Pallavaram (state assembly constituency)
Pallavaram is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitation in 2007.[1] Located in Kancheepuram district, it is included in the Sriperumbudur parliamentary constituency for national elections.[2]
It includes Pallavaram, Pammal and Anakaputhur Municipalities, Tirusulam and Pozhichalur Village Panchayats, Thiruneermalai Town Panchayat and Meenambakkam Town Panchayat (Now under Greater Chennai Corporation Zone 12).
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | P. Dhansingh | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | I. Karunanithi[3] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | I. Karunanithi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election Results[edit | edit source]
2021[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | I. Karunanithi | 1,26,427 | 47.49 | ||
| AIADMK | C. Rajendran | 88,646 | 33.30 | ||
| NTK | Minishree Kanagaraj | 21,362 | 8.02 | ||
| MNM | Senthil Kumar | 20,612 | 7.74 | +7.74 | |
| DMDK | D. Murugesan | 3,718 | 1.40 | ||
| Majority | 37,781 | 14.26 | |||
| Turnout | 2,66,808 | 61.16 | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
2016[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | I. Karunanithi | 1,12,891 | 44.94 | +0.91 | |
| AIADMK | C. R. Saraswathi | 90,725 | 36.12 | -16.58 | |
| MDMK | C. Veeralakshmi | 14,083 | 5.61 | +5.61 | |
| BJP | Gopi Ayyasamy | 11,781 | 4.68 | +4.68 | |
| PMK | R. Venkatesan | 9,339 | 3.72 | +3.72 | |
| Margin of victory | 22,165 | 8.82 | +0.15 | ||
| Turnout | 2,51,263 | 61.76 | -10.44 | ||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -7.76 | |||
2011[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Dhansingh | 1,05,631 | 52.70 | +52.70 | |
| DMK | T. M. Anbarasan | 88,257 | 44.03 | +44.03 | |
| LSP | R. Kumar | 1,082 | 0.54 | +0.54 | |
| BSP | B. Rajappa | 1,074 | 0.52 | +0.52 | |
| IJK | R. Samesudoss | 1,052 | 0.52 | +0.52 | |
| Margin of victory | 17,374 | 8.67 | ---- | ||
| Turnout | 2,00,483 | 72.20 | New | ||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ↑ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 30. Retrieved 27 May 2016.