Pallavaram is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitation in 2007. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 30. Located in Chengalpattu district, it is included in the Sriperumbudur parliamentary constituency for national elections. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.
It includes all areas in Zone 1 and Zone 2 of Tambaram City Municipal Corporation, Hashinapuram and Nemilicherry villages in Zone 3 of Tambaram City Municipal Corporation, Ward 158 in Zone 12 of Greater Chennai Corporation (Meenambakkam) and Pozhichalur and Tirusulam Villages in St.Thomas Mount Panchayat Union.
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | P. Dhansingh | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | I. Karunanithi[4] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | I. Karunanithi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | I. Karunanithi | 126,427 | 47.50% | +2.56 | |
| AIADMK | S. Rajendran | 88,644 | 33.30% | -2.82 | |
| MNM | Senthil Arumugam | 20,774 | 7.80% | New | |
| NTK | Minishree Kanagaraj | 21,522 | 8.09% | +6.3 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,945 | 0.73% | -1.59 | |
| DMDK | Murugesan | 3,719 | 1.40% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 37,783 | 14.19% | 5.37% | ||
| Turnout | 266,190 | 61.03% | -0.72% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 618 | 0.23% | |||
| Registered electors | 436,175 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 2.56% | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | I. Karunanithi | 112,891 | 44.94% | +0.91 | |
| AIADMK | C. R. Saraswathi | 90,726 | 36.12% | -16.58 | |
| MDMK | C. Veeralakshmi | 14,083 | 5.61% | New | |
| BJP | Dr. Gopi Ayyaswamy | 11,781 | 4.69% | New | |
| PMK | R. Venkatesan | 9,339 | 3.72% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 5,823 | 2.32% | New | |
| NTK | P. Srinivasa Kumar | 4,488 | 1.79% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 22,165 | 8.82% | 0.16% | ||
| Turnout | 251,204 | 61.75% | -10.45% | ||
| Registered electors | 406,839 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -7.76% | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Dhansingh | 105,631 | 52.70% | New | |
| DMK | T. M. Anbarasan | 88,257 | 44.03% | New | |
| Loktantrik Samajwadi Party | R. Kumar | 1,082 | 0.54% | New | |
| BSP | B. Rajappa | 1,074 | 0.54% | New | |
| IJK | R. Samesudoss | 1,052 | 0.52% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 17,374 | 8.67% | |||
| Turnout | 277,671 | 72.19% | |||
| Registered electors | 200,455 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||