# Anna Nagar Assembly constituency

13°05′05″N 80°13′04″E﻿ / ﻿13.0846°N 80.2179°E﻿ / 13.0846; 80.2179
Anna Nagar is a state assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 21. It includes the locality of Anna Nagar, which is in Chennai. It is part of Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency. Anna Nagar was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

## Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 21 Anna Nagar Assembly constituency is composed of Ward 100-103 & 105-107 of Greater Chennai Corporation.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Year | Winner | Party |
| Sixth | 1977 | M. Karunanidhi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Seventh | 1980 | M. Karunanidhi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eighth | 1984 | So. Ma. Ramachandran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Ninth | 1989 | K. Anbazhagan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Tenth | 1991 | A. Chellakumar | Indian National Congress |
| Eleventh | 1996 | Arcot N. Veeraswami | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Twelfth | 2001 | Arcot N. Veeraswami | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Thirteenth | 2006 | Arcot N. Veeraswami | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fourteenth | 2011 | S. Gokula Indira | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fifteenth | 2016 | M. K. Mohan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixteenth | 2021 | M. K. Mohan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 48.95% | 48.95% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 41.59% | 41.59% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 58.67% | 58.67% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 46.20% | 46.20% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 48.20% | 48.20% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 67.05% | 67.05% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 57.29% | 57.29% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 49.94% | 49.94% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 52.59% | 52.59% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 48.97% | 48.97% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 50.10% | 50.10% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anna Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. K. Mohan | 80,054 | 48.95% | +7.36 |
| | AIADMK | S. Gokula Indira | 52,609 | 32.17% | −8.78 |
| | MNM | V. Ponraj | 17,522 | 10.71% | New |
| | NTK | S. Shankar | 10,406 | 6.36% | +4.67 |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,545 | 0.94% | −1.39 |
| | AMMK | K. N. Gunasekaran | 1,169 | 0.71% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,445 | 16.78% | 16.14% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 163,551 | 57.18% | −2.81% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 726 | 0.44% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 286,039 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 7.36% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anna Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. K. Mohan | 70,812 | 41.59% | New |
| | AIADMK | S. Gokula Indira | 69,726 | 40.95% | −17.73 |
| | BJP | K. Suresh | 8,832 | 5.19% | +2.7 |
| | MDMK | Mallika Dayalan | 6,384 | 3.75% | New |
| | PMK | A. M. Akhilesh | 5,402 | 3.17% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 3,970 | 2.33% | New |
| | NTK | N. Amutha | 2,885 | 1.69% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,086 | 0.64% | −23.50% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 170,281 | 59.99% | −6.85% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 283,857 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -17.09% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anna Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. Gokula Indira | 88,954 | 58.67% | New |
| | INC | V. K. Arivazhagan | 52,364 | 34.54% | New |
| | BJP | P. K. Haribabu | 3,769 | 2.49% | −1.16 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 36,590 | 24.13% | 18.42% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 151,608 | 66.84% | 5.43% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 226,836 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 12.47% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anna Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Arcot N. Veeraswami | 100,099 | 46.20% | −2 |
| | MDMK | Vijaya Thayanban | 87,709 | 40.48% | +36.3 |
| | LKPT | K. Rajamany | 11,665 | 5.38% | New |
| | BJP | H. V. Hande | 7,897 | 3.64% | New |
| | DMDK | K. Senthamarai Kannan | 6,594 | 3.04% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,390 | 5.72% | 2.24% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 216,659 | 61.41% | 18.81% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 352,829 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -2.00% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anna Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Arcot N. Veeraswami | 77,353 | 48.20% | −18.84 |
| | PMK | C. Arumugam | 71,775 | 44.73% | +43.06 |
| | MDMK | C. Appandurai | 6,708 | 4.18% | New |
| | NCP | M. Kumaran | 854 | 0.53% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,578 | 3.48% | −41.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 160,469 | 42.59% | −12.03% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 376,745 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -18.84% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anna Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Arcot N. Veeraswami | 103,819 | 67.05% | +30.47 |
| | INC | R. Balasubramanian | 34,802 | 22.48% | −34.81 |
| | CPI(M) | K. Varadarajan | 7,203 | 4.65% | New |
| | BJP | V. Elumalai | 3,625 | 2.34% | −0.72 |
| | PMK | V. J. Pandian | 2,576 | 1.66% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 69,017 | 44.57% | 23.86% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 154,842 | 54.62% | 3.72% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 289,232 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 9.76% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anna Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. Chellakumar | 75,512 | 57.29% | +41.14 |
| | DMK | S. M. Ramachandran | 48,214 | 36.58% | −13.37 |
| | BJP | S. P. Ramakrishnan Alias Ramki | 4,031 | 3.06% | New |
| | PMK | G. Selvam Alias Tamil Selvam | 2,498 | 1.90% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,298 | 20.71% | −1.96% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 131,814 | 50.90% | −13.66% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 262,348 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | 7.34% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anna Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Anbazhagan | 71,401 | 49.94% | −2.64 |
| | AIADMK | V. Sukumar Babu | 38,994 | 27.28% | −18.95 |
| | INC | G. Lakshmanan | 23,083 | 16.15% | New |
| | AIADMK | V. Kothadaraman | 7,089 | 4.96% | −41.27 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 32,407 | 22.67% | 16.31% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 142,965 | 64.56% | 1.76% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 223,765 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -2.64% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anna Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. M. Ramachandran | 63,854 | 52.59% | +3.61 |
| | AIADMK | V. Kothandaraman | 56,128 | 46.22% | −2.08 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,726 | 6.36% | 5.70% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 121,427 | 62.79% | 0.54% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 196,896 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 3.61% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anna Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Karunanidhi | 51,290 | 48.97% | −1.13 |
| | AIADMK | H. V. Hande | 50,591 | 48.31% | +17.32 |
| | JP | R. Jebamani | 2,335 | 2.23% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 699 | 0.67% | −18.45% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 104,731 | 62.25% | 13.61% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 169,720 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -1.13% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Anna Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Karunanidhi | 43,076 | 50.10% | New |
| | AIADMK | G. Krishnamurthy | 26,638 | 30.98% | New |
| | JP | T. Andiappan | 10,419 | 12.12% | New |
| | INC | R. Jayachandran | 5,258 | 6.12% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,438 | 19.12% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,974 | 48.64% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 178,266 | | |
| | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) |