# Kancheepuram Assembly constituency

12°49′N 79°43′E﻿ / ﻿12.82°N 79.71°E﻿ / 12.82; 79.71
Kancheepuram is a state assembly constituency in Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 37. It comprises a portion of Kanchipuram taluk and is a part of the similarly named constituency that is used for national elections to the Parliament of India. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

## Members of Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | Deivasigamani | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |
| 1957 | C. N. Annadurai | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1962 | S. V. Natesa Mudaliar | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | N. Krishnan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

### Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | C. V. M. Annamalai | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | K. Balaji | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | P. Venkatasubramanian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | K. Balaji | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | P. Murugesan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | C. P. Pattabiraman | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | P. Murugesan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | S. S. Thirunavukkarasu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2005 by-election | Mythili Thirunavukkarasu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | P. Kamalambal | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
| 2011 | V. Somasundaram | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | C. V. M. P. Ezhilarasan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | C. V. M. P. Ezhilarasan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 44.77% | 44.77% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 40.40% | 40.40% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 53.43% | 53.43% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 47.11% | 47.11% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 55.81% | 55.81% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 55.90% | 55.90% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 56.03% | 56.03% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 47.66% | 47.66% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 55.31% | 55.31% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 48.25% | 48.25% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 35.47% | 35.47% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 52.52% | 52.52% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 56.78% | 56.78% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 54.80% | 54.80% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 51.94% | 51.94% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 41.83% | 41.83% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kancheepuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | C. V. M. P. Ezhilarasan | 102,712 | 44.77% | 4.37% |
| | PMK | P. Magesh Kumar | 91,117 | 39.71% | |
| | NTK | S. Saldin | 13,946 | 6.08% | 5.29% |
| | MNM | B. Gopinath | 12,028 | 5.24% | |
| | NOTA | Nota | 2,534 | 1.10% | −0.52% |
| | AMMK | N. Manogaran | 2,301 | 1.00% | |
| | Independent | L. Arulnathan | 2,055 | 0.90% | |
| | BSP | K. Prabakaran | 1,193 | 0.52% | 0.23% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,595 | 5.05% | 1.69% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,29,430 | 74.22% | −1.26% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 385 | 0.17% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,09,117 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 4.37% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kancheepuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | C. V. M. P. Ezhilarasan | 90,533 | 40.40% | |
| | AIADMK | T. Mythili | 82,985 | 37.03% | −16.40% |
| | PMK | P. Magesh Kumar | 30,102 | 13.43% | |
| | DMDK | S. Eagambaram | 8,986 | 4.01% | |
| | BJP | T. Vasan | 3,646 | 1.63% | 0.36% |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 3,645 | 1.63% | |
| | NTK | M. Usha | 1,758 | 0.78% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,548 | 3.37% | −10.01% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,24,112 | 75.49% | −5.34% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,96,893 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -13.03% | |
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kancheepuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. Somasundaram | 102,710 | 53.43% | 12.85% |
| | PMK | P. S. Ulagarakshagan | 76,993 | 40.05% | |
| | | A. N. Radhakrishnan | 2,806 | 1.46% | |
| | BJP | M. Perumal | 2,441 | 1.27% | 0.27% |
| | | Ta. V. Passamighu Annan Venkatesanor | 1,623 | 0.84% | |
| | Independent | E. Raja | 1,417 | 0.74% | |
| | IJK | S. M. Subramanian | 1,201 | 0.62% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 25,717 | 13.38% | 6.84% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,37,837 | 80.83% | 8.62% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,92,235 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from PMK | AIADMK gain from PMK | Swing | 6.32% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kancheepuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | P. Kamalambal | 81,366 | 47.11% | |
| | AIADMK | Mythili Thirunavukkarasu | 70,082 | 40.57% | −15.23% |
| | DMDK | Eagambaram, S | 15,187 | 8.79% | |
| | Independent | Mari, G | 2,337 | 1.35% | |
| | BJP | Raghavan, K. T | 1,730 | 1.00% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,284 | 6.53% | −9.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,72,723 | 72.21% | 12.25% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,39,201 | | |
| | PMK gain from AIADMK | PMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -8.70% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kancheepuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. S. Thirunavukkarasu | 84,246 | 55.81% | 23.37% |
| | DMK | Sekar A | 60,643 | 40.17% | −15.73% |
| | MDMK | Valayapathy E | 2,479 | 1.64% | |
| | Independent | Ravi K | 1,545 | 1.02% | |
| | Independent | Mohan K. R. | 772 | 0.51% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 23,603 | 15.64% | −7.83% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,50,953 | 59.96% | −12.32% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,51,748 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -0.09% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kancheepuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | P. Murugesan | 77,723 | 55.90% | 22.87% |
