Vidhan Sabha · Assembly constituency 20 of Tamil Nadu

Thousand Lights

GeneralTamil NaduAC 20Lok Sabha: Chennai Central

—Electors · 2026

—Turnout

18Candidates

0Villages placed

MLA · elected 2026

Prabhakar.J.C.D

TVK · Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

58,965

Votes

44.7%

Vote share

15,141

Margin

Source: Election Commission of India, Tamil Nadu Assembly 2026 (via OpenCity).

Election history

Assembly results for Thousand Lights

Contests since the 2008 delimitation, including by-elections where we have them.

Year

Winner & runner-up

Vote %

Margin

2026

Prabhakar.J.C.D TVK

def. Ezhilan Naganathan (DMK)

44.7%

15,141

2021

Ezhilan N DMK

def. Kushboo Sundar (BJP)

52.9%

32,462

2016

Selvam Ku. Ka DMK

def. Valarmathi B (AIADMK)

43.4%

8,829

2011

Valarmathi. B AIADMK

def. Hasan Mohamed Jinnah (DMK)

50.5%

7,592

2026 vote share

TVK Prabhakar.J.C.D44.7%

DMK Ezhilan Naganathan33.2%

AIADMK Valarmathi.B17.7%

Others (15 candidates)3.7%

Source: Election Commission of India, Tamil Nadu Assembly 2026 (via OpenCity). NOTA excluded.

Source: Election Commission of India, Tamil Nadu Assembly 2026 (via OpenCity); TCPD Lok Dhaba, Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University.

18 candidates

Every candidate, 2026

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
1	Prabhakar.J.C.D	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	58,965	44.73%
2	Ezhilan Naganathan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	43,824	33.24%
3	Valarmathi.B	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	23,320	17.69%
4	Kalanchiyam.Mu	Naam Tamilar Katchi	3,717	2.82%
5	Valarmathi.E	Independent	245	0.19%
6	Mohamed Ghouse.H	Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi	203	0.15%
7	Sathya.A	Independent	165	0.13%
8	Valarmathy.D	Independent	102	0.08%
9	Vijay.D	Independent	83	0.06%
10	Prabhakaran.B	Independent	64	0.05%
11	Prabhakaran.V	Independent	63	0.05%
12	Karthikeyan.S	Independent	61	0.05%
13	Sundara Raju.A	Independent	48	0.04%
14	Shankar.V	Independent	42	0.03%
15	Prabhakaran.T	Independent	36	0.03%
16	Muniyan.E	Independent	28	0.02%
17	Dhanasekaran.V	Independent	23	0.02%
18	Pachaiyappan.E	Independent	20	0.02%

Source: Election Commission of India, Tamil Nadu Assembly 2026 (via OpenCity). NOTA votes are not listed.

0 villages

Villages in Thousand Lights

Placed by map location where we have it (✓), otherwise estimated from their mandal (≈). Boundaries are approximate — the voter list is the final word.

We haven't been able to place any villages in this constituency yet.

Boundaries: Assembly constituency boundaries, DataMeet (CC BY 2.5 IN).