Tambaram Assembly constituency
Tambaram is a state assembly constituency in Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 31. It includes all wards from Zone 4 and Zone 5, wards comprising the rest of the areas other than Hashinapuram and Nemilichery in Zone 3 of Tambaram City Municipal Corporation and Agaramthen, Madurapakkam and Kovilanchery villages in St. Thomas Mount Panchayat Union. It forms a part of Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency for national elections. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.
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Tambaram Assembly constituency
Tambaram is a state assembly constituency in Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 31. It includes all wards from Zone 4 and Zone 5, wards comprising the rest of the areas other than Hashinapuram and Nemilichery in Zone 3 of Tambaram City Municipal Corporation and Agaramthen, Madurapakkam and Kovilanchery villages in St. Thomas Mount Panchayat Union. It forms a part of Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency for national elections. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.
Members of Legislative Assembly
Tambaram Assembly constituency
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1977</td><td>Munu Adhi</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>Pammal Nallathambi</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>Ella Rajamanickam</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>M. A. Vaithyalingam</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>S. M. Krishnan</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>M. A. Vaidyalingam</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>M. A. Vaidyalingam</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>S. R. Raja</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>T. K. M. Chinnayya</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>S. R. Raja</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>S. R. Raja</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</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>R. S. Kiruthika Devi</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK+</td><td>C. Rajendran</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>S. Tamilselvi</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>M. Raja</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>D Sarathkumar</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>3,23,677</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>S. R. Raja</td><td>116,840</td><td>46.93%</td><td>+3.66</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>T. K. M. Chinnayya</td><td>80,016</td><td>32.14%</td><td>−4.99</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>Elango Siva</td><td>22,530</td><td>9.05%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>T. Sureshkumar</td><td>19,494</td><td>7.83%</td><td>+5.6</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>M. Karikalan</td><td>4,207</td><td>1.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>2,284</td><td>0.92%</td><td>−1.21</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi</td><td>P. A. Abdulnazar</td><td>1,351</td><td>0.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>36,824</td><td>14.79%</td><td>8.65%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>248,968</td><td>59.92%</td><td>−1.79%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>465</td><td>0.19%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>415,487</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>3.66%</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>S. R. Raja</td><td>101,835</td><td>43.27%</td><td>−0.34</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>C. Rajendran</td><td>87,390</td><td>37.13%</td><td>−14.32</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>M. Chezhiyan</td><td>14,559</td><td>6.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>A. Vedasubramaniam</td><td>10,327</td><td>4.39%</td><td>+2.67</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>R. Suresh</td><td>7,631</td><td>3.24%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>B. Naganathan</td><td>5,237</td><td>2.23%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>5,007</td><td>2.13%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>14,445</td><td>6.14%</td><td>−1.71%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>235,355</td><td>61.71%</td><td>−8.17%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>381,359</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-8.18%</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>T. K. M. Chinnayya</td><td>91,702</td><td>51.45%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. R. Raja</td><td>77,718</td><td>43.61%</td><td>−4.4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>A. Veda Subramaniam</td><td>3,061</td><td>1.72%</td><td>−0.7</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MGRTK</td><td>D. K. George</td><td>1,449</td><td>0.81%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IJK</td><td>M. Raju</td><td>955</td><td>0.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>13,984</td><td>7.85%</td><td>−0.83%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>178,230</td><td>69.89%</td><td>5.51%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>255,030</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>3.45%</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>S. R. Raja</td><td>269,717</td><td>48.00%</td><td>+1.14</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>K. Somu</td><td>220,965</td><td>39.33%</td><td>+33.88</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>K. Dharma</td><td>48,522</td><td>8.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V. R. Sivaraman</td><td>13,598</td><td>2.42%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>48,752</td><td>8.68%</td><td>6.99%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>561,888</td><td>64.37%</td><td>22.86%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>872,877</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.14%</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>M. A. Vaithyalingam</td><td>150,961</td><td>46.86%</td><td>−18.04</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M)</td><td>K. Chakkaraipani Reddiar</td><td>145,530</td><td>45.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>K. Somu</td><td>17,552</td><td>5.45%</td><td>−1.32</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,431</td><td>1.69%</td><td>−42.76%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>322,120</td><td>41.51%</td><td>−13.02%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>776,058</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-18.04%</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>M. A. Vaithyalingam</td><td>166,401</td><td>64.91%</td><td>+31.36</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. B. Madhavan</td><td>52,442</td><td>20.46%</td><td>−37.36</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>K. Somasundaram</td><td>17,350</td><td>6.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>D. Elumalai</td><td>8,500</td><td>3.32%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>A. Ponsoliappan</td><td>7,328</td><td>2.86%</td><td>+0.2</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>113,959</td><td>44.45%</td><td>20.18%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>256,370</td><td>54.53%</td><td>1.50%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>481,911</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>7.09%</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>INC</td><td>S. M. Krishnan</td><td>111,588</td><td>57.82%</td><td>+34.96</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. A. Vaithyalingam</td><td>64,740</td><td>33.54%</td><td>−13.48</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>D. Elumalai</td><td>9,270</td><td>4.80%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. G. Nanasekaran</td><td>5,126</td><td>2.66%</td><td>+1.95</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>R. Kailasam</td><td>1,085</td><td>0.56%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>46,848</td><td>24.27%</td><td>0.10%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>193,002</td><td>53.03%</td><td>−10.71%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>373,559</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>10.79%</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. A. Vaithyalingam</td><td>90,007</td><td>47.03%</td><td>+0.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>A. J. Doss</td><td>43,746</td><td>22.86%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Venkatesan</td><td>29,583</td><td>15.46%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Eila. Rajamanickam</td><td>21,751</td><td>11.36%</td><td>−40.38</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Gnanasekaran</td><td>1,356</td><td>0.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Victor</td><td>1,176</td><td>0.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>46,261</td><td>24.17%</td><td>19.25%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>191,400</td><td>63.74%</td><td>−4.26%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>305,128</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-4.72%</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>Ella Rajamanickam</td><td>75,155</td><td>51.75%</td><td>+5.54</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. A. Vaithyalingam</td><td>68,009</td><td>46.83%</td><td>−4.69</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,146</td><td>4.92%</td><td>−0.40%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>145,238</td><td>68.00%</td><td>2.47%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>222,649</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.23%</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>Pammal Nallathambi</td><td>59,931</td><td>51.52%</td><td>+16.77</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Munu Adhi</td><td>53,746</td><td>46.20%</td><td>+10.99</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>M. Gajendran</td><td>1,999</td><td>1.72%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,185</td><td>5.32%</td><td>4.85%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>116,326</td><td>65.53%</td><td>6.23%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>179,404</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>16.30%</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>AIADMK</td><td>Munu Adhi</td><td>32,394</td><td>35.22%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Pammal Nallathambi</td><td>31,968</td><td>34.75%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>S. Kannan</td><td>17,845</td><td>19.40%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>N. Murugesan</td><td>9,101</td><td>9.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Chandrasekaran</td><td>678</td><td>0.74%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>426</td><td>0.46%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>91,986</td><td>59.29%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>157,010</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>