# Pallavaram Assembly constituency

Pallavaram is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after the constituency delimitation in 2008. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 30. Located in Chengalpattu district, it is included in Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency for national elections. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.
It includes All Wards in Zone 1 and Zone 2, Wards comprising Hashinapuram and Nemilicherry villages in Zone 3 of Tambaram City Municipal Corporation, Ward 159 in Zone 12 of Greater Chennai Corporation (Meenambakkam) and Pozhichalur and Tirusulam Villages in St.Thomas Mount Panchayat Union.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 2011 | P. Dhansingh | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | I. Karunanithi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | I. Karunanithi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 47.50% | 47.50% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 44.94% | 44.94% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 52.70% | 52.70% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pallavaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | I. Karunanithi | 126,427 | 47.50% | +2.56 |
| | AIADMK | S. Rajendran | 88,644 | 33.30% | −2.82 |
| | MNM | Senthil Arumugam | 20,774 | 7.80% | New |
| | NTK | Minishree Kanagaraj | 21,522 | 8.09% | +6.3 |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,945 | 0.73% | −1.59 |
| | DMDK | Murugesan | 3,719 | 1.40% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 37,783 | 14.19% | 5.37% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 266,190 | 61.03% | −0.72% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 618 | 0.23% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 436,175 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 2.56% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pallavaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | I. Karunanithi | 112,891 | 44.94% | +0.91 |
| | AIADMK | C. R. Saraswathi | 90,726 | 36.12% | −16.58 |
| | MDMK | C. Veeralakshmi | 14,083 | 5.61% | New |
| | BJP | Dr. Gopi Ayyaswamy | 11,781 | 4.69% | New |
| | PMK | R. Venkatesan | 9,339 | 3.72% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 5,823 | 2.32% | New |
| | NTK | P. Srinivasa Kumar | 4,488 | 1.79% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22,165 | 8.82% | 0.16% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 251,204 | 61.75% | −10.45% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 406,839 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -7.76% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pallavaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | P. Dhansingh | 105,631 | 52.70% | New |
| | DMK | T. M. Anbarasan | 88,257 | 44.03% | New |
| | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party | R. Kumar | 1,082 | 0.54% | New |
| | BSP | B. Rajappa | 1,074 | 0.54% | New |
| | IJK | R. Samesudoss | 1,052 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,374 | 8.67% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 277,671 | 72.19% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 200,455 | | |
| | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) |