METTUR (AC 85)
VENKATACHALAM. G of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won METTUR in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +19,105 votes. 19 candidates contested.
Winner
VENKATACHALAM. G
AIADMK
Votes86,498Net worthRs 3.20 CrAge61Education8th PassCriminal cases5
Runner-up
MIDHUN CHAKRAVARTHY. M
DMK
Votes67,393Net worthRs 9.64 CrAge35EducationGraduate ProfessionalCriminal cases0
Margin +19,105 votes (12.41% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — METTUR
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 | VENKATACHALAM. G | AIADMK | 86,498 | Rs 3.20 Cr | 5 | 61 | won |
| 2 | MIDHUN CHAKRAVARTHY. M | DMK | 67,393 | Rs 9.64 Cr | 0 | 35 | lost |
| 3 |  SELVAM. K | TVK | 65,260 | Rs 5.06 L | 0 | 42 | lost |
| 4 |  VIDHYA VEERAPPAN | NTK | 7,109 | Rs 3.48 L | 0 | 35 | lost |
| 5 |  RAMKUMAR. D.M | IND | 706 | Rs 21.67 L | 0 | 34 | lost |
| 6 |  DURAIRAJ. V | IND | 659 | Rs 2.04 Cr | 1 | 46 | lost |
| 7 |  VENKATASALAM. G | IND | 471 | Rs 21.30 L | 0 | 39 | lost |
| 8 |  PERIYAPONNU. O | TAMIZH | 403 | Rs 58.77 L | 0 | 62 | lost |
| 9 |  DR.PADMARAJAN. K | IND | 390 | Rs 15.17 L | 0 | 65 | lost |
| 10 |  PRABAKARAN. S | IND | 251 | Rs 9.49 L | 0 | 34 | lost |
| 11 |  KRISHNAMOORTHY. P | IND | 237 | Rs 8.20 L | 0 | 35 | lost |
| 12 |  SARAVANAKUMAR. M | IND | 223 | Rs 30,000 | 0 | 47 | lost |
| 13 |  MURUGAN. P | IND | 192 | Rs 56,000 | 0 | 36 | lost |
| 14 |  JAGANATHAN. A | IND | 121 | Rs 72.78 L | 0 | 71 | lost |
| 15 |  VELU. A | VADA T | 107 | Rs 1.64 L | 0 | 40 | lost |
| 16 |  CHIDAMBARAM. A | IND | 104 | Rs 28.80 L | 0 | 42 | lost |
| 17 |  KANNAN. M | IND | 99 | Rs 40,000 | 0 | 40 | lost |
| 18 |  KANNAN. R | IND | 88 | Rs 17.88 L | 0 | 45 | lost |
| 19 |  NOTA | NONE O | 794 | — | — | — |