# Mylapore Assembly constituency

Mylapore is a legislative assembly constituency in Chennai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 25. It covers Mylapore and surrounding localities, such as Alwarpet, Raja Annamalaipuram, Foreshore Estate and Santhome. Mylapore Assembly constituency is a part of Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency. 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 | C. R. Ramaswamy | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | C. R. Ramaswamy | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Arangannal | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1967 | Arangannal | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

### Tamil Nadu

| Assembly | Year | Winner | Party |
| Fifth | 1971 | T. N. Anandanayaki | Indian National Congress |
| Sixth | 1977 | T. K. Kapali | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Seventh | 1980 | T. K. Kapali | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eighth | 1984 | B. Valarmathi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Ninth | 1989 | N. Ganapathy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Tenth | 1991 | T. M. Rangarajan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Tenth | 1994 by-election | V. Balasubramaniyan | AIADMK |
| Eleventh | 1996 | N. P. Ramajayam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Twelfth | 2001 | K. N. Lakshmanan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Thirteenth | 2006 | S. V. Shekar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (2006-2009) Unattached member (2009-2011) Indian National Congress (2011) |
| Fourteenth | 2011 | R. Rajalakshmi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fifteen | 2016 | R. Nataraj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixteenth | 2021 | Dha. Velu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 44.95% | 44.95% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 43.67% | 43.67% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 56.03% | 56.03% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 42.62% | 42.62% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 51.09% | 51.09% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 67.25% | 67.25% |
| 1994 by-election | 1994 by-election | 0.0 % | 0.0 % |
| 1991 | 1991 | 59.31% | 59.31% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 40.88% | 40.88% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 51.68% | 51.68% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 49.66% | 49.66% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 33.75% | 33.75% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 55.01% | 55.01% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 57.02% | 57.02% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 40.24% | 40.24% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 52.63% | 52.63% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 38.82% | 38.82% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mylapore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Dha. Velu | 68,392 | 44.95% | New |
| | AIADMK | R. Nataraj | 55,759 | 36.65% | −7.02 |
| | MNM | Sripriya | 14,904 | 9.80% | New |
| | NTK | K. Mahalakshmi | 10,124 | 6.65% | +5.15 |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,287 | 0.85% | −1.58 |
| | AMMK | D. Karthick | 1,118 | 0.73% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,633 | 8.30% | −1.13% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 152,143 | 56.24% | −3.13% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 213 | 0.14% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 270,536 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 1.29% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mylapore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Nataraj | 68,176 | 43.67% | −12.37 |
| | INC | Karate R. Thiagarajan | 53,448 | 34.23% | −1.36 |
| | BJP | K. Nagarajan | 11,720 | 7.51% | +2.67 |
| | PMK | N. Suresh Kumar | 5,806 | 3.72% | New |
| | TMC(M) | A. S. Munavar Basha | 4,753 | 3.04% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 3,788 | 2.43% | New |
| | NTK | S. Sudhakar | 2,356 | 1.51% | New |
| | Independent | H. Sathyaa Durrairaj | 1,764 | 1.13% | New |
| | Independent | Traffic Ramaswamy | 1,229 | 0.79% | New |
| | Independent | S. Sathyanarayanan @ Mylai Shathya | 1,017 | 0.65% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,728 | 9.43% | −11.01% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 156,132 | 59.37% | −6.98% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 262,980 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -12.37% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mylapore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Rajalakshmi | 80,063 | 56.03% | +13.42 |
| | INC | K. V. Thangkabalu | 50,859 | 35.60% | New |
| | BJP | N. Vanathi | 6,911 | 4.84% | New |
| | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party | R. Ashok Rajendran | 1,340 | 0.94% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 29,204 | 20.44% | 19.31% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 215,350 | 66.35% | 3.71% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 142,882 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 13.42% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mylapore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. Ve. Shekher | 62,794 | 42.62% | −3.41 |
| | DMK | D. Napoleon | 61,127 | 41.49% | New |
| | LKPT | Santhana Gopalan | 9,436 | 6.40% | New |
| | DMDK | V. N. Rajan | 7,441 | 5.05% | New |
| | JP | V. S. Chandralekha | 2,898 | 1.97% | New |
| | Independent | V. Narayanan (Americai) | 1,961 | 1.33% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,667 | 1.13% | −3.93% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147,345 | 62.63% | 21.28% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 235,246 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from BJP | AIADMK gain from BJP | Swing | -8.47% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mylapore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | K. N. Lakshmanan | 60,996 | 51.09% | +46.65 |
| | AIADMK | V. Maitreyan | 54,949 | 46.03% | +22.47 |
| | Independent | J. Mohan Raj | 882 | 0.74% | New |
| | Tamil Nadu People's Party | Dr. Mohamed Amaan Khan | 849 | 0.71% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,047 | 5.07% | −38.63h |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 119,385 | 41.35% | −16.57% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 288,708 | | |
| | BJP gain from DMK | BJP gain from DMK | Swing | -16.16% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mylapore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | N. P. Ramajayam | 79,736 | 67.25% | +33.13 |
| | AIADMK | T. K. Sampath | 27,932 | 23.56% | −35.76 |
| | BJP | K. Sujata Rao | 5,262 | 4.44% | +0.71 |
| | JD | K. S. Srinivasan | 2,332 | 1.97% | New |
| | TLJ | R. Jebamani | 1,226 | 1.03% | New |
| | PMK | S. Sellvaraj | 1,099 | 0.93% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 51,804 | 43.69% | 18.50% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 118,565 | 57.92% | 3.52% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 207,825 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 7.94% | |

