Tambaram
Tambaram
Constituency No. 31 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Lok Sabha constituency Sriperumbudur Established 1977
Total electors 330,060
Reservation None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent D. Sarathkumar
Elected year 2026
Tambaram is a state assembly constituency in Chengalpattu district , Tamil Nadu , India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 31. It includes all wards from Zone 4 and Zone 5, wards comprising the rest of the areas other than Hashinapuram and Nemilichery in Zone 3 of Tambaram City Municipal Corporation and Agaramthen, Madurapakkam and Kovilanchery villages in St. Thomas Mount Panchayat Union. It forms a part of Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency for national elections. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.
Members of Legislative Assembly Election results Vote share of winning candidates 2026 42.67% 2021 46.93% 2016 43.27% 2011 51.45% 2006 48.00% 2001 46.86% 1996 64.91% 1991 57.82% 1989 47.03% 1984 51.75% 1977 35.22%
2026 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tambaram Party Candidate Votes % ±% TVK D. Sarathkumar 118,967 42.67 New DMK R. S. Kiruthika Devi 83,346 29.89 17.04 AIADMK C. Rajendran 61,991 22.23 9.91 NTK S. Tamilchelvi 11,627 4.17 3.66 NOTA NOTA 1,512 0.54 0.38 BSP M. Raja 290 0.10 New Independent M. Jacob 180 0.06 New Independent R. Sarathkumar 162 0.06 New Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi S. Sivaraman 158 0.06 New Independent S. Karthik 115 0.04 New Independent T. Dhivakaran 98 0.04 New Independent R. Ravikumar 94 0.03 New TVK P. Pon Raja 88 0.03 New Independent Thambiraj 69 0.02 New Independent S. Balasubramanian 62 0.02 New Democratic National Allegiance S. Parthiban 50 0.02 New Margin of victory 35,621 12.78 2.01 Turnout 2,78,809 84.44 24.52 Registered electors 3,30,181 85,306 TVK gain from DMK Swing 42.67
2021 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tambaram Party Candidate Votes % ±% DMK S. R. Raja 116,840 46.93% +3.66 AIADMK T. K. M. Chinnayya 80,016 32.14% −4.99 MNM Elango Siva 22,530 9.05% New NTK T. Sureshkumar 19,494 7.83% +5.6 AMMK M. Karikalan 4,207 1.69% New NOTA NOTA 2,284 0.92% −1.21 Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi P. A. Abdulnazar 1,351 0.54% New Margin of victory 36,824 14.79% 8.65% Turnout 248,968 59.92% −1.79% Rejected ballots 465 0.19% Registered electors 415,487 DMK hold Swing 3.66%
2016 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tambaram Party Candidate Votes % ±% DMK S. R. Raja 101,835 43.27% −0.34 AIADMK C. Rajendran 87,390 37.13% −14.32 DMDK M. Chezhiyan 14,559 6.19% New BJP A. Vedasubramaniam 10,327 4.39% +2.67 PMK R. Suresh 7,631 3.24% New NTK B. Naganathan 5,237 2.23% New NOTA NOTA 5,007 2.13% New Margin of victory 14,445 6.14% −1.71% Turnout 235,355 61.71% −8.17% Registered electors 381,359 DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -8.18%
2011 2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tambaram Party Candidate Votes % ±% AIADMK T. K. M. Chinnayya 91,702 51.45% New DMK S. R. Raja 77,718 43.61% −4.4 BJP A. Veda Subramaniam 3,061 1.72% −0.7 MGRTK D. K. George 1,449 0.81% New IJK M. Raju 955 0.54% New Margin of victory 13,984 7.85% −0.83% Turnout 178,230 69.89% 5.51% Registered electors 255,030 AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 3.45%
2006 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tambaram Party Candidate Votes % ±% DMK S. R. Raja 269,717 48.00% +1.14 MDMK K. Somu 220,965 39.33% +33.88 DMDK K. Dharma 48,522 8.64% New BJP V. R. Sivaraman 13,598 2.42% New Margin of victory 48,752 8.68% 6.99% Turnout 561,888 64.37% 22.86% Registered electors 872,877 DMK hold Swing 1.14%
2001 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tambaram Party Candidate Votes % ±% DMK M. A. Vaithyalingam 150,961 46.86% −18.04 TMC(M) K. Chakkaraipani Reddiar 145,530 45.18% New MDMK K. Somu 17,552 5.45% −1.32 Margin of victory 5,431 1.69% −42.76% Turnout 322,120 41.51% −13.02% Registered electors 776,058 DMK hold Swing -18.04%
1996 1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tambaram Party Candidate Votes % ±% DMK M. A. Vaithyalingam 166,401 64.91% +31.36 INC K. B. Madhavan 52,442 20.46% −37.36 MDMK K. Somasundaram 17,350 6.77% New PMK D. Elumalai 8,500 3.32% New BJP A. Ponsoliappan 7,328 2.86% +0.2 Margin of victory 113,959 44.45% 20.18% Turnout 256,370 54.53% 1.50% Registered electors 481,911 DMK gain from INC Swing 7.09%
1991 1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tambaram Party Candidate Votes % ±% INC S. M. Krishnan 111,588 57.82% +34.96 DMK M. A. Vaithyalingam 64,740 33.54% −13.48 PMK D. Elumalai 9,270 4.80% New BJP M. G. Nanasekaran 5,126 2.66% +1.95 JP R. Kailasam 1,085 0.56% New Margin of victory 46,848 24.27% 0.10% Turnout 193,002 53.03% −10.71% Registered electors 373,559 INC gain from DMK Swing 10.79%
1989 1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tambaram Party Candidate Votes % ±% DMK M. A. Vaithyalingam 90,007 47.03% +0.2 INC A. J. Doss 43,746 22.86% New Independent S. Venkatesan 29,583 15.46% New AIADMK Eila. Rajamanickam 21,751 11.36% −40.38 BJP M. Gnanasekaran 1,356 0.71% New Independent R. Victor 1,176 0.61% New Margin of victory 46,261 24.17% 19.25% Turnout 191,400 63.74% −4.26% Registered electors 305,128 DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -4.72%
1984 1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tambaram Party Candidate Votes % ±% AIADMK Ella Rajamanickam 75,155 51.75% +5.54 DMK M. A. Vaithyalingam 68,009 46.83% −4.69 Margin of victory 7,146 4.92% −0.40% Turnout 145,238 68.00% 2.47% Registered electors 222,649 AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 0.23%
1980 1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tambaram Party Candidate Votes % ±% DMK Pammal Nallathambi 59,931 51.52% +16.77 AIADMK Munu Adhi 53,746 46.20% +10.99 JP M. Gajendran 1,999 1.72% New Margin of victory 6,185 5.32% 4.85% Turnout 116,326 65.53% 6.23% Registered electors 179,404 DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 16.30%
1977 1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tambaram Party Candidate Votes % ±% AIADMK Munu Adhi 32,394 35.22% New DMK Pammal Nallathambi 31,968 34.75% New JP S. Kannan 17,845 19.40% New INC N. Murugesan 9,101 9.89% New Independent R. Chandrasekaran 678 0.74% New Margin of victory 426 0.46% Turnout 91,986 59.29% Registered electors 157,010 AIADMK win (new seat)
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