# Triplicane Assembly constituency

Triplicane was the legislative Assembly constituency, that included the city of Triplicane. Triplicane Assembly constituency was part of Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency. After the constituency delimitation of 2008, this constituency has been merged into the newly-formed Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni Assembly constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| Madras State ||||
| 1952 | A. M. Sambandam | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | K. S. G. Haja Shareef | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1967 | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Tamil Nadu ||||
| Fifth | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixth | M. Aranganathan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Seventh | K. S. G. Haja Shareef | Indian National Congress |
| Eighth | Abdul Samad | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Ninth | K. Nanjil Manoharan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Tenth | Mohammad Asif | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eleventh | K. Nanjil Manoharan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Twelfth | S. A. M. Hussain | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Thirteenth | Bader Sayeed | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results
### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Bader Sayeed | 40,404 | 47.25% | |
| | DMK | M. Naganathan | 37,628 | 44.01% | −5.78% |
| | DMDK | K. Shivakumar | 4,834 | 5.65% | |
| | BJP | S. Sathish Kumar | 1,631 | 1.91% | |
| | Independent | R. Vivekanandan | 319 | 0.37% | |
| | BSP | K. Saravanan | 181 | 0.21% | |
| | Independent | R. Srinivasan | 144 | 0.17% | |
| | Independent | S. Sasikumar | 134 | 0.16% | |
| | Independent | M. Santhanam | 123 | 0.14% | |
| | Independent | P. Shanmugam | 106 | 0.12% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,776 | 3.25% | −1.99% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,504 | 64.52% | 21.42% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 132,523 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -2.54% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. A. M. Hussain | 34,943 | 49.79% | −20.31% |
| | INC | S. Rajakumar | 31,267 | 44.55% | |
| | MDMK | Vijaya Dhayanban | 2,034 | 2.90% | 0.14% |
| | Independent | Mu. Krishnaparayanar | 405 | 0.58% | |
| | Independent | G. Sreeram | 356 | 0.51% | |
| | Independent | V. Ranganathan | 211 | 0.30% | |
| | Independent | G. R. Venkatesh | 185 | 0.26% | |
| | SP | A. Noor Mohamed | 156 | 0.22% | |
| | Thaayaga Makkal Katchi | N. M. Dharmalingam | 141 | 0.20% | |
| | Independent | G. Maragatha Valli | 131 | 0.19% | |
| | RJD | T. Sivagnanasambandan | 96 | 0.14% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,676 | 5.24% | −43.46% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,179 | 43.10% | −17.31% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 162,839 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -20.31% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Nanjil K. Manoharan | 50,401 | 70.10% | 32.60% |
| | AIADMK | A. Wahab | 15,390 | 21.41% | −33.66% |
| | BJP | L. E. Balraj | 2,597 | 3.61% | −0.40% |
| | MDMK | O. Sundaram | 1,986 | 2.76% | |
| | PMK | K. Karunamurthy | 915 | 1.27% | |
| | Independent | S. Venugopal | 88 | 0.12% | |
| | Independent | G. Maragathavalli | 61 | 0.08% | |
| | Independent | Saravanan | 60 | 0.08% | |
| | Independent | B. Selvam | 58 | 0.08% | |
| | Independent | M. Dhanapal | 58 | 0.08% | |
| | Independent | S. S. Marisamy Kurumans | 56 | 0.08% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 35,011 | 48.70% | 31.13% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,898 | 60.41% | 4.83% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 121,322 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 15.03% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Mohammad Asif (Politician)Mohammad Asif | 39,028 | 55.07% | 21.77% |
| | DMK | Nanjil K. Manoharan | 26,576 | 37.50% | −8.36% |
| | BJP | Azhagumani | 2,841 | 4.01% | |
| | PMK | Parthasarathi | 1,481 | 2.09% | |
| | JP | Murugesan | 478 | 0.67% | |
| | Independent | Vijayalakshmi | 109 | 0.15% | |
| | Independent | Selvam | 84 | 0.12% | |
| | Independent | Sathiavathi Gnanadas | 72 | 0.10% | |
| | THMM | Ragavendra Rao | 72 | 0.10% | |
| | Independent | Vaithinathan | 55 | 0.08% | |
| | Independent | Deenan | 32 | 0.05% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,452 | 17.57% | 5.01% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,872 | 55.58% | −14.34% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 129,453 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 9.21% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Nanjil K. Manoharan | 36,414 | 45.86% | −4.66% |
| | AIADMK | H. V. Hande | 26,442 | 33.30% | |
| | INC | B. Rama Devi | 12,531 | 15.78% | −26.27% |
| | Independent | M. Gajanathan | 2,878 | 3.62% | |
| | Independent | Mohamad Ali Hussain | 220 | 0.28% | |
| | Independent | M. A. Mohideen | 152 | 0.19% | |
| | INC(J) | Jainuddin | 142 | 0.18% | |
| | Independent | Mohamed Yousup | 83 | 0.10% | |
| | Independent | B. Ramakrishnan | 83 | 0.10% | |
| | Independent | S. D. Panneenselvam | 81 | 0.10% | |
