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Pallavaram Assembly constituency

Pallavaram
Constituency No. 30 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChengalpattu
Lok Sabha constituencySriperumbudur
Established2008
Total electors3,37,024 (as of 23 Apr 2026)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  TVK
Alliance  TVK+
Elected year2026

Pallavaram is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after the constituency delimitation in 2008.[1] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 30. Located in Chengalpattu district, it is included in Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency for national elections.[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

It includes All Wards in Zone 1 and Zone 2, Wards comprising Hashinapuram and Nemilicherry villages in Zone 3 of Tambaram City Municipal Corporation, Ward 159 in Zone 12 of Greater Chennai Corporation (Meenambakkam) and Pozhichalur and Tirusulam Villages in St.Thomas Mount Panchayat Union.

Members of Legislative Assembly

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Year Winner Party
2026 J. Kamatchi Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
2021 I. Karunanithi[3] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
2011 P. Dhansingh All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

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Vote share of winning candidates
2026
 
48.40%
2021
 
47.50%
2016
 
44.94%
2011
 
52.70%
2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pallavaram[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TVK J. Kamatchi 133,611 47.10 New
DMDK D. Murugesan 78,918 27.82 Increase26.42
AIADMK V. Venkatesan 48,921 17.25 Decrease16.05
NTK Dr. R. Karthikeyan 14,065 4.96 Decrease3.13
NOTA NOTA 1,602 0.56 Decrease0.17
Margin of victory 54,693 19.28 Increase5.09
Turnout 2,83,677 84.17 Increase23.14
Registered electors 3,37,024 Decrease99,151
TVK gain from DMK Swing Increase47.10

2021

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pallavaram[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK I. Karunanithi 126,427 47.50 +2.56
AIADMK S. Rajendran 88,644 33.30 −2.82
NTK Minishree Kanagaraj 21,522 8.09 +6.3
MNM Senthil Arumugam 20,774 7.80 New
NOTA NOTA 1,945 0.73 −1.59
DMDK Murugesan 3,719 1.40 New
Margin of victory 37,783 14.19 5.37
Turnout 266,190 61.03 −0.72
Rejected ballots 618 0.23
Registered electors 436,175
DMK hold Swing 2.56

2016

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2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pallavaram[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK I. Karunanithi 112,891 44.94 +0.91
AIADMK C. R. Saraswathi 90,726 36.12 −16.58
MDMK C. Veeralakshmi 14,083 5.61 New
BJP Dr. Gopi Ayyaswamy 11,781 4.69 New
PMK R. Venkatesan 9,339 3.72 New
NOTA NOTA 5,823 2.32 New
NTK P. Srinivasa Kumar 4,488 1.79 New
Margin of victory 22,165 8.82 0.16
Turnout 251,204 61.75 −10.45
Registered electors 406,839
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -7.76

2011

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2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pallavaram[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. Dhansingh 105,631 52.70 New
DMK T. M. Anbarasan 88,257 44.03 New
Loktantrik Samajwadi R. Kumar 1,082 0.54 New
BSP B. Rajappa 1,074 0.54 New
IJK R. Samesudoss 1,052 0.52 New
Margin of victory 17,374 8.67
Turnout 277,671 72.19
Registered electors 200,455
AIADMK win (new seat)

References

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  1. ↑ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 30. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Result 2026 - Pallavaram". Election Commission of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 6 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Pallavaram Constituency Election Results 2016 - 2026". The Times of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 6 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Pallavaram Election Result". Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  8. ↑ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

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