Perambur Assembly constituency

Perambur
Constituency No. 12 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Interactive map outlining Perambur assembly constituency in Chennai district
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChennai
Lok Sabha constituencyChennai North
Established1951
Total electors222,792
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  TVK
Elected year2026

Perambur is a legislative assembly, that includes the city of Perambur. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 12. Perambur Assembly constituency is a part of Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Winner Party
Madras State
1952 S. Pakkirisamy Pillai Socialist Party
1957 Pakkiriswami Pillai Independent
1962 D. Sulochana Indian National Congress
1967 Satyavani Muthu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tamil Nadu
1971 Satyavani Muthu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 S. Balan
1980
1984 Parithi Elamvazhuthi
1989 Chengai Sivam
1991 M. P. Sekar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 Chengai Sivam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 K. Mahendran Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2006
2011 A. Soundararajan
2016 P. Vetrivel All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019^ R. D. Sekar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021
2026 C. Joseph Vijay Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

^by-election

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2026
 
 58.89%
2021
 
 52.93%
2019 by-election
 
 56.32%
2016
 
 42.39%
2011
 
 52.26%
2006
 
 44.83%
2001
 
 52.42%
1996
 
 67.29%
1991
 
 54.06%
1989
 
 53.86%
1984
 
 53.04%
1980
 
 54.59%
1977
 
 42.74%
1971
 
 56.37%
1967
 
 54.19%
1962
 
 54.48%
1957
 
 24.60%
1952
 
 42.08%

2026

2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TVK C. Joseph Vijay 120,365 58.89 New
DMK R. D. Shekar 66,650 32.61 Decrease20.32
PMK M. Thilagabama 8,561 4.19 New
NTK Vetri Tamizhan 5,114 2.50 Decrease7.47
NOTA NOTA 601 0.29 Decrease0.47
Margin of victory 53,715 26.28 Decrease1.36
Turnout 2,04,619 90.40
Registered electors 226,296
TVK gain from DMK Swing Increase58.89

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK R. D. Sekar 105,267 52.93 +10.82
AIADMK N. R. Dhanapalan 50,291 25.29 −17.1
NTK S. Merlin Suganthi 19,821 9.97 +8.25
MNM A. Ponnusamy 17,072 8.58 New
AMMK E. Lakshmi Narayanan 4,042 2.03 New
NOTA NOTA 1,515 0.76 −0.92
Margin of victory 54,976 27.64 27.37
Turnout 198,872 62.96 −1.99
Rejected ballots 390 0.20
Registered electors 315,884
DMK hold Swing 10.55

2019 by-election

2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections: Perambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK R. D. Sekar 106,394 56.32 +14.21
AIADMK R. S. Raajesh 38,371 20.31 −22.09
MNM U. Priyadarshini 20,508 10.86 +10.86
NTK S. Merlin Suganthi 8,611 4.56 +2.84
AMMK P. Vetrivel 6,281 3.32 +3.32
NOTA None of the Above 2,511 1.33 NA
Majority 68,023 35.97
Turnout 1,89,093 64.39
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. Vetrivel 79,974 42.39 New
DMK N. R. Dhanapalan 79,455 42.11 +0.61
CPI(M) A. Soundararajan 10,281 5.45 −46.81
BJP R. Prakash 4,582 2.43 +0.73
PMK M. Venkatesh Perumal 3,685 1.95 New
NTK S. Vetri Thamizhan 3,236 1.72 New
NOTA NOTA 3,167 1.68 New
Margin of victory 519 0.28 −10.48
Turnout 188,681 64.95 −4.79
Registered electors 290,522
AIADMK gain from CPI(M) Swing -9.87

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) A. Soundararajan 84,668 52.26 +7.42
DMK N. R. Dhanapalan 67,245 41.50 New
BJP R. Ravindrakumar 2,758 1.70 New
JMM K. Vijayakumar 961 0.59 New
BSP S. Palani 912 0.56 −0.23
Independent C. Gopi Anand 861 0.53 New
Margin of victory 17,423 10.75 9.22
Turnout 162,026 69.74 1.86
Registered electors 232,344
CPI(M) hold Swing 7.42

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) K. Mahendran 81,765 44.83 −7.59
MDMK P. Manimaran 78,977 43.30 +40.25
DMDK J. Lingam 15,881 8.71 New
BSP V. Perumal 1,449 0.79 New
JP P. Viswanathan Kakkan 952 0.52 New
Margin of victory 2,788 1.53 −11.44
Turnout 182,379 67.87 19.91
Registered electors 268,704
CPI(M) hold Swing -7.59

