Egmore Assembly constituency

Egmore (SC) is one of the 234 constituencies of the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu, India. It includes the locality of Egmore , which is in Chennai. The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. Egmore Assembly constituency is a part of Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.

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Egmore Assembly constituency

Egmore (SC) is one of the 234 constituencies of the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu, India. It includes the locality of Egmore , which is in Chennai. The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. Egmore Assembly constituency is a part of Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.

Overview

Egmore Assembly constituency

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 16 Egmore Assembly constituency is composed of Ward 42,45-47,61,71-72 & 100-106 of Greater Chennai Corporation

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th colspan="2">Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1957</td><td>K. Anbazhagan</td><td></td><td>Independent Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>Jothi Venkatachalam</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>A. V. P. Asaithambi</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr></tbody></table>

Tamil Nadu

<table><thead><tr><th>Assembly</th><th>Winner</th><th colspan="2">Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Fifth</td><td>Arangannal</td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Sixth</td><td>S. Manimudi</td></tr><tr><td>Seventh</td><td>L. Ellayaperumal</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>Eighth</td><td>S. Balan</td><td rowspan="6"></td><td rowspan="6">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Ninth</td><td rowspan="5">Parithi Ellamvazhuthi</td></tr><tr><td>Tenth</td></tr><tr><td>Eleventh</td></tr><tr><td>Twelfth</td></tr><tr><td>Thirteenth</td></tr><tr><td>Fourteenth</td><td>K. Nalla Thambi</td><td></td><td>Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Fifteenth</td><td>K. S. Ravichandran</td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Sixteenth</td><td>I. Paranthamen</td></tr><tr><td>Seventeenth</td><td>Rajmohan</td><td></td><td>Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam</td></tr></tbody></table>

• Local parties, such as the DMK, were officially registered as Independent parties, during the 1957 election.

Election results

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>Rajmohan Arumugam</th><td>53,901</td><td>45.02</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>Tamilan Prasanna</th><td>43,097</td><td>35.99</td><td>22.30</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>Abhishek Rangasamy</th><td>18,191</td><td>15.19</td><td>10.27</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><th>Saranya</th><td>2,522</td><td>2.11</td><td>3.20</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><th>NOTA</th><td>695</td><td>0.58</td><td>0.42</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>10,804</td><td>9.02</td><td>23.81</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>1,19,738</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>1,38,775</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">TVK gain from DMK</td><th>Swing</th><td>45.02</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

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>I. Paranthamen</th><td>68,832</td><td>58.29</td><td>+12.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>B. John Pandian</th><td>30,064</td><td>25.46</td><td>−11.33</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><th>U. Priyadarsini</th><td>9,990</td><td>8.46</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><th>P. Geetha Lakshmi</th><td>6,276</td><td>5.31</td><td>+4.11</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><th>T. Prabhu</th><td>1,293</td><td>1.09</td><td>−4.14</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><th>NOTA</th><td>1,176</td><td>1.00</td><td>−1.36</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>38,768</td><td>32.83</td><td>23.98</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>1,18,095</td><td>43.09</td><td>−19.91</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Rejected ballots</th><td>179</td><td>0.15</td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>2,74,096</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">DMK hold</td><th>Swing</th><td>12.64</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

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>DMK</td><th>K. S. Ravichandran</th><td>55,060</td><td>45.64</td><td>−0.4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>Parithi Ilamvazhuthi</th><td>44,381</td><td>36.79</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><th>M. Venkatesan</th><td>7,159</td><td>5.93</td><td>+1.55</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><th>T. Prabhu</th><td>6,321</td><td>5.24</td><td>−40.99</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><th>NOTA</th><td>2,840</td><td>2.35</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><th>A. Rajendran</th><td>1,814</td><td>1.50</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><th>I. Jayalakshmi</th><td>1,450</td><td>1.20</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>10,679</td><td>8.85</td><td>8.67</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>1,20,635</td><td>63.00</td><td>−4.98</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>1,91,494</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">DMK gain from DMDK</td><th>Swing</th><td>-0.58</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

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>DMDK</td><th>K. Nalla Thambi</th><td>51,772</td><td>46.23</td><td>+38.62</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>Parithi Ilamvazhuthi</th><td>51,570</td><td>46.05</td><td>−2.43</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><th>N. S. Kumaravadivel</th><td>4,911</td><td>4.38</td><td>+2.42</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IJK</td><th>R. Sundara Murthi</th><td>1,132</td><td>1.01</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><th>D. Suresh Babu</th><td>669</td><td>0.60</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>202</td><td>0.18</td><td>−7.99</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>1,11,996</td><td>67.97</td><td>3.11</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>1,64,768</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">DMDK gain from DMK</td><th>Swing</th><td>-2.25</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2006

<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>Parithi Ilamvazhuthi</th><td>38,455</td><td>48.48</td><td>+0.78</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><th>C. E. Sathya</th><td>31,975</td><td>40.31</td><td>+37.59</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><th>V. Ethiraj</th><td>6,031</td><td>7.60</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><th>Srirangan Alias Srirangan Prakash</th><td>1,559</td><td>1.97</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>6,480</td><td>8.17</td><td>8.05</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>79,326</td><td>64.86</td><td>20.06</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>1,22,297</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">DMK hold</td><th>Swing</th><td>0.78</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2001

