Egmore
A. Rajmohan (TVK) is the MLA for Egmore.
TVK took the seat from DMK in 2026.
In 2026 A. Rajmohan won with 45.0% of the vote, 10,804 votes ahead of Tamilan Prasanna (DMK).
In the last 30 days Egmore was named in 27 mentions from 3 outlets.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Chennai Central
- Area
- about 9 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 61.8%
- Seats sharing a border
- Anna Nagar · Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar · Thousand Lights
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TVK A. Rajmohan | 53,901 · 45.0% | DMK Tamilan Prasanna | 43,097 · 36.0% | 10,804 (9.0 pts) |
| 2021 | DMK I. Paranthamen | 68,832 · 57.7% | ADMK B. John Pandian | 30,064 · 25.2% | 38,768 (32.5 pts) |
| 2016 | DMK K. S. Ravichandran | 55,060 · 45.6% | ADMK Parithi Ellamvazhuthi E | 44,381 · 36.8% | 10,679 (8.9 pts) |
| 2011 | DMDK K. Nalla Thambi | 51,772 · 46.2% | DMK Parithi Ilamvazhuthi | 51,570 · 46.0% | 202 (0.2 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Egmore: mentions per week
Busiest week: 6 July (38 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
141 mentions of Egmore since 1 June 2026 from 11 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Egmore, 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 Chennai district
Chennai| Seat | 2026 winner | Lead (points) | Mentions, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maduravoyal | TVK | 20.9 | 10 |
| Ambattur | TVK | 22.6 | 34 |
| Madhavaram | TVK | 26.2 | 55 |
| Thiruvottiyur | TVK | 25.9 | 18 |
| Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar | TVK | 27.4 | 1 |
| Perambur | TVK | 26.3 | 142 |
| Kolathur | TVK | 4.8 | 72 |
| Villivakkam | TVK | 12.2 | 1 |
| Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar | TVK | 15.5 | 1 |
| Egmore | TVK | 9.0 | 27 |
| Royapuram | TVK | 11.2 | 6 |
| Harbour | DMK | 11.8 | 5 |
| Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni | DMK | 5.1 | 6 |
| Thousand Lights | TVK | 11.5 | 2 |
| Anna Nagar | TVK | 13.1 | 0 |
| Virugambakkam | TVK | 15.7 | 46 |
| Saidapet | TVK | 17.8 | 4 |
| Thiyagarayanagar | TVK | 9.7 | 0 |
| Mylapore | TVK | 19.2 | 12 |
| Velachery | TVK | 18.0 | 15 |
| Sholinganallur | TVK | 21.6 | 18 |
| Alandur | TVK | 11.3 | 1 |
officialobservedWinners and leads: election records. Mentions: counted in our archive, 30 days.
Latest
Headlines that name Egmore
- சவுக்கு சங்கர் மீதான வழக்கில் எழும்பூர் நீதிமன்றம் தீர்ப்புHindu Tamil Thisai
- சென்ட்ரல், எழும்பூர், தாம்பரம், பெரம்பூர் உள்பட 11 ரயில் நிலையங்களில் தினமும் குடிநீர் சோதனை: சென்னை கோட்ட அதிகாரிகள் நடவடிக்கைHindu Tamil Thisai
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.