2022 Tambaram City municipal corporation election

Indian local government election

2022 Tambaram City Municipal Corporation Election

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|  | February 19, 2022 (2022-02-19) | 2027 ->

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All 70 seats in the Tambaram City Municipal Corporation
36 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 51.38
|  | Majority party  | Minority party  | Third party

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Party  | DMK | AIADMK | INC
Alliance  | SPA | AIADMK | SPA
Seats won  | 50  | 9  | 2
Popular vote  | 1,59,497  | 98,479  | 9,013
Percentage  | 39.92%  | 24.65%  | 2.26%

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party  | Sixth party
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Party  | CPI(M) | MDMK | Independent
Alliance  | SPA | SPA | Independent
Seats won  | 1  | 1  | 7
Popular vote  | 3,173  | 2,772  | 62,225
Percentage  | 0.79%  | 0.69%  | 15.57%

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Seats by party

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam : 50

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam : 9

Indian National Congress : 2

Communist Party of India (Marxist) : 1

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam : 1

Independent : 7

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Seats by coalition

Secular Progressive Alliance : 54

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam : 9

Independent: 7 seat

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|  | Elected Mayor

K. Vasanthakumari
DMK

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The First Tambaram City Municipal Corporation Election was held on 19 February 2022 to elect 70 Councillors from 70 wards across five zones in Tambaram, Tamil Nadu, India.

The Secular Progressive Alliance consisting of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Indian National Congress won 54 seats. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam became the second largest party by winning 9 seats. Independents won the other 7 seats.[1][2]

## Schedule[edit]

Event  | Date

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Date for Nominations  | 28 January 2022
Last Date for filing Nominations  | 4 February 2022
Date for scrutiny of nominations  | 5 February 2022
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures  | 7 February 2022
Date of poll  | 19 February 2022
Date of counting  | 22 February 2022

## Voting[edit]

| Previous Election
(2011)  | Current Election
(2022)  | Change

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Merged local bodies  | Tambaram
City
Municipal
Corporation

Anakaputhur

Chitlapakkam

Madambakkam

Pallavaram

Pammal

Peerkangaranai

Perungaluthur

Sembakkam

Tambaram

Tiruneermalai

| Total
Registered voters  | 29,729  | 26,701  | 21,374  | 142,767  | 52,133  | 17,805  | 27,507  | 30,957  | 110,581  | 22,458  | 4,82,012 | 7,77,938 |  +2,95,926
Votes cast  | 22,359  | 16,854  | 14,430  | 91,915  | 34,934  | 12,513  | 18,295  | 19,163  | 75,138  | 16,744  | 3,22,345 | 3,99,687 |  +77,342
Voter turnout  | 75.21%  | 63.12%  | 67.51%  | 64.38%  | 67.01%  | 70.28%  | 66.51%  | 61.90%  | 67.95%  | 74.56%  | 66.87% | 51.38% |  -15.49%
Abstentions  | 7,370  | 9,847  | 6,944  | 50,852  | 17,199  | 5,292  | 9,212  | 11,794  | 35,443  | 5,714  | 1,59,667 | 3,78,251 |  +21,8584
Source: Tamil Nadu State Election Commission[3][4][5]

