Tambaram Assembly constituency

Tambaram
Constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Tamil Nadu
District Chengalpattu
LS constituency Sriperumbudur
Total electors 4,15,487
Reservation None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party   DMK
Elected year 2021

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.

The Paraiyar community is the biggest community in this constituency with around 40% population.

The population of other communities are: Vanniyar 26%, Nadar 10%, Reddy 5% and Muslims 4%.

In the 2021 MLA election, it is said that the DMK party's S.R Raja of Reddy community won with the help of Paraiyar votes.

In the 2021 MLA election, the AIADMK party's candidate was a Konar.

The percentage of Paraiyar and Vanniyar population of this constituency could be decreasing every year as people from various parts of Tamilnadu are emigrating to chennai city and its neighbourhood.

Members of the Assembly

Year Winner Party
1977 Munu Adhi All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 Pammal Nallathambi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 Ella Rajamanickam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 M. A. Vaithyalingam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 S. M. Krishnan Indian National Congress
1996 M. A. Vaidyalingam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 M. A. Vaidyalingam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 S. R. Raja Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011 T. K. M. Chinnayya All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 S. R. Raja Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 S. R. Raja Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
 
 46.93%
2016
 
 43.27%
2011
 
 51.45%
2006
 
 48.00%
2001
 
 46.86%
1996
 
 64.91%
1991
 
 57.82%
1989
 
 47.03%
1984
 
 51.75%
1977
 
 35.22%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tambaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. R. Raja 116,840 46.93% +3.66
AIADMK T. K. M. Chinnayya 80,016 32.14% -4.99
MNM Elango Siva 22,530 9.05% New
NTK T. Sureshkumar 19,494 7.83% +5.6
AMMK M. Karikalan 4,207 1.69% New
NOTA NOTA 2,284 0.92% -1.21
Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi P. A. Abdulnazar 1,351 0.54% New
Margin of victory 36,824 14.79% 8.65%
Turnout 248,968 59.92% -1.79%
Rejected ballots 465 0.19%
Registered electors 415,487
DMK hold Swing 3.66%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tambaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. R. Raja 101,835 43.27% -0.34
AIADMK C. Rajendran 87,390 37.13% -14.32
DMDK M. Chezhiyan 14,559 6.19% New
BJP A. Vedasubramaniam 10,327 4.39% +2.67
PMK R. Suresh 7,631 3.24% New
NTK B. Naganathan 5,237 2.23% New
NOTA NOTA 5,007 2.13% New
Margin of victory 14,445 6.14% -1.71%
Turnout 235,355 61.71% -8.17%
Registered electors 381,359
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -8.18%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tambaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK T. K. M. Chinnayya 91,702 51.45% New
DMK S. R. Raja 77,718 43.61% -4.4
BJP A. Veda Subramaniam 3,061 1.72% -0.7
MGRTK D. K. George 1,449 0.81% New
IJK M. Raju 955 0.54% New
Margin of victory 13,984 7.85% -0.83%
Turnout 178,230 69.89% 5.51%
Registered electors 255,030
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 3.45%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tambaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. R. Raja 269,717 48.00% +1.14
MDMK K. Somu 220,965 39.33% +33.88
DMDK K. Dharma 48,522 8.64% New
BJP V. R. Sivaraman 13,598 2.42% New
Margin of victory 48,752 8.68% 6.99%
Turnout 561,888 64.37% 22.86%
Registered electors 872,877
DMK hold Swing 1.14%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tambaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. A. Vaithyalingam 150,961 46.86% -18.04
TMC(M) K. Chakkaraipani Reddiar 145,530 45.18% New
MDMK K. Somu 17,552 5.45% -1.32
Margin of victory 5,431 1.69% -42.76%
Turnout 322,120 41.51% -13.02%
Registered electors 776,058
DMK hold Swing -18.04%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tambaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. A. Vaithyalingam 166,401 64.91% +31.36
INC K. B. Madhavan 52,442 20.46% -37.36
MDMK K. Somasundaram 17,350 6.77% New
PMK D. Elumalai 8,500 3.32% New
BJP A. Ponsoliappan 7,328 2.86% +0.2
Margin of victory 113,959 44.45% 20.18%
Turnout 256,370 54.53% 1.50%
Registered electors 481,911
DMK gain from INC Swing 7.09%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tambaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC S. M. Krishnan 111,588 57.82% +34.96
DMK M. A. Vaithyalingam 64,740 33.54% -13.48
PMK D. Elumalai 9,270 4.80% New
BJP M. G. Nanasekaran 5,126 2.66% +1.95
JP R. Kailasam 1,085 0.56% New
Margin of victory 46,848 24.27% 0.10%
Turnout 193,002 53.03% -10.71%
Registered electors 373,559
INC gain from DMK Swing 10.79%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tambaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. A. Vaithyalingam 90,007 47.03% +0.2
INC A. J. Doss 43,746 22.86% New
Independent S. Venkatesan 29,583 15.46% New
AIADMK Eila. Rajamanickam 21,751 11.36% -40.38
BJP M. Gnanasekaran 1,356 0.71% New
Independent R. Victor 1,176 0.61% New
Margin of victory 46,261 24.17% 19.25%
Turnout 191,400 63.74% -4.26%
Registered electors 305,128
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -4.72%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tambaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Ella Rajamanickam 75,155 51.75% +5.54
DMK M. A. Vaithyalingam 68,009 46.83% -4.69
Margin of victory 7,146 4.92% -0.40%
Turnout 145,238 68.00% 2.47%
Registered electors 222,649
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 0.23%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tambaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Pammal Nallathambi 59,931 51.52% +16.77
AIADMK Munu Adhi 53,746 46.20% +10.99
JP M. Gajendran 1,999 1.72% New
Margin of victory 6,185 5.32% 4.85%
Turnout 116,326 65.53% 6.23%
Registered electors 179,404
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 16.30%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tambaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Munu Adhi 32,394 35.22% New
DMK Pammal Nallathambi 31,968 34.75% New
JP S. Kannan 17,845 19.40% New
INC N. Murugesan 9,101 9.89% New
Independent R. Chandrasekaran 678 0.74% New
Margin of victory 426 0.46%
Turnout 91,986 59.29%
Registered electors 157,010
AIADMK win (new seat)