Tambaram (state assembly constituency)

Tambaram is a state assembly constituency in Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, India.[1] It includes the towns of Tambaram, Mudichur, Perungalathur, Peerkankaranai and Sembarapakkam. It forms a part of Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha Constituency for national elections.

Year	Winner	Party
1977	Munu Adhi	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	Pammal Nallathambi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	Ella Rajamanickam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989	M. A. Vaithyalingam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	S. M. Krishnan	Indian National Congress
1996	M. A. Vaidyalingam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	M. A. Vaidyalingam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	S. R. Raja	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	T. K. M. Chinnayya	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	S. R. Raja[2]	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tambaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. R. Raja	1,01,835	43.87	+0.26
	AIADMK	Rajendran C	87,390	37.13	-14.32
	DMDK	Chezhiyan M	14,559	6.19	+6.19
	BJP	Veda Subramaniam A	10,327	4.39	+2.67
	PMK	Suresh R	7,631	3.24	+3.24
Margin of victory			14,445	4.15	-3.69
Turnout			2,35,552	61.77	-8.16
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-7.58

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tambaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	T. K. M. Chinnayya	91,702	51.45	+51.45
	DMK	S. R. Raja	77,718	43.61	-4.39
	BJP	A. Veda Subramaniam	3,061	1.72	-0.70
	MGRTK	D. K. George	1,449	0.81	+0.81
Margin of victory			13,984	7.84	-0.83
Turnout			1,78,331	69.93	+5.55
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	+3.45

References

1. "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
2. "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 31. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

• "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.