### Turnout by ward[edit]

Zone  | Ward  | Turnout

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No  | No.  | %
1  | 1  | 61.27
1  | 2  | 53.06
1  | 3  | 55.84
1  | 4  | 61.29
1  | 5  | 48.77
1  | 6  | 47.61
1  | 7  | 43.16
1  | 8  | 50.46
2  | 9  | 51.21
1  | 10  | 53.63
1  | 11  | 54.09
1  | 12  | 55.74
2  | 13  | 53.92
2  | 14  | 47.37
2  | 15  | 54.91
2  | 16  | 52.75
2  | 17  | 53.57
2  | 18  | 42.38
2  | 19  | 40.01
2  | 20  | 51.70
2  | 21  | 51.05
3  | 22  | 55.88
3  | 23  | 58.88
2  | 24  | 46.70
3  | 25  | 47.99
2  | 26  | 45.24
2  | 27  | 55.80
2  | 28  | 43.14
1  | 29  | 48.70
1  | 30  | 53.03
1  | 31  | 59.58
4  | 32  | 70.24
4  | 33  | 52.99
3  | 34  | 48.47
3  | 35  | 40.23
3  | 36  | 46.66
3  | 37  | 48.59
3  | 38  | 52.96
3  | 39  | 53.68
3  | 40  | 50.79
3  | 41  | 47.12
3  | 42  | 42.20
3  | 43  | 44.89
3  | 44  | 49.34
5  | 45  | 47.93
5  | 46  | 48.12
5  | 47  | 52.42
5  | 48  | 43.93
4  | 49  | 58.26
4  | 50  | 62.86
4  | 51  | 57.13
4  | 52  | 57.07
4  | 53  | 54.38
4  | 54  | 55.32
4  | 55  | 43.52
4  | 56  | 48.71
4  | 57  | 42.20
4  | 58  | 49.69
4  | 59  | 49.34
4  | 60  | 59.12
4  | 61  | 56.34
5  | 62  | 53.19
5  | 63  | 55.10
5  | 64  | 57.02
5  | 65  | 51.90
5  | 66  | 46.18
5  | 67  | 43.59
5  | 68  | 51.38
5  | 69  | 52.98
5  | 70  | 54.94
Source: Tamil Nadu State Election Commission[5]

## Results[edit]

Alliance & Parties  | Ideology  | Leader(s)  | 2022 result

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Seats

| SPA |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Social Democracy | M. K. Stalin |

50 / 70

| Indian National Congress | Social Liberalism | K. Selvaperunthagai |

2 / 70

| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Communism | P. Mahalingam |

1 / 70

| Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Social Democracy | Vaiko |

1 / 70

| AIADMK |
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Social Democracy | Edappadi K. Palaniswami |

9 / 70

| Independent |  | Independent | Independent | N/A  |

7 / 70

Source: Tamil Nadu State Election Commission[5]

### By party[edit]

Alliance  | Party  | Votes  | Seats

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Votes  | % | +/-  | Contested  | Won  | +/-
| SPA |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 159497  | 39.92  | N/A  | 60  | 50  | N/A
| Indian National Congress | 9013  | 2.26  | N/A  | 5  | 2  | N/A
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 3173  | 0.79  | N/A  | 2  | 1  | N/A
| Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2772  | 0.69  | N/A  | 2  | 1  | N/A
| Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | 915  | 0.23  | N/A  | 1  | 0  | N/A

|  |  | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 98479  | 24.65  | N/A  | 70  | 9  | N/A

|  |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 23905  | 5.98  | N/A  | 61  | 0  | N/A

|  |  | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 10465  | 2.62  | N/A  | 61  | 0  | N/A

|  |  | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 8084  | 2.02  | N/A  | 69  | 0  | N/A

|  |  | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 6510  | 1.63  | N/A  | 24  | 0  | N/A

|  |  | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 5395  | 1.35  | N/A  | 64  | 0  | N/A

|  |  | Aam Aadmi Party | 4194  | 1.05  | N/A  | 8  | 0  | N/A

|  |  | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 3902  | 0.98  | N/A  | 42  | 0  | N/A

|  |  | Janata Dal (Secular) | 402  | 0.10  | N/A  | 1  | 0  | N/A

|  |  | Social Democratic Party of India | 128  | 0.03  | N/A  | 2  | 0  | N/A

|  |  | Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi | 119  | 0.03  | N/A  | 2  | 0  | N/A

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| Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi  | 97  | 0.02  | N/A  | 1  | 0  | N/A

|  |  | Republican Party of India (Sivaraj) | 71  | 0.02  | N/A  | 1  | 0  | N/A

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| Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi  | 21  | 0.01  | N/A  | 1  | 0  | N/A

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| Udaya Chandra Desam Party  | 21  | 0.01  | N/A  | 1  | 0  | N/A

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| Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi  | 16  | 0.00  | N/A  | 1  | 0  | N/A

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| Independents  | 62225  | 15.57  | N/A  | 204  | 7  | N/A
Total  | 3,99,575  | 100.00  |  |  | 70  |
Source: Tamil Nadu State Election Commission[5]

### By ward[edit]

Zone  | Ward  | Turnout  | Winner
| Margin  | Second Place  | Third Place

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No  | No.  | %  | Councillor  | Party  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Party  | Votes  | %  | Party  | Votes  | %
1  | 1  | 61.27  | Kalaivani Prabu P  |
| DMK | 3395  | 43.61  | 1693  | 21.75  |
| DMDK | 1702  | 21.86  |
| AIADMK | 781  | 10.03
1  | 2  | 53.06  | Naresh Kanna R  |
| DMK | 2664  | 51.72  | 1256  | 24.39  |
| DMDK | 1408  | 27.33  |
| AIADMK | 759  | 14.74
1  | 3  | 55.84  | Vanisri M V  |
| DMK | 4883  | 66.96  | 3436  | 47.12  |
| AIADMK | 1447  | 19.84  |
| Independent | 340  | 4.66
1  | 4  | 61.29  | Chitra T  |
| DMK | 3794  | 55.27  | 1130  | 16.46  |
| AIADMK | 2664  | 38.81  |
| NTK | 231  | 3.36
1  | 5  | 48.77  | Jeganathan V  |
| AIADMK | 2028  | 31.68  | 880  | 13.75  |
| AAP | 1148  | 17.93  |
| INC | 1137  | 17.76
1  | 6  | 47.61  | Kalyani D  |
| DMK | 2913  | 45.93  | 1731  | 27.29  |
| AIADMK | 1182  | 18.64  |
| AAP | 930  | 14.66
1  | 7  | 43.16  | Inbasekar M  |
| DMK | 2052  | 40.87  | 1053  | 20.97  |
| AIADMK | 999  | 19.9  |
| AAP | 573  | 11.41
1  | 8  | 50.46  | Ramya S  |
| DMK | 2708  | 55.23  | 1622  | 33.08  |
| AIADMK | 1086  | 22.15  |
| AAP | 545  | 11.12
2  | 9  | 51.21  | Latha S  |
| DMK | 4130  | 73.3  | 2964  | 52.6  |
| AIADMK | 1166  | 20.7  |
| NTK | 153  | 2.72
1  | 10  | 53.63  | Madhina Begum A  |
| DMK | 4456  | 50.33  | 1321  | 14.92  |
| AIADMK | 3135  | 35.41  |
| DMDK | 345  | 3.9
1  | 11  | 54.09  | Karunanithi VE  |
| DMK | 3219  | 56.58  | 1254  | 22.04  |
| Independent | 1965  | 34.54  |
| AIADMK | 341  | 5.99
1  | 12  | 55.74  | Sathya M  |
| DMK | 2782  | 41.89  | 223  | 3.36  |
| AIADMK | 2559  | 38.53  |
| DMDK | 1043  | 15.71
2  | 13  | 53.92  | Renukadevi P  |
| DMK | 2330  | 58.16  | 776  | 19.37  |
| AIADMK | 1554  | 38.79  |
| NTK | 72  | 1.80
2  | 14  | 47.37  | Mangaiar Thilagam R  |
| DMK | 2581  | 51.81  | 983  | 19.73  |
| AIADMK | 1598  | 32.08  |
| BJP | 267  | 5.36
2  | 15  | 54.91  | Rajendran T V  |
| DMK | 3908  | 63.73  | 2321  | 37.85  |
| AIADMK | 1587  | 25.88  |
| BJP | 216  | 3.52
2  | 16  | 52.75  | Nedunchezhiyan S  |
