Chepauk Assembly constituency
State Assembly constituency until 2008
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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
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | A. Rahman Khan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1984 | |||
| 1989 | M. Abdul Lathief | ||
| 1991 | Zeenath Sheriffdeen | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | M. Karunanidhi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
Election results
Assembly election 2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Karunanidhi | 34,188 | 50.96% |  0.95 | |
| Independent | Dawoon Miakhan | 25,662 | 38.25% | ||
| DMDK | B. Narayanasamy | 3,681 | 5.49% | New | |
| BJP | R. N. Sivanesan | 1,124 | 1.68% | New | |
| LKPT | Elanthirumaran | 669 | 1.00% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,526 | 12.71% |  4.30 | ||
| Turnout | 67,082 | 63.73% | 18.97 | ||
| Total valid votes | 67,082 | ||||
| Registered electors | 105,252 | 18.03 | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly election 2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Karunanidhi | 29,836 | 51.91% | 25.14 | |
| INC | R. Damodharan | 25,002 | 43.50% | 26.26 | |
| MDMK | Tamil Maravan | 1,395 | 2.43% | New | |
| Independent | Venugopal. D | 450 | 0.78% | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,834 | 8.41% | 51.40 | ||
| Turnout | 57,477 | 44.76% | 16.55 | ||
| Total valid votes | 57,477 | ||||
| Registered electors | 128,399 | 29.30 | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly election 1996
| 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% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 35,784 | 59.81% | 52.19 | ||
| Turnout | 60,878 | 61.31% | 6.26 | ||
| Total valid votes | 59,827 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,051 | 1.73% | 0.19 | ||
| Registered electors | 99,303 | 7.99 | |||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | 26.43 |
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Assembly election 1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Zeenath Sheriffdeen | 29,605 | 50.62% | 28.24 | |
| DMK | K. Anbazhagan | 25,149 | 43.00% | 7.21 | |
| BJP | G. Karthikeyan | 2,559 | 4.38% | New | |
| IUML | S. K. Sham Shahabuddin | 609 | 1.04% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,456 | 7.62% | 20.22 | ||
| Turnout | 59,410 | 55.05% | 12.83 | ||
| Total valid votes | 58,482 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 914 | 1.54% | 0.09 | ||
| Registered electors | 107,928 | 9.52 | |||
| INC gain from DMK | Swing | 0.41 |
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Assembly election 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Abdul Lathief | 33,104 | 50.21% | 6.05 | |
| INC | S. M. Hidayathulla | 14,751 | 22.38% | New | |
| AIADMK | A. V. Krishnamoorthy | 12,665 | 19.21% | New | |
| Independent | K. Kondal Kesava Rao Alias Kondal Dassen | 3,805 | 5.77% | ||
| INC(J) | T. R. Janasthnan | 418 | 0.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 18,353 | 27.84% | 13.88 | ||
| Turnout | 66,894 | 67.88% | 2.53 | ||
| Total valid votes | 65,925 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 969 | 1.45% | 0.92 | ||
| Registered electors | 98,546 | 2.37 | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly election 1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Rahman Khan | 36,234 | 56.26% | 0.62 | |
| AIADMK | S. V. Marimuthu | 27,246 | 42.31% | 2.40 | |
| Margin of victory | 8,988 | 13.96% | 1.77 | ||
| Turnout | 65,965 | 65.35% | 6.54 | ||
| Total valid votes | 64,403 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,562 | 2.37% | 1.51 | ||
| Registered electors | 100,943 | 0.37 | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly election 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Rahman Khan | 32,627 | 55.64% | 17.24 | |
| AIADMK | M. S. Abdul Khader | 23,401 | 39.91% | New | |
| JP | S. V. Kandasamy | 2,517 | 4.29% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,226 | 15.73% | 5.31 | ||
| Turnout | 59,148 | 58.81% | 6.77 | ||
| Total valid votes | 58,639 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 509 | 0.86% | 0.02 | ||
| Registered electors | 100,569 | 18.40 | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Rahman Khan | 24,425 | 38.40% | New | |
| AIADMK | V. Rajkumar | 17,796 | 27.98% | New | |
| JP | S. V. Kandasamy | 13,849 | 21.77% | New | |
| INC | N. M. Manivarma | 7,532 | 11.84% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,629 | 10.42% | |||
| Turnout | 64,140 | 52.04% | |||
| Total valid votes | 63,602 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 538 | 0.84% | |||
| Registered electors | 123,253 | ||||
| DMK win (new seat) | |||||