# 2022 Tambaram City municipal corporation election

The First Tambaram City Municipal Corporation Election was held on 19 February 2022 to elect 70 Councillors from 70 wards across five zones in Tambaram, Tamil Nadu, India.
The Secular Progressive Alliance consisting of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Indian National Congress won 54 seats. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam became the second largest party by winning 9 seats. Independents won the other 7 seats.

## Schedule

| Event | Date |
| Date for Nominations | 28 January 2022 |
| Last Date for filing Nominations | 4 February 2022 |
| Date for scrutiny of nominations | 5 February 2022 |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 7 February 2022 |
| Date of poll | 19 February 2022 |
| Date of counting | 22 February 2022 |

## Voting

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| | Anakaputhur | Chitlapakkam | Madambakkam | Pallavaram | Pammal | Peerkangaranai | Perungaluthur | Sembakkam | Tambaram | Tiruneermalai | Total | Tambaram City Municipal Corporation | Change |
| Registered voters | 29,729 | 26,701 | 21,374 | 142,767 | 52,133 | 17,805 | 27,507 | 30,957 | 110,581 | 22,458 | 4,82,012 | 7,77,938 | +2,95,926 |
| Votes cast | 22,359 | 16,854 | 14,430 | 91,915 | 34,934 | 12,513 | 18,295 | 19,163 | 75,138 | 16,744 | 3,22,345 | 3,99,687 | +77,342 |
| Voter turnout | 75.21% | 63.12% | 67.51% | 64.38% | 67.01% | 70.28% | 66.51% | 61.90% | 67.95% | 74.56% | 66.87% | 51.38% | -15.49% |
| Abstentions | 7,370 | 9,847 | 6,944 | 50,852 | 17,199 | 5,292 | 9,212 | 11,794 | 35,443 | 5,714 | 1,59,667 | 3,78,251 | +21,8584 |
| Source: Tamil Nadu State Election Commission ||||||||||||||

### Turnout by ward

| Zone | Ward | Turnout |
| No | No. | % |
| 1 | 1 | 61.27 |
| 1 | 2 | 53.06 |
| 1 | 3 | 55.84 |
| 1 | 4 | 61.29 |
| 1 | 5 | 48.77 |
| 1 | 6 | 47.61 |
| 1 | 7 | 43.16 |
| 1 | 8 | 50.46 |
| 2 | 9 | 51.21 |
| 1 | 10 | 53.63 |
| 1 | 11 | 54.09 |
| 1 | 12 | 55.74 |
| 2 | 13 | 53.92 |
| 2 | 14 | 47.37 |
| 2 | 15 | 54.91 |
| 2 | 16 | 52.75 |
| 2 | 17 | 53.57 |
| 2 | 18 | 42.38 |
| 2 | 19 | 40.01 |
| 2 | 20 | 51.70 |
| 2 | 21 | 51.05 |
| 3 | 22 | 55.88 |
| 3 | 23 | 58.88 |
| 2 | 24 | 46.70 |
| 3 | 25 | 47.99 |
| 2 | 26 | 45.24 |
| 2 | 27 | 55.80 |
| 2 | 28 | 43.14 |
| 1 | 29 | 48.70 |
| 1 | 30 | 53.03 |
| 1 | 31 | 59.58 |
| 4 | 32 | 70.24 |
| 4 | 33 | 52.99 |
| 3 | 34 | 48.47 |
| 3 | 35 | 40.23 |
| 3 | 36 | 46.66 |
| 3 | 37 | 48.59 |
| 3 | 38 | 52.96 |
| 3 | 39 | 53.68 |
| 3 | 40 | 50.79 |
| 3 | 41 | 47.12 |
| 3 | 42 | 42.20 |
| 3 | 43 | 44.89 |
| 3 | 44 | 49.34 |
| 5 | 45 | 47.93 |
| 5 | 46 | 48.12 |
| 5 | 47 | 52.42 |
| 5 | 48 | 43.93 |
| 4 | 49 | 58.26 |
| 4 | 50 | 62.86 |
| 4 | 51 | 57.13 |
| 4 | 52 | 57.07 |
| 4 | 53 | 54.38 |
| 4 | 54 | 55.32 |
| 4 | 55 | 43.52 |
| 4 | 56 | 48.71 |
| 4 | 57 | 42.20 |
| 4 | 58 | 49.69 |
| 4 | 59 | 49.34 |
| 4 | 60 | 59.12 |
| 4 | 61 | 56.34 |
| 5 | 62 | 53.19 |
| 5 | 63 | 55.10 |
| 5 | 64 | 57.02 |
| 5 | 65 | 51.90 |
| 5 | 66 | 46.18 |
| 5 | 67 | 43.59 |
| 5 | 68 | 51.38 |
| 5 | 69 | 52.98 |
| 5 | 70 | 54.94 |
| Source: Tamil Nadu State Election Commission |||

