Avadi is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, newly formed after the 2008 constituency delimitation.[1] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 6. It consists of a portion of Avadi taluk and includes Avadi. It is included in Thiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency.[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
| Avadi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 6 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Thiruvallur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Thiruvallur |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 436,177 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent R. Ramesh Kumar | |
| Party | TVK |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
editElection results
editAssembly election 2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVK | R. Ramesh Kumar | 180,384 | 52.13% | New | |
| DMK | S. M. Nasar | 104,073 | 30.08% |  20.26 | |
| BJP | Rajasimha Mahendra | 39,605 | 11.45% | New | |
| NTK | Punitha Shanmugam | 16,335 | 4.72% | 5.36 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,533 | 0.44% | 0.36 | |
| Margin of victory | 76,311 | 22.05% |  3.54 | ||
| Turnout | 346,358 | 79.34% | 11.16 | ||
| Total valid votes | 346,005 | ||||
| Registered electors | 436,522 | 1.42 | |||
| TVK gain from DMK | Swing | 1.79 |
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Assembly election 2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. M. Nasar | 150,287 | 50.34% | 10.94 | |
| AIADMK | K. Pandiarajan | 95,012 | 31.82% | 8.10 | |
| NTK | G. Vijayalakshmi | 30,087 | 10.08% | 8.49 | |
| MNM | V. Udhayakumar | 17,092 | 5.73% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,381 | 0.80% | 1.04 | |
| DMDK | N. M. Sankar | 1,911 | 0.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 55,275 | 18.51% | 17.99 | ||
| Turnout | 301,916 | 68.18% | 0.26 | ||
| Total valid votes | 298,546 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 989 | 0.33% | 0.32 | ||
| Registered electors | 442,831 | 11.09 | |||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 10.42 |
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Assembly election 2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Pandiarajan | 108,064 | 39.92% | 15.26 | |
| DMK | S. M. Nasar | 106,669 | 39.40% | New | |
| MDMK | R. Anthridoss | 22,848 | 8.44% | New | |
| PMK | N. Anandakrishnan | 12,428 | 4.59% | New | |
| BJP | J. Loganathan | 7,232 | 2.67% | 0.77 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,994 | 1.84% | New | |
| NTK | S. Nallathambi | 4,301 | 1.59% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,395 | 0.52% | 21.15 | ||
| Turnout | 270,750 | 67.92% | 67.92 | ||
| Total valid votes | 270,732 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.01% | |||
| Registered electors | 398,613 | 43.45 | |||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 15.26 |
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Assembly election 2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. Abdul Rahim | 110,102 | 55.18% | New | |
| INC | R. Dhamotharan | 66,864 | 33.51% | New | |
| Independent | B. Jayaraman | 10,460 | 5.24% | New | |
| BJP | J. Loganathan | 3,795 | 1.90% | New | |
| BSP | C. Sathyamurthi | 1,658 | 0.83% | New | |
| JMM | D. Bakthavachalu | 1,336 | 0.67% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 43,238 | 21.67% | |||
| Total valid votes | 199,538 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 276 | 0.00% | |||
| Registered electors | 277,885 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ↑ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Result 2026 - Avadi". Election Commission of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 1 June 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Avadi Constituency Election Results 2016 - 2026". The Times of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 1 June 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "avadi Election Result". Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ↑ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ↑ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
8. https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/candidateswise-S226.htm