Saidapet Assembly constituency

Saidapet is a constituency of the legislative assembly of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It covers the city of Saidapet in Chennai district and forms a part of Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency for elections to the Parliament of India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 23. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Former chief minister M Karunanidhi represented this.

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Saidapet Assembly constituency

Saidapet is a constituency of the legislative assembly of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It covers the city of Saidapet in Chennai district and forms a part of Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency for elections to the Parliament of India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 23. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Former chief minister M Karunanidhi represented this.

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>T. P. Elumalai and N. Ramakrishna Iyer</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>A. S. Doraisami Reddiar</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>Munu Adhi</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>M. Karunanidhi</td></tr></tbody></table>

Tamil Nadu

<table><thead><tr><th>Assembly</th><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Fifth</td><td>1971</td><td>M. Karunanidhi</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Sixth</td><td>1977</td><td>D. Purushothaman</td></tr><tr><td>Seventh</td><td>1980</td><td>D. Purushothaman</td></tr><tr><td>Eighth</td><td>1984</td><td>Saidai Sa. Duraisamy</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Ninth</td><td>1989</td><td>R. S. Sridhar</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Tenth</td><td>1991</td><td>M. K. Balan</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Eleventh</td><td>1996</td><td>K. Saidai Kittu</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Twelfth</td><td>2001</td><td>V. Perumal</td></tr><tr><td>Twelfth</td><td>2001 by-election</td><td>Radha Ravi</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Thirteenth</td><td>2006</td><td>G. Senthamizhan</td></tr><tr><td>Fourteenth</td><td>2011</td></tr><tr><td>Fifteenth</td><td>2016</td><td>Ma. Subramanian</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Sixteenth</td><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>DMK</td><td>Ma. Subramanian</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>G. Senthamizhan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Srividhya</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>M. Arulprakasham</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>200,697</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>Ma. Subramanian</td><td>80,194</td><td>50.38%</td><td>+3.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Saidai Duraisamy</td><td>50,786</td><td>31.91%</td><td>−5.6</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>Snegapriya</td><td>13,454</td><td>8.45%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>B. Suresh Kumar</td><td>10,717</td><td>6.73%</td><td>+5.11</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>G. Senthamizhan</td><td>2,081</td><td>1.31%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,158</td><td>0.73%</td><td>−1.38</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>29,408</td><td>18.48%</td><td>8.80%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>159,169</td><td>57.05%</td><td>−2.52%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>653</td><td>0.41%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>278,995</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>3.20%</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>Ma. Subramanian</td><td>79,279</td><td>47.18%</td><td>+3.23</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>C. Ponnayan</td><td>63,024</td><td>37.51%</td><td>−14.27</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V. Kalidass</td><td>6,000</td><td>3.57%</td><td>+1.61</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>T. R. Sahadevan</td><td>5,913</td><td>3.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>S. Elumalai</td><td>5,221</td><td>3.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>3,541</td><td>2.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>M. Manoharan</td><td>2,725</td><td>1.62%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>16,255</td><td>9.67%</td><td>1.85%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>168,018</td><td>59.57%</td><td>−10.84%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>282,052</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-4.59%</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>G. Senthamizhan</td><td>79,856</td><td>51.78%</td><td>+5.54</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Msh Kumaar</td><td>67,785</td><td>43.95%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V. Kalidass</td><td>3,018</td><td>1.96%</td><td>+0.93</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MMKA</td><td>S. Chandrasekar</td><td>878</td><td>0.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,071</td><td>7.83%</td><td>4.23%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>154,225</td><td>70.41%</td><td>4.29%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>219,038</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.54%</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>AIADMK</td><td>G. Senthamizhan</td><td>75,973</td><td>46.24%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>C. R. Baskaran</td><td>70,068</td><td>42.65%</td><td>−2.47</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>R. Venugopal</td><td>11,675</td><td>7.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. Ranganathan</td><td>1,692</td><td>1.03%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,905</td><td>3.59%</td><td>0.59%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>164,295</td><td>66.12%</td><td>19.90%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>248,483</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-1.88%</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>V. Perumal</td><td>62,118</td><td>48.13%</td><td>−9.97</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>C. R. Baskaran</td><td>58,237</td><td>45.12%</td><td>+43.87</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>P. Subramani</td><td>5,996</td><td>4.65%</td><td>+1.56</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Stephen Denis</td><td>691</td><td>0.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,881</td><td>3.01%</td><td>−19.80%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>129,076</td><td>46.22%</td><td>−10.15%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>279,266</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-9.97%</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. Saidai Kittu</td><td>76,031</td><td>58.10%</td><td>+21.37</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Saidai Duraisamy</td><td>46,178</td><td>35.29%</td><td>−22.09</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>M. R. Panneer Selvam</td><td>4,036</td><td>3.