Sholinganallur (State Assembly Constituency)
| Sholinganallur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| LS constituency | Chennai South |
| Total electors | 6,98,820[1] |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Sholinganallur is a state assembly constituency in the Chennai district of Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitation in 2007.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 27. It is a part of the Chennai South parliamentary constituency for national elections. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | K. P. Kandan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | S. Aravind Ramesh[3] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | S. Aravind Ramesh | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Aravind Ramesh | 171,558 | 44.18% | +1.65 | |
| AIADMK | K. P. Kandan | 136,153 | 35.06% | -3.15 | |
| NTK | S. Michael | 38,872 | 10.01% | +6.87 | |
| MNM | Rajiv Kumar | 30,284 | 7.80% | New | |
| DMDK | R. Murugan | 3,912 | 1.01% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 3,030 | 0.78% | -1.34 | |
| Margin of victory | 35,405 | 9.12% | 4.80% | ||
| Turnout | 388,355 | 55.57% | -1.81% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 552 | 0.14% | |||
| Registered electors | 698,820 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 1.65% | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Aravind Ramesh | 147,014 | 42.53% | New | |
| AIADMK | N. Sundaram | 132,101 | 38.21% | -22.22 | |
| PMK | K. Ramkumar | 15,595 | 4.51% | New | |
| VCK | R. Paneer Doss | 15,129 | 4.38% | New | |
| BJP | Ujagar Singh | 14,915 | 4.31% | +1.29 | |
| NTK | S. Rajan | 10,842 | 3.14% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 7,332 | 2.12% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,913 | 4.31% | -23.52% | ||
| Turnout | 345,697 | 57.38% | -9.89% | ||
| Registered electors | 602,472 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -17.90% | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. P. Kandan | 145,385 | 60.43% | New | |
| VCK | S. S. Balaji | 78,413 | 32.59% | New | |
| BJP | S. Mohandoss Gandhi | 7,275 | 3.02% | New | |
| BSP | K. Utharapathi | 1,983 | 0.82% | New | |
| IJK | K. Singaraj | 1,666 | 0.69% | New | |
| Independent | K. Narasimhan | 1,648 | 0.69% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 66,972 | 27.84% | |||
| Turnout | 240,583 | 67.27% | |||
| Registered electors | 357,660 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
- ^ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 27. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Shozhinganallur Election Result". Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.