## Results

| Alliance & Parties | Alliance & Parties | Alliance & Parties | Alliance & Parties | Ideology | Leader(s) | 2022 result |
| Alliance & Parties | Alliance & Parties | Alliance & Parties | Alliance & Parties | Ideology | Leader(s) | Seats |
| | SPA | | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Social Democracy | M. K. Stalin | 50 / 70 |
| | SPA | | Indian National Congress | Social Liberalism | K. Selvaperunthagai | 2 / 70 |
| | SPA | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Communism | P. Mahalingam | 1 / 70 |
| | SPA | | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Social Democracy | Vaiko | 1 / 70 |
| | AIADMK | | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Social Democracy | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | 9 / 70 |
| | Independent | | Independent | Independent | N/A | 7 / 70 |
| Source: Tamil Nadu State Election Commission |||||||

### By party

| Alliance | Alliance | Party | Party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Alliance | Alliance | Party | Party | Votes | % | +/- | Contested | Won | +/- |
| | SPA | | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 159497 | 39.92 | N/A | 60 | 50 | N/A |
| | SPA | | Indian National Congress | 9013 | 2.26 | N/A | 5 | 2 | N/A |
| | SPA | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 3173 | 0.79 | N/A | 2 | 1 | N/A |
| | SPA | | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2772 | 0.69 | N/A | 2 | 1 | N/A |
| | SPA | | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | 915 | 0.23 | N/A | 1 | 0 | N/A |
| | | | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 98479 | 24.65 | N/A | 70 | 9 | N/A |
| | | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 23905 | 5.98 | N/A | 61 | 0 | N/A |
| | | | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 10465 | 2.62 | N/A | 61 | 0 | N/A |
| | | | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 8084 | 2.02 | N/A | 69 | 0 | N/A |
| | | | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 6510 | 1.63 | N/A | 24 | 0 | N/A |
| | | | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 5395 | 1.35 | N/A | 64 | 0 | N/A |
| | | | Aam Aadmi Party | 4194 | 1.05 | N/A | 8 | 0 | N/A |
| | | | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 3902 | 0.98 | N/A | 42 | 0 | N/A |
| | | | Janata Dal (Secular) | 402 | 0.10 | N/A | 1 | 0 | N/A |
| | | | Social Democratic Party of India | 128 | 0.03 | N/A | 2 | 0 | N/A |
| | | | Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi | 119 | 0.03 | N/A | 2 | 0 | N/A |
| | | | Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi | 97 | 0.02 | N/A | 1 | 0 | N/A |
| | | | Republican Party of India (Sivaraj) | 71 | 0.02 | N/A | 1 | 0 | N/A |
| | | | Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi | 21 | 0.01 | N/A | 1 | 0 | N/A |
| | | | Udaya Chandra Desam Party | 21 | 0.01 | N/A | 1 | 0 | N/A |
| | | | Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi | 16 | 0.00 | N/A | 1 | 0 | N/A |
| | | | Independents | 62225 | 15.57 | N/A | 204 | 7 | N/A |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 3,99,575 | 100.00 | | | 70 | |
| Source: Tamil Nadu State Election Commission ||||||||||