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>C. Ravindran</td><td>1,869</td><td>1.43%</td><td>−0.43</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>P. Venugopal</td><td>1,638</td><td>1.25%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>29,853</td><td>22.81%</td><td>2.16%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>130,871</td><td>56.37%</td><td>2.90%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>236,503</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.72%</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>AIADMK</td><td>M. K. Balan</td><td>63,235</td><td>57.37%</td><td>+36.87</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>R. S. Sridhar</td><td>40,473</td><td>36.72%</td><td>−10.33</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>P. Jayachandran</td><td>3,038</td><td>2.76%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>S. Nandakumar</td><td>2,053</td><td>1.86%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>K. Krishnamoorthy</td><td>715</td><td>0.65%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>22,762</td><td>20.65%</td><td>−5.89%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>110,216</td><td>53.47%</td><td>−12.64%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>209,145</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>10.33%</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>R. S. Sridhar</td><td>57,767</td><td>47.05%</td><td>−2.12</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Saidai Duraisamy</td><td>25,178</td><td>20.51%</td><td>−28.84</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. M. Krishnan</td><td>18,551</td><td>15.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>V. J. M. Charles</td><td>16,912</td><td>13.77%</td><td>−35.58</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Panchatcharam</td><td>947</td><td>0.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sadai V. Muthu</td><td>919</td><td>0.75%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>32,589</td><td>26.54%</td><td>26.36%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>122,784</td><td>66.11%</td><td>−0.26%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>188,305</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-2.30%</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>AIADMK</td><td>Saidai Duraisamy</td><td>52,869</td><td>49.35%</td><td>+3.41</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>D. Purushothaman</td><td>52,679</td><td>49.17%</td><td>+1.22</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>190</td><td>0.18%</td><td>−1.84%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>107,133</td><td>66.36%</td><td>7.35%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>166,613</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.40%</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>D. Purushothaman</td><td>40,403</td><td>47.95%</td><td>+11.25</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Saidai Duraisamy</td><td>38,706</td><td>45.94%</td><td>+16.37</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>A. Subramani</td><td>4,870</td><td>5.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,697</td><td>2.01%</td><td>−5.12%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>84,261</td><td>59.01%</td><td>8.73%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>144,121</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>11.25%</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>D. Purushothaman</td><td>27,160</td><td>36.70%</td><td>−17.77</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>N. Kannan</td><td>21,882</td><td>29.56%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>M. Nethaji</td><td>16,339</td><td>22.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. Jagaveerapandian</td><td>8,176</td><td>11.05%</td><td>−32.66</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,278</td><td>7.13%</td><td>−3.63%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>74,014</td><td>50.28%</td><td>−16.87%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>148,319</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-17.77%</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>DMK</td><td>M. Karunanidhi</td><td>63,334</td><td>54.46%</td><td>−6.5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>N. Kamalingam</td><td>50,823</td><td>43.70%</td><td>+6.13</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. M. Annamlai</td><td>1,034</td><td>0.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Krishnamurthy</td><td>943</td><td>0.81%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,511</td><td>10.76%</td><td>−12.62%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>116,290</td><td>67.15%</td><td>−5.78%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>177,248</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-6.50%</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>DMK</td><td>M. Karunanidhi</td><td>53,401</td><td>60.96%</td><td>+2.88</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. G. Vinayagamurthi</td><td>32,919</td><td>37.58%</td><td>+0.18</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. Saradambal</td><td>665</td><td>0.76%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>20,482</td><td>23.38%</td><td>2.69%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>87,602</td><td>72.93%</td><td>6.93%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>121,979</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.88%</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>DMK</td><td>Munu Adhi</td><td>37,123</td><td>58.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Vinayakam</td><td>23,902</td><td>37.40%</td><td>−17.74</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Tamilnad Socialist Labour Party</td><td>N. S. Naidu</td><td>2,888</td><td>4.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>13,221</td><td>20.69%</td><td>4.10%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>63,913</td><td>66.00%</td><td>33.03%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>99,751</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.94%</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>A. S. Doraiswami Reddiar</td><td>14,888</td><td>55.14%</td><td>+39.25</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. P. Loganathan</td><td>10,410</td><td>38.55%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Kamalathan</td><td>1,703</td><td>6.31%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,478</td><td>16.58%</td><td>14.25%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>27,001</td><td>32.97%</td><td>−52.05%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>81,890</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>39.25%</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>T. P. Elumalai</td><td>19,703</td><td>15.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>N. Ramakrishna Iyer</td><td>16,806</td><td>13.56%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>RPI</td><td>R. Kannan</td><td>11,689</td><td>9.43%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KMPP</td><td>M. S. Gnana Parakasam</td><td>11,390</td><td>9.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KMPP</td><td>S. K. Govindaraja Naicker</td><td>10,298</td><td>8.31%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Kanniappa Chetty</td><td>9,987</td><td>8.06%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>E. K. Desikan</td><td>9,725</td><td>7.84%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Rathinam</td><td>9,157</td><td>7.39%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>RPI</td><td>S. M. Naganathanam</td><td>8,955</td><td>7.22%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>G. P. Madhavan</td><td>7,657</td><td>6.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. K. Palani</td><td>3,512</td><td>2.83%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,897</td><td>2.34%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>123,977</td><td>85.02%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>145,818</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>