# Park Town Assembly constituency

Park Town is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Chennai. Park Town Assembly constituency was part of Chennai Central parliamentary constituency until 2008.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Duration | Winner | Party |
| Fourth | 1967–71 | H. V. Hande | Swatantra Party |
| Fifth | 1971–77 | H. V. Hande | Swatantra Party |
| Sixth | 1977–80 | T. S. Nallathambi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Seventh | 1980–84 | N. V. N. Somu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eighth | 1984–89 | K. Anbazhagan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Ninth | 1989–91 | A. Rahman Khan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Tenth | 1991–96 | U. Baluraman | Indian National Congress |
| Eleventh | 1996–01 | T. Rajender | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Twelfth | 2001–06 | S. G. Vinayakamurthi | Tamil Maanila Congress |
| Thirteenth | 2006–11 | K. Srinivasan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2006 | 2006 | 47.06% | 47.06% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 51.40% | 51.40% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 68.43% | 68.43% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 55.05% | 55.05% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 49.25% | 49.25% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 50.89% | 50.89% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 55.94% | 55.94% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 32.78% | 32.78% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 54.70% | 54.70% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 51.57% | 51.57% |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Park Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Srinivasan | 34,314 | 47.06% | |
| | DMK | A. Rahmankhan | 27,957 | 38.34% | −3.13% |
| | DMDK | K. Bala Subramanian | 5,300 | 7.27% | |
| | BJP | C. Kantilal | 3,621 | 4.97% | |
| | BSP | S. Harikrishnan | 446 | 0.61% | −1.29% |
| | TNJC | C. R. Srinivasamoorthy | 278 | 0.38% | |
| | Independent | P. Venkatesan | 237 | 0.33% | |
| | Independent | M. Vijayaragavan | 141 | 0.19% | |
| | Independent | C. Panneerselvam | 129 | 0.18% | |
| | Independent | R. R. Nagarajan | 117 | 0.16% | |
| | Independent | P. N. Yuvakumar | 85 | 0.12% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,357 | 8.72% | −1.20% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,915 | 62.31% | 16.45% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 117,018 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -4.34% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Park Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TMC(M) | S. G. Vinayakamurthi | 33,031 | 51.40% | |
| | DMK | T. Rajhendharr. | 26,654 | 41.47% | −26.96% |
| | MDMK | G. Nanmaran | 1,590 | 2.47% | −0.01% |
| | BSP | E. Murugan | 1,220 | 1.90% | |
| | JD(S) | Pe. Govindaswamy | 728 | 1.13% | |
| | Independent | T. V. Rajendhran | 400 | 0.62% | |
| | Independent | N. P. Durai | 165 | 0.26% | |
| | Independent | T. A. Damodaran | 141 | 0.22% | |
| | Independent | T. Rajendran | 138 | 0.21% | |
| | SP | R. Thulasi | 103 | 0.16% | |
| | Independent | D. Thangaraj | 98 | 0.15% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,377 | 9.92% | −35.34% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,268 | 45.86% | −12.85% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 140,145 | | |
| | TMC(M) gain from DMK | TMC(M) gain from DMK | Swing | -17.04% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Park Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | T. Rajendar | 44,565 | 68.43% | 30.64% |
| | INC | S. V. Shankar | 15,086 | 23.17% | −31.88% |
| | BJP | L. Sundaram | 2,183 | 3.35% | −1.76% |
| | MDMK | Kootharasan | 1,620 | 2.49% | |
| | AIIC(T) | U. Balaraman | 1,105 | 1.70% | |
| | Independent | P. K. Krishnadoss | 99 | 0.15% | |
| | Independent | G. K. Babu | 69 | 0.11% | |
| | Independent | P. Jaya | 68 | 0.10% | |
| | Independent | E. Murugan | 56 | 0.09% | |
| | BMC | K. Radhakrishnan | 52 | 0.08% | |
| | Independent | M. R. K. Sundaram | 49 | 0.08% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 29,479 | 45.27% | 28.01% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,124 | 58.71% | 3.88% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 113,516 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 13.38% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Park Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | U. Balaraman | 37,747 | 55.05% | 35.02% |
| | DMK | A. Rahmankhan | 25,912 | 37.79% | −11.46% |
| | BJP | C. Kantilal | 3,507 | 5.11% | 1.11% |
| | PMK | P. Elumalai (Choolai) | 437 | 0.64% | |
