KV Vijay Damu, a former auto driver who contested from Royapuram constituency for TVK, secured victory with 59,091 votes. DMK's Subair Khan, son of late former minister Rahman Khan, came second and AIADMK's D Jayakumar, former minister and five-time MLA from Royapuram, came third with 40,671 votes less than Damu. TVK has won 65 seats and is leading on 41.