### By ward

| Zone | Ward | Turnout | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Margin | Margin | Second Place | Second Place | Second Place | Second Place | Third Place | Third Place | Third Place | Third Place |
| No | No. | % | Councillor | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | Party | Party | Votes | % | Party | Party | Votes | % |
| 1 | 1 | 61.27 | Kalaivani Prabu P | | DMK | 3395 | 43.61 | 1693 | 21.75 | | DMDK | 1702 | 21.86 | | AIADMK | 781 | 10.03 |
| 1 | 2 | 53.06 | Naresh Kanna R | | DMK | 2664 | 51.72 | 1256 | 24.39 | | DMDK | 1408 | 27.33 | | AIADMK | 759 | 14.74 |
| 1 | 3 | 55.84 | Vanisri M V | | DMK | 4883 | 66.96 | 3436 | 47.12 | | AIADMK | 1447 | 19.84 | | Independent | 340 | 4.66 |
| 1 | 4 | 61.29 | Chitra T | | DMK | 3794 | 55.27 | 1130 | 16.46 | | AIADMK | 2664 | 38.81 | | NTK | 231 | 3.36 |
| 1 | 5 | 48.77 | Jeganathan V | | AIADMK | 2028 | 31.68 | 880 | 13.75 | | AAP | 1148 | 17.93 | | INC | 1137 | 17.76 |
| 1 | 6 | 47.61 | Kalyani D | | DMK | 2913 | 45.93 | 1731 | 27.29 | | AIADMK | 1182 | 18.64 | | AAP | 930 | 14.66 |
| 1 | 7 | 43.16 | Inbasekar M | | DMK | 2052 | 40.87 | 1053 | 20.97 | | AIADMK | 999 | 19.9 | | AAP | 573 | 11.41 |
| 1 | 8 | 50.46 | Ramya S | | DMK | 2708 | 55.23 | 1622 | 33.08 | | AIADMK | 1086 | 22.15 | | AAP | 545 | 11.12 |
| 2 | 9 | 51.21 | Latha S | | DMK | 4130 | 73.3 | 2964 | 52.6 | | AIADMK | 1166 | 20.7 | | NTK | 153 | 2.72 |
| 1 | 10 | 53.63 | Madhina Begum A | | DMK | 4456 | 50.33 | 1321 | 14.92 | | AIADMK | 3135 | 35.41 | | DMDK | 345 | 3.9 |
| 1 | 11 | 54.09 | Karunanithi VE | | DMK | 3219 | 56.58 | 1254 | 22.04 | | Independent | 1965 | 34.54 | | AIADMK | 341 | 5.99 |
| 1 | 12 | 55.74 | Sathya M | | DMK | 2782 | 41.89 | 223 | 3.36 | | AIADMK | 2559 | 38.53 | | DMDK | 1043 | 15.71 |
| 2 | 13 | 53.92 | Renukadevi P | | DMK | 2330 | 58.16 | 776 | 19.37 | | AIADMK | 1554 | 38.79 | | NTK | 72 | 1.80 |
| 2 | 14 | 47.37 | Mangaiar Thilagam R | | DMK | 2581 | 51.81 | 983 | 19.73 | | AIADMK | 1598 | 32.08 | | BJP | 267 | 5.36 |
| 2 | 15 | 54.91 | Rajendran T V | | DMK | 3908 | 63.73 | 2321 | 37.85 | | AIADMK | 1587 | 25.88 | | BJP | 216 | 3.52 |
| 2 | 16 | 52.75 | Nedunchezhiyan S | | DMK | 3120 | 66.16 | 2643 | 56.05 | | AIADMK | 477 | 10.11 | | NTK | 277 | 5.87 |
| 2 | 17 | 53.57 | Joseph Annadurai I | | DMK | 3731 | 47.46 | 1873 | 23.82 | | Independent | 1858 | 23.64 | | AAP | 621 | 7.90 |
| 2 | 18 | 42.38 | Premalatha P | | DMK | 1650 | 42.45 | 771 | 19.84 | | PMK | 879 | 22.61 | | AIADMK | 480 | 12.35 |
| 2 | 19 | 40.01 | Brindha Devi E | | DMK | 1875 | 45.68 | 450 | 10.97 | | AIADMK | 1425 | 34.71 | | BJP | 646 | 15.74 |
| 2 | 20 | 51.70 | Muthukumar C | | DMK | 2593 | 39.95 | 171 | 2.64 | | AIADMK | 2422 | 37.31 | | Independent | 777 | 11.97 |
| 2 | 21 | 51.05 | Kalaiselvi V | | DMK | 4169 | 70.23 | 3265 | 55.00 | | AIADMK | 904 | 15.23 | | BJP | 455 | 7.67 |
| 3 | 22 | 55.88 | Krishnamurthy A | | Independent | 2652 | 33.93 | 78 | 1.00 | | AIADMK | 2574 | 32.93 | | INC | 1252 | 16.02 |
