Chepauk Assembly constituency

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Chepauk
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Tamil Nadu
District Chennai
LS constituency Chennai Central
Established1977
Abolished2008
Total electors1,05,252
ReservationNone

Chepauk was the legislative assembly constituency, that included the city, Chepauk. Chepauk Assembly constituency was part of Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency. After the constituency delimitation of 2008, this constituency was merged into the newly formed Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni Assembly constituency. [1]

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The constituency is famous among people of Tamil Nadu as five-time Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Kalaignar Karunanidhi contested thrice and won all three times from Chepauk Assembly Constituency. [2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyDurationMemberParty
Sixth 1977-80 A. Rahman Khan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh 1980-84
Eighth 1984-89
Ninth 1989-91 M. Abdul Lathief
Tenth 1991-96Zeenath Sheriffdeen Indian National Congress
Eleventh 1996-01 M. Karunanidhi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Twelfth 2001-06
Thirteenth 2006-11

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2006
 
50.96%
2001
 
51.91%
1996
 
77.05%
1991
 
50.62%
1989
 
50.21%
1984
 
56.26%
1980
 
55.64%
1977
 
38.40%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anamalai [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK M. Karunanidhi 34,188 50.96% −0.94%
Independent Dawoon Miakhan25,66238.25%
DMDK B. Narayanasamy3,6815.49%
BJP R. N. Sivanesan1,1241.68%
LKPT Elanthirumaran6691.00%
Independent A. Mohamed Meera3490.52%
Independent Mia Khan2720.41%
Independent N. Subramani2380.35%
Independent M. Karunanidhi2230.33%
BSP T. D. K. Dalit Kudimahan Alias T. Daya Krishnamurthy1050.16%
Independent Sai Ganesh1020.15%
Margin of victory8,52612.71%4.30%
Turnout 67,08263.73%18.97%
Registered electors 1,05,252
DMK hold Swing -0.94%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anamalai [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK M. Karunanidhi 29,836 51.91% −25.14%
INC R. Damodharan25,00243.50%26.26%
MDMK Tamilmaravan1,3952.43%
Independent Venugopal D4500.78%
APMK S. J. Raja2470.43%
Independent T. R. Selvaraj1640.29%
Independent Syed Rahammedhullah1590.28%
Independent M. Murthy820.14%
Independent G. Gururajan720.13%
Independent Sreenivasan M700.12%
Margin of victory4,8348.41%−51.40%
Turnout 57,47744.76%−16.54%
Registered electors 1,28,399
DMK hold Swing -25.14%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anamalai [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK M. Karunanidhi 46,097 77.05% 34.05%
INC N. S. S. Nellai Kannan10,31317.24%−33.38%
BJP Era. Meyappan1,3802.31%−2.07%
JD S. K. Doraiswamy9251.55%
PMK A. Akram Khan3540.59%
Independent K. Raju Guruswamy @ K. Raju2430.41%
Independent M. Balu1120.19%
Independent A. Poompavai510.09%
Independent M. S. Chandra Mouli390.07%
SAP D. V. Saravanan380.06%
Independent K. Mohan380.06%
Margin of victory35,78459.81%52.19%
Turnout 59,82761.31%6.26%
Registered electors 99,303
DMK gain from INC Swing 26.43%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anamalai [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Zeenath Sheriffdeen 29,605 50.62% 28.25%
DMK K. Anbazhagan 25,14943.00%−7.21%
BJP G. Karthikeyan2,5594.38%
IUML S. K. Sham Shahabuddin6091.04%
JP M. Mohamed Ali1340.23%
Independent D. V. Saravanan840.14%
Independent T. Ravikumar790.14%
Independent P. N. Mani640.11%
Independent Abdul Khader410.07%
Independent S. Ranindran370.06%
Independent M. Devendran340.06%
Margin of victory4,4567.62%−20.22%
Turnout 58,48255.05%−12.84%
Registered electors 1,07,928
INC gain from DMK Swing 0.41%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anamalai [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK M. Abdul Lathief 33,104 50.21% −6.05%
INC S. M. Hidayathulla14,75122.38%
AIADMK A. V. Krishnamoorthy12,66519.21%−23.09%
Independent K. Kondal Kesava Rao Alias Kondal Dassen3,8055.77%
INC(J) T. R. Janasthnan4180.63%
Independent T. G. Kasi Sah1380.21%
Independent S. Venkarataman1300.20%
Independent N. Mohamed Ismail1040.16%
Independent R. Thirunavukkarasu1030.16%
Independent A. Amiruddin1020.15%
Independent K. Venkatasubramanian Alias Manian1000.15%
Margin of victory18,35327.84%13.88%
Turnout 65,92567.88%2.53%
Registered electors 98,546
DMK hold Swing -6.05%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anamalai [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK A. Rahman Khan 36,234 56.26% 0.62%
AIADMK S. V. Marimuthu27,24642.31%2.40%
Independent D. Deenadayalan2580.40%
Independent P. S. Raja2390.37%
Independent U. Shantilal Katariya2290.36%
Independent M. Radhakrishna1280.20%
Independent A. Mohamed Jameel690.11%
Margin of victory8,98813.96%−1.78%
Turnout 64,40365.35%6.54%
Registered electors 1,00,943
DMK hold Swing 0.62%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anamalai [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK A. Rahman Khan 32,627 55.64% 17.24%
AIADMK M. S. Abdul Khader23,40139.91%11.93%
JP S. V. Kandasamy2,5174.29%
Independent K. N. Ranganathan940.16%
Margin of victory9,22615.73%5.31%
Turnout 58,63958.81%6.77%
Registered electors 1,00,569
DMK hold Swing 17.24%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anamalai [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK A. Rahman Khan 24,425 38.40%
AIADMK V. Rajkumar17,79627.98%
JP S. V. Kandasamy13,84921.77%
INC N. M. Manivarma7,53211.84%
Margin of victory6,62910.42%
Turnout 63,60252.04%
Registered electors 1,23,253
DMK win (new seat)

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  2. ↑ "Karunanidhi, the Kalaignar who never lost an election in 61 years". IndiaToday.
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