# Thousand Lights Assembly constituency

Thousand Lights is a constituency of the legislative assembly of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 20. It forms a part of the Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

## Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 20 Thousand Lights Assembly constituency is composed of Ward 76-78, 107-110, 112-114, 118 & 119 of Greater Chennai Corporation.

## Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | Venkatasami Naidu | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | A. V. P. Asaithambi | Independent |
| 1962 | K. A. Mathialagan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1967 | K. A. Mathialagan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Tamil Nadu

| Assembly | Election | Winner | Party |
| Fifth | 1971 | K. A. Mathialagan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixth | 1977 | S. J. Sadiq Pasha | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Seventh | 1980 | K. A. Krishnaswamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eighth | 1984 | K. A. Krishnaswamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Ninth | 1989 | M. K. Stalin | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Tenth | 1991 | K. A. Krishnaswamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eleventh | 1996 | M. K. Stalin | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Twelfth | 2001 | M. K. Stalin | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Thirteenth | 2006 | M. K. Stalin | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fourteenth | 2011 | B. Valarmathi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fifteenth | 2016 | K. K. Selvam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixteenth | 2021 | Ezhilan Naganathan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 53.41% | 53.41% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 43.35% | 43.35% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 50.55% | 50.55% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 46.00% | 46.00% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 51.41% | 51.41% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 69.72% | 69.72% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 56.50% | 56.50% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 50.59% | 50.59% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 50.36% | 50.36% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 50.19% | 50.19% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 37.13% | 37.13% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 57.39% | 57.39% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 45.59% | 45.59% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 54.08% | 54.08% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 24.64% | 24.64% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thousand Lights :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Ezhilan Naganathan | 71,867 | 53.41 | +10.06 |
| | BJP | Khushbu | 39,405 | 29.29 | +23.31 |
| | MNM | K. M. Shariff | 11,791 | 8.76 | New |
| | NTK | A. J. Sherine | 8,884 | 6.60 | +5.15 |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,385 | 1.03 | −1.52 |
| | AMMK | N. Vaidhyanathan | 1,155 | 0.86 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 32,462 | 24.13 | 17.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 134,555 | 56.05 | −4.36 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 733 | 0.54 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 240,073 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 10.06 | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thousand Lights :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Ku. Ka. Selvam | 61,726 | 43.35 | −1.52 |
| | AIADMK | B. Valarmathi | 52,897 | 37.15 | −13.41 |
| | BJP | M. Shivalingam | 8,516 | 5.98 | +3.66 |
| | MDMK | C. Ambigapathy | 7,805 | 5.48 | New |
| | PMK | V. Rangan | 3,968 | 2.79 | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 3,633 | 2.55 | New |
| | NTK | Murugesan | 2,075 | 1.46 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,829 | 6.20 | 0.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 142,403 | 60.41 | −6.37 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 235,724 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -7.21 | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thousand Lights :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | B. Valarmathi | 67,522 | 50.55 | +6.83 |
| | DMK | Hasan Mohamed Jinnah | 59,930 | 44.87 | −1.13 |
| | BJP | M. Photo Siva Alias Sivalingam | 3,098 | 2.32 | +1.11 |
| | IJK | Thiwan Muhammedu Nahib | 849 | 0.64 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,592 | 5.68 | 3.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 133,567 | 66.78 | 2.89 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 200,020 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 4.55 | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thousand Lights :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. K. Stalin | 49,817 | 46.00 | −5.4 |
| | AIADMK | Adhirajaram | 47,349 | 43.72 | New |
| | DMDK | M. Thalapathy | 5,545 | 5.12 | New |
| | LKPT | A. Ishrayel Maheswar | 2,459 | 2.27 | New |
| | BJP | M. Shivalingam | 1,305 | 1.21 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,468 | 2.28 | −5.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 108,291 | 63.89 | 18.55 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 169,506 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -5.40 | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thousand Lights :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. K. Stalin | 49,056 | 51.41 | −18.31 |
| | TMC(M) | S. Sekar | 41,782 | 43.78 | New |
| | MDMK | Mallika | 2,511 | 2.63 | +0.05 |
| | Independent | G. M. Syed Fasiuddin | 539 | 0.56 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,274 | 7.62 | −39.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,428 | 45.34 | −13.36 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 210,474 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -18.31 | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thousand Lights :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. K. Stalin | 66,905 | 69.72 | +30.52 |