| 3 | 23 | 58.88 | Kannan N | | Independent | 3846 | 59.05 | 2791 | 42.85 | | DMK | 1055 | 16.20 | | AIADMK | 610 | 9.37 |
| 2 | 24 | 46.70 | Geetha N | | DMK | 2439 | 41.15 | 1120 | 18.9 | | PMK | 1319 | 22.25 | | Independent | 659 | 11.12 |
| 3 | 25 | 47.99 | Senthilkumar R S | | INC | 1777 | 33.50 | 970 | 18.29 | | PMK | 807 | 15.21 | | Independent | 711 | 13.40 |
| 2 | 26 | 45.24 | Bushirabanu N | | MDMK | 1958 | 41.70 | 425 | 9.06 | | AIADMK | 1533 | 32.64 | | Independent | 574 | 12.22 |
| 2 | 27 | 55.80 | Maheshwari K | | DMK | 2038 | 37.48 | 428 | 7.87 | | Independent | 1610 | 29.61 | | AIADMK | 961 | 17.68 |
| 2 | 28 | 43.14 | Vijayalakshmi G | | CPI(M) | 1964 | 35.93 | 129 | 2.36 | | AIADMK | 1835 | 33.57 | | Independent | 633 | 11.58 |
| 1 | 29 | 48.70 | Shanmuga Sundari J | | DMK | 3040 | 67.87 | 2264 | 50.54 | | AIADMK | 776 | 17.33 | | BJP | 325 | 7.26 |
| 1 | 30 | 53.03 | Kamaraj G | | DMK | 4582 | 69.11 | 3693 | 55.70 | | AIADMK | 889 | 13.41 | | DMDK | 358 | 5.40 |
| 1 | 31 | 59.58 | Chitradevi M | | DMK | 3908 | 51.21 | 1258 | 16.48 | | Independent | 2650 | 34.73 | | AIADMK | 535 | 7.01 |
| 4 | 32 | 70.24 | Vasanthakumari K | | DMK | 2354 | 57.27 | 791 | 19.24 | | AIADMK | 1563 | 38.03 | | NTK | 110 | 2.68 |
| 4 | 33 | 52.99 | Suresh C | | DMK | 3269 | 49.92 | 872 | 13.32 | | AIADMK | 2397 | 36.60 | | BJP | 216 | 3.30 |
| 3 | 34 | 48.47 | Subashini P | | AIADMK | 2787 | 45.75 | 386 | 6.34 | | DMK | 2401 | 39.41 | | BJP | 542 | 8.90 |
| 3 | 35 | 40.23 | Sangeetha V | | Independent | 1118 | 32.00 | 304 | 8.70 | | MDMK | 814 | 23.30 | | AIADMK | 707 | 20.23 |
| 3 | 36 | 46.66 | Saraswathi C | | DMK | 1484 | 42.15 | 472 | 13.41 | | AIADMK | 1012 | 28.74 | | BJP | 570 | 16.19 |
| 3 | 37 | 48.59 | Mahalakshmi K | | DMK | 3317 | 61.79 | 2331 | 43.42 | | AIADMK | 986 | 18.37 | | BJP | 634 | 11.81 |
| 3 | 38 | 52.96 | Saranya C | | DMK | 2200 | 37.14 | 588 | 9.93 | | Independent | 1612 | 27.21 | | AIADMK | 1334 | 22.52 |
| 3 | 39 | 53.68 | Girija C | | Independent | 1879 | 38.38 | 735 | 15.01 | | DMDK | 1144 | 23.37 | | DMK | 1023 | 20.89 |
| 3 | 40 | 50.79 | Jayapradeep C | | Independent | 2470 | 43.90 | 526 | 9.35 | | DMK | 1944 | 34.55 | | AIADMK | 533 | 9.47 |
| 3 | 41 | 47.12 | Karpagam S | | DMK | 1766 | 30.88 | 281 | 4.91 | | AIADMK | 1485 | 25.97 | | Independent | 1001 | 17.51 |
| 3 | 42 | 42.20 | Kalyani M | | DMK | 1601 | 36.16 | 489 | 11.04 | | Independent | 1112 | 25.12 | | BJP | 451 | 10.19 |
| 3 | 43 | 44.89 | Jagan C | | DMK | 2146 | 35.99 | 277 | 4.65 | | AIADMK | 1869 | 31.34 | | BJP | 828 | 13.89 |
| 3 | 44 | 49.34 | Raja R | | DMK | 2384 | 40.89 | 775 | 13.29 | | AIADMK | 1609 | 27.60 | | Independent | 673 | 11.54 |
| 5 | 45 | 47.93 | Dhamodharan R | | DMK | 1955 | 45.87 | 1148 | 26.94 | | PMK | 807 | 18.93 | | AIADMK | 766 | 17.97 |
| 5 | 46 | 48.12 | Ramani A | | DMK | 1765 | 40.18 | 485 | 11.04 | | AIADMK | 1280 | 29.14 | | Independent | 712 | 16.21 |
