Harbour Assembly constituency

Harbour is a state assembly constituency in Chennai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 18. It falls under Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency during national elections. Most successful party: DMK (ten times). It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Former Chief Minister Karunanidhi won from this in 1991, only dmk candidate who won in election, later resigned.

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Harbour Assembly constituency

Harbour is a state assembly constituency in Chennai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 18. It falls under Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency during national elections. Most successful party: DMK (ten times). It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Former Chief Minister Karunanidhi won from this in 1991, only dmk candidate who won in election, later resigned.

Overview

Harbour Assembly constituency

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 18 Harbour Assembly constituency is composed of Ward 23-30, 43-44, 48-49 and 80 of Greater Chennai Corporation.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1952</td><td>U. Krishna Rao</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>K. S. G. Haja Sahriff</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>Habibullah Baig</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr></tbody></table>

Tamil Nadu

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1971</td><td>A. M. Mohideen</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>A. Selvarajan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>M. Karunanidhi</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td></tr><tr><td>1991^</td><td>Selvarasam</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>K. Anbazhagan</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Pala. Karuppiah</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>P. K. Sekar Babu</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

2026

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>SPA</td><td>P. K. Sekar Babu</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK+</td><td>Royapuram R.Mano</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>R. Faisan Sherif</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>Sinora Ashok</td><td></td><td></td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,16,896</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>gain from</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2021

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. K. Sekar Babu</td><td>59,317</td><td>58.88%</td><td>+18.52</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Vinoj P. Selvam</td><td>32,043</td><td>31.81%</td><td>+18.99</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>A. Ramesh</td><td>3,763</td><td>3.74%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>M. Ahamed Fazil</td><td>3,357</td><td>3.33%</td><td>+2.47</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>913</td><td>0.91%</td><td>−1.11</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>P. Santhana Krishnan</td><td>775</td><td>0.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>27,274</td><td>27.07%</td><td>22.44%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>100,737</td><td>57.31%</td><td>1.92%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>37</td><td>0.04%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>175,770</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>18.52%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2016

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. K. Sekar Babu</td><td>42,071</td><td>40.36%</td><td>+5.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. S. Sreenivasan</td><td>37,235</td><td>35.72%</td><td>−20.17</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Krishnakumar Nadhani</td><td>13,357</td><td>12.81%</td><td>+7.98</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>S. Ameer Hamsa</td><td>4,161</td><td>3.99%</td><td>+1.67</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>2,101</td><td>2.02%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>B. Murad Buhari</td><td>1,970</td><td>1.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>R. Sureshkumar</td><td>1,011</td><td>0.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Anwar Baig</td><td>902</td><td>0.87%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,836</td><td>4.64%</td><td>−16.42%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>104,238</td><td>55.40%</td><td>−7.74%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>188,171</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-15.53%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2011

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Pala. Karuppiah</td><td>53,920</td><td>55.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Altaf Hussain</td><td>33,603</td><td>34.83%</td><td>−9.41</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Jaisankar</td><td>4,663</td><td>4.83%</td><td>+1.67</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>P. Mohamed Hussain</td><td>2,237</td><td>2.32%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Praveen Maheshwari</td><td>761</td><td>0.79%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>20,317</td><td>21.06%</td><td>20.38%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>96,475</td><td>63.13%</td><td>6.05%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>152,817</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>11.65%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2006

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. Anbazhagan</td><td>26,545</td><td>44.24%</td><td>−2.74</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>H. Seema Basheer</td><td>26,135</td><td>43.55%</td><td>+39.21</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>C. Chandra Prakasam</td><td>4,781</td><td>7.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V. Vaithialingam</td><td>1,896</td><td>3.16%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>410</td><td>0.68%</td><td>0.03%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>60,005</td><td>57.09%</td><td>17.16%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>105,115</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-2.74%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2001

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. Anbazhagan</td><td>24,225</td><td>46.98%</td><td>−23.59</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>D. Pandian</td><td>23,889</td><td>46.33%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>E. B. Pandian</td><td>2,239</td><td>4.34%</td><td>−3.88</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Puratchi Bharatham</td><td>D. Chandrakumar</td><td>490</td><td>0.95%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. T. Rathnakumar</td><td>404</td><td>0.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. N. Srinivasalu</td><td>316</td><td>0.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>336</td><td>0.65%</td><td>−53.73%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>51,563</td><td>39.92%</td><td>−14.99%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>129,157</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-23.59%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1996

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. Anbazhagan</td><td>39,263</td><td>70.57%</td><td>+21.91</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Earnest Paul</td><td>9,007</td><td>16.19%</td><td>−31.07</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>H. Basheer Ahamed</td><td>4,576</td><td>8.22%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. Dhananjayan</td><td>2,352</td><td>4.23%</td><td>+1.45</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>30,256</td><td>54.38%</td><td>52.98%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>55,638</td><td>54.91%</td><td>1.72%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>103,285</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>21.91%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1991 by-election

