# Villivakkam Assembly constituency

Villivakkam is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 14. It consists of a portion of Chennai and falls under Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1977 | K. Suppu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | J. C. D. Prabhakar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | V. P. Chinthan | Communist Party of India |
| 1989 | W. R. Varadarajan | Communist Party of India |
| 1991 | E. Kalan | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | J. M. Aaroon Rashid | Tamil Maanila Congress |
| 2001 | D. Napoleon | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | B. Ranganathan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2011 | J. C. D. Prabhakar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | B. Ranganathan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | A. Vetriazhagan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 14 Villivakkam Assembly constituency is composed of Ward 55-58 & 63-64 of Greater Chennai Corporation

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 53.37% | 53.37% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 43.96% | 43.96% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 52.44% | 52.44% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 45.63% | 45.63% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 48.21% | 48.21% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 70.24% | 70.24% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 55.49% | 55.49% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 46.77% | 46.77% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 48.21% | 48.21% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 47.84% | 47.84% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 41.07% | 41.07% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Villivakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Vetriazhagan | 76,127 | 53.37% | +9.41 |
| | AIADMK | J. C. D. Prabhakar | 38,890 | 27.26% | −10.48 |
| | MNM | Sriharan | 13,364 | 9.37% | New |
| | NTK | R. Sridar | 10,914 | 7.65% | +5.65 |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,444 | 1.01% | −1.26 |
| | DMDK | D. Subamangalam | 1,094 | 0.77% | −4.72 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 37,237 | 26.10% | 19.89% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 142,648 | 55.88% | −4.00% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 881 | 0.62% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 255,278 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 9.41% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Villivakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | B. Ranganathan | 65,972 | 43.96% | −0.25 |
| | AIADMK | Thadi M. Raju | 56,651 | 37.75% | −14.7 |
| | DMDK | T. Pandiyan | 8,234 | 5.49% | New |
| | BJP | M. Jaishankar | 6,438 | 4.29% | +2.88 |
| | PMK | G. V. Subramaniyan | 4,193 | 2.79% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 3,409 | 2.27% | New |
| | NTK | A. Vagai Venthan | 3,002 | 2.00% | New |
| | YSRCP | K. M. Sucharitha | 952 | 0.63% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,321 | 6.21% | −2.03% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 150,084 | 59.88% | −7.83% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 250,657 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -8.49% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Villivakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | J. C. D. Prabhakar | 68,612 | 52.44% | +11.74 |
| | DMK | K. Anbazhagan | 57,830 | 44.20% | −1.43 |
| | BJP | D. Masana Muthu | 1,850 | 1.41% | −0.09 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,782 | 8.24% | 3.31% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 130,828 | 67.71% | 2.78% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 193,221 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 6.81% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Villivakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | B. Ranganathan | 278,850 | 45.63% | −2.57 |
| | AIADMK | G. Kalan | 248,734 | 40.70% | New |
| | DMDK | G. Velmurugan | 51,892 | 8.49% | New |
| | BJP | S. Ravisundaram | 9,202 | 1.51% | New |
| | LKPT | K. Prema | 6,473 | 1.06% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 30,116 | 4.93% | 2.23% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 611,084 | 64.93% | 23.22% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 941,112 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -2.57% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Villivakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | D. Napoleon | 164,787 | 48.21% | New |
| | TMC(M) | Dr. A. Chellakumar | 155,557 | 45.51% | New |
| | MDMK | J. Sivaprakasam | 12,112 | 3.54% | −2.76 |
| | Puratchi Bharatham | P. Josuva | 3,139 | 0.92% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,230 | 2.70% | −50.66% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 341,835 | 41.71% | −9.59% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 819,547 | | |
| | DMK gain from TMC(M) | DMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -22.03% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Villivakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TMC(M) | J. M. Aaroon Rashid | 194,471 | 70.24% | New |
| | INC | M. G. Mohan | 46,724 | 16.88% | −38.62 |
| | MDMK | M. Venugopal | 17,463 | 6.31% | New |
| | BJP | D. Selvam | 6,714 | 2.42% | −0.37 |
| | CPI(ML)L | S. Kumarasamy | 3,384 | 1.22% | New |
| | Independent | P. Sivakumar | 3,107 | 1.12% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 147,747 | 53.36% | 31.66% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 276,880 | 51.30% | 0.36% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 551,942 | | |
| | TMC(M) gain from INC | TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | 14.74% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Villivakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | E. Kalan | 118,196 | 55.49% | +40.36 |
| | CPI(M) | W. R. Varadarajan | 71,963 | 33.79% | −12.99 |
| | PMK | Govindaraj | 11,635 | 5.46% | New |
| | BJP | Gaanasekar | 5,953 | 2.79% | New |
| | Independent | Kumarasamy | 1,380 | 0.65% | New |
| | INS(SCS) | Abu Bucker | 1,192 | 0.56% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 46,233 | 21.71% | −6.21% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 212,993 | 50.94% | −11.80% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 428,210 | | |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 8.72% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Villivakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | W. R. Varadarajan | 99,571 | 46.77% | −1.44 |
| | AIADMK | D. Balasubramaniam | 40,150 | 18.86% | −28.73 |
| | INC | N. M. Manivarama | 32,211 | 15.13% | New |
| | AIADMK | J. C. D. Prabhakar | 30,322 | 14.24% | −33.35 |
| | Independent | K. Narayanan | 1,855 | 0.87% | New |
| | Independent | M. Senthivelayadam | 1,266 | 0.59% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 59,421 | 27.91% | 27.29% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 212,886 | 62.74% | −4.20% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 343,571 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | -1.44% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Villivakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | V. P. Chintan | 81,595 | 48.21% | New |
| | AIADMK | J. C. D. Prabhakar | 80,549 | 47.59% | −0.25 |
| | Independent | M. Mohan | 4,295 | 2.54% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,046 | 0.62% | 0.03% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 169,247 | 66.94% | 4.01% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 257,909 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from AIADMK | CPI(M) gain from AIADMK | Swing | 0.37% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Villivakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | J. C. D. Prabhakar | 57,192 | 47.84% | +15.46 |
| | DMK | K. Suppu | 56,489 | 47.25% | +6.18 |
| | JP | R. Kanakasabai | 5,235 | 4.38% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 703 | 0.59% | −8.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 119,548 | 62.94% | 7.36% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 191,966 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 6.77% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Villivakkam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Suppu | 37,327 | 41.07% | New |
| | AIADMK | R. Sarweshwar Rao | 29,429 | 32.38% | New |
| | JP | M. G. Pandurangan | 16,518 | 18.17% | New |
| | INC | V. R. Bhagavan | 6,477 | 7.13% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,898 | 8.69% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,891 | 55.58% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 165,872 | | |
| | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) |