<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>Parithi Ilamvazhuthi</th><td>33,189</td><td>47.69</td><td>−24.88</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>B. John Pandian</th><td>33,103</td><td>47.57</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><th>P. Manimaran</th><td>1,889</td><td>2.71</td><td>−0.8</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>86</td><td>0.12</td><td>−52.73</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>69,590</td><td>44.81</td><td>−13.61</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>1,55,310</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">DMK hold</td><th>Swing</th><td>-24.88</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1996

<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>Parithi Ilamvazhuthi</th><td>51,061</td><td>72.57</td><td>+22.1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>N. Lakshmi</th><td>13,876</td><td>19.72</td><td>−28.12</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><th>M. Kanniappan</th><td>2,472</td><td>3.51</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><th>P. M. Kumar</th><td>1,646</td><td>2.34</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIIC(T)</td><th>Janaki Kanniappan</th><td>632</td><td>0.90</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>37,185</td><td>52.85</td><td>50.23</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>70,359</td><td>58.42</td><td>22.47</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>1,23,034</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">DMK hold</td><th>Swing</th><td>22.10</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1991

<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>Parithi Ilamvazhuthi</th><td>23,139</td><td>50.47</td><td>+0.67</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>D. Yasodha</th><td>21,936</td><td>47.84</td><td>+25.5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>Sivakumar</th><td>276</td><td>0.60</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>1,203</td><td>2.62</td><td>−24.83</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>45,849</td><td>35.95</td><td>−31.35</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>1,28,272</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">DMK hold</td><th>Swing</th><td>0.67</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1989

<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>Parithi Ilamvazhuthi</th><td>38,032</td><td>49.80</td><td>−2.04</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>Polur Varadhan</th><td>17,063</td><td>22.34</td><td>−25.06</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>V. Neelakandan</th><td>16,124</td><td>21.11</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>M. Subramani Alias Ma Su Mani</th><td>4,293</td><td>5.62</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>S. Sampath</th><td>436</td><td>0.57</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>20,969</td><td>27.46</td><td>23.02</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>76,369</td><td>67.30</td><td>17.16</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>1,15,205</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">DMK hold</td><th>Swing</th><td>-2.04</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1984

<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. Balan</th><td>29,795</td><td>51.84</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>K. R. Sri Ramulu</th><td>27,246</td><td>47.41</td><td>−13.78</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>2,549</td><td>4.44</td><td>−19.20</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>57,473</td><td>50.14</td><td>−3.61</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>1,15,430</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">DMK gain from INC</td><th>Swing</th><td>-9.35</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1980

<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>INC</td><th>L. Ellaya Perumal</th><td>38,200</td><td>61.19</td><td>+51.96</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC(U)</td><th>D. R. Sivanesan</th><td>23,444</td><td>37.55</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>M. Ponnurangam</th><td>783</td><td>1.25</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>14,756</td><td>23.64</td><td>13.06</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>62,427</td><td>53.75</td><td>4.47</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>1,17,282</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">INC gain from DMK</td><th>Swing</th><td>22.59</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1977

<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. Manimudi</th><td>26,746</td><td>38.60</td><td>−14.59</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>K. Deivasigamani</th><td>19,414</td><td>28.02</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><th>Selvi D. Sulochana</th><td>16,739</td><td>24.16</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>D. Yasodha</th><td>6,395</td><td>9.23</td><td>−37.59</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>7,332</td><td>10.58</td><td>4.21</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>69,294</td><td>49.28</td><td>−18.18</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>1,41,812</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">DMK hold</td><th>Swing</th><td>-14.59</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1971

<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>Arangannal</th><td>40,596</td><td>53.19</td><td>−1.01</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>M. Kothandapani</th><td>35,733</td><td>46.81</td><td>+3.04</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>4,863</td><td>6.37</td><td>−4.05</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>76,329</td><td>67.47</td><td>−6.96</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>1,16,206</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">DMK hold</td><th>Swing</th><td>-1.01</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1967

<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>A. V. P. Asaithambi</th><td>36,133</td><td>54.20</td><td>+8.62</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>J. Vencatachellum</th><td>29,187</td><td>43.78</td><td>−4.47</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>G. Samual</th><td>1,350</td><td>2.02</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>6,946</td><td>10.42</td><td>7.75</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>66,670</td><td>74.42</td><td>0.61</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>91,441</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">DMK gain from INC</td><th>Swing</th><td>5.95</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1962

<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>INC</td><th>Jothi Venkatachalam</th><td>29,283</td><td>48.25</td><td>+6.04</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>K. Anbazhagan</th><td>27,666</td><td>45.58</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA</td><th>K. Narayanaswamy Mudaliar</th><td>2,151</td><td>3.54</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>K. Aryasankaren</th><td>1,596</td><td>2.63</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>1,617</td><td>2.66</td><td>−6.95</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>60,696</td><td>73.81</td><td>29.64</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>84,322</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">INC gain from Independent</td><th>Swing</th><td>-3.57</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1957

<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>Independent</td><th>K. Anbazhagan</th><td>20,293</td><td>51.81</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>Radhakrishnan</th><td>16,529</td><td>42.20</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>M. Sundara Rai</th><td>2,344</td><td>5.98</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>3,764</td><td>9.61</td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>39,166</td><td>44.17</td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>88,666</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><th colspan="5">Independent win (new seat)</th></tr></tbody></table>