Assembly constituency 12, Tamil Nadu
Perambur
C. Joseph Vijay (TVK) won the 2026 election by 53,715 votes, taking 58.89% of the vote to R.D. Shekar (DMK)'s 32.61%. Below is every result here since 2009.
Latest winnerTVKC. Joseph Vijay, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202658.89%runner-up 32.61%
Winning margin, 202653,71526.28% of votes cast
Elections on record4TVK 1, DMK 1, AIADMK 1, CPM 1
Result by result
| Year | House | Seat | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Assembly | Perambur Seat 12 | C. Joseph Vijay TVK | 1,20,365 58.9% | R.D. Shekar DMK | 66,650 32.6% | 53,715 votes 26.28% |
| 2021 | Assembly | Perambur Seat 12 | Shekar. R.D DMK | 1,05,267 52.5% | Dhanapalan N.R AIADMK | 50,291 25.3% | 54,976 votes 27.43% |
| 2016 | Assembly | Perambur Seat 12 | P Vetrivel AIADMK | 79,974 42.4% | N R Dhanapalan DMK | 79,455 42.8% | 519 votes 0.28% |
| 2011 | Assembly | Perambur Seat 12 | Soundararajan A CPM | 84,668 52.3% | N.R.Dhanapalan DMK | 67,245 41.5% | 17,423 votes 10.75% |
Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.