Thiruvallur
T. Arunkumar (TVK) is the MLA for Thiruvallur.
TVK took the seat from DMK in 2026.
In 2026 T. Arunkumar won with 40.7% of the vote, 24,760 votes ahead of V. G. Raajendran (DMK).
In the last 30 days Thiruvallur was named in 31 mentions from 5 outlets.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Tiruvallur
- Area
- about 659 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 77.9%
- Seats sharing a border
- Arakkonam · Gummidipoondi · Poonamallee · Sriperumbudur · Tiruttani
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TVK T. Arunkumar | 92,190 · 40.7% | DMK V. G. Raajendran | 67,430 · 29.8% | 24,760 (10.9 pts) |
| 2021 | DMK V. G. Raajendran | 107,709 · 50.3% | ADMK B. V. Ramanaa | 85,008 · 39.7% | 22,701 (10.6 pts) |
| 2016 | DMK V. G. Raajendran | 80,473 · 39.0% | ADMK Baskaran. A | 75,335 · 36.5% | 5,138 (2.5 pts) |
| 2011 | ADMK B. V. Ramanaa | 91,337 · 53.7% | DMK E. A. P. Sivaji | 67,689 · 39.8% | 23,648 (13.9 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Thiruvallur: mentions per week
Busiest week: 15 June (43 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
185 mentions of Thiruvallur since 1 June 2026 from 14 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Thiruvallur, 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 Thiruvallur
- சென்னை, திருவள்ளூர், செங்கல்பட்டு, காஞ்சிபுரம் மாவட்டங்களில் பள்ளிகளுக்கு இன்று(அக்.21) விடுமுறைDinamani
- திருவள்ளூரில் விவசாயிகளுக்கு இன்ப அதிர்ச்சி.. ரூ.545 கட்டி நெல் பயிர் காப்பீடு.. ஆனால் ஒரு கண்டிஷன்Tamil originalOneindia Tamil
- திருவள்ளூர் | ஆடை வடிவமைப்பாளரிடம் ரூ.16 லட்சம், 22 பவுன் நகை மோசடிHindu Tamil Thisai
- திருவள்ளூர் அரசு மருத்துவக் கல்லூரி மருத்துவமனையில் நோயாளிக்கு கழிப்பறை குழாய் நீரை கலந்து சிகிச்சை? - சமூக வலைதளங்களில் வீடியோ வைரல்Hindu 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.