Velachery (state assembly constituency)
Velachery is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitation in 2007.[1] It forms a part of the Chennai South parliamentary constituency for national elections.
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | M. K. Ashok | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | Vagai Chandrasekhar[2] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Election Results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Vagai Chandrasekhar | 70,139 | 39.96 | +39.96 | |
| AIADMK | C. Munusamy | 61,267 | 34.91 | -19.00 | |
| BJP | P. Sritharan | 14,472 | 8.25 | +3.62 | |
| DMDK | V. N. Rajan | 9,654 | 5.50 | +5.50 | |
| PMK | Vinoba Bhoopathy | 6,809 | 3.88 | -29.22 | |
| Margin of victory | 8,872 | 5.05 | -15.76 | ||
| Turnout | 1,75,607 | 58.36 | -8.71 | ||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -13.95 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. K. Ashok | 82,145 | 53.91 | +53.91 | |
| PMK | Jayaraman | 50,425 | 33.10 | +33.10 | |
| IND | E. Sarathbabu | 7,472 | 4.90 | +4.90 | |
| BJP | Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan | 7,048 | 4.63 | +4.63 | |
| LSP | Senthil Kumar Arumugam | 1,225 | 0.80 | +0.80 | |
| Margin of victory | 31,720 | 20.81 | ---- | ||
| Turnout | 1,52,423 | 67.07 | New | ||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 26. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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