Chepauk Assembly constituency

Chepauk
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

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]

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
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

Vote share of winning candidates

2006			50.96%
2001			51.91%
1996			77.05%
1991			50.62%
1989			50.21%
1984			56.26%
1980			55.64%
1977			38.40%

Assembly election 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Chepauk^[3]
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

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Chepauk^[4]
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

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Chepauk^[5]
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

Assembly election 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Chepauk^[6]
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

Assembly election 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Chepauk^[7]
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

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Chepauk^[8]
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

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Chepauk^[9]
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

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Chepauk^[10]
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)

References

↑ "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.
↑ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). 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

"Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

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[1] "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India.

[2] "Karunanidhi, the Kalaignar who never lost an election in 61 years". IndiaToday.

[3] Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.

[4] Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.

[5] Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[6] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[7] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[8] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[9] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[10] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

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