Velachery is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitation in 2007.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 26. It forms a part of the Chennai South parliamentary constituency for national elections.It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
| Velachery | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 26 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| LS constituency | Chennai South |
| Total electors | 314,537[1] |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Alliance | SPA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | M. K. Ashok | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | Vagai Chandrasekhar[3] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | JMH Aassan Maulaana | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | J. M. H. Aassan Maulaana | 68,493 | 39.15% | New | |
| AIADMK | M. K. Ashok | 64,141 | 36.66% | +1.75 | |
| MNM | Dr. Santhosh Babu IAS (Retd) | 23,072 | 13.19% | New | |
| NTK | M. Keerthana | 14,171 | 8.10% | +5.81 | |
| AMMK | M. Chandrabose | 1,977 | 1.13% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,742 | 1.00% | -1.41 | |
| Margin of victory | 4,352 | 2.49% | -2.57% | ||
| Turnout | 174,972 | 55.63% | -2.71% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 70 | 0.04% | |||
| Registered electors | 314,537 | ||||
| INC gain from DMK | Swing | -0.82% | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Vagai Chandrasekhar | 70,139 | 39.96% | New | |
| AIADMK | C. Munusamy | 61,267 | 34.91% | -19.01 | |
| BJP | P. Sritharan | 14,472 | 8.25% | +3.62 | |
| DMDK | V. N. Rajan | 9,654 | 5.50% | New | |
| PMK | Vinoba Bhoopathy | 6,809 | 3.88% | -29.22 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 4,225 | 2.41% | New | |
| NTK | N. Chandrasekaran | 4,011 | 2.29% | New | |
| Independent | Raja Krishnamoorthy @ Kitty | 2,477 | 1.41% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,872 | 5.05% | -15.76% | ||
| Turnout | 175,522 | 58.33% | -8.71% | ||
| Registered electors | 300,891 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -13.95% | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. K. Ashok | 82,145 | 53.91% | New | |
| PMK | M. Jayaraman | 50,425 | 33.10% | New | |
| Independent | E. Sarathbabu | 7,472 | 4.90% | New | |
| BJP | Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan | 7,048 | 4.63% | New | |
| Loktantrik Samajwadi Party | Senthil Kumar Arumugam | 1,225 | 0.80% | New | |
| IJK | K. N. Seshadri | 1,036 | 0.68% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 31,720 | 20.82% | |||
| Turnout | 152,364 | 67.05% | |||
| Registered electors | 227,249 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
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