| | AIADMK | Zeenath Sheriffdeen | 22,028 | 22.95 | −33.55 |
| | MDMK | K. Thiyagarajan | 2,479 | 2.58 | New |
| | BJP | Nagamma | 2,015 | 2.10 | +0.29 |
| | PMK | N. Elumalai | 1,457 | 1.52 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 44,877 | 46.76 | 29.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,968 | 58.70 | 2.38 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 167,016 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 13.21 | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thousand Lights :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. A. Krishnaswamy | 55,426 | 56.50 | +26.45 |
| | DMK | M. K. Stalin | 38,445 | 39.19 | −11.4 |
| | BJP | D. Nagarajan | 1,771 | 1.81 | New |
| | PMK | B. Panneerselvam | 1,273 | 1.30 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,981 | 17.31 | −3.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,092 | 56.32 | −11.49 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 176,708 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 5.91 | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thousand Lights :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. K. Stalin | 50,818 | 50.59 | +2.73 |
| | AIADMK | S. S. R. Thambidurai | 30,184 | 30.05 | −20.31 |
| | IUML | Mohamed Ehiya | 10,349 | 10.30 | New |
| | AIADMK | G. M. Syed Fasiuddin | 6,616 | 6.59 | −43.77 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,634 | 20.54 | 18.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,448 | 67.81 | 2.85 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 150,057 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 0.23 | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thousand Lights :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. A. Krishnaswamy | 46,246 | 50.36 | +0.17 |
| | DMK | M. K. Stalin | 43,954 | 47.86 | −1.95 |
| | Independent | A. Seppan | 854 | 0.93 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,292 | 2.50 | 2.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 91,831 | 64.96 | 7.38 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 145,099 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 0.17 | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thousand Lights :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. A. Krishnaswamy | 40,499 | 50.19 | New |
| | DMK | S. J. Sadiq Pasha | 40,192 | 49.81 | +12.68 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 307 | 0.38 | −6.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80,691 | 57.58 | 14.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 141,773 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 13.06 | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thousand Lights :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. J. Sadiq Pasha | 26,599 | 37.13 | −20.26 |
| | Independent | Syed Khaleefa Thullah | 21,741 | 30.35 | New |
| | JP | Anbumani | 15,230 | 21.26 | New |
| | INC | P. A. Daivasigamani | 7,902 | 11.03 | −29.3 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,858 | 6.78 | −10.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,635 | 43.16 | −21.16 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 167,463 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -20.26 | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thousand Lights :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. A. Mathiazhagan | 38,891 | 57.39 | −1.88 |
| | INC | N. M. Mani Varma | 27,332 | 40.33 | +2.28 |
| | Independent | K. Balavarsu | 759 | 1.12 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,559 | 17.06 | −4.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,767 | 64.32 | −10.10 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 108,614 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -1.88 | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Thousand Lights :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. A. Mathiazhagan | 39,518 | 59.27 | +13.68 |
| | INC | M. Sivaraj | 25,370 | 38.05 | −3.67 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,148 | 21.22 | 17.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,670 | 74.42 | 3.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 91,441 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 13.68 | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Thousand Lights :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. A. Mathiazhagan | 27,984 | 45.59 | New |
| | INC | Indrani Changalvarayan | 25,609 | 41.72 | −4.19 |
| | TNP | Sambandam | 4,772 | 7.78 | New |
| | SWA | C. M. Baslusamy | 3,011 | 4.91 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,375 | 3.87 | −4.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,376 | 70.65 | 33.01 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 89,518 | | |
| | DMK gain from Independent | DMK gain from Independent | Swing | -8.49 | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Thousand Lights :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | A. V. P. Asaithambi | 17,632 | 54.08 | New |
| | INC | K. Venkatasamy Naidu | 14,970 | 45.92 | +21.28 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,662 | 8.17 | 1.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,602 | 37.64 | −52.30 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 86,621 | | |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | 29.44 | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Thousand Lights :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Venkataswami Naiudu | 31,042 | 24.64 | New |
| | Independent | Sivashanmugham Pillai | 22,787 | 18.09 | New |
| | Justice Party | Indirani Balasubaramaniam | 19,236 | 15.27 | New |
| | Socialist | Marthandam Pillai | 8,127 | 6.45 | New |
| | Independent | Dorairaj | 6,448 | 5.12 | New |
| | IUML | Syed Niamuthulla Sahib | 5,706 | 4.53 | New |
| | Independent | Jasubatham | 5,409 | 4.29 | New |
| | Independent | Manickavasagam | 5,125 | 4.07 | New |
| | Independent | Kabalamurthi | 3,771 | 2.99 | New |
| | Independent | Raja | 3,304 | 2.62 | New |
| | KMPP | Yakambaram | 3,034 | 2.41 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,255 | 6.55 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 125,975 | 89.94 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 140,070 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |