Election observers for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections reviewed preparedness in Chennai district at a meeting held on Wednesday (March 18, 2026). The meeting, chaired by District Election Officer and Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner J. Kumaragurubaran, was attended by general, expenditure, and police observers for the 16 Assembly constituencies. General observer contacts (Chennai district) Constituencies Phone number Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar, Perambur 89258 15411 Kolathur, Villivakkam 89258 15413 Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, Egmore 89258 15415 Royapuram, Harbour 89258 15417 Chepauk–Triplicane, Thousand Lights 89258 15419 Anna Nagar, Virugambakkam 89258 15421 Saidapet, T. Nagar 89258 15423 Mylapore, Velachery 89258 15425 Officials made detailed presentations on voter strength, polling patterns from previous elections, polling stations, and identified sensitive booths. Arrangements relating to flying squads, surveillance teams, control rooms, seizure of cash and materials, and complaints received through cVIGIL and SUVIDHA were also discussed. Expenditure observer contacts (Chennai district) Constituency Phone number Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar 89258 15414 Perambur 89258 15416 Kolathur, Villivakkam 89258 15418 Thiru Vi Ka Nagar 89258 15420 Egmore 89258 15424 Royapuram 89258 15412 Harbour 89258 19471 Chepauk–Triplicane 89258 15426 Thousand Lights 89258 19472 Anna Nagar 89258 19473 Virugambakkam 89258 15422 Saidapet 89258 19474 T. Nagar 89258 19475 Mylapore 89258 19476 Velachery 89258 19477 Preparedness of electronic voting machines, polling personnel training, postal ballots, counting centres, and voter awareness measures were reviewed. Observers held discussions with officials on the overall arrangements and ongoing election-related work across the constituencies. Published – March 21, 2026 12:07 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Kerala CM blames successive Congress, BJP governments at Centre for India’s cooking gas crisis Akshay Kumar pays tribute to Chuck Norris: ‘The effortless command he brought on screen stayed with me’