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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2026

Royapuram

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Winner — 2026

K.V. VIJAY DAMU
TVK· Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
TVK 46.4%DMK 35.2%27 others 18.4%
Votes
59,091
46.4% share
Winning margin
14,249
11.2% of votes
Total candidates
28
Turnout
79.8%
of 1,59,672

A clear win with a 11.2% margin.

Seat history

3 of 28 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2021 vs 2026

All Candidates

29 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K.V. VIJAY DAMU
TVK
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
59,09146.4%
2
DR. A. SUBAIR KHAN
DMK
44,84235.2%
3
D. JAYAKUMAR
ADMK
18,42014.5%
4
A. BABU MAILAN
NTK
2,9472.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
4590.4%
6
M. JAYARAJKUMAR
BSP
2220.2%
7
M DHINAKARAN
IND
2160.2%
8
R. VINOTHKUMAR
NIDP
1490.1%
9
R. RAJKUMAR
IND
990.1%
10
J. SELVAKUMAR
IND
840.1%
11
M. RAJKUMAR
TAVK
830.1%
12
D. JAYAKUMAR
IND
760.1%
13
T. KAVIYARASU
IND
640.1%
14
A. SATHIK KUMAR
DNA
630.1%
15
V. BHAGATH SINGH
IND
620.1%
16
T. RAJESH
IND
520.0%
17
P. SUMATHI
IND
490.0%
18
G. KARTHIKEYAN
IND
400.0%
19
KERTHIVARUNNAN .R
IND
380.0%
20
A. SASIKUMAR
IND
370.0%
21
A. NIZAR AHAMED
IND
370.0%
22
K. PRASATH
IND
360.0%
23
A. JAYAKUMAR
IND
350.0%
24
I JAYAPRAKASH
IND
340.0%
25
K.J. SIVAKUMAR
IND
310.0%
26
M. MAHALAKSHMI
IND
300.0%
27
C. SRIDHAR
IND
270.0%
28
M. SHANMUGAM
IND
200.0%
29
S. RAJU
IND
130.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (204th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.0% · max 41.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
204th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
219th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
139th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TVK 46.4%DMK 35.2%ADMK 14.5%OTH 3.6%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/28

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.15 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering and Auto components
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Old Town Wall

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Town Wall

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St. Peter's Church, Royapuram

St. Peter's Church, Royapuram

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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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