### 1994 by-election

1994 by-election: Mylapore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | AIADMK | V. Balasubramaniyan | 40,756 |
| | DMK | N. P. Thiyagarajan | 35,021 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,735 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mylapore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | T. M. Rangarajan | 62,845 | 59.31% | +33.78 |
| | DMK | Nirmala Suresh | 36,149 | 34.12% | −6.76 |
| | BJP | G. Kumaravelu | 3,950 | 3.73% | New |
| | PMK | G. Balasubramaniam | 1,335 | 1.26% | New |
| | JP | G. N. Sridharan | 920 | 0.87% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 26,696 | 25.20% | 9.85% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 105,954 | 54.40% | −15.07% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 197,453 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 18.43% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mylapore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | N. Ganapathy | 48,461 | 40.88% | −5.34 |
| | AIADMK | Sarojini Varadappan | 30,266 | 25.53% | −26.14 |
| | AIADMK | S. K. Viswanathan | 27,764 | 23.42% | −28.25 |
| | Independent | M. K. Balan | 6,554 | 5.53% | New |
| | Independent | R. Jebamani | 2,575 | 2.17% | New |
| | Independent | S. Ve. Shekher | 1,018 | 0.86% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,195 | 15.35% | 9.90% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 118,538 | 69.47% | 3.51% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 173,258 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -10.79% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mylapore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | B. Valarmathi | 51,870 | 51.68% | +2.02 |
| | DMK | R. S. Bharathi | 46,396 | 46.22% | +0.56 |
| | Independent | Rajappa S. Alias Arunachalam | 960 | 0.96% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,474 | 5.45% | 1.46% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,374 | 65.96% | 7.67% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 156,793 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 2.02% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mylapore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | T. K. Kapali | 41,260 | 49.66% | +24.86 |
| | DMK | K. Manoharan | 37,944 | 45.67% | +11.92 |
| | BJP | G. Kalivarathan | 3,015 | 3.63% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,316 | 3.99% | −2.37% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,089 | 58.29% | 7.14% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 143,818 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 15.91% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mylapore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | T. K. Kapali | 26,044 | 33.75% | −11.24 |
| | JP | Lakshmi Krishnamurthi | 21,138 | 27.39% | New |
| | AIADMK | Mylai Narasimhan | 19,139 | 24.80% | New |
| | INC | Chinna Annamalai | 10,449 | 13.54% | −41.47 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,906 | 6.36% | −3.66% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,167 | 51.15% | −18.02% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 152,323 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | -21.26% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mylapore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | T. N. Anandanayaki | 42,301 | 55.01% | +12.02 |
| | DMK | M. P. Sivagnanam | 34,598 | 44.99% | −12.02 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,703 | 10.02% | −4.01% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,899 | 69.17% | −4.66% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 114,082 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | -2.01% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mylapore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Arangannal | 37,498 | 57.02% | +16.78 |
| | INC | V. R. Radhakrishnan | 28,270 | 42.98% | +14.2 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,228 | 14.03% | 2.58% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,768 | 73.82% | 1.48% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 90,731 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 16.78% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mylapore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Arangannal | 25,825 | 40.24% | New |
| | INC | A. Varadappa Chettiar | 18,472 | 28.78% | −23.85 |
| | PSP | S. Vijayalakshmi | 10,172 | 15.85% | New |
| | SWA | M. Sivaraman | 6,984 | 10.88% | New |
| | Independent | Kathirvalu | 2,731 | 4.25% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,353 | 11.46% | −3.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,184 | 72.34% | 38.31% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 91,992 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | -12.40% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mylapore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | C. R. Ramaswamy | 16,932 | 52.63% | +13.81 |
| | PSP | Kumari S. Viayalakshmi | 12,251 | 38.08% | New |
| | Independent | A. K. M. Pitchai | 2,986 | 9.28% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,681 | 14.55% | −14.34% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,169 | 34.04% | −20.37% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 94,513 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 13.81% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mylapore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | C. R. Ramaswamy | 15,647 | 38.82% | New |
| | Independent | Krishna Murthi | 4,004 | 9.93% | New |
| | Independent | Emmanuel Adimoolam | 3,405 | 8.45% | New |
| | Independent | Kanniappan | 3,279 | 8.14% | New |
| | Independent | Krishnana | 3,089 | 7.66% | New |
| | Independent | A. V. Raman | 2,552 | 6.33% | New |
| | Socialist | Appu Rao | 2,501 | 6.21% | New |
| | Independent | D. Kannappan | 1,698 | 4.21% | New |
| | Justice Party | Balasundara Naicker | 1,377 | 3.42% | New |
| | Independent | Sakuntala Bai | 979 | 2.43% | New |
| | KMPP | Arunachalam | 652 | 1.62% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,643 | 28.89% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,303 | 54.41% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,076 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |