| Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 15 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chennai North |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 181,621 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent M. R. Pallavi | |
| Party | [[Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam|Template:Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam/meta/shortname]] |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar (SC) is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, formed after the constituency delimitation in 2008. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 15. The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes.[1] It is included in Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Although it is named after the neighbourhood of Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar, that area is not included in the constituency but rather in Kolathur Assembly constituency. Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar Assembly constituency comprises:
- Perambur (part)
- Ayanavaram
- Otteri
- Pattalam
- Pulianthope
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | V. Neelakandan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | P. Sivakumar[2] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | M. R. Pallavi | Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
2026[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVK | M. R. Pallavi | 69125 | 48.04 | New | |
| DMK | K. S. Ravichandran | 46792 | 32.52 | ||
| AIADMK | Porkodi Armstrong | 23304 | 16.19 | ||
| NTK | Jagadish Chandar | 2658 | 1.85 | ||
| NOTA | NOTA | 527 | 0.37 | ||
| Margin of victory | 22333 | ||||
| Turnout | 143903 | ||||
| Registered electors | 181621 | ||||
| Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
2021[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | P. Sivakumar | 81,727 | 61.61% | +16.36 | |
| AIADMK | P. L. Kalyani | 26,714 | 20.14% | −22.68 | |
| NTK | Dr. R. Illavanji | 10,921 | 8.23% | +6.89 | |
| MNM | S. Obath | 9,710 | 7.32% | New | |
| DMDK | M. P. Sekar | 1,787 | 1.35% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,046 | 0.79% | −1.18 | |
| Margin of victory | 55,013 | 41.47% | 39.04% | ||
| Turnout | 132,650 | 60.46% | −3.01% | ||
| Registered electors | 219,399 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 16.36% | |||
2016[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | P. Sivakumar | 61,744 | 45.25% | New | |
| AIADMK | V. Neelakandan | 58,422 | 42.82% | −16.06 | |
| CPI(M) | Suganthi | 5,702 | 4.18% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 2,685 | 1.97% | New | |
| PMK | D. Vanithamani | 2,056 | 1.51% | New | |
| NTK | Gowri | 1,831 | 1.34% | New | |
| SDPI | Pushparaj | 925 | 0.68% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,322 | 2.43% | -21.26% | ||
| Turnout | 136,450 | 63.47% | −4.84% | ||
| Registered electors | 214,976 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -13.62% | |||
2011[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | V. Neelakandan | 72,887 | 58.87% | New | |
| INC | Dr. C. Natesan | 43,546 | 35.17% | New | |
| BJP | E. Karunanidhi | 3,561 | 2.88% | New | |
| IJK | Ajitha | 756 | 0.61% | New | |
| BSP | C. Sakthivel | 630 | 0.51% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 29,341 | 23.70% | |||
| Turnout | 123,807 | 68.31% | |||
| Registered electors | 181,243 | ||||
| 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.
- ↑ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 15. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ "Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar Election Result". Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ↑ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.