# Perambur Assembly constituency

Perambur is a legislative assembly, that includes the city of Perambur. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 12. Perambur Assembly constituency is a part of Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| Madras State ||||
| 1952 | S. Pakkirisamy Pillai | Socialist Party |
| 1957 | Pakkiriswami Pillai | Independent |
| 1962 | D. Sulochana | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Satyavani Muthu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Tamil Nadu ||||
| 1971-77 | Satyavani Muthu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977-80 | S. Balan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980-84 | S. Balan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984-89 | Parithi Elamvazhuthi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989-91 | Chengai Sivam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991-96 | M. P. Sekar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996-2001 | Chengai Sivam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001-06 | K. Mahendran | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2006-11 | K. Mahendran | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011-16 | A. Soundararajan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2016- 2017 | P. Vetrivel | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2019-2021 | R. D. Sekar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021-Incumbent | R. D. Sekar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
^by-election

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 52.93% | 52.93% |
| 2019 by-election | 2019 by-election | 56.32% | 56.32% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 42.39% | 42.39% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 52.26% | 52.26% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 44.83% | 44.83% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 52.42% | 52.42% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 67.29% | 67.29% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 54.06% | 54.06% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 53.86% | 53.86% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 53.04% | 53.04% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 54.59% | 54.59% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 42.74% | 42.74% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 56.37% | 56.37% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 54.19% | 54.19% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 54.48% | 54.48% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 24.60% | 24.60% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 42.08% | 42.08% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | R. D. Sekar | 105,267 | 52.93% | +10.82 |
| | AIADMK | N. R. Dhanapalan | 50,291 | 25.29% | −17.1 |
| | NTK | S. Merlin Suganthi | 19,821 | 9.97% | +8.25 |
| | MNM | A. Ponnusamy | 17,072 | 8.58% | New |
| | AMMK | E. Lakshmi Narayanan | 4,042 | 2.03% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,515 | 0.76% | −0.92 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 54,976 | 27.64% | 27.37% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 198,872 | 62.96% | −1.99% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 390 | 0.20% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 315,884 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 10.55% | |

