Alandur Assembly constituency

Alandur is a legislative assembly in Chennai district and partially includes areas from Chengalpattu district and Kanchipuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 28. It consists of portions that includes the Alandur, Nanganallur, Adambakkam, Palavanthangal, Moulivakkam, Nandambakkam, Iyyapanthangal, Manapakkam, Mugalivakkam, Cowl Bazaar, St Thomas Mount cum Pallavaram Cantonment Board, Gerugambakkam, Kolapakkam, and some other parts of Chennai City and forms a part of Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency for elections to the Parliament of India. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Alandur
Constituency No. 28 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chennai
Lok Sabha constituency	Sriperumbudur
Established	1977
Total electors	3,89,032[1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent T. M. Anbarasan
Party	DMK
Alliance	SPA
Elected year	2021

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly	Year	Winner	Party
Sixth	1977	K. M. Abdul Razack		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh	1980	K. M. Abdul Razack		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eighth	1984	M. Abraham		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ninth	1989	C. Shanmugam		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tenth	1991	S. Annamalai		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eleventh	1996	C. Shanmugam		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Twelfth	2001	B. Valarmathi		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth	2006	T. M. Anbarasan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fourteenth	2011	Panruti S. Ramachandran		Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
Fourteenth	2014	V. N. P. Venkatraman		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifteenth	2016	T. M. Anbarasan[2]		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixteenth	2021	T. M. Anbarasan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			49.12%
2016			44.64%
2011			45.52%
2006			46.85%
2001			47.59%
1996			66.23%
1991			58.45%
1989			42.88%
1984			49.14%
1980			50.18%
1977			37.45%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alandur^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	T. M. Anbarasan	116,785	49.12%	+4.48
	AIADMK	B. Valarmathi	76,214	32.06%	−3.75
	MNM	Sarathbabu	21,139	8.89%	New
	NTK	Dr. R. Karthikeyan	16,522	6.95%	+5.14
	NOTA	NOTA	1,908	0.80%	−1.38
	SDPI	M. Mohammed Thameem Ansari	1,770	0.74%	New
Margin of victory			40,571	17.06%	8.23%
Turnout			237,751	61.11%	−0.63%
Rejected ballots			321	0.14%
Registered electors			389,032
	DMK hold		Swing	4.48%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alandur^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	T. M. Anbarasan	96,877	44.64%	New
	AIADMK	Panruti S. Ramachandran	77,708	35.81%	New
	BJP	Dr. S. Sathyanarayanan	12,806	5.90%	+0.18
	DMDK	U. Chandran	12,291	5.66%	−39.86
	PMK	R. Srinivasan	7,194	3.32%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	4,727	2.18%	New
	NTK	Dhanachezhian	3,927	1.81%	New
Margin of victory			19,169	8.83%	5.41%
Turnout			216,997	61.74%	−8.33%
Registered electors			351,470
	DMK gain from DMDK		Swing	-0.88%

2014 Bye-election

Bye-election, 2014: Alandur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. N. P. Venkatraman	89,295	45.33	+45.33
	DMK	R. S. Bharathi	70,587	35.84	+35.84
	DMDK	M. Kamaraja	20,442	10.38	−35.14
	INC	Nanjil Veswara Prasad	6,535	3.32	−38.78
Margin of victory			18,708	9.30	+5.88
Turnout			2,01,261	64.27	+5.80
	AIADMK gain from DMDK		Swing

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alandur^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMDK	Panruti S. Ramachandran	76,537	45.52%	+37.48
	INC	Dr. K. Ghayathri Devi	70,783	42.10%	New
	BJP	S. Sathya Narayanan	9,628	5.73%	+2.46
	Independent	L. Ayodhi	2,731	1.62%	New
	Puratchi Bharatham	P. Thomas Barnabas	1,817	1.08%	New
	IJK	A. Anand	1,265	0.75%	New
	BSP	P. T. Kannan	948	0.56%	New
Margin of victory			5,754	3.42%	−2.88%
Turnout			168,135	70.07%	4.23%
Registered electors			239,939
	DMDK gain from DMK		Swing	-1.33%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alandur^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	T. M. Anbarasan	133,232	46.85%	New
	AIADMK	B. Valarmathi	115,322	40.55%	−7.04
	DMDK	R. Vijayakumar	22,866	8.04%	New
	BJP	H. Raja	9,298	3.27%	New
Margin of victory			17,910	6.30%	−0.04%
Turnout			284,403	65.84%	18.88%
Registered electors			431,953
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-0.74%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alandur^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	B. Valarmathi	94,554	47.59%	+24.17
	MGRK	Eraama Veerappan	81,958	41.25%	New
	MDMK	R. Lavakumar	13,440	6.76%	+2.92
	Puratchi Bharatham	B. Rajappa	2,728	1.37%	New
	Independent	P. N. Srinivasan	1,980	1.00%	New
Margin of victory			12,596	6.34%	−36.48%
Turnout			198,701	46.96%	−10.01%
Registered electors			423,174
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-18.64%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alandur^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	C. Shanmugam	117,545	66.23%	+30.86
	AIADMK	K. Purushothaman	41,551	23.41%	−35.04
	MDMK	Vijaya Thayanban	6,816	3.84%	New
	BJP	Tamilvinayagam	6,258	3.53%	+1.23
	JP	P. Antony	2,008	1.13%	New
	KNMK	Elangovan	1,673	0.94%	New
Margin of victory			75,994	42.82%	19.74%
Turnout			177,478	56.96%	4.90%
Registered electors			316,856
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	7.78%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alandur^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Annamalai	88,432	58.45%	+31.97
	DMK	Pammal Nallathambi	53,521	35.37%	−7.51
	PMK	A. Damodaran	4,401	2.91%	New
	BJP	S. Ranganath	3,474	2.30%	+0.77
Margin of victory			34,911	23.07%	6.67%
Turnout			151,301	52.06%	−12.66%
Registered electors			296,098
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	15.56%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alandur^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	C. Shanmugam	67,985	42.88%	−6.25
	AIADMK	K. Adaikalam	41,976	26.48%	−21.93
	INC	S. Janarthanan	27,950	17.63%	New
	AIADMK	G. P. Lenin	15,092	9.52%	−38.89
	BJP	P. Venkatakrishnan	2,417	1.52%	+0.23
Margin of victory			26,009	16.41%	15.68%
Turnout			158,532	64.72%	−2.16%
Registered electors			249,164
	DMK hold		Swing	-6.25%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alandur^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Abraham	61,300	49.14%	New
	AIADMK	R. Mohanarangam	60,394	48.41%	−1.77
	BJP	C. K. Kesavan	1,618	1.30%	New
	Independent	V. Kosavan	772	0.62%	New
Margin of victory			906	0.73%	−5.09%
Turnout			124,756	66.89%	6.14%
Registered electors			192,759
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-1.04%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alandur^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. M. Abdul Razack	50,345	50.18%	+12.72
	INC	N. P. L. Sampath	44,506	44.36%	+36.37
	JP	D. Duraivelu	2,919	2.91%	New
	Independent	T L. Ragupathy	2,562	2.55%	New
Margin of victory			5,839	5.82%	1.16%
Turnout			100,332	60.74%	6.51%
Registered electors			166,900
	AIADMK hold		Swing	12.72%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alandur^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. M. Abdul Razack	30,961	37.45%	New
	DMK	M. Abraham	27,112	32.80%	New
	JP	K. Narayanrao	17,042	20.62%	New
	INC	A. Ranganathan	6,608	7.99%	New
Margin of victory			3,849	4.66%
Turnout			82,665	54.24%
Registered electors			154,152
	AIADMK win (new seat)