| | JP | M. Meerankhan | 217 | 0.32% | |
| | Independent | K. Selvarajan | 129 | 0.19% | |
| | AAP | M. Kannan | 101 | 0.15% | |
| | THMM | R. Radhakrishnan | 85 | 0.12% | |
| | Independent | G. R. Balasundaram | 78 | 0.11% | |
| | Independent | D. Ravi | 64 | 0.09% | |
| | Independent | M. Sudhakar | 62 | 0.09% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,835 | 17.26% | −9.49% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,571 | 54.83% | −12.77% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 127,309 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | 5.80% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Park Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Rahman Khan | 37,083 | 49.25% | −1.64% |
| | AIADMK | Babuji Gautam | 16,940 | 22.50% | |
| | INC | S. G. Vinayagamurthi | 15,080 | 20.03% | |
| | BJP | C. Kantilal | 3,014 | 4.00% | |
| | Independent | M. G. Gurusamy M Devar | 2,001 | 2.66% | |
| | Independent | A. Chandrasekaran | 223 | 0.30% | |
| | INS(SCS) | A. R. Sambandam | 168 | 0.22% | |
| | Independent | Nanmull Jain | 111 | 0.15% | |
| | Independent | B. Manak Chand Nahar | 105 | 0.14% | |
| | Independent | C. Sama Rao | 102 | 0.14% | |
| | Independent | T. Umapathy | 93 | 0.12% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,143 | 26.75% | 22.78% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,296 | 67.60% | 3.81% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 113,205 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -1.64% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Park Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Anbazhagan | 37,540 | 50.89% | −5.05% |
| | Independent | M. Jothi | 34,613 | 46.92% | |
| | Independent | Patil M. Bachubhai | 548 | 0.74% | |
| | Independent | M. S. Mani | 314 | 0.43% | |
| | Independent | Jagajothi | 236 | 0.32% | |
| | Independent | Mohamed Bilal | 201 | 0.27% | |
| | Independent | M. S. Elango Alias Manoharan | 169 | 0.23% | |
| | Independent | K. Murali | 149 | 0.20% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,927 | 3.97% | −17.91% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,770 | 63.79% | 6.67% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 119,597 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -5.05% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Park Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | N. V. N. Somu | 38,095 | 55.94% | 23.16% |
| | GKC | S. Lalchand Daga | 23,197 | 34.06% | |
| | JP | A. Arumugha Naicker | 6,556 | 9.63% | |
| | Independent | Nahar Manakchand | 146 | 0.21% | |
| | Independent | C. Jagajothi Alias Govindarajulu | 104 | 0.15% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,898 | 21.88% | 17.16% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,098 | 57.11% | 9.58% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 120,797 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 23.16% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Park Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | T. S. Nallathambi | 22,433 | 32.78% | −12.51% |
| | JP | N. G. Bhuvaneshwari | 19,207 | 28.07% | |
| | AIADMK | B. Ramabadhran | 18,598 | 27.18% | |
| | INC | A. Kuppuswamy | 7,429 | 10.86% | |
| | Independent | C. Govindaragulu Alias Jagagothi | 393 | 0.57% | |
| | Independent | Likmichnad Saklecha | 213 | 0.31% | |
| | Independent | M. Arputhraj | 153 | 0.22% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,226 | 4.71% | −4.69% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,426 | 47.53% | −20.63% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 145,578 | | |
| | DMK gain from SWA | DMK gain from SWA | Swing | -21.92% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Park Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SWA | K. Ethirajan | 30,743 | 54.70% | |
| | DMK | A. V. P. Asaithambi | 25,456 | 45.30% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,287 | 9.41% | 4.67% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,199 | 68.17% | −7.75% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,813 | | |
| | SWA hold | SWA hold | Swing | 3.13% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Park Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SWA | H. V. Hande | 29,144 | 51.57% | |
| | INC | T. N. Anandanayaki | 26,465 | 46.83% | |
| | ABJS | P. C. Kalyanasundaram | 384 | 0.68% | |
| | Independent | K. Ariyasankaran | 325 | 0.58% | |
| | Independent | V. Thanikachalam | 191 | 0.34% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,679 | 4.74% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,509 | 75.92% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,470 | | |
| | SWA win (new seat) | SWA win (new seat) | SWA win (new seat) | SWA win (new seat) | SWA win (new seat) |