| DMK | 3120  | 66.16  | 2643  | 56.05  |
| AIADMK | 477  | 10.11  |
| NTK | 277  | 5.87
2  | 17  | 53.57  | Joseph Annadurai I  |
| DMK | 3731  | 47.46  | 1873  | 23.82  |
| Independent | 1858  | 23.64  |
| AAP | 621  | 7.90
2  | 18  | 42.38  | Premalatha P  |
| DMK | 1650  | 42.45  | 771  | 19.84  |
| PMK | 879  | 22.61  |
| AIADMK | 480  | 12.35
2  | 19  | 40.01  | Brindha Devi E  |
| DMK | 1875  | 45.68  | 450  | 10.97  |
| AIADMK | 1425  | 34.71  |
| BJP | 646  | 15.74
2  | 20  | 51.70  | Muthukumar C  |
| DMK | 2593  | 39.95  | 171  | 2.64  |
| AIADMK | 2422  | 37.31  |
| Independent | 777  | 11.97
2  | 21  | 51.05  | Kalaiselvi V  |
| DMK | 4169  | 70.23  | 3265  | 55.00  |
| AIADMK | 904  | 15.23  |
| BJP | 455  | 7.67
3  | 22  | 55.88  | Krishnamurthy A  |
| Independent | 2652  | 33.93  | 78  | 1.00  |
| AIADMK | 2574  | 32.93  |
| INC | 1252  | 16.02
3  | 23  | 58.88  | Kannan N  |
| Independent | 3846  | 59.05  | 2791  | 42.85  |
| DMK | 1055  | 16.20  |
| AIADMK | 610  | 9.37
2  | 24  | 46.70  | Geetha N  |
| DMK | 2439  | 41.15  | 1120  | 18.9  |
| PMK | 1319  | 22.25  |
| Independent | 659  | 11.12
3  | 25  | 47.99  | Senthilkumar R S  |
| INC | 1777  | 33.50  | 970  | 18.29  |
| PMK | 807  | 15.21  |
| Independent | 711  | 13.40
2  | 26  | 45.24  | Bushirabanu N  |
| MDMK | 1958  | 41.70  | 425  | 9.06  |
| AIADMK | 1533  | 32.64  |
| Independent | 574  | 12.22
2  | 27  | 55.80  | Maheshwari K  |
| DMK | 2038  | 37.48  | 428  | 7.87  |
| Independent | 1610  | 29.61  |
| AIADMK | 961  | 17.68
2  | 28  | 43.14  | Vijayalakshmi G  |
| CPI(M) | 1964  | 35.93  | 129  | 2.36  |
| AIADMK | 1835  | 33.57  |
| Independent | 633  | 11.58
1  | 29  | 48.70  | Shanmuga Sundari J  |
| DMK | 3040  | 67.87  | 2264  | 50.54  |
| AIADMK | 776  | 17.33  |
| BJP | 325  | 7.26
1  | 30  | 53.03  | Kamaraj G  |
| DMK | 4582  | 69.11  | 3693  | 55.70  |
| AIADMK | 889  | 13.41  |
| DMDK | 358  | 5.40
1  | 31  | 59.58  | Chitradevi M  |
| DMK | 3908  | 51.21  | 1258  | 16.48  |
| Independent | 2650  | 34.73  |
| AIADMK | 535  | 7.01
4  | 32  | 70.24  | Vasanthakumari K |
| DMK | 2354  | 57.27  | 791  | 19.24  |
| AIADMK | 1563  | 38.03  |
| NTK | 110  | 2.68
4  | 33  | 52.99  | Suresh C  |
| DMK | 3269  | 49.92  | 872  | 13.32  |
| AIADMK | 2397  | 36.60  |
| BJP | 216  | 3.30
3  | 34  | 48.47  | Subashini P  |
| AIADMK | 2787  | 45.75  | 386  | 6.34  |
| DMK | 2401  | 39.41  |
| BJP | 542  | 8.90
3  | 35  | 40.23  | Sangeetha V  |
| Independent | 1118  | 32.00  | 304  | 8.70  |
| MDMK | 814  | 23.30  |
| AIADMK | 707  | 20.23
3  | 36  | 46.66  | Saraswathi C  |
| DMK | 1484  | 42.15  | 472  | 13.41  |
| AIADMK | 1012  | 28.74  |
| BJP | 570  | 16.19
3  | 37  | 48.59  | Mahalakshmi K  |
| DMK | 3317  | 61.79  | 2331  | 43.42  |
| AIADMK | 986  | 18.37  |
| BJP | 634  | 11.81
3  | 38  | 52.96  | Saranya C  |
| DMK | 2200  | 37.14  | 588  | 9.93  |
| Independent | 1612  | 27.21  |
| AIADMK | 1334  | 22.52
3  | 39  | 53.68  | Girija C  |
| Independent | 1879  | 38.38  | 735  | 15.01  |
| DMDK | 1144  | 23.37  |
| DMK | 1023  | 20.89
3  | 40  | 50.79  | Jayapradeep C  |
| Independent | 2470  | 43.90  | 526  | 9.35  |
| DMK | 1944  | 34.55  |
| AIADMK | 533  | 9.47
3  | 41  | 47.12  | Karpagam S  |
| DMK | 1766  | 30.88  | 281  | 4.91  |
| AIADMK | 1485  | 25.97  |
| Independent | 1001  | 17.51
3  | 42  | 42.20  | Kalyani M  |
| DMK | 1601  | 36.16  | 489  | 11.04  |
| Independent | 1112  | 25.12  |
| BJP | 451  | 10.19
3  | 43  | 44.89  | Jagan C  |
| DMK | 2146  | 35.99  | 277  | 4.65  |
| AIADMK | 1869  | 31.34  |
| BJP | 828  | 13.89
3  | 44  | 49.34  | Raja R  |
| DMK | 2384  | 40.89  | 775  | 13.29  |
| AIADMK | 1609  | 27.60  |
| Independent | 673  | 11.54
5  | 45  | 47.93  | Dhamodharan R  |
| DMK | 1955  | 45.87  | 1148  | 26.94  |
| PMK | 807  | 18.93  |
| AIADMK | 766  | 17.97
5  | 46  | 48.12  | Ramani A  |
| DMK | 1765  | 40.18  | 485  | 11.04  |
| AIADMK | 1280  | 29.14  |
| Independent | 712  | 16.21
5  | 47  | 52.42  | Ganesan S  |
| AIADMK | 1511  | 29.87  | 29  | 0.58  |
| DMK | 1482  | 29.29  |
| Independent | 796  | 15.73
5  | 48  | 43.93  | Sasikala R  |
| DMK | 2551  | 53.40  | 1011  | 21.16  |
| AIADMK | 1540  | 32.24  |
| BJP | 521  | 10.91
4  | 49  | 58.26  | Kamaraj D  |
| DMK | 2759  | 52.87  | 983  | 18.83  |
| AIADMK | 1776  | 34.04  |
| DMDK | 233  | 4.47
4  | 50  | 62.86  | Yacoob M  |
| DMK | 3737  | 46.73  | 2341  | 29.27  |
| Independent | 1396  | 17.46  |
| Independent | 1364  | 17.06
4  | 51  | 57.13  | Lingeswari B  |
| DMK | 3399  | 63.30  | 2360  | 43.95  |
| AIADMK | 1039  | 19.35  |
| Independent | 337  | 6.28
4  | 52  | 57.07  | Periyanayagam L  |
| Independent | 1748  | 33.30  | 587  | 11.18  |
| AIADMK | 1161  | 22.12  |
| VCK | 915  | 17.43
4  | 53  | 54.38  | Gopi T R  |
| DMK | 2728  | 50.65  | 1729  | 32.10  |
| Independent | 999  | 18.55  |
| AIADMK | 949  | 17.62
4  | 54  | 55.32  | Star Prabha  |
| AIADMK | 1414  | 38.90  | 411  | 11.31  |
| Independent | 1003  | 27.59  |
| DMK | 939  | 25.83
4  | 55  | 43.52  | Pugazhendhi P  |
| DMK | 2354  | 52.36  | 1399  | 31.12  |
| BJP | 955  | 21.24  |
| AIADMK | 549  | 12.21
4  | 56  | 48.71  | Sekar S  |
| DMK | 2418  | 36.73  | 648  | 9.85  |
| Independent | 1770  | 26.88  |
| AIADMK | 1516  | 23.03
4  | 57  | 42.20  | Kamala S  |