| 5 | 47 | 52.42 | Ganesan S | | AIADMK | 1511 | 29.87 | 29 | 0.58 | | DMK | 1482 | 29.29 | | Independent | 796 | 15.73 |
| 5 | 48 | 43.93 | Sasikala R | | DMK | 2551 | 53.40 | 1011 | 21.16 | | AIADMK | 1540 | 32.24 | | BJP | 521 | 10.91 |
| 4 | 49 | 58.26 | Kamaraj D | | DMK | 2759 | 52.87 | 983 | 18.83 | | AIADMK | 1776 | 34.04 | | DMDK | 233 | 4.47 |
| 4 | 50 | 62.86 | Yacoob M | | DMK | 3737 | 46.73 | 2341 | 29.27 | | Independent | 1396 | 17.46 | | Independent | 1364 | 17.06 |
| 4 | 51 | 57.13 | Lingeswari B | | DMK | 3399 | 63.30 | 2360 | 43.95 | | AIADMK | 1039 | 19.35 | | Independent | 337 | 6.28 |
| 4 | 52 | 57.07 | Periyanayagam L | | Independent | 1748 | 33.30 | 587 | 11.18 | | AIADMK | 1161 | 22.12 | | VCK | 915 | 17.43 |
| 4 | 53 | 54.38 | Gopi T R | | DMK | 2728 | 50.65 | 1729 | 32.10 | | Independent | 999 | 18.55 | | AIADMK | 949 | 17.62 |
| 4 | 54 | 55.32 | Star Prabha | | AIADMK | 1414 | 38.90 | 411 | 11.31 | | Independent | 1003 | 27.59 | | DMK | 939 | 25.83 |
| 4 | 55 | 43.52 | Pugazhendhi P | | DMK | 2354 | 52.36 | 1399 | 31.12 | | BJP | 955 | 21.24 | | AIADMK | 549 | 12.21 |
| 4 | 56 | 48.71 | Sekar S | | DMK | 2418 | 36.73 | 648 | 9.85 | | Independent | 1770 | 26.88 | | AIADMK | 1516 | 23.03 |
| 4 | 57 | 42.20 | Kamala S | | DMK | 2583 | 50.50 | 1220 | 23.85 | | AIADMK | 1363 | 26.65 | | BJP | 410 | 8.02 |
| 4 | 58 | 49.69 | Madhumitha S | | DMK | 2579 | 43.67 | 1334 | 22.59 | | Independent | 1245 | 21.08 | | AIADMK | 904 | 15.31 |
| 4 | 59 | 49.34 | Rajeswari S | | DMK | 3115 | 41.43 | 1668 | 22.18 | | BJP | 1447 | 19.25 | | Independent | 1028 | 13.67 |
| 4 | 60 | 59.12 | Geetha V | | AIADMK | 2878 | 39.71 | 462 | 6.37 | | DMK | 2416 | 33.34 | | AMMK | 990 | 13.66 |
| 4 | 61 | 56.34 | Hemavathi S | | Independent | 3436 | 43.57 | 938 | 11.89 | | AIADMK | 2498 | 31.68 | | CPI(M) | 1209 | 15.33 |
| 5 | 62 | 53.19 | Indiran S | | DMK | 1855 | 39.58 | 931 | 19.87 | | AIADMK | 924 | 19.71 | | PMK | 909 | 19.39 |
| 5 | 63 | 55.10 | Jothikumar P | | DMK | 3010 | 51.00 | 538 | 9.12 | | AIADMK | 2472 | 41.88 | | DMDK | 123 | 2.08 |
| 5 | 64 | 57.02 | Shakila Jancy Mary | | INC | 2520 | 41.29 | 286 | 4.69 | | AIADMK | 2234 | 36.60 | | Independent | 580 | 9.50 |
| 5 | 65 | 51.90 | Sankar G | | AIADMK | 3134 | 49.93 | 807 | 12.86 | | INC | 2327 | 37.07 | | BJP | 263 | 4.19 |
| 5 | 66 | 46.18 | Vani | | AIADMK | 1758 | 31.41 | 160 | 2.86 | | Independent | 1598 | 28.55 | | DMK | 1279 | 22.85 |
| 5 | 67 | 43.59 | Natarajan A | | DMK | 2148 | 50.39 | 1215 | 28.50 | | Independent | 933 | 21.89 | | BJP | 507 | 11.89 |
| 5 | 68 | 51.38 | Ramadevi S | | DMK | 3150 | 63.35 | 2090 | 42.03 | | AIADMK | 1060 | 21.32 | | BJP | 424 | 8.53 |
| 5 | 69 | 52.98 | Raj K | | AIADMK | 3001 | 43.63 | 222 | 3.23 | | DMK | 2779 | 40.40 | | Independent | 603 | 8.77 |
| 5 | 70 | 54.94 | Devendran M | | AIADMK | 3449 | 51.54 | 857 | 12.81 | | DMK | 2592 | 38.73 | | BJP | 411 | 6.14 |
| Source: Tamil Nadu State Election Commission ||||||||||||||||||