# Alandur Assembly constituency

Alandur is a legislative assembly in Chennai district and partially includes areas from Chengalpattu district and Kanchipuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 28. It consists of portions that includes the Alandur, Nanganallur, Adambakkam, Palavanthangal, Moulivakkam, Nandambakkam, Iyyapanthangal, Manapakkam, Mugalivakkam, Cowl Bazaar, St Thomas Mount cum Pallavaram Cantonment Board, Gerugambakkam, Kolapakkam, and some other parts of Chennai City and forms a part of Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency for elections to the Parliament of India. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Year | Winner | Party |
| Sixth | 1977 | K. M. Abdul Razack | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Seventh | 1980 | K. M. Abdul Razack | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eighth | 1984 | M. Abraham | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Ninth | 1989 | C. Shanmugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Tenth | 1991 | S. Annamalai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eleventh | 1996 | C. Shanmugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Twelfth | 2001 | B. Valarmathi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Thirteenth | 2006 | T. M. Anbarasan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fourteenth | 2011 | Panruti S. Ramachandran | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |
| Fourteenth | 2014 | V. N. P. Venkatraman | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fifteenth | 2016 | T. M. Anbarasan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixteenth | 2021 | T. M. Anbarasan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 49.12% | 49.12% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 44.64% | 44.64% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 45.52% | 45.52% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 46.85% | 46.85% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 47.59% | 47.59% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 66.23% | 66.23% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 58.45% | 58.45% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 42.88% | 42.88% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 49.14% | 49.14% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 50.18% | 50.18% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 37.45% | 37.45% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alandur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | T. M. Anbarasan | 116,785 | 49.12% | +4.48 |
| | AIADMK | B. Valarmathi | 76,214 | 32.06% | −3.75 |
| | MNM | Sarathbabu | 21,139 | 8.89% | New |
| | NTK | Dr. R. Karthikeyan | 16,522 | 6.95% | +5.14 |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,908 | 0.80% | −1.38 |
| | SDPI | M. Mohammed Thameem Ansari | 1,770 | 0.74% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 40,571 | 17.06% | 8.23% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 237,751 | 61.11% | −0.63% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 321 | 0.14% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 389,032 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 4.48% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alandur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | T. M. Anbarasan | 96,877 | 44.64% | New |
| | AIADMK | Panruti S. Ramachandran | 77,708 | 35.81% | New |
| | BJP | Dr. S. Sathyanarayanan | 12,806 | 5.90% | +0.18 |
| | DMDK | U. Chandran | 12,291 | 5.66% | −39.86 |
| | PMK | R. Srinivasan | 7,194 | 3.32% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 4,727 | 2.18% | New |
| | NTK | Dhanachezhian | 3,927 | 1.81% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,169 | 8.83% | 5.41% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 216,997 | 61.74% | −8.33% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 351,470 | | |
| | DMK gain from DMDK | DMK gain from DMDK | Swing | -0.88% | |