| DMK | 2583  | 50.50  | 1220  | 23.85  |
| AIADMK | 1363  | 26.65  |
| BJP | 410  | 8.02
4  | 58  | 49.69  | Madhumitha S  |
| DMK | 2579  | 43.67  | 1334  | 22.59  |
| Independent | 1245  | 21.08  |
| AIADMK | 904  | 15.31
4  | 59  | 49.34  | Rajeswari S  |
| DMK | 3115  | 41.43  | 1668  | 22.18  |
| BJP | 1447  | 19.25  |
| Independent | 1028  | 13.67
4  | 60  | 59.12  | Geetha V  |
| AIADMK | 2878  | 39.71  | 462  | 6.37  |
| DMK | 2416  | 33.34  |
| AMMK | 990  | 13.66
4  | 61  | 56.34  | Hemavathi S  |
| Independent | 3436  | 43.57  | 938  | 11.89  |
| AIADMK | 2498  | 31.68  |
| CPI(M) | 1209  | 15.33
5  | 62  | 53.19  | Indiran S  |
| DMK | 1855  | 39.58  | 931  | 19.87  |
| AIADMK | 924  | 19.71  |
| PMK | 909  | 19.39
5  | 63  | 55.10  | Jothikumar P  |
| DMK | 3010  | 51.00  | 538  | 9.12  |
| AIADMK | 2472  | 41.88  |
| DMDK | 123  | 2.08
5  | 64  | 57.02  | Shakila Jancy Mary  |
| INC | 2520  | 41.29  | 286  | 4.69  |
| AIADMK | 2234  | 36.60  |
| Independent | 580  | 9.50
5  | 65  | 51.90  | Sankar G  |
| AIADMK | 3134  | 49.93  | 807  | 12.86  |
| INC | 2327  | 37.07  |
| BJP | 263  | 4.19
5  | 66  | 46.18  | Vani  |
| AIADMK | 1758  | 31.41  | 160  | 2.86  |
| Independent | 1598  | 28.55  |
| DMK | 1279  | 22.85
5  | 67  | 43.59  | Natarajan A  |
| DMK | 2148  | 50.39  | 1215  | 28.50  |
| Independent | 933  | 21.89  |
| BJP | 507  | 11.89
5  | 68  | 51.38  | Ramadevi S  |
| DMK | 3150  | 63.35  | 2090  | 42.03  |
| AIADMK | 1060  | 21.32  |
| BJP | 424  | 8.53
5  | 69  | 52.98  | Raj K  |
| AIADMK | 3001  | 43.63  | 222  | 3.23  |
| DMK | 2779  | 40.40  |
| Independent | 603  | 8.77
5  | 70  | 54.94  | Devendran M  |
| AIADMK | 3449  | 51.54  | 857  | 12.81  |
| DMK | 2592  | 38.73  |
| BJP | 411  | 6.14
Source: Tamil Nadu State Election Commission[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Tambaram Corporation Election Results 2022: Ward Wise Results, Vote Share - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
2. ^ Sundaram, Ram; M. D., Omjasvin (22 February 2022). "DMK dominates elections in newly formed Tambaram and Avadi corporations near Chennai". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
3. ^ Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (2011), Municipality: Kancheepuram District (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2023
4. ^ Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (2011), Town Panchayat: Kancheepuram District (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2023
5. ^ a b c d e Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (22 February 2022), Municipal City Corporations: Chengalpattu District (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2023