| | Independent | G. Maragathavalli | 76 | 0.10% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,972 | 12.56% | 4.08% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,401 | 69.92% | 7.39% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 115,258 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -4.66% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. K. A. Abdul Samad | 36,410 | 50.52% | |
| | INC | K. S. G. Haja Shareef | 30,302 | 42.05% | −10.72% |
| | Independent | Kumarasamy Alias Kailal Mannan | 1,871 | 2.60% | |
| | Independent | P. T. Srinivasan | 1,298 | 1.80% | |
| | Independent | B. Selvamani | 814 | 1.13% | |
| | Independent | M. C. Kannappan | 242 | 0.34% | |
| | Independent | P. Ramakrishnan Sathyalaya | 195 | 0.27% | |
| | Independent | P. Jagannathan | 180 | 0.25% | |
| | Independent | V. Jayalakshmi | 175 | 0.24% | |
| | Independent | T. Kalingamurthy | 143 | 0.20% | |
| | Independent | K. N. Natarajan | 136 | 0.19% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,108 | 8.48% | −2.31% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,065 | 62.54% | 5.73% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 119,445 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | -2.24% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | K. S. G. Haja Shareef | 33,664 | 52.77% | 39.06% |
| | INC(U) | V. K. Sridharan | 26,786 | 41.99% | |
| | JP | G. Ramaswamy | 1,811 | 2.84% | |
| | ABJS | N. Gopalakrishnan | 567 | 0.89% | |
| | Independent | C. Lakshmaiah | 485 | 0.76% | |
| | Independent | V. Jayalakshmi | 377 | 0.59% | |
| | Independent | Era. Chandramohan | 108 | 0.17% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,878 | 10.78% | 7.55% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,798 | 56.81% | 6.75% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 113,394 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | 17.61% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Aranganathan | 23,154 | 35.16% | −15.24% |
| | AIADMK | Noorjahan Razack | 21,027 | 31.93% | |
| | JP | K. S. Narayanan | 12,401 | 18.83% | |
| | INC | S. Veeraragaghavan | 9,027 | 13.71% | −35.25% |
| | Independent | D. Raghavan | 247 | 0.38% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,127 | 3.23% | 1.78% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,856 | 50.05% | −20.61% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 132,743 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -15.24% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | 36,237 | 50.40% | −9.01% |
| | INC | K. Vinayakam | 35,198 | 48.95% | 9.02% |
| | Independent | Noorg Ehan Mamadi | 340 | 0.47% | |
| | Independent | S. A. Zaman | 127 | 0.18% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,039 | 1.45% | −18.03% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,902 | 70.66% | −4.95% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 104,278 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -9.01% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | 38,721 | 59.41% | 8.12% |
| | INC | M. S. Sammandappa | 26,027 | 39.93% | 4.63% |
| | ABJS | N. V. Rao | 431 | 0.66% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,694 | 19.48% | 3.49% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,179 | 75.61% | 3.11% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 87,580 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 8.12% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | 33,273 | 51.29% | |
| | INC | Sivanesan | 22,903 | 35.31% | −0.60% |
| | SWA | N. S. Varadachary | 7,418 | 11.44% | |
| | Independent | K. N. Natrajan | 1,276 | 1.97% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,370 | 15.99% | 13.18% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,870 | 72.50% | 32.49% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 92,042 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 15.38% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | K. S. G. Haja Shareef | 12,990 | 35.91% | 0.23% |
| | Independent | Appadurai | 11,975 | 33.10% | |
| | Independent | Chinna Annamalai | 10,278 | 28.41% | |
| | Independent | Kuppuswami | 446 | 1.23% | |
| | Independent | Moova Rammia Naidu | 265 | 0.73% | |
| | Independent | P. R. Chengalvaroya Chettiar | 221 | 0.61% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,015 | 2.81% | −4.44% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,175 | 40.01% | −15.46% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 90,420 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 0.23% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. M. Sambandam | 14,168 | 35.68% | 35.68% |
| | Independent | M. S. Abdul Majeed | 11,290 | 28.43% | |
| | Socialist | K. Jagadisa Ayyar | 3,850 | 9.70% | |
| | CPI | K. M. Doraikannu | 3,714 | 9.35% | |
| | Independent | K. S. Ekambaram | 2,954 | 7.44% | |
| | Independent | R. P. Nagarajan | 1,764 | 4.44% | |
| | Independent | Nadamurthi Narasimhan | 536 | 1.35% | |
| | Independent | Parthasarathy Naicker | 348 | 0.88% | |
| | KMPP | V. Jagalakshmi | 330 | 0.83% | |
| | Independent | R. R. Dalavai | 275 | 0.69% | |
| | Independent | Thirupurasundari Ammal | 202 | 0.51% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,878 | 7.25% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,709 | 55.46% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,594 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |