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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 23 · 2026
Saidapet
Winner — 2026
ARUL PRAKASAM. M
TVK· Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
TVK 50.6%DMK 32.8%14 others 16.6%
Votes
81,205
50.6% share
Winning margin
28,514
17.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
78.6%
of 2,04,177
Saidapet is a safe seat — ARUL PRAKASAM. M won by 17.8%.
Seat history
1 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.42 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARUL PRAKASAM. M | Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 81,205 | 50.6% |
| 2 | SUBRAMANIAN. MA | 52,691 | 32.9% | |
| 3 | SENTHAMIZHAN. G | 17,839 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | SRIVIDYA. G | 5,918 | 3.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 924 | 0.6% |
| 6 | KUMARAN. G.P | 571 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | RAJA. R | IND | 258 | 0.2% |
| 8 | YOGAPRAKASH. B | IND | 158 | 0.1% |
| 9 | VALARMATHI. P | IND | 139 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SOUNDARARAJAN. N | NIDP | 132 | 0.1% |
| 11 | PARTHIBAN. S | MGRMKKT | 131 | 0.1% |
| 12 | GINGSTON. M | IND | 119 | 0.1% |
| 13 | PRASAD. N | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 14 | PRITHVIRAJ. A | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 15 | ANAND. S | IND | 66 | 0.0% |
| 16 | KANDHASAMY. R (ALIAS) BABU | IND | 64 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (216th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 2.7% · max 31.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
216th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
229th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
24th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TVK 50.6%DMK 32.9%AMMK 11.1%OTH 4.8%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.42 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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.