.16% |
| N.ravi | Independent | 218 | 0.13% |
| B.jayabal | Independent | 176 | 0.11% |
| N.nandha Gopal | Independent | 155 | 0.09% |
| D.dhanasekar | Independent | 126 | 0.08% |
| S.r.dinesh Kumar | Independent | 111 | 0.07% |
| S.selvanathan | Independent | 102 | 0.06% |
| K.ravi | Independent | 91 | 0.05% |
| M.s.s.sudhir Theja | Independent | 87 | 0.05% |
| P. Essakimuthu | Independent | 58 | 0.03% |
| G.rajendran | Independent | 55 | 0.03% |
| S.kumar | Independent | 26 | 0.02% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Partha Sarathy B
Winner
|
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |
71,524
Lead:
14,094
|
49.65% |
| Thanasekaran K | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 57,430 | 39.86% |
| Sritharan P | Bharatiya Janata Party | 7,525 | 5.22% |
| Nagavel.s. | Independent | 3,431 | 2.38% |
| Baskar.a | Puratchi Bharatham | 1,447 | 1% |
| Subramaniyam.v. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 969 | 0.67% |
| Parthasarathy.n | Independent | 670 | 0.47% |
| Sridhar.s | Independent | 540 | 0.37% |
| Thiyagarajan.p | Independent | 309 | 0.21% |
| Valayapathy.v | Independent | 224 | 0.16% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sabarinathan | TVK | 76,092 | 27,086 | 44.03% |
| 2021 | A M V Prabhakar Raja | DMK | 74,351 | 18,367 | 43.97% |
| 2016 | V.n.virugai Ravi | AIADMK | 65,979 | 2,333 | 39.40% |
| 2011 | Partha Sarathy B | DMDK | 71,524 | 14,094 | 49.65% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sabarinathan | TVK |
76,092
(Lead:
27,086)
|
44.03% |
| Prabhakar Raja | DMK | 49,006 | 28.35% | |
| 2021 | A M V Prabhakar Raja | DMK |
74,351
(Lead:
18,367)
|
43.97% |
| Ravi | AIADMK | 55,984 | 33.11% | |
| 2016 | V.n.virugai Ravi | AIADMK |
65,979
(Lead:
2,333)
|
39.40% |
| K Thanasekaran | DMK | 63,646 | 38.01% | |
| 2011 | Partha Sarathy B | DMDK |
71,524
(Lead:
14,094)
|
49.65% |
| Thanasekaran K | DMK | 57,430 | 39.86% |
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Sabarinathan of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won the Virugampakkam Assembly seat in the 2026 elections, defeating Prabhakar Raja of the Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (DMK) by a margin of 27086 votes.
The strike rate in the Virugampakkam constituency is 50% TVK and 50% DMK, with TVK won 1 time and DMK won 1 time since the 1977 elections.
Sabarinathan (TVK) received 44.03% vote share.
Prabhakar Raja (DMK) received 28.35% vote share.
Sabarinathan (TVK) won the 2026 election with 76092 votes, leading by 27086 votes and securing a 44.03% vote share.
The Virugampakkam Assembly constituency falls under the Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency of Chennai district.
Sabarinathan (TVK) won the Virugampakkam Assembly seat in 2026 with a margin of 27086 votes over Prabhakar Raja (DMK).
The Virugampakkam Assembly constituency is part of the Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Saidapet, Thiyagarayanagar, Mylapore, Velachery, Shozhinganallur.
The top candidates in the Virugampakkam Assembly Election 2026 were:
Sabarinathan (TVK)
Prabhakar Raja (DMK)
Virugai V.n. Ravi (AIADMK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Sabarinathan (TVK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Virugampakkam Assembly Election 2026 was 85.34%
This page contains historical election results sourced from the Election Commission of India (ECI). It is for archival and informational purposes only and does not represent current or ongoing election updates. The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.