Saidapet (state assembly constituency)

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Saidapet is a constituency of the legislative assembly of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It covers the city of Saidapet in Chennai district [1] and forms a part of Chennai South constituency for elections to the Parliament of India.

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Madras State

YearWinnerParty
1952 T. P. Elumalai and N. Ramakrishna Iyer Indian National Congress
1957 A. S. Doraisami Reddiar Indian National Congress
1962 Munu Adhi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967 M. Karunanidhi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

AssemblyYearWinnerParty
Fifth 1971 M. Karunanidhi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth 1977 D. Purushothaman Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh 1980 D. Purushothaman Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eighth 1984 Saidai Sa. Duraisamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ninth 1989 R. S. Sridhar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tenth 1991 M. K. Balan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eleventh 1996 K. Saidai Kittu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Twelfth 2001 V. Perumal Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Twelfth 2001 Radha Ravi All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth 2006 G. Senthamizhan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth 2006 G. Senthamizhan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fourteenth 2011 G. Senthamizhan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifteenth 2016 Ma.Subramanian Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixteenth 2021 Ma.Subramanian Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Saidapet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK M. Subramaniam 80,19450.02
AIADMK Saidai Duraisamy 50,78631.68
MNM Snegapriya13,4548.39
NTK Suresh Kumar. B10,7176.68
AMMK G. Senthamizhan 2,0811.30
Margin of victory29,40818.40
Turnout 1,61,36157.83
DMK hold Swing

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Saidapet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK M. Subramaniam 79,27947.18
AIADMK C. Ponnaiyan 63,02437.51
BJP Kalidass V6,0003.57
PMK Sahadevan T R5,9133.52
CPI Elumalai S5,2213.11
Majority16,2559.67
Turnout 1,68,22359.64
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Saidapet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK G. Senthamizhan 79,85651.78
DMK Magesh Kumaar M67,78543.95
BJP Kalidass V3,0181.96
Makkal Manadu Chandrasekar S8780.57
Majority12,0717.83
Turnout 1,54,40870.49
AIADMK hold Swing

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Saidapet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK G. Senthamizhan
PMK

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References

  1. "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 23 January 2017.

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