https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Velachery_Assembly_constituency Velachery Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-10-22T19:11:31Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Velachery_Assembly_constituency&diff=543986&oldid=prev Sergqpm at 14:43, 7 May 2026 2026-05-07T14:43:15Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Velachery<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | constituency_no = 26<br /> | map_image = Constitution-Velachery.svg<br /> | mla = [[R. Kumar]]<br /> | party = {{Party index link|Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam}}<br /> | alliance = {{legend2|Dark Red|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[TVK-led Alliance|TVK+]]&#039;&#039;&#039;|border=solid 1px #000}}<br /> | latest_election_year = 2026<br /> | state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br /> | district = [[Chennai district|Chennai]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency|Chennai South]]<br /> | established = 2008<br /> | electors = 217,171 <br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Velachery&#039;&#039;&#039; is a state assembly constituency in [[Tamil Nadu]], India, that was formed after constituency [[Electoral boundary delimitation|delimitation]] in 2008.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|title=New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008|url=http://www.elections.tn.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu|access-date=29 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515102633/http://elections.tn.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf|archive-date=15 May 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}&lt;/ref&gt; Its State Assembly Constituency number is 26. It forms a part of [[Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency]] for national elections.<br /> It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.<br /> <br /> ==Members of Legislative Assembly==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; width=&quot;50%&quot;<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot;|Year<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot;|Winner<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; | Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br /> | [[M. K. Ashok]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br /> | [[Vagai Chandrasekhar]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |title=2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2016/09-Constitutional%20Data%20Summarytamil.pdf |access-date=27 May 2016|page=26}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br /> | [[J. M. H. Aassan Maulaana]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2026]]<br /> | [[R. Kumar]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> {{bar box<br /> |float=right<br /> |title= Vote share of winning candidates<br /> |titlebar=#ddd<br /> |width=300px<br /> |barwidth=275px<br /> |bars=<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2026|2026]]|{{party color|Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam}}|43.42}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2021|2021]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|39.15}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2016|2016]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|39.96}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2011|2011]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|53.91}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> === 2026 ===<br /> <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Velachery}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Kumar|party=Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam|votes=80,430|percentage=43.42|change=&#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[M. K. Ashok]]|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|votes=47,125|percentage=25.50|change={{decrease}}11.16}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[J. M. H. Aassan Maulaana]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=45,928|percentage=24.85|change={{decrease}}14.30}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Keerthana|party=Naam Tamilar Katchi|votes=7,697|percentage=4.16|change={{decrease}}3.94}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA|party=None of the above|votes=1,336|percentage=0.72|change={{decrease}}0.28}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=33,305 |percentage=18.02 |change={{increase}}15.53}}<br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=1,84,815|percentage=|change=}}<br /> {{Election box rejected|votes=|percentage=}}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,17,171|change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam|loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}43.42 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2021===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Velachery}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[J. M. H. Aassan Maulaana]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=68,493 |percentage=39.15 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[M. K. Ashok]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=64,141 |percentage=36.66 |change=+1.75 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Santhosh Babu|party=Makkal Needhi Maiam |votes=23,072 |percentage=13.19 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Keerthana |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=14,171 |percentage=8.10 |change=+5.81 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Chandrabose |party=Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,977 |percentage=1.13 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes=1,742 |percentage=1.00 |change=-1.41 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,352 |percentage=2.49 |change= -2.57 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=174,972 |percentage=55.63 |change= -2.71 }}<br /> {{Election box rejected|votes=70|percentage=0.04 }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 314,537 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -0.82 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2016===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Velachery&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC20WISE20CANDIDATE20COUNT.pdf|access-date= 30 Apr 2022|archive-date= 30 Apr 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430083638/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC20WISE20CANDIDATE20COUNT.pdf|title=Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu|website=www.elections.tn.gov.in}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[Vagai Chandrasekhar]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=70,139 |percentage=39.96 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Munusamy |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=61,267 |percentage=34.91 |change=-19.01 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Sritharan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=14,472 |percentage=8.25 |change=+3.62 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. N. Rajan |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=9,654 |percentage=5.50 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Vinoba Bhoopathy |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=6,809 |percentage=3.88 |change=-29.22 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes=4,225 |percentage=2.41 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Chandrasekaran |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=4,011 |percentage=2.29 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Raja Krishnamoorthy @ Kitty |party=Independent politician |votes=2,477 |percentage=1.41 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,872 |percentage=5.05 |change= -15.76 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=175,522 |percentage=58.33 |change= -8.71 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 300,891 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -13.95 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2011===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Velachery&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite report|url=http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf|title=Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu|work=Election Commission of Tamil Nadu|access-date=9 May 2021| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170215085458/http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf| archive-date =15 February 2017}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[M. K. Ashok]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=82,145 |percentage=53.91 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Jayaraman |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=50,425 |percentage=33.10 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=E. Sarathbabu |party=Independent politician |votes=7,472 |percentage=4.90 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Tamilisai Soundararajan|Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=7,048 |percentage=4.63 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Senthil Kumar Arumugam |party=Loktantrik Samajwadi Party |votes=1,225 |percentage=0.80 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. N. Seshadri |party=Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi |votes=1,036 |percentage=0.68 |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=31,720 |percentage=20.82 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=152,364 |percentage=67.05 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 227,249 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Chennai]]<br /> [[Category:Chennai district]]<br /> [[Category:2008 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2008]]</div> Sergqpm