| | AIADMK | S. S. Thirunavukkarasu | 45,094 | 32.43% | −23.59% |
| | PMK | S. Elumalai | 7,643 | 5.50% | |
| | CPI(M) | Y. M. Narayanasamy | 5,683 | 4.09% | |
| | BJP | M. Govindaraj | 1,017 | 0.73% | 0.08% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 32,629 | 23.47% | 0.47% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,39,031 | 72.29% | 4.45% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,98,315 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -0.12% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kancheepuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Shakthi Vignesh | 66,429 | 56.03% | 27.33% |
| | DMK | P. Murugesan | 39,163 | 33.03% | −14.63% |
| | PMK | Chakkaravarthi Nayagar G. | 10,360 | 8.74% | |
| | JP | Gevarchand A. | 828 | 0.70% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,266 | 23.00% | 4.04% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,18,566 | 67.83% | −4.50% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,78,367 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 8.37% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kancheepuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | P. Murugesan | 53,821 | 47.66% | 4.26% |
| | AIADMK | S. S. Thirunavukkarasu | 32,408 | 28.70% | −26.61% |
| | INC | Narayanaswamy. V. | 17,084 | 15.13% | |
| | AIADMK | Balaji. K. | 6,643 | 5.88% | −49.43% |
| | Independent | Amirthalingam. M. K. | 1,666 | 1.48% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,413 | 18.96% | 7.05% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,12,932 | 72.33% | −7.86% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,59,038 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -7.65% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kancheepuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Balaji | 60,363 | 55.31% | 7.06% |
| | DMK | Palani Raja Kumar. C. M. | 47,362 | 43.40% | −2.56% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,001 | 11.91% | 9.62% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,09,137 | 80.19% | 6.24% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,39,497 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 7.06% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kancheepuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | P. Venkatasubramanian | 46,051 | 48.25% | 12.78% |
| | DMK | Sambandan. V | 43,859 | 45.95% | 12.68% |
| | JP | Chandrakumar. K | 4,350 | 4.56% | |
| | Independent | Anandan. J | 519 | 0.54% | |
| | Independent | Ranganathan. M | 437 | 0.46% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,192 | 2.30% | 0.09% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,445 | 73.95% | 1.54% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,30,410 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 12.78% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kancheepuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Balaji | 31,327 | 35.47% | |
| | DMK | V. Sambandan | 29,380 | 33.27% | −19.25% |
| | JP | E. Narendran | 16,623 | 18.82% | |
| | INC | C.R. Umapathy | 8,346 | 9.45% | −35.53% |
| | Independent | N. Krishnan | 2,153 | 2.44% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,947 | 2.20% | −5.33% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,312 | 72.41% | −7.17% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,23,336 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -17.04% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kancheepuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | C. V. M. Annamalai | 44,009 | 52.52% | −4.27% |
| | INC | D. V. Natesa Mudaliar | 37,697 | 44.98% | 2.69% |
| | CPI(M) | K. S. Partthasarthy | 2,094 | 2.50% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,312 | 7.53% | −6.96% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,800 | 79.58% | −4.41% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,07,911 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -4.27% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kancheepuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | N. Krishnan | 45,266 | 56.78% | 12.93% |
| | INC | V. C. S. Nayagar | 33,716 | 42.30% | −12.50% |
| | ABJS | C. Jeevarathinam | 733 | 0.92% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,550 | 14.49% | 3.55% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,715 | 83.99% | −4.17% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 97,322 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 1.98% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: 1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Kancheepuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. V. Natesa Mudaliar | 46,018 | 54.80% | 21.03% |
| | DMK | C. N. Annadurai | 36,828 | 43.86% | |
| | Independent | M. K. Parasuram Naicker | 1,128 | 1.34% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,190 | 10.94% | −7.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,974 | 88.16% | 20.77% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 98,287 | | |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 2.86% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: 1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Kancheepuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | C. N. Annadurai | 31,861 | 51.94% | |
| | INC | P. S. Srinivasan | 20,718 | 33.77% | 2.73% |
| | CPI | K. S. Parthasarathi | 6,742 | 10.99% | |
| | Independent | Chakravarthi Nayagar | 1,448 | 2.36% | |
| | Independent | G. Veradarajan | 576 | 0.94% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,143 | 18.16% | 7.37% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,345 | 67.39% | 7.90% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 91,027 | | |
| | Independent gain from KMPP | Independent gain from KMPP | Swing | 10.10% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kancheepuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | KMPP | Deivasigamani | 17,543 | 41.83% | |
| | INC | P. S. Srinivasan | 13,016 | 31.04% | 31.04% |
| | Independent | A. Kuppuswami | 3,558 | 8.48% | |
| | CPI | K. S. Parthasarathy | 3,410 | 8.13% | |
| | Commonweal Party | Kalyanasundaram | 2,128 | 5.07% | |
| | Socialist | G. K. Kannan | 1,987 | 4.74% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,527 | 10.80% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,935 | 59.49% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 70,489 | | |
| | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) |

## Demographics

Demographics (2016) :
| Category | Data |
| Created | 2016 |
| Sengunthar Kaikola Mudaliyar | 30% |
| Vanniyar | 30% |
| Adi Dravida | 20% |
| Others | 20% |
| Total Electorate | 2,96,893 |