Villivakkam Assembly constituency

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Villivakkam is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 14. It consists of a portion of Chennai and falls under Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year Winner Party
1977 K. Suppu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 J. C. D. Prabhakar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 V. P. Chinthan Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1989 W. R. Varadarajan Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1991 E. Kalan Indian National Congress
1996 J. M. Aaroon Rashid Tamil Maanila Congress
2001 D. Napoleon Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 B. Ranganathan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011 J. C. D. Prabhakar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 B. Ranganathan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 A. Vetriazhagan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 14 Villivakkam Assembly constituency is composed of Ward 55-58 & 63-64 of Greater Chennai Corporation

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
53.37%
2016
43.96%
2011
52.44%
2006
45.63%
2001
48.21%
1996
70.24%
1991
55.49%
1989
46.77%
1984
48.21%
1980
47.84%
1977
41.07%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villivakkam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK A. Vetriazhagan 76,127 53.37% +9.41
AIADMK J. C. D. Prabhakar 38,890 27.26% -10.48
MNM Sriharan 13,364 9.37% New
NTK R. Sridar 10,914 7.65% +5.65
NOTA NOTA 1,444 1.01% -1.26
DMDK D. Subamangalam 1,094 0.77% -4.72
Margin of victory 37,237 26.10% 19.89%
Turnout 142,648 55.88% -4.00%
Rejected ballots 881 0.62%
Registered electors 255,278
DMK hold Swing 9.41%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villivakkam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK B. Ranganathan 65,972 43.96% -0.25
AIADMK Thadi M. Raju 56,651 37.75% -14.7
DMDK T. Pandiyan 8,234 5.49% New
BJP M. Jaishankar 6,438 4.29% +2.88
PMK G. V. Subramaniyan 4,193 2.79% New
NOTA NOTA 3,409 2.27% New
NTK A. Vagai Venthan 3,002 2.00% New
YSRCP K. M. Sucharitha 952 0.63% New
Margin of victory 9,321 6.21% -2.03%
Turnout 150,084 59.88% -7.83%
Registered electors 250,657
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -8.49%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villivakkam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK J. C. D. Prabhakar 68,612 52.44% +11.74
DMK K. Anbazhagan 57,830 44.20% -1.43
BJP D. Masana Muthu 1,850 1.41% -0.09
Margin of victory 10,782 8.24% 3.31%
Turnout 130,828 67.71% 2.78%
Registered electors 193,221
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 6.81%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villivakkam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK B. Ranganathan 278,850 45.63% -2.57
AIADMK G. Kalan 248,734 40.70% New
DMDK G. Velmurugan 51,892 8.49% New
BJP S. Ravisundaram 9,202 1.51% New
LKPT K. Prema 6,473 1.06% New
Margin of victory 30,116 4.93% 2.23%
Turnout 611,084 64.93% 23.22%
Registered electors 941,112
DMK hold Swing -2.57%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villivakkam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK D. Napoleon 164,787 48.21% New
TMC Dr. A. Chellakumar 155,557 45.51% New
MDMK J. Sivaprakasam 12,112 3.54% -2.76
PB P. Josuva 3,139 0.92% New
Margin of victory 9,230 2.70% -50.66%
Turnout 341,835 41.71% -9.59%
Registered electors 819,547
DMK gain from TMC Swing -22.03%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villivakkam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC J. M. Aaroon Rashid 194,471 70.24% New
INC M. G. Mohan 46,724 16.88% -38.62
MDMK M. Venugopal 17,463 6.31% New
BJP D. Selvam 6,714 2.42% -0.37
CPI(ML)L S. Kumarasamy 3,384 1.22% New
Independent P. Sivakumar 3,107 1.12% New
Margin of victory 147,747 53.36% 31.66%
Turnout 276,880 51.30% 0.36%
Registered electors 551,942
TMC gain from INC Swing 14.74%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villivakkam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC E. Kalan 118,196 55.49% +40.36
CPI(M) W. R. Varadarajan 71,963 33.79% -12.99
PMK Govindaraj 11,635 5.46% New
BJP Gaanasekar 5,953 2.79% New
Independent Kumarasamy 1,380 0.65% New
INS(SCS) Abu Bucker 1,192 0.56% New
Margin of victory 46,233 21.71% -6.21%
Turnout 212,993 50.94% -11.80%
Registered electors 428,210
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing 8.72%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villivakkam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) W. R. Varadarajan 99,571 46.77% -1.44
AIADMK D. Balasubramaniam 40,150 18.86% -28.73
INC N. M. Manivarama 32,211 15.13% New
AIADMK J. C. D. Prabhakar 30,322 14.24% -33.35
Independent K. Narayanan 1,855 0.87% New
Independent M. Senthivelayadam 1,266 0.59% New
Margin of victory 59,421 27.91% 27.29%
Turnout 212,886 62.74% -4.20%
Registered electors 343,571
CPI(M) hold Swing -1.44%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villivakkam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) V. P. Chintan 81,595 48.21% New
AIADMK J. C. D. Prabhakar 80,549 47.59% -0.25
Independent M. Mohan 4,295 2.54% New
Margin of victory 1,046 0.62% 0.03%
Turnout 169,247 66.94% 4.01%
Registered electors 257,909
CPI(M) gain from AIADMK Swing 0.37%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villivakkam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK J. C. D. Prabhakar 57,192 47.84% +15.46
DMK K. Suppu 56,489 47.25% +6.18
JP R. Kanakasabai 5,235 4.38% New
Margin of victory 703 0.59% -8.10%
Turnout 119,548 62.94% 7.36%
Registered electors 191,966
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 6.77%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villivakkam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Suppu 37,327 41.07% New
AIADMK R. Sarweshwar Rao 29,429 32.38% New
JP M. G. Pandurangan 16,518 18.17% New
INC V. R. Bhagavan 6,477 7.13% New
Margin of victory 7,898 8.69%
Turnout 90,891 55.58%
Registered electors 165,872
DMK win (new seat)