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26 . Velachery
The Velachery assembly constituency (AC #26) is part of the Chennai district in Tamil Nadu and is going to polls on 23 April 2026 as part of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election. Counting of votes will be on 2 May 2026.
27 candidates are in the fray this year, including 3 women candidates and the sitting MLA J.M.H. Aassan Maulaana (INC). The constituency has 2,11,691 registered electors (1,02,235 male · 1,09,411 female · 45 third gender).
Total Electors2,11,691
Male Electors1,02,235
Female Electors1,09,411
Third Gender45
Total Candidates27
Women Candidates3
Alliance Breakdown — Velachery
Independents
Candidates18
PartiesIND
Other Parties
Candidates5
PartiesTK, BSP, VTVTK, TMMK, TAVK
NDA / ADMK+
Candidates1
PartiesAIADMK
NTK
Candidates1
PartiesNTK
SPA / DMK+
Candidates1
PartiesINC
TVK
Candidates1
PartiesTVK
All 27 Candidates Contesting
| # | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Gender | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.M.H. Aassan MaulaanaIncumbent | INC | SPA | Male | 42 |
| 2 | M.K. Ashok | AIADMK | NDA | Male | 46 |
| 3 | R. Kumar | TVK | TVK | Male | 60 |
| 4 | M. Keerthana | NTK | NTK | Female | 33 |
| 5 | I. Mohamed Yaseen | TK | OTH | Male | — |
| 6 | K. Mohanraj | BSP | OTH | Male | 38 |
| 7 | M. Mani | VTVTK | OTH | Male | 49 |
| 8 | R. Kanchana | TMMK | OTH | Female | 48 |
| 9 | V. Rokesh Kumar | TAVK | OTH | Male | 30 |
| 10 | Ahammed Nazeer Khan | IND | IND | Male | 40 |
| 11 | D.R. Radhakrishnan | IND | IND | Male | 43 |
| 12 | Deepak Ravi | IND | IND | Male | 31 |
| 13 | G. Bhaskar | IND | IND | Male | 47 |
| 14 | Janagaraj Ravi Gunaseelan | IND | IND | Male | 59 |
| 15 | K. Kannan | IND | IND | Male | 53 |
| 16 | K. Suresh | IND | IND | Male | 49 |
| 17 | Kala Pethachi | IND | IND | Female | 61 |
| 18 | M. Ashok | IND | IND | Male | 46 |
| 19 | M. Azarutheen | IND | IND | Male | 37 |
| 20 | M. Poyyamozhi | IND | IND | Male | 69 |
| 21 | M. Vignesh | IND | IND | Male | 31 |
| 22 | P. Sarabeshwar Sisu | IND | IND | Male | 25 |
| 23 | R. Diwakar | IND | IND | Male | 28 |
| 24 | R. Mohan | IND | IND | Male | 69 |
| 25 | R. Vignesh | IND | IND | Male | 31 |
| 26 | Ritish | IND | IND | Male | 36 |
| 27 | S. Rajasekar | IND | IND | Male | 37 |