Chengalpattu Lok Sabha constituency

Defunct parliament constituency in Tamil Nadu, India

Chengalpattu

Former Lok Sabha constituency

Sriperumbudur constituency, 1971 delimitation.

Constituency details
Country| India
Region| South India
State| Tamil Nadu
Assembly constituencies|

1. Tirupporur (SC)
2. Chengalpattu
3. Maduranthakam
4. Acharapakkam (SC)
5. Uthiramerur
6. Kancheepuram

Established| 1952
Abolished| 2009
Total electors| 11,36,736
Reservation| None

Chengalpattu is a defunct Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. It was earlier known as Chingleput. This constituency no longer exists, since it was defunct after 2009, due to delimitation. The region covered by this constituency are now a part of the Kancheepuram (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Assembly segments

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Chengalpattu Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[1]

1. Tirupporur (SC) (moved to Kancheepuram constituency after 2009)
2. Chengalpattu (moved to Kancheepuram constituency after 2009)
3. Maduranthakam (moved to Kancheepuram constituency after 2009)
4. Acharapakkam (SC) (defunct)
5. Uthiramerur (moved to Kancheepuram constituency after 2009)
6. Kancheepuram (moved to Kancheepuram constituency after 2009)

## Members of Parliament

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Election  | Name  | Party

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1952  | O. V. Alagesan | Indian National Congress
1957  | N. Sivaraj | Republican Party of India
1957  | A. Krishnaswamy  | Independent
1962  | O. V. Alagesan | Indian National Congress
1967  | C. Chittibabu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971  | C. Chittibabu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977  | Venkatasubha Reddy | Indian National Congress
1980  | Era. Anbarasu | Indian National Congress (I)
1984  | S. Jagatrakshakan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989  | Kanchi Panneerselvam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991  | S. S. R. Rajendra Kumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996  | K. Parasuraman  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1998  | Kanchi Panneerselvam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1999  | A. K. Moorthy | Pattali Makkal Katchi
2004  | A. K. Moorthy | Pattali Makkal Katchi

Defunct after 2009 changed to Kanchipuram loksabha constituency.

## Election results

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Vote share of Winning candidates

|  |
2004 |

| 56.85%
1999 |

| 47.2%
1998 |

| 47.3%
1996 |

| 55.5%
1991 |

| 53.5%
1989 |

| 48.4%
1984 |

| 52.3%
1980 |

| 58.5%
1977 |

| 51.3%
1971 |

| 58.0%
1967 |

| 59.3%
1962 |

| 51.1%
1957 |

| 26.8%
1952 |

| 36.5%

### General Elections 2004

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2004 Indian general election : Chengalpattu  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
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| PMK | A. K. Moorthy | 431,643  | 56.86%  |
| AIADMK | K. N. Ramachandran | 2,82,919  | 37.27%  | −8.90%
| JP | A. Kumaresan  | 10,956  | 1.44%  |
| BSP | J. Nahamani  | 8,659  | 1.14%  |
| Independent | S. Shayeen Banu  | 6,520  | 0.86%  |
| Independent | N. Moorthy  | 5,427  | 0.71%  |
| Independent | S. Sowmiya Narayanan  | 4,800  | 0.63%  |
| Independent | R. S. Manivannan  | 3,578  | 0.47%  |
Margin of victory  | 1,48,724  | 19.59%  | 17.73%
Turnout | 7,59,076  | 65.00%  | 6.68%
Registered electors | 11,67,736  |  | −2.69%
| PMK hold | Swing | 8.83%  |

### General Elections 1999

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1999 Indian general election : Chengalpattu  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|

| PMK | A. K. Moorthy | 330,551  | 48.03%  |
| AIADMK | S. S. Thirunavukkarasu  | 3,17,740  | 46.17%  |
| JD(S) | C. Balaraman  | 18,028  | 2.62%  |
| Independent | S. S. Usman  | 7,007  | 1.02%  |
| Independent | Mu. Krishna Parayanar  | 6,616  | 0.96%  |
| RJD | B. Madhavan  | 3,040  | 0.44%  |
Margin of victory  | 12,811  | 1.86%  | −1.56%
Turnout | 6,88,181  | 58.32%  | −12.47%
Registered electors | 12,00,040  |  | 4.52%
| PMK gain from DMK | Swing | -10.04%  |

