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.
Thousand Lights | |
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Constituency No. 20 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Chennai |
LS constituency | Chennai Central |
Total electors | 240,073[1] |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | DMK |
Alliance | SPA |
Elected year | 2021 |
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 | |
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1952 | Venkatasami Naidu | Indian National Congress | |
1957 | A. V. P. Asaithambi | Independent | |
1962 | K. A. Mathialagan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1967 |
Tamil Nadu
Election results
2021
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 | 32,462 | 24.13% | 17.93% | ||
Turnout | 134,555 | 56.05% | -4.36% | ||
Rejected ballots | 733 | 0.54% | |||
Registered electors | 240,073 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | 10.06% |
2016
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 | 8,829 | 6.20% | 0.52% | ||
Turnout | 142,403 | 60.41% | -6.37% | ||
Registered electors | 235,724 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -7.21% |
2011
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 | 7,592 | 5.68% | 3.40% | ||
Turnout | 133,567 | 66.78% | 2.89% | ||
Registered electors | 200,020 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 4.55% |
2006
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 | 2,468 | 2.28% | -5.34% | ||
Turnout | 108,291 | 63.89% | 18.55% | ||
Registered electors | 169,506 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | -5.40% |
2001
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 | 7,274 | 7.62% | -39.14% | ||
Turnout | 95,428 | 45.34% | -13.36% | ||
Registered electors | 210,474 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | -18.31% |
1996
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 | 44,877 | 46.76% | 29.45% | ||
Turnout | 95,968 | 58.70% | 2.38% | ||
Registered electors | 167,016 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 13.21% |
1991
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 | 16,981 | 17.31% | -3.23% | ||
Turnout | 98,092 | 56.32% | -11.49% | ||
Registered electors | 176,708 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 5.91% |
1989
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 | 20,634 | 20.54% | 18.05% | ||
Turnout | 100,448 | 67.81% | 2.85% | ||
Registered electors | 150,057 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 0.23% |
1984
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 | 2,292 | 2.50% | 2.12% | ||
Turnout | 91,831 | 64.96% | 7.38% | ||
Registered electors | 145,099 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | 0.17% |
1980
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 | 307 | 0.38% | -6.40% | ||
Turnout | 80,691 | 57.58% | 14.41% | ||
Registered electors | 141,773 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 13.06% |
1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 4,858 | 6.78% | -10.28% | ||
Turnout | 71,635 | 43.16% | -21.16% | ||
Registered electors | 167,463 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | -20.26% |
1971
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 | 11,559 | 17.06% | -4.16% | ||
Turnout | 67,767 | 64.32% | -10.10% | ||
Registered electors | 108,614 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | -1.88% |
1967
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 | 14,148 | 21.22% | 17.35% | ||
Turnout | 66,670 | 74.42% | 3.77% | ||
Registered electors | 91,441 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | 13.68% |
1962
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 | 2,375 | 3.87% | -4.30% | ||
Turnout | 61,376 | 70.65% | 33.01% | ||
Registered electors | 89,518 | ||||
DMK gain from Independent | Swing | -8.49% |
1957
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 | 2,662 | 8.17% | 1.61% | ||
Turnout | 32,602 | 37.64% | -52.30% | ||
Registered electors | 86,621 | ||||
Independent gain from INC | Swing | 29.44% |
1952
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 | 8,255 | 6.55% | |||
Turnout | 125,975 | 89.94% | |||
Registered electors | 140,070 | ||||
INC win (new seat) |
References
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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