### 2019 by-election

2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections: Perambur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | R. D. Sekar | 106,394 | 56.32 | +14.21 |
| | AIADMK | R. S. Raajesh | 38,371 | 20.31 | −22.09 |
| | MNM | U. Priyadarshini | 20,508 | 10.86 | +10.86 |
| | NTK | S. Merlin Suganthi | 8,611 | 4.56 | +2.84 |
| | AMMK | P. Vetrivel | 6,281 | 3.32 | +3.32 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,511 | 1.33 | NA |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68,023 | 35.97 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,89,093 | 64.39 | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | P. Vetrivel | 79,974 | 42.39% | New |
| | DMK | N. R. Dhanapalan | 79,455 | 42.11% | +0.61 |
| | CPI(M) | A. Soundararajan | 10,281 | 5.45% | −46.81 |
| | BJP | R. Prakash | 4,582 | 2.43% | +0.73 |
| | PMK | M. Venkatesh Perumal | 3,685 | 1.95% | New |
| | NTK | S. Vetri Thamizhan | 3,236 | 1.72% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 3,167 | 1.68% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 519 | 0.28% | −10.48% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 188,681 | 64.95% | −4.79% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 290,522 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from CPI(M) | AIADMK gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -9.87% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | A. Soundararajan | 84,668 | 52.26% | +7.42 |
| | DMK | N. R. Dhanapalan | 67,245 | 41.50% | New |
| | BJP | R. Ravindrakumar | 2,758 | 1.70% | New |
| | JMM | K. Vijayakumar | 961 | 0.59% | New |
| | BSP | S. Palani | 912 | 0.56% | −0.23 |
| | Independent | C. Gopi Anand | 861 | 0.53% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,423 | 10.75% | 9.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 162,026 | 69.74% | 1.86% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 232,344 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 7.42% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | K. Mahendran | 81,765 | 44.83% | −7.59 |
| | MDMK | P. Manimaran | 78,977 | 43.30% | +40.25 |
| | DMDK | J. Lingam | 15,881 | 8.71% | New |
| | BSP | V. Perumal | 1,449 | 0.79% | New |
| | JP | P. Viswanathan Kakkan | 952 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,788 | 1.53% | −11.44% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 182,379 | 67.87% | 19.91% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 268,704 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | -7.59% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | K. Mahendran | 69,613 | 52.42% | +45.74 |
| | DMK | Chengai Sivam | 52,390 | 39.45% | −27.84 |
| | MDMK | R. Natarajan | 4,055 | 3.05% | New |
| | Independent | S. Ravi | 2,702 | 2.03% | New |
| | Independent | R. Gunasekaran | 1,700 | 1.28% | New |
| | Independent | K. Rama Rao | 1,012 | 0.76% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,223 | 12.97% | −30.33% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 132,799 | 47.96% | −13.04% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 276,886 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from DMK | CPI(M) gain from DMK | Swing | -14.87% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Chengai Sivam | 90,683 | 67.29% | +26.54 |
| | AIADMK | V. Neelakandan | 32,332 | 23.99% | −30.07 |
| | CPI(M) | R. Sarala | 9,008 | 6.68% | New |
| | BJP | G. Nageswara Rao | 1,910 | 1.42% | −0.27 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 58,351 | 43.30% | 29.99% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 134,760 | 61.00% | 5.47% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 227,398 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 13.23% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Dr. M. P. Sekar | 62,759 | 54.06% | +47.58 |
| | DMK | Chengai Sivam | 47,307 | 40.75% | −13.11 |
| | BJP | V. K. Sampath | 1,960 | 1.69% | New |
| | JP | T. S. P. E Bakthan | 1,588 | 1.37% | New |
| | TMUL | D. Kanagasabapathy | 1,383 | 1.19% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,452 | 13.31% | −19.48% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 116,088 | 55.53% | −11.73% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 214,067 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 0.20% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Chengai Sivam | 65,681 | 53.86% | +0.83 |
| | INC | P. Viswanathan | 25,691 | 21.07% | New |
| | Independent | V. Mahenathan | 15,747 | 12.91% | New |
| | AIADMK | M. Panchalaim | 7,908 | 6.49% | −39.39 |
| | Independent | S. Thirumalai | 4,238 | 3.48% | New |
| | Independent | R. Ganesekaran | 1,037 | 0.85% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 39,990 | 32.80% | 25.63% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 121,939 | 67.26% | 4.51% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 184,148 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 0.83% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Parithi Ilamvazhuthi | 53,325 | 53.04% | −1.55 |
| | AIADMK | Sathyavani Muthu | 46,121 | 45.87% | New |
| | Independent | Sankaralingam | 521 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,204 | 7.17% | −2.01% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,541 | 62.75% | 1.09% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 165,376 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -1.55% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Balan | 49,269 | 54.59% | +11.84 |
| | CPI(M) | V. Murugaian | 40,989 | 45.41% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,280 | 9.17% | −7.69% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,258 | 61.65% | 17.96% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 148,248 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 11.84% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Balan | 34,134 | 42.74% | −13.62 |
| | AIADMK | T. Raja | 20,666 | 25.88% | New |
| | JP | T. P. Elumalai | 16,675 | 20.88% | New |
| | INC | V. M. Perumal | 8,385 | 10.50% | −32.06 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,468 | 16.86% | 3.05% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,860 | 43.70% | −22.09% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 184,688 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -13.62% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Sathyavani Muthu | 49,070 | 56.37% | +2.18 |
| | INC | D. Sulochana | 37,047 | 42.56% | −2.66 |
| | Independent | A. Shammugam | 939 | 1.08% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,023 | 13.81% | 4.83% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 87,056 | 65.78% | −8.90% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 135,439 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 2.18% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Perambur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Sathyavani Muthu | 40,364 | 54.19% | +10.68 |
| | INC | D. Sulochana | 33,677 | 45.21% | −9.26 |
| | Independent | Muthuvelu | 445 | 0.60% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,687 | 8.98% | −1.99% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,486 | 74.69% | −1.40% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 101,856 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | -0.29% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Perambur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | D. Sulochana | 40,451 | 54.48% | +31.85 |
| | DMK | Sathyavani Muthu | 32,309 | 43.51% | New |
| | ABJS | S. Dhanapal | 1,494 | 2.01% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,142 | 10.97% | 8.99% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,254 | 76.09% | 2.81% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 100,407 | | |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 29.87% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Perambur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Pakkiriswami Pillai | 34,579 | 24.60% | New |
| | INC | T. S. Govindaswamy | 31,806 | 22.63% | −11.44 |
| | Independent | Satyavani Muthu | 27,638 | 19.66% | New |
| | INC | T. Rajagopal (Sc) | 23,682 | 16.85% | −17.22 |
| | Independent | K. P. Samundiswaran (Sc) | 14,915 | 10.61% | New |
| | CPI | Gailapathi | 4,233 | 3.01% | −13.89 |
| | CPI | Karuppannan (Sc) | 3,698 | 2.63% | −14.27 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,773 | 1.97% | −6.05% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 140,551 | 73.28% | 18.93% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 191,799 | | |
| | Independent gain from Socialist | Independent gain from Socialist | Swing | -17.48% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Perambur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Socialist | S. Pakkirisamy Pillai | 14,190 | 42.08% | New |
| | INC | M. Santhosam | 11,486 | 34.06% | New |
| | CPI | T. M. Arumugham | 5,698 | 16.90% | New |
| | AIFB | Malick Basha Sahib | 653 | 1.94% | New |
| | Independent | N. Gopalakrishnan | 577 | 1.71% | New |
| | Independent | S. Parthasarathy | 394 | 1.17% | New |
| | Independent | H. H. L. Stone | 367 | 1.09% | New |
| | Justice Party | P. R. Kodandarama Mudaliar | 353 | 1.05% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,704 | 8.02% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,718 | 54.35% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 62,038 | | |
| | Socialist win (new seat) | Socialist win (new seat) | Socialist win (new seat) | Socialist win (new seat) | Socialist win (new seat) |