### 2014 Bye-election

Bye-election, 2014: Alandur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. N. P. Venkatraman | 89,295 | 45.33 | +45.33 |
| | DMK | R. S. Bharathi | 70,587 | 35.84 | +35.84 |
| | DMDK | M. Kamaraja | 20,442 | 10.38 | −35.14 |
| | INC | Nanjil Veswara Prasad | 6,535 | 3.32 | −38.78 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,708 | 9.30 | +5.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,01,261 | 64.27 | +5.80 |
| | AIADMK gain from DMDK | AIADMK gain from DMDK | Swing | | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alandur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMDK | Panruti S. Ramachandran | 76,537 | 45.52% | +37.48 |
| | INC | Dr. K. Ghayathri Devi | 70,783 | 42.10% | New |
| | BJP | S. Sathya Narayanan | 9,628 | 5.73% | +2.46 |
| | Independent | L. Ayodhi | 2,731 | 1.62% | New |
| | Puratchi Bharatham | P. Thomas Barnabas | 1,817 | 1.08% | New |
| | IJK | A. Anand | 1,265 | 0.75% | New |
| | BSP | P. T. Kannan | 948 | 0.56% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,754 | 3.42% | −2.88% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 168,135 | 70.07% | 4.23% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 239,939 | | |
| | DMDK gain from DMK | DMDK gain from DMK | Swing | -1.33% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alandur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | T. M. Anbarasan | 133,232 | 46.85% | New |
| | AIADMK | B. Valarmathi | 115,322 | 40.55% | −7.04 |
| | DMDK | R. Vijayakumar | 22,866 | 8.04% | New |
| | BJP | H. Raja | 9,298 | 3.27% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,910 | 6.30% | −0.04% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 284,403 | 65.84% | 18.88% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 431,953 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -0.74% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alandur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | B. Valarmathi | 94,554 | 47.59% | +24.17 |
| | MGRK | Eraama Veerappan | 81,958 | 41.25% | New |
| | MDMK | R. Lavakumar | 13,440 | 6.76% | +2.92 |
| | Puratchi Bharatham | B. Rajappa | 2,728 | 1.37% | New |
| | Independent | P. N. Srinivasan | 1,980 | 1.00% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,596 | 6.34% | −36.48% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 198,701 | 46.96% | −10.01% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 423,174 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -18.64% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alandur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | C. Shanmugam | 117,545 | 66.23% | +30.86 |
| | AIADMK | K. Purushothaman | 41,551 | 23.41% | −35.04 |
| | MDMK | Vijaya Thayanban | 6,816 | 3.84% | New |
| | BJP | Tamilvinayagam | 6,258 | 3.53% | +1.23 |
| | JP | P. Antony | 2,008 | 1.13% | New |
| | KNMK | Elangovan | 1,673 | 0.94% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 75,994 | 42.82% | 19.74% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 177,478 | 56.96% | 4.90% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 316,856 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 7.78% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alandur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. Annamalai | 88,432 | 58.45% | +31.97 |
| | DMK | Pammal Nallathambi | 53,521 | 35.37% | −7.51 |
| | PMK | A. Damodaran | 4,401 | 2.91% | New |
| | BJP | S. Ranganath | 3,474 | 2.30% | +0.77 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 34,911 | 23.07% | 6.67% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 151,301 | 52.06% | −12.66% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 296,098 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 15.56% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alandur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | C. Shanmugam | 67,985 | 42.88% | −6.25 |
| | AIADMK | K. Adaikalam | 41,976 | 26.48% | −21.93 |
| | INC | S. Janarthanan | 27,950 | 17.63% | New |
| | AIADMK | G. P. Lenin | 15,092 | 9.52% | −38.89 |
| | BJP | P. Venkatakrishnan | 2,417 | 1.52% | +0.23 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 26,009 | 16.41% | 15.68% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 158,532 | 64.72% | −2.16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 249,164 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -6.25% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alandur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Abraham | 61,300 | 49.14% | New |
| | AIADMK | R. Mohanarangam | 60,394 | 48.41% | −1.77 |
| | BJP | C. K. Kesavan | 1,618 | 1.30% | New |
| | Independent | V. Kosavan | 772 | 0.62% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 906 | 0.73% | −5.09% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 124,756 | 66.89% | 6.14% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 192,759 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -1.04% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alandur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. M. Abdul Razack | 50,345 | 50.18% | +12.72 |
| | INC | N. P. L. Sampath | 44,506 | 44.36% | +36.37 |
| | JP | D. Duraivelu | 2,919 | 2.91% | New |
| | Independent | T L. Ragupathy | 2,562 | 2.55% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,839 | 5.82% | 1.16% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,332 | 60.74% | 6.51% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 166,900 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 12.72% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Alandur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. M. Abdul Razack | 30,961 | 37.45% | New |
| | DMK | M. Abraham | 27,112 | 32.80% | New |
| | JP | K. Narayanrao | 17,042 | 20.62% | New |
| | INC | A. Ranganathan | 6,608 | 7.99% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,849 | 4.66% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,665 | 54.24% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 154,152 | | |
| | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) |