Avadi
R. Ramesh Kumar (TVK) is the MLA for Avadi.
TVK took the seat from DMK in 2026.
In 2026 R. Ramesh Kumar won with 52.1% of the vote, 76,311 votes ahead of S. M. Nasar (DMK).
In the last 30 days Avadi was named in 21 mentions from 5 outlets.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Tiruvallur
- Area
- about 74 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 68.0%
- Seats sharing a border
- Ambattur · Madhavaram · Maduravoyal · Poonamallee
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TVK R. Ramesh Kumar | 180,384 · 52.1% | DMK S. M. Nasar | 104,073 · 30.1% | 76,311 (22.1 pts) |
| 2021 | DMK S. M. Nasar | 150,287 · 49.9% | ADMK K. Pandiarajan | 95,012 · 31.6% | 55,275 (18.4 pts) |
| 2016 | ADMK K. Pandiarajan | 108,064 · 39.9% | DMK S. M. Nasar | 106,669 · 39.4% | 1,395 (0.5 pts) |
| 2011 | ADMK S. Abdul Rahim | 110,102 · 55.2% | INC R. Dhamotharan | 66,864 · 33.5% | 43,238 (21.7 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Avadi: mentions per week
Busiest week: 8 June (16 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
105 mentions of Avadi since 1 June 2026 from 10 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Avadi, last 30 days: topics named in the same items
Parties: named in the news, and votes at the polls
Attention follows the week's news; votes follow the seat.
observedofficialTopics and parties: counted in our archive over the last 30 days. Votes: the 2026 election record.
Seats in Tiruvallur district
Tiruvallur| Seat | 2026 winner | Lead (points) | Mentions, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gummidipoondi | TVK | 12.0 | 8 |
| Ponneri | TVK | 24.6 | 20 |
| Tiruttani | ADMK | 2.4 | 20 |
| Thiruvallur | TVK | 10.9 | 31 |
| Poonamallee | TVK | 23.5 | 104 |
| Avadi | TVK | 22.1 | 21 |
officialobservedWinners and leads: election records. Mentions: counted in our archive, 30 days.
Latest
Headlines that name Avadi
- ஆவடி| சுடிதார் அணிந்து நகைத் திருட்டில் ஈடுபட்ட நபர் கைது!Tamil originalPuthiya Thalaimurai
Sources and method
- Election results, 2026: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in), retrieved 2026-09-28.
- Election results, 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), citing the Election Commission of India, retrieved 2026-10-09. Check applied: the lead equals winner minus runner-up votes and the printed shares agree (702 of 702 seat results passed, 5 corrected from the source's printed totals).
- Vacancies and by-elections: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Boundary: DataMeet (CC BY 2.5 India). Approximate; drawn for orientation, not an official map.
- Mentions are counted in our archive: articles and videos that name the place in the headline (a seat also counts for its district), by the same rules as the Trends pages. The archive starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026; earlier months are not in our store.
- official = the Election Commission's own record · compiled = a secondary source, checked against its own totals · observed = counted in our sources · computed = derived from those.