Tambaram
D. Sarathkumar (TVK) is the MLA for Tambaram.
TVK took the seat from DMK in 2026.
In 2026 D. Sarathkumar won with 42.7% of the vote, 35,621 votes ahead of R. S. Krithika Devi (DMK).
In the last 30 days Tambaram was named in 88 mentions from 5 outlets.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Sriperumbudur
- Area
- about 66 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 59.9%
- Seats sharing a border
- Chengalpattu · Pallavaram · Sholinganallur · Sriperumbudur
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TVK D. Sarathkumar | 118,967 · 42.7% | DMK R. S. Krithika Devi | 83,346 · 29.9% | 35,621 (12.8 pts) |
| 2021 | DMK S. R. Raja | 116,840 · 46.9% | ADMK T. K. M. Chinnayya | 80,016 · 32.1% | 36,824 (14.8 pts) |
| 2016 | DMK S. R. Raja | 101,835 · 43.3% | ADMK Rajendran C | 87,390 · 37.1% | 14,445 (6.1 pts) |
| 2011 | ADMK T. K. M. Chinnayya | 91,702 · 51.5% | DMK S. R. Raja | 77,718 · 43.6% | 13,984 (7.8 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Tambaram: mentions per week
Busiest week: 12 October (30 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
246 mentions of Tambaram since 1 June 2026 from 15 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Tambaram, 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 Chengalpattu district
Chengalpattu| Seat | 2026 winner | Lead (points) | Mentions, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pallavaram | TVK | 19.3 | 3 |
| Tambaram | TVK | 12.8 | 88 |
| Chengalpattu | TVK | 11.0 | 81† |
| Thiruporur | TVK | 15.0 | 6 |
| Cheyyur | ADMK | 3.0 | 1 |
| Madurantakam | ADMK | 3.6 | 1336 |
† Chengalpattu is also the district's name: its count includes news about the whole district.
officialobservedWinners and leads: election records. Mentions: counted in our archive, 30 days.
Latest
Headlines that name Tambaram
- டெங்கு காய்ச்சல் பாதிப்பால் 24 வயது இளைஞர் உயிரிழப்பு.. சென்னை தாம்பரம் அருகே சோகம்Tamil originalOneindia Tamil
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.