# Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar Assembly constituency

Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar (SC) is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, formed after constituency delimitation. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 15. The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It is included in the Chennai North parliamentary constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Although it is named after the neighbourhood of Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar, that area is not included in the constituency but rather in the Kolathur constituency. Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar constituency comprises:
* Perambur (part)
* Ayanavaram
* Otteri
* Pattalam
* Pulianthope

## Members of the Assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 2011 | V. Neelakandan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | P. Sivakumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | P. Sivakumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 61.61% | 61.61% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 45.25% | 45.25% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 58.87% | 58.87% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | P. Sivakumar | 81,727 | 61.61% | +16.36 |
| | AIADMK | P. L. Kalyani | 26,714 | 20.14% | −22.68 |
| | NTK | Dr. R. Illavanji | 10,921 | 8.23% | +6.89 |
| | MNM | S. Obath | 9,710 | 7.32% | New |
| | DMDK | M. P. Sekar | 1,787 | 1.35% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,046 | 0.79% | −1.18 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 55,013 | 41.47% | 39.04% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 132,650 | 60.46% | −3.01% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 184 | 0.14% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 219,399 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 16.36% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | P. Sivakumar | 61,744 | 45.25% | New |
| | AIADMK | V. Neelakandan | 58,422 | 42.82% | −16.06 |
| | CPI(M) | Suganthi | 5,702 | 4.18% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 2,685 | 1.97% | New |
| | PMK | D. Vanithamani | 2,056 | 1.51% | New |
| | NTK | Gowri | 1,831 | 1.34% | New |
| | SDPI | Pushparaj | 925 | 0.68% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,322 | 2.43% | −21.26% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 136,450 | 63.47% | −4.84% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 214,976 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -13.62% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. Neelakandan | 72,887 | 58.87% | New |
| | INC | Dr. C. Natesan | 43,546 | 35.17% | New |
| | BJP | E. Karunanidhi | 3,561 | 2.88% | New |
| | IJK | Ajitha | 756 | 0.61% | New |
| | BSP | C. Sakthivel | 630 | 0.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 29,341 | 23.70% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 123,807 | 68.31% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 181,243 | | |
| | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) |