ROYAPURAM (AC 17)
K.V. VIJAY DAMU of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won ROYAPURAM in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +14,249 votes. 29 candidates contested.
Winner
K.V. VIJAY DAMU
TVK
Votes59,091Net worthRs 28.87 LAge46Education8th PassCriminal cases4
Runner-up
DR. A. SUBAIR KHAN
DMK
Votes44,842Net worthRs 7.72 CrAge49EducationPost GraduateCriminal cases0
Margin +14,249 votes (13.71% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — ROYAPURAM
Votes & margin: Election Commission of India. Net worth, age, education and criminal-case counts: candidate affidavits as declared, not independently verified. More on sources.
| # ▲ | Candidate | Party | Votes | Net worth | Crim | Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.V. VIJAY DAMU | TVK | 59,091 | Rs 28.87 L | 4 | 46 | won |
| 2 | DR. A. SUBAIR KHAN | DMK | 44,842 | Rs 7.72 Cr | 0 | 49 | lost |
| 3 |  D. JAYAKUMAR | AIADMK | 18,420 | Rs 5.01 Cr | 2 | 65 | lost |
| 4 |  A. BABU MAILAN | NTK | 2,947 | Rs -9.97 L | 0 | 54 | lost |
| 5 |  M. JAYARAJKUMAR | BAHUJA | 222 | Rs 1.30 L | 0 | 29 | lost |
| 6 |  M DHINAKARAN | IND | 216 | Rs 3.19 L | 0 | 48 | lost |
| 7 |  R. VINOTHKUMAR | NAAM I | 149 | Rs 13.29 L | 0 | 38 | lost |
| 8 |  R. RAJKUMAR | IND | 99 | Rs 4.19 L | 0 | 29 | lost |
| 9 |  J. SELVAKUMAR | IND | 84 | Rs 19.95 L | 0 | 50 | lost |
| 10 |  M. RAJKUMAR | TAMIZH | 83 | Rs 4.19 L | 0 | 29 | lost |
| 11 |  D. JAYAKUMAR | IND | 76 | Rs 5.01 Cr | 2 | 65 | lost |
| 12 |  T. KAVIYARASU | IND | 64 | Rs 18.07 L | 0 | 46 | lost |
| 13 |  A. SATHIK KUMAR | DEMOCR | 63 | Rs 1.58 L | 0 | 36 | lost |
| 14 |  V. BHAGATH SINGH | IND | 62 | Rs 14.00 L | 0 | 37 | lost |
| 15 |  T. RAJESH | IND | 52 | Rs 81,000 | 0 | 42 | lost |
| 16 |  P. SUMATHI | IND | 49 | Rs 5.53 L | 0 | 53 | lost |
| 17 |  G. KARTHIKEYAN | IND | 40 | Rs 5.45 L | 0 | 31 | lost |
| 18 |  KERTHIVARUNNAN .R | IND | 38 | Rs 15.27 L | 0 | 45 | lost |
| 19 |  A. SASIKUMAR | IND | 37 | Rs 7.11 L | 0 | 39 | lost |
| 20 |  A. NIZAR AHAMED | IND | 37 | Rs 19.84 L | 0 | 57 | lost |
| 21 |  K. PRASATH | IND | 36 | Rs 20.44 L | 0 | 44 | lost |
| 22 |  A. JAYAKUMAR | IND | 35 | Rs 6.03 L | 0 | 43 | lost |
| 23 |  I JAYAPRAKASH | IND | 34 | — | — | — | lost |
| 24 |  K.J. SIVAKUMAR | IND | 31 | Rs 1.12 Cr | 0 | 47 | lost |
| 25 |  M. MAHALAKSHMI | IND | 30 | Rs 94.01 L | 0 | 61 | lost |
| 26 |  C. SRIDHAR | IND | 27 | Rs 11.69 L | 0 | 43 | lost |
| 27 |  M. SHANMUGAM | IND | 20 | Rs 4.40 L | 0 | 29 | lost |
| 28 |  S. RAJU | IND | 13 | Rs 2.19 L | 0 | 26 | lost |
| 29 |  NOTA | NONE O | 459 | — | — | — |