D. Velazhagan

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D. Velazhagan
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 May 2026
Preceded byA. P. Nandakumar
ConstituencyAnaikattu[1]
Personal details
PartyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Parent
  • K. Dharmalingam[2] (father)
OccupationPolitician, 50% Partner in AVS Blue Metal & Srinivasa Blue Metals[2]

D. Velazhagan is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu. He is a Member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Anaicut Assembly constituency as an AIADMK candidate.

He won the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election from Anaicut constituency representing the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He polled 76,302 votes and defeated his nearest rival, A. P. Nandakumar of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, by a margin of 7.081 votes.[3][4][5]

Elections contested

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anaicut[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK D. Velazhagan 76,302 35.27 Decrease10.03
DMK A. P. Nandakumar 69,221 32.00 Decrease16.55
TVK Velmurugan. R 63,287 29.26 New
NTK Ravikumar. M 4,746 2.19 Decrease1.96
NOTA NOTA 1,103 0.51 Decrease0.40
Namadhu Makkal Katchi Saravanan. R 351 0.16 New
Independent Manoharan. K 319 0.15 New
Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam Venkatesh. V.S 217 0.10 New
TVK Vinothkanna. V 192 0.09 New
PT Jayaseelan. P 166 0.08 New
Independent Ramesh. R 152 0.07 New
Independent Nandha Kumar. M 95 0.04 New
Independent Selvamoorthy. S 90 0.04 New
Independent Suresh. E 77 0.04 New
Margin of victory 7,081 3.27 Increase0.03
Turnout 2,16,318 89.89 Increase12.89
Registered electors 2,40,640 Decrease13,922
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing Decrease10.03

References

  1. https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/candidateswise-S2244.htm
  2. "D.Velazhagan(AIADMK):Constituency- ANAIKATTU(VELLORE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info.
  3. "Anaikattu election results 2026: AIADMK's D Velazhagan wins by 7,081 votes, defeats DMK and TVK". The Times of India. 5 May 2026. Archived from the original on 13 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  4. "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Result 2026 - Anaicut". Election Commission of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 13 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  5. "Anaikattu Constituency Election Results 2016 - 2026". The Times of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 13 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  6. "Anaikattu election results 2026: AIADMK's D Velazhagan wins by 7,081 votes, defeats DMK and TVK". The Times of India. 5 May 2026. Archived from the original on 13 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  7. "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Result 2026 - Anaicut". Election Commission of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 13 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  8. "Anaikattu Constituency Election Results 2016 - 2026". The Times of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 13 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.