Saidapet Assembly constituency

Saidapet
Saidapet
Constituency No. 23 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chennai
Lok Sabha constituency	Chennai South
Established	1951
Total electors	200,697
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Ma. Subramanian
Party	DMK
Alliance	SPA
Elected year	2021

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 Lok Sabha constituency for elections to the Parliament of India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 23. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Former chief minister M Karunanidhi represented this.

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RegionSouth India

StateTamil Nadu

DistrictChennai

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Year	Winner
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

Assembly	Year	Winner
Fifth	1971	M. Karunanidhi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth	1977	D. Purushothaman
Seventh	1980	D. Purushothaman
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 by-election	Radha Ravi	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth	2006	G. Senthamizhan
Fourteenth	2011	G. Senthamizhan
Fifteenth	2016	Ma. Subramanian	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixteenth	2021	Ma. Subramanian	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam


2021			50.38%
2016			47.18%
2011			51.78%
2006			46.24%
2001			48.13%
1996			58.10%
1991			57.37%
1989			47.05%
1984			49.35%
1980			47.95%
1977			36.70%
1971			54.46%
1967			60.96%
1962			58.08%
1957			55.14%
1952			15.89%

Party		Candidate	Votes	±%
	SPA
	AIADMK+
	NTK	Srividhya
	TVK			New
	NOTA	NOTA
Margin of victory
Turnout
Rejected ballots
Registered electors			200,697
	gain from		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Ma. Subramanian	80,194	50.38%	+3.2
	AIADMK	Saidai Duraisamy	50,786	31.91%	−5.6
	MNM	Snegapriya	13,454	8.45%	New
	NTK	B. Suresh Kumar	10,717	6.73%	+5.11
	AMMK	G. Senthamizhan	2,081	1.31%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,158	0.73%	−1.38
Margin of victory			29,408	18.48%	8.80%
Turnout			159,169	57.05%	−2.52%
Rejected ballots			653	0.41%
Registered electors			278,995
	DMK hold		Swing	3.20%

Saidapet Assembly constituency

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Tamil Nadu

Election results

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Ma. Subramanian	79,279	47.18%	+3.23
	AIADMK	C. Ponnayan	63,024	37.51%	−14.27
	BJP	V. Kalidass	6,000	3.57%	+1.61
	PMK	T. R. Sahadevan	5,913	3.52%	New
	CPI	S. Elumalai	5,221	3.11%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	3,541	2.11%	New
	NTK	M. Manoharan	2,725	1.62%	New
Margin of victory			16,255	9.67%	1.85%
Turnout			168,018	59.57%	−10.84%
Registered electors			282,052
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-4.59%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	G. Senthamizhan	79,856	51.78%	+5.54
	DMK	M. Msh Kumaar	67,785	43.95%	New
	BJP	V. Kalidass	3,018	1.96%	+0.93
	MMKA	S. Chandrasekar	878	0.57%	New
Margin of victory			12,071	7.83%	4.23%
Turnout			154,225	70.41%	4.29%
Registered electors			219,038
	AIADMK hold		Swing	5.54%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	G. Senthamizhan	75,973	46.24%	*New*
	PMK	C. R. Baskaran	70,068	42.65%	−2.47
	DMDK	R. Venugopal	11,675	7.11%	New
	BJP	K. Ranganathan	1,692	1.03%	New
Margin of victory			5,905	3.59%	0.59%
Turnout			164,295	66.12%	19.90%
Registered electors			248,483
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-1.88%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	V. Perumal	62,118	48.13%	−9.97
	PMK	C. R. Baskaran	58,237	45.12%	+43.87
	MDMK	P. Subramani	5,996	4.65%	+1.56
	Independent	M. Stephen Denis	691	0.54%	New
Margin of victory			3,881	3.01%	−19.80%
Turnout			129,076	46.22%	−10.15%
Registered electors			279,266
	DMK hold		Swing	-9.97%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Saidai Kittu	76,031	58.10%	+21.37
	AIADMK	Saidai Duraisamy	46,178	35.29%	−22.09
	MDMK	M. R. Panneer Selvam	4,036	3.08%	New
	BJP	C. Ravindran	1,869	1.43%	−0.43
	PMK	P. Venugopal	1,638	1.25%	New
Margin of victory			29,853	22.81%	2.16%
Turnout			130,871	56.37%	2.90%
Registered electors			236,503
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	0.72%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. K. Balan	63,235	57.37%	+36.87
	DMK	R. S. Sridhar	40,473	36.72%	−10.33
	PMK	P. Jayachandran	3,038	2.76%	New
	BJP	S. Nandakumar	2,053	1.86%	New
	JP	K. Krishnamoorthy	715	0.65%	New
Margin of victory			22,762	20.65%	−5.89%
Turnout			110,216	53.47%	−12.64%
Registered electors			209,145
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	10.33%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	R. S. Sridhar	57,767	47.05%	−2.12
	AIADMK	Saidai Duraisamy	25,178	20.51%	−28.84
	INC	S. M. Krishnan	18,551	15.11%	New
	AIADMK	V. J. M. Charles	16,912	13.77%	−35.58
	Independent	K. Panchatcharam	947	0.77%	New
	Independent	Sadai V. Muthu	919	0.75%	New
Margin of victory			32,589	26.54%	26.36%
Turnout			122,784	66.11%	−0.26%
Registered electors			188,305
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-2.30%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Saidai Duraisamy	52,869	49.35%	+3.41
	DMK	D. Purushothaman	52,679	49.17%	+1.22
Margin of victory			190	0.18%	−1.84%
Turnout			107,133	66.36%	7.35%
Registered electors			166,613
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	1.40%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	D. Purushothaman	40,403	47.95%	+11.25
	AIADMK	Saidai Duraisamy	38,706	45.94%	+16.37
	JP	A. Subramani	4,870	5.78%	New
Margin of victory			1,697	2.01%	−5.12%
Turnout			84,261	59.01%	8.73%
Registered electors			144,121
	DMK hold		Swing	11.25%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	D. Purushothaman	27,160	36.70%	−17.77
	AIADMK	N. Kannan	21,882	29.56%	New
	JP	M. Nethaji	16,339	22.08%	New
	INC	K. Jagaveerapandian	8,176	11.05%	−32.66
Margin of victory			5,278	7.13%	−3.63%
Turnout			74,014	50.28%	−16.87%
Registered electors			148,319
	DMK hold		Swing	-17.77%

