# Chepauk Assembly constituency

Chepauk was the legislative assembly constituency, that included the city, Chepauk. Chepauk Assembly constituency was part of Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency. After the constituency delimitation of 2008, this constituency was merged into the newly formed Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni Assembly constituency.
The constituency is famous among people of Tamil Nadu as five-time Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Kalaignar Karunanidhi contested thrice and won all three times from Chepauk Assembly Constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Duration | Member | Party |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | A. Rahman Khan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | A. Rahman Khan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | A. Rahman Khan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | M. Abdul Lathief | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Zeenath Sheriffdeen | Indian National Congress |
| Eleventh | 1996-01 | M. Karunanidhi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Twelfth | 2001-06 | M. Karunanidhi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Thirteenth | 2006-11 | M. Karunanidhi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2006 | 2006 | 50.96% | 50.96% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 51.91% | 51.91% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 77.05% | 77.05% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 50.62% | 50.62% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 50.21% | 50.21% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 56.26% | 56.26% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 55.64% | 55.64% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 38.40% | 38.40% |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Karunanidhi | 34,188 | 50.96% | −0.94% |
| | Independent | Dawoon Miakhan | 25,662 | 38.25% | |
| | DMDK | B. Narayanasamy | 3,681 | 5.49% | |
| | BJP | R. N. Sivanesan | 1,124 | 1.68% | |
| | LKPT | Elanthirumaran | 669 | 1.00% | |
| | Independent | A. Mohamed Meera | 349 | 0.52% | |
| | Independent | Mia Khan | 272 | 0.41% | |
| | Independent | N. Subramani | 238 | 0.35% | |
| | Independent | M. Karunanidhi | 223 | 0.33% | |
| | BSP | T. D. K. Dalit Kudimahan Alias T. Daya Krishnamurthy | 105 | 0.16% | |
| | Independent | Sai Ganesh | 102 | 0.15% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,526 | 12.71% | 4.30% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,082 | 63.73% | 18.97% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,05,252 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -0.94% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Karunanidhi | 29,836 | 51.91% | −25.14% |
| | INC | R. Damodharan | 25,002 | 43.50% | 26.26% |
| | MDMK | Tamilmaravan | 1,395 | 2.43% | |
| | Independent | Venugopal D | 450 | 0.78% | |
| | APMK | S. J. Raja | 247 | 0.43% | |
| | Independent | T. R. Selvaraj | 164 | 0.29% | |
| | Independent | Syed Rahammedhullah | 159 | 0.28% | |
| | Independent | M. Murthy | 82 | 0.14% | |
| | Independent | G. Gururajan | 72 | 0.13% | |
| | Independent | Sreenivasan M | 70 | 0.12% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,834 | 8.41% | −51.40% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,477 | 44.76% | −16.54% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,28,399 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -25.14% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Karunanidhi | 46,097 | 77.05% | 34.05% |
| | INC | N. S. S. Nellai Kannan | 10,313 | 17.24% | −33.38% |
| | BJP | Era. Meyappan | 1,380 | 2.31% | −2.07% |
| | JD | S. K. Doraiswamy | 925 | 1.55% | |
| | PMK | A. Akram Khan | 354 | 0.59% | |
| | Independent | K. Raju Guruswamy @ K. Raju | 243 | 0.41% | |
| | Independent | M. Balu | 112 | 0.19% | |
| | Independent | A. Poompavai | 51 | 0.09% | |
| | Independent | M. S. Chandra Mouli | 39 | 0.07% | |
| | SAP | D. V. Saravanan | 38 | 0.06% | |
| | Independent | K. Mohan | 38 | 0.06% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 35,784 | 59.81% | 52.19% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,827 | 61.31% | 6.26% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 99,303 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 26.43% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Zeenath Sheriffdeen | 29,605 | 50.62% | 28.25% |
| | DMK | K. Anbazhagan | 25,149 | 43.00% | −7.21% |
| | BJP | G. Karthikeyan | 2,559 | 4.38% | |
| | IUML | S. K. Sham Shahabuddin | 609 | 1.04% | |
| | JP | M. Mohamed Ali | 134 | 0.23% | |
| | Independent | D. V. Saravanan | 84 | 0.14% | |
| | Independent | T. Ravikumar | 79 | 0.14% | |
| | Independent | P. N. Mani | 64 | 0.11% | |
| | Independent | Abdul Khader | 41 | 0.07% | |
| | Independent | S. Ranindran | 37 | 0.06% | |
| | Independent | M. Devendran | 34 | 0.06% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,456 | 7.62% | −20.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,482 | 55.05% | −12.84% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,07,928 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | 0.41% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Abdul Lathief | 33,104 | 50.21% | −6.05% |
| | INC | S. M. Hidayathulla | 14,751 | 22.38% | |
| | AIADMK | A. V. Krishnamoorthy | 12,665 | 19.21% | −23.09% |
| | Independent | K. Kondal Kesava Rao Alias Kondal Dassen | 3,805 | 5.77% | |
| | INC(J) | T. R. Janasthnan | 418 | 0.63% | |
| | Independent | T. G. Kasi Sah | 138 | 0.21% | |
| | Independent | S. Venkarataman | 130 | 0.20% | |
| | Independent | N. Mohamed Ismail | 104 | 0.16% | |
| | Independent | R. Thirunavukkarasu | 103 | 0.16% | |
| | Independent | A. Amiruddin | 102 | 0.15% | |
| | Independent | K. Venkatasubramanian Alias Manian | 100 | 0.15% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,353 | 27.84% | 13.88% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,925 | 67.88% | 2.53% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 98,546 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -6.05% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Rahman Khan | 36,234 | 56.26% | 0.62% |
| | AIADMK | S. V. Marimuthu | 27,246 | 42.31% | 2.40% |
| | Independent | D. Deenadayalan | 258 | 0.40% | |
| | Independent | P. S. Raja | 239 | 0.37% | |
| | Independent | U. Shantilal Katariya | 229 | 0.36% | |
| | Independent | M. Radhakrishna | 128 | 0.20% | |
| | Independent | A. Mohamed Jameel | 69 | 0.11% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,988 | 13.96% | −1.78% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,403 | 65.35% | 6.54% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,00,943 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 0.62% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Rahman Khan | 32,627 | 55.64% | 17.24% |
| | AIADMK | M. S. Abdul Khader | 23,401 | 39.91% | 11.93% |
| | JP | S. V. Kandasamy | 2,517 | 4.29% | |
| | Independent | K. N. Ranganathan | 94 | 0.16% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,226 | 15.73% | 5.31% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,639 | 58.81% | 6.77% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,00,569 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 17.24% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Rahman Khan | 24,425 | 38.40% | |
| | AIADMK | V. Rajkumar | 17,796 | 27.98% | |
| | JP | S. V. Kandasamy | 13,849 | 21.77% | |
| | INC | N. M. Manivarma | 7,532 | 11.84% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,629 | 10.42% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,602 | 52.04% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,23,253 | | |
| | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) |