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]
| Chepauk | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chennai Central |
| Established | 1977 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Total electors | 1,05,252 |
| Reservation | None |
The constituency is famous among people of Tamil Nadu as five-time Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. Karunanidhi contested thrice and won all three times from Chepauk Assembly Constituency.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Assembly | Duration | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixth | 1977-80 | A. Rahman Khan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | |||
| Eighth | 1984-89 | |||
| Ninth | 1989-91 | M. Abdul Lathief | ||
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Zeenath Sheriffdeen | Indian National Congress | |
| Eleventh | 1996-01 | M. Karunanidhi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Twelfth | 2001-06 | |||
| Thirteenth | 2006-11 | |||
Election results
edit2006
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Karunanidhi | 34,188 | 50.96% | −0.94% | |
| Independent | Dawoon Miakhan | 25,662 | 38.25% | ||
| DMDK | B. Narayanasamy | 3,681 | 5.49% | ||
| BJP | R. N. Sivanesan | 1,124 | 1.68% | ||
| LKPT | Elanthirumaran | 669 | 1.00% | ||
| Independent | A. Mohamed Meera | 349 | 0.52% | ||
| Independent | Mia Khan | 272 | 0.41% | ||
| Independent | N. Subramani | 238 | 0.35% | ||
| Independent | M. Karunanidhi | 223 | 0.33% | ||
| BSP | T. D. K. Dalit Kudimahan Alias T. Daya Krishnamurthy | 105 | 0.16% | ||
| Independent | Sai Ganesh | 102 | 0.15% | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,526 | 12.71% | 4.30% | ||
| Turnout | 67,082 | 63.73% | 18.97% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,05,252 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | -0.94% | |||
2001
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Karunanidhi | 29,836 | 51.91% | −25.14% | |
| INC | R. Damodharan | 25,002 | 43.50% | 26.26% | |
| MDMK | Tamilmaravan | 1,395 | 2.43% | ||
| Independent | Venugopal D | 450 | 0.78% | ||
| APMK | S. J. Raja | 247 | 0.43% | ||
| Independent | T. R. Selvaraj | 164 | 0.29% | ||
| Independent | Syed Rahammedhullah | 159 | 0.28% | ||
| Independent | M. Murthy | 82 | 0.14% | ||
| Independent | G. Gururajan | 72 | 0.13% | ||
| Independent | Sreenivasan M | 70 | 0.12% | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,834 | 8.41% | −51.40% | ||
| Turnout | 57,477 | 44.76% | −16.54% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,28,399 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | -25.14% | |||
1996
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Karunanidhi | 46,097 | 77.05% | 34.05% | |
| INC | N. S. S. Nellai Kannan | 10,313 | 17.24% | −33.38% | |
| BJP | Era. Meyappan | 1,380 | 2.31% | −2.07% | |
| JD | S. K. Doraiswamy | 925 | 1.55% | ||
| PMK | A. Akram Khan | 354 | 0.59% | ||
| Independent | K. Raju Guruswamy @ K. Raju | 243 | 0.41% | ||
| Independent | M. Balu | 112 | 0.19% | ||
| Independent | A. Poompavai | 51 | 0.09% | ||
| Independent | M. S. Chandra Mouli | 39 | 0.07% | ||
| SAP | D. V. Saravanan | 38 | 0.06% | ||
| Independent | K. Mohan | 38 | 0.06% | ||
| Margin of victory | 35,784 | 59.81% | 52.19% | ||
| Turnout | 59,827 | 61.31% | 6.26% | ||
| Registered electors | 99,303 | ||||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | 26.43% | |||
1991
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Zeenath Sheriffdeen | 29,605 | 50.62% | 28.25% | |
| DMK | K. Anbazhagan | 25,149 | 43.00% | −7.21% | |
| BJP | G. Karthikeyan | 2,559 | 4.38% | ||
| IUML | S. K. Sham Shahabuddin | 609 | 1.04% | ||
| JP | M. Mohamed Ali | 134 | 0.23% | ||
| Independent | D. V. Saravanan | 84 | 0.14% | ||
| Independent | T. Ravikumar | 79 | 0.14% | ||
| Independent | P. N. Mani | 64 | 0.11% | ||
| Independent | Abdul Khader | 41 | 0.07% | ||
| Independent | S. Ranindran | 37 | 0.06% | ||
| Independent | M. Devendran | 34 | 0.06% | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,456 | 7.62% | −20.22% | ||
| Turnout | 58,482 | 55.05% | −12.84% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,07,928 | ||||
| INC gain from DMK | Swing | 0.41% | |||
1989
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Abdul Lathief | 33,104 | 50.21% | −6.05% | |
| INC | S. M. Hidayathulla | 14,751 | 22.38% | ||
| AIADMK | A. V. Krishnamoorthy | 12,665 | 19.21% | −23.09% | |
| Independent | K. Kondal Kesava Rao Alias Kondal Dassen | 3,805 | 5.77% | ||
| INC(J) | T. R. Janasthnan | 418 | 0.63% | ||
| Independent | T. G. Kasi Sah | 138 | 0.21% | ||
| Independent | S. Venkarataman | 130 | 0.20% | ||
| Independent | N. Mohamed Ismail | 104 | 0.16% | ||
| Independent | R. Thirunavukkarasu | 103 | 0.16% | ||
| Independent | A. Amiruddin | 102 | 0.15% | ||
| Independent | K. Venkatasubramanian Alias Manian | 100 | 0.15% | ||
| Margin of victory | 18,353 | 27.84% | 13.88% | ||
| Turnout | 65,925 | 67.88% | 2.53% | ||
| Registered electors | 98,546 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | -6.05% | |||
1984
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Rahman Khan | 36,234 | 56.26% | 0.62% | |
| AIADMK | S. V. Marimuthu | 27,246 | 42.31% | 2.40% | |
| Independent | D. Deenadayalan | 258 | 0.40% | ||
| Independent | P. S. Raja | 239 | 0.37% | ||
| Independent | U. Shantilal Katariya | 229 | 0.36% | ||
| Independent | M. Radhakrishna | 128 | 0.20% | ||
| Independent | A. Mohamed Jameel | 69 | 0.11% | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,988 | 13.96% | −1.78% | ||
| Turnout | 64,403 | 65.35% | 6.54% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,00,943 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 0.62% | |||
1980
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Rahman Khan | 32,627 | 55.64% | 17.24% | |
| AIADMK | M. S. Abdul Khader | 23,401 | 39.91% | 11.93% | |
| JP | S. V. Kandasamy | 2,517 | 4.29% | ||
| Independent | K. N. Ranganathan | 94 | 0.16% | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,226 | 15.73% | 5.31% | ||
| Turnout | 58,639 | 58.81% | 6.77% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,00,569 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 17.24% | |||
1977
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Rahman Khan | 24,425 | 38.40% | ||
| AIADMK | V. Rajkumar | 17,796 | 27.98% | ||
| JP | S. V. Kandasamy | 13,849 | 21.77% | ||
| INC | N. M. Manivarma | 7,532 | 11.84% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,629 | 10.42% | |||
| Turnout | 63,602 | 52.04% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,23,253 | ||||
| DMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ↑ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "Karunanidhi, the Kalaignar who never lost an election in 61 years". IndiaToday.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). 12 May 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
External links
edit- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 July 2010.