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Saidapet^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Karunanidhi	63,334	54.46%	−6.5
	INC	N. Kamalingam	50,823	43.70%	+6.13
	Independent	R. M. Annamlai	1,034	0.89%	New
	Independent	S. Krishnamurthy	943	0.81%	New
Margin of victory			12,511	10.76%	−12.62%
Turnout			116,290	67.15%	−5.78%
Registered electors			177,248
	DMK hold		Swing	-6.50%

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Saidapet^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Karunanidhi	53,401	60.96%	+2.88
	INC	S. G. Vinayagamurthi	32,919	37.58%	+0.18
	Independent	D. Saradambal	665	0.76%	New
Margin of victory			20,482	23.38%	2.69%
Turnout			87,602	72.93%	6.93%
Registered electors			121,979
	DMK hold		Swing	2.88%

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Saidapet^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Munu Adhi	37,123	58.08%	*New*
	INC	Vinayakam	23,902	37.40%	−17.74
	Tamilnad Socialist Labour Party	N. S. Naidu	2,888	4.52%	New
Margin of victory			13,221	20.69%	4.10%
Turnout			63,913	66.00%	33.03%
Registered electors			99,751
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	2.94%

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Saidapet^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. S. Doraiswami Reddiar	14,888	55.14%	+39.25
	Independent	N. P. Loganathan	10,410	38.55%	New
	Independent	A. Kamalathan	1,703	6.31%	New
Margin of victory			4,478	16.58%	14.25%
Turnout			27,001	32.97%	−52.05%
Registered electors			81,890
	INC hold		Swing	39.25%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. P. Elumalai	19,703	15.89%	*New*
	INC	N. Ramakrishna Iyer	16,806	13.56%	New
	RPI	R. Kannan	11,689	9.43%	New
	KMPP	M. S. Gnana Parakasam	11,390	9.19%	New
	KMPP	S. K. Govindaraja Naicker	10,298	8.31%	New
	Independent	V. Kanniappa Chetty	9,987	8.06%	New
	Socialist Party (India)	E. K. Desikan	9,725	7.84%	New
	Independent	Rathinam	9,157	7.39%	New
	RPI	S. M. Naganathanam	8,955	7.22%	New
	Socialist Party (India)	G. P. Madhavan	7,657	6.18%	New
	Independent	V. K. Palani	3,512	2.83%	New
Margin of victory			2,897	2.34%
Turnout			123,977	85.02%
Registered electors			145,818
	INC win (new seat)