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A.Selvarasan</td><td>19,347</td><td>53.05%</td><td>+4.35</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. Suppu</td><td>16,111</td><td>44.18%</td><td>−3.12</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A.. K. Tajudeen</td><td>606</td><td>1.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,236</td><td>8.87%</td><td>7.49%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>36,467</td><td>30.13%</td><td>−23.06%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,21,040</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>+4.35%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1991

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Karunanidhi</td><td>30,932</td><td>48.66%</td><td>−11.09</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. Suppu</td><td>30,042</td><td>47.26%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V. Jayapaul</td><td>1,763</td><td>2.77%</td><td>+0.26</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>890</td><td>1.40%</td><td>−44.52%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>63,564</td><td>53.19%</td><td>−13.28%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>121,040</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-11.09%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1989

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Karunanidhi</td><td>41,632</td><td>59.76%</td><td>+4.46</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>K. A. Wahab</td><td>9,641</td><td>13.84%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>C. P. Pattabiraman</td><td>8,086</td><td>11.61%</td><td>−31.91</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Thuraimugam Khaja Mohideen</td><td>7,055</td><td>10.13%</td><td>−33.38</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>J. Madanagopal Rao</td><td>1,752</td><td>2.51%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. S. Balasubramaniam</td><td>401</td><td>0.58%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>31,991</td><td>45.92%</td><td>34.13%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>69,669</td><td>66.47%</td><td>6.02%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>106,293</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>4.46%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1984

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. Selvarasan</td><td>38,953</td><td>55.30%</td><td>+1.16</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. Liakath Ali Khan</td><td>30,649</td><td>43.51%</td><td>+7.6</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC(J)</td><td>V. Girinath</td><td>462</td><td>0.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>8,304</td><td>11.79%</td><td>−6.44%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>70,439</td><td>60.45%</td><td>5.94%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>118,648</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.16%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1980

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. Selvarasan</td><td>32,716</td><td>54.14%</td><td>+17.43</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Dr. Habibullah Baig</td><td>21,701</td><td>35.91%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>T. S. Balasundaram</td><td>5,706</td><td>9.44%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Sivashanmugam</td><td>307</td><td>0.51%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,015</td><td>18.23%</td><td>9.02%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>60,430</td><td>54.51%</td><td>10.97%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>112,040</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>17.43%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1977

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. Selvarasan</td><td>23,845</td><td>36.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. M. Peer Mohammed</td><td>17,862</td><td>27.50%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>K. P. Shaik Tahmbi</td><td>13,002</td><td>20.02%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. Arumugam</td><td>9,500</td><td>14.62%</td><td>−33.99</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,983</td><td>9.21%</td><td>8.39%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>64,959</td><td>43.54%</td><td>−23.99%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>150,577</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>-12.73%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1971

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. M. Mohideen</td><td>29,225</td><td>49.44%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>G. Umapathy</td><td>28,739</td><td>48.62%</td><td>+3.71</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Habibullah Baig</td><td>1,151</td><td>1.95%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>486</td><td>0.82%</td><td>−5.96%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>59,115</td><td>67.52%</td><td>−5.16%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>90,850</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-2.25%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1967

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Habibullah Baig</td><td>29,360</td><td>51.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. S. G. Haja Shareef</td><td>25,510</td><td>44.91%</td><td>−4.96</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>ABJS</td><td>Motilal</td><td>1,935</td><td>3.41%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,850</td><td>6.78%</td><td>0.66%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>56,805</td><td>72.68%</td><td>1.00%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>80,590</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.82%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1962

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. S. G. Haja Shareef</td><td>26,330</td><td>49.87%</td><td>−5.12</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>C. P. Chinnaraj</td><td>23,098</td><td>43.74%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA</td><td>B. Krishnamurthy</td><td>3,374</td><td>6.39%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,232</td><td>6.12%</td><td>−20.35%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>52,802</td><td>71.69%</td><td>33.81%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>76,172</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-5.12%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1957

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Dr. U. Krishna Rao</td><td>15,831</td><td>54.99%</td><td>+8.31</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PSP</td><td>G. Rajamannar Chettiar</td><td>8,209</td><td>28.51%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Kannan</td><td>4,750</td><td>16.50%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,622</td><td>26.47%</td><td>4.47%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>28,790</td><td>37.87%</td><td>−16.78%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>76,022</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>8.31%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1952

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Dr. U. Krishna Rao</td><td>21,314</td><td>46.68%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ibrahim Saheb</td><td>11,264</td><td>24.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KMPP</td><td>Prakasam</td><td>7,287</td><td>15.96%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>Rajamannar Chetty</td><td>2,698</td><td>5.91%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Rajagopalachari</td><td>1,819</td><td>3.98%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Bashyam</td><td>649</td><td>1.42%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Parasurama Naicker</td><td>285</td><td>0.62%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>10,050</td><td>22.01%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>45,663</td><td>54.65%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>83,559</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>