The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on 15 March 2026. Polling will be held in a single phase on 23 April 2026, with counting on 4 May 2026. The Model Code of Conduct came into effect immediately. All 234 assembly seats will go to the polls.
Key dates
- Issue of notification: 30 March 2026
- Last date for filing nominations: 6 April 2026
- Scrutiny of nominations: 7 April 2026
- Last date for withdrawal of candidature: 9 April 2026
- Date of poll: 23 April 2026
- Counting: 4 May 2026
- Term of current Assembly ends: 10 May 2026
What matters for OMR
Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency comprises six assembly segments. Two of them are especially relevant to the Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) corridor:
- Velachery (AC 26): Includes Perungudi, Taramani, Adambakkam and parts of Velachery.
- Sholinganallur (AC 27): The main OMR IT corridor—Sholinganallur, Thoraipakkam, Perumbakkam and surrounding areas (279 polling stations in 2021).
Further south, Thiruporur (Chengalpattu district) is part of the OMR corridor and is a fast-growing segment.
2021 results (OMR-relevant)
- Sholinganallur: S. Aravind Ramesh (DMK) won with 1,68,361 votes; K.P. Kandhan (AIADMK) 1,33,600.
- Velachery: J.M.H. Aassan Maulaana (INC), DMK ally, is the sitting MLA.
- Thiruporur: S.S. Balaji (VCK) won with 92,987 votes; Arumugam (PMK) got 91,388.
DMK swept Chennai in 2021.
Who has announced candidates?
So far, Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) is the only party to have announced a full list of 234 candidates (21 February 2026). Party chief Seeman will contest from Karaikudi. The list has 117 men and 117 women; the party is contesting alone. In 2021, NTK got about 8.2% vote share but no seats.
Likely candidates
DMK has been conducting constituency-level surveys to map winnable candidates. Incumbents such as S. Aravind Ramesh (Sholinganallur) may re-contest. AIADMK and other parties are yet to announce Chennai-specific candidates. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi is likely to contest from Thiruchendur in southern Tamil Nadu.
Useful links
Know your constituency on MyOMR. For electoral roll and BLO details in Sholinganallur, see Find your BLO officer – Sholinganallur electoral roll revision.
