Avadi Assembly constituency
Avadi is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, newly formed after the 2008 constituency delimitation. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 6. It consists of a portion of Avadi taluk and includes Avadi. It is included in Thiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
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Avadi Assembly constituency
Avadi is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, newly formed after the 2008 constituency delimitation. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 6. It consists of a portion of Avadi taluk and includes Avadi. It is included in Thiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Avadi Assembly constituency
<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Member</th><th colspan="2">Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2011</td><td>S. Abdul Rahim</td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2">All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>K. Pandiarajan</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>S. M. Nasar</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>R. Ramesh Kumar</td><td></td><td>Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam</td></tr></tbody></table>
Election results
Assembly election 2026
<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><th>R. Ramesh Kumar</th><td>180,384</td><td>52.13%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>S. M. Nasar</th><td>104,073</td><td>30.08%</td><td>20.26</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><th>Rajasimha Mahendra</th><td>39,605</td><td>11.45%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><th>None of the above</th><td>1,533</td><td>0.44%</td><td>0.36</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>76,311</td><td>22.05%</td><td>3.54</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>346,358</td><td>79.34%</td><td>11.16</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Total valid votes</th><td>346,005</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>436,522</td><td></td><td>1.42</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">TVK gain from DMK</td><th>Swing</th><td>1.79</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Assembly election 2021
<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>S. M. Nasar</th><td>150,287</td><td>50.34%</td><td>10.94</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>K. Pandiarajan</th><td>95,012</td><td>31.82%</td><td>8.10</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><th>V. Udhayakumar</th><td>17,092</td><td>5.73%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><th>None of the above</th><td>2,381</td><td>0.80%</td><td>1.04</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><th>N. M. Sankar</th><td>1,911</td><td>0.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>55,275</td><td>18.51%</td><td>17.99</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>301,916</td><td>68.18%</td><td>0.26</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Total valid votes</th><td>298,546</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Rejected ballots</th><td>989</td><td>0.33%</td><td>0.32</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>442,831</td><td></td><td>11.09</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">DMK gain from AIADMK</td><th>Swing</th><td>10.42</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Assembly election 2016
<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>K. Pandiarajan</th><td>108,064</td><td>39.92%</td><td>15.26</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>S. M. Nasar</th><td>106,669</td><td>39.40%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><th>R. Anthridoss</th><td>22,848</td><td>8.44%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><th>N. Anandakrishnan</th><td>12,428</td><td>4.59%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><th>J. Loganathan</th><td>7,232</td><td>2.67%</td><td>0.77</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><th>None of the above</th><td>4,994</td><td>1.84%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>1,395</td><td>0.52%</td><td>21.15</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>270,750</td><td>67.92%</td><td>67.92</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Total valid votes</th><td>270,732</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Rejected ballots</th><td>18</td><td>0.01%</td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>398,613</td><td></td><td>43.45</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">AIADMK hold</td><th>Swing</th><td>15.26</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Assembly election 2011
<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>S. Abdul Rahim</th><td>110,102</td><td>55.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>R. Dhamotharan</th><td>66,864</td><td>33.51%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>B. Jayaraman</th><td>10,460</td><td>5.24%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><th>J. Loganathan</th><td>3,795</td><td>1.90%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><th>C. Sathyamurthi</th><td>1,658</td><td>0.83%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JMM</td><th>D. Bakthavachalu</th><td>1,336</td><td>0.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>43,238</td><td>21.67%</td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Total valid votes</th><td>199,538</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Rejected ballots</th><td>276</td><td>0.00%</td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>277,885</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><th colspan="5">AIADMK win (new seat)</th></tr></tbody></table>