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Venkatachalam. G
AC #85 · Salem District

Venkatachalam. G

Mettur Assembly Constituency
ADMK — All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ✓ Won · 2026 📅 23 Apr 2026 AC #85
86,498Votes
19,105Margin
37.43%Vote Share
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2026 Election Result · ECI

AC #85
86,498 Total Votes · Mettur · 23 April 2026
Venkatachalam. G (ADMK)37.43%
Winning Margin
19,105
Turnout
90.39%
Top Candidates
1
Venkatachalam. G
ADMK — All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
86,498
2
Midhun Chakravarthy. M
DMK
67,393
3
Selvam. K
TVK
65,260
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Personal Profile

Full Name
Venkatachalam. G
Party
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK)
Constituency
Mettur, Salem
Assembly No.
AC #85 of 234
District
Salem
Elected
23 April 2026 · First Term
Status
✓ Active MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly
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2026 Election — Complete Data

ECI Official
86,498Votes Won
19,105Margin
37.43%Vote Share
90.39%Turnout
EVM Votes
85,347
Postal Votes
1,151
Total Votes Cast
231,105
Candidates
19 candidates contested
Runner-Up
Midhun Chakravarthy. M (DMK) — 67,393 votes
3rd Place
Selvam. K (TVK) — 65,260 votes
ECI Source
↗ ECI Official Results
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Constituency Profile

255,665Total Electors
128,836Male Electors
126,814Female Electors
District
Salem
Male / Female
50.4% Male · 49.6% Female
Voter Turnout
90.39%
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Political History — This Constituency

Past Results
2021 Winner
S. Sadhasivam PMK
2016 Winner
Semmalai S ADMK
Seat Change 2021→2026
Seat changed hands in 2026
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Constituency Election History — Mettur

1962–2026
PMK 4INC 3ADMK 2DMK 2DMDK 1ADK(J) 1AIADMK 1IND 1wins · 15 elections
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote %Runner-upPartyMargin
2026 G. Venkatachalam ADMK 86498 37.43% M. Midhun Chakravarthy DMK 19105
2021 S. Sadhasivam PMK 97055 44.43% S. Srinivasa Perumal DMK 656
2016 Semmalai S ADMK 72751 35.05% Parthiban S.R DMK 6282
2011 Parthiban S.R. DMDK 75672 44.62% Mani G. K. PMK 2594
2006 P. Kannan PMK 49045 34.60% P. Govindan IND 12254
2001 M.P. Kamaraj PMK 67012 56.09% S. Ammasi DMK 25458
1996 P. Govindan PMK 50502 44.19% P. Elavarasan DMK 24707
1991 R. Palanisamy INC 50538 47.66% S. Ammasi PMK 8334
1989 K. Arjunan ADK(J) 15818 25.49% P. Kandasamy IND 1653
1984 S. Semmalai AIADMK 63407 69.68% Arjunan K. DMK 37978
1980 Semmalai. S IND 49597 60.33% Narayanan. R INC 22383
1977 R. Narayanan INC 23882 34.59% S. Semmalai AIADMK 19
1971 Chinnusamy V. DMK 29196 60.81% K. Chinna Gounden INC 10378
1967 V. Chinnasamy DMK 25124 56.25% Ponnudurai INC 5587
1962 N. S. Sundararajan INC 30020 52.65% P. R. Nallathambi Gounder DMK 3023
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Affidavit Details

Myneta.info · ADR
Education
8th Pass
Total Assets
₹3,50,19,826 ~ 3 Crore+
Liabilities
₹29,93,059 ~ 29 Lacs+
Criminal Cases
⚠ 5 Cases declared
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Key Facts

Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Chief Minister
C. Joseph Vijay — TVK (Perambur, AC #12)
Govt Strength
TVK — 108 seats · Majority 116 · Assembly 230
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⚡ Quick Facts
PartyADMK
ConstituencyMettur
AC No.#85
DistrictSalem
Votes86,498
Margin19,105
Vote Share37.43%
Turnout90.39%
Electors255,665
StatusActive MLA
🏛️ Assembly Context
Assembly17th TN Assembly
CMC. Joseph Vijay
SpeakerJ. C. D. Prabhakar
TVK Seats108
Strength227 (7 vacant)
Majority114
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