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) K. Mahendran 69,613 52.42 +45.74
DMK Chengai Sivam 52,390 39.45 −27.84
MDMK R. Natarajan 4,055 3.05 New
Independent S. Ravi 2,702 2.03 New
Independent R. Gunasekaran 1,700 1.28 New
Independent K. Rama Rao 1,012 0.76 New
Margin of victory 17,223 12.97 −30.33
Turnout 132,799 47.96 −13.04
Registered electors 276,886
CPI(M) gain from DMK Swing -14.87

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Chengai Sivam 90,683 67.29 +26.54
AIADMK V. Neelakandan 32,332 23.99 −30.07
CPI(M) R. Sarala 9,008 6.68 New
BJP G. Nageswara Rao 1,910 1.42 −0.27
Margin of victory 58,351 43.30 29.99
Turnout 134,760 61.00 5.47
Registered electors 227,398
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 13.23

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Dr. M. P. Sekar 62,759 54.06 +47.58
DMK Chengai Sivam 47,307 40.75 −13.11
BJP V. K. Sampath 1,960 1.69 New
JP T. S. P. E Bakthan 1,588 1.37 New
TMUL D. Kanagasabapathy 1,383 1.19 New
Margin of victory 15,452 13.31 −19.48
Turnout 116,088 55.53 −11.73
Registered electors 214,067
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 0.20

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Chengai Sivam 65,681 53.86 +0.83
INC P. Viswanathan 25,691 21.07 New
Independent V. Mahenathan 15,747 12.91 New
AIADMK M. Panchalaim 7,908 6.49 −39.39
Independent S. Thirumalai 4,238 3.48 New
Independent R. Ganesekaran 1,037 0.85 New
Margin of victory 39,990 32.80 25.63
Turnout 121,939 67.26 4.51
Registered electors 184,148
DMK hold Swing 0.83

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Parithi Ilamvazhuthi 53,325 53.04 −1.55
AIADMK Sathyavani Muthu 46,121 45.87 New
Independent Sankaralingam 521 0.52 New
Margin of victory 7,204 7.17 −2.01
Turnout 100,541 62.75 1.09
Registered electors 165,376
DMK hold Swing -1.55

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. Balan 49,269 54.59 +11.84
CPI(M) V. Murugaian 40,989 45.41 New
Margin of victory 8,280 9.17 −7.69
Turnout 90,258 61.65 17.96
Registered electors 148,248
DMK hold Swing 11.84

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. Balan 34,134 42.74 −13.62
AIADMK T. Raja 20,666 25.88 New
JP T. P. Elumalai 16,675 20.88 New
INC V. M. Perumal 8,385 10.50 −32.06
Margin of victory 13,468 16.86 3.05
Turnout 79,860 43.70 −22.09
Registered electors 184,688
DMK hold Swing -13.62

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Sathyavani Muthu 49,070 56.37 +2.18
INC D. Sulochana 37,047 42.56 −2.66
Independent A. Shammugam 939 1.08 New
Margin of victory 12,023 13.81 4.83
Turnout 87,056 65.78 −8.90
Registered electors 135,439
DMK hold Swing 2.18

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Perambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Sathyavani Muthu 40,364 54.19 +10.68
INC D. Sulochana 33,677 45.21 −9.26
Independent Muthuvelu 445 0.60 New
Margin of victory 6,687 8.98 −1.99
Turnout 74,486 74.69 −1.40
Registered electors 101,856
DMK gain from INC Swing -0.29

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Perambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC D. Sulochana 40,451 54.48 +31.85
DMK Sathyavani Muthu 32,309 43.51 New
ABJS S. Dhanapal 1,494 2.01 New
Margin of victory 8,142 10.97 8.99
Turnout 74,254 76.09 2.81
Registered electors 100,407
INC gain from Independent Swing 29.87

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Perambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Pakkiriswami Pillai 34,579 24.60 New
INC T. S. Govindaswamy 31,806 22.63 −11.44
Independent Satyavani Muthu 27,638 19.66 New
INC T. Rajagopal (Sc) 23,682 16.85 −17.22
Independent K. P. Samundiswaran (Sc) 14,915 10.61 New
CPI Gailapathi 4,233 3.01 −13.89
CPI Karuppannan (Sc) 3,698 2.63 −14.27
Margin of victory 2,773 1.97 −6.05
Turnout 140,551 73.28 18.93
Registered electors 191,799
Independent gain from Socialist Swing -17.48

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Perambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Socialist S. Pakkirisamy Pillai 14,190 42.08 New
INC M. Santhosam 11,486 34.06 New
CPI T. M. Arumugham 5,698 16.90 New
AIFB Malick Basha Sahib 653 1.94 New
Independent N. Gopalakrishnan 577 1.71 New
Independent S. Parthasarathy 394 1.17 New
Independent H. H. L. Stone 367 1.09 New
Justice Party P. R. Kodandarama Mudaliar 353 1.05 New
Margin of victory 2,704 8.02
Turnout 33,718 54.35
Registered electors 62,038
Socialist win (new seat)

References

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