### General Elections 1998

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1998 Indian general election : Chengalpattu  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| AIADMK | Kanchi Panneerselvam | 329,239  | 49.10%  |
| DMK | K. Parasuraman | 3,06,323  | 45.68%  |
| INC | T. N. Muruganandam  | 24,968  | 3.72%  |
| Independent | M. U. Krishnan Parayanar  | 5,419  | 0.81%  |
Margin of victory  | 22,916  | 3.42%  | −29.92%
Turnout | 6,70,586  | 60.67%  | −10.12%
Registered electors | 11,48,117  |  | 9.98%
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -8.98%  |

### General Elections 1996

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1996 Indian general election : Chengalpattu  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|

| DMK | K. Parasuraman | 410,483  | 58.07%  | 26.99%
| INC | S. M. Krishnan  | 1,74,826  | 24.73%  |
| MDMK | C. Arumugam  | 44,384  | 6.28%  |
| AIIC(T) | B. Damodaran  | 43,820  | 6.20%  |
| BJP | K. T. Ragavan  | 11,112  | 1.57%  |
Margin of victory  | 2,35,657  | 33.34%  | 9.34%
Turnout | 7,06,830  | 70.79%  | 1.75%
Registered electors | 10,43,889  |  | 9.65%
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 2.99%  |

### General Elections 1991

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1991 Indian general election : Chengalpattu  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| AIADMK | S. S. R. Rajendra Kumar  | 351,613  | 55.08%  | 5.96%
| DMK | C. Arumugam | 1,98,407  | 31.08%  | −0.22%
| PMK | V. Kamalambal  | 78,544  | 12.30%  |
Margin of victory  | 1,53,206  | 24.00%  | 6.18%
Turnout | 6,38,365  | 69.04%  | −4.09%
Registered electors | 9,52,050  |  | −0.56%
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 5.96%  |

### General Elections 1989

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1989 Indian general election : Chengalpattu  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| AIADMK | Kanchi Panneerselvam | 338,711  | 49.12%  | −4.97%
| DMK | M. V. Ramu  | 2,15,844  | 31.30%  | −12.20%
| Independent | C. G. Muniyandi Alias Maniam  | 1,23,300  | 17.88%  |
| Independent | N. Kuppan  | 5,216  | 0.76%  |
Margin of victory  | 1,22,867  | 17.82%  | 7.23%
Turnout | 6,89,597  | 73.13%  | −3.97%
Registered electors | 9,57,415  |  | 29.83%
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -4.97%  |

### General Elections 1984

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1984 Indian general election : Chengalpattu  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| AIADMK | S. Jagathrakshakan | 297,415  | 54.09%  | 17.48%
| DMK | M. V. Ramu  | 2,39,206  | 43.50%  |
| Independent | V. Selvaraj  | 3,397  | 0.62%  |
| Independent | D. V. Radhakrishnasha  | 2,484  | 0.45%  |
Margin of victory  | 58,209  | 10.59%  | −12.67%
Turnout | 5,49,896  | 77.11%  | 5.26%
Registered electors | 7,37,434  |  | 9.44%
| AIADMK gain from INC(I) | Swing | -5.78%  |

### General Elections 1980

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1980 Indian general election : Chengalpattu  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC(I) | Era. Anbarasu | 283,163  | 59.86%  |
| AIADMK | R. Mohanarangam  | 1,73,147  | 36.61%  | −15.99%
| RPI(A) | R. P. Marutharajaa  | 8,150  | 1.72%  |
| Independent | C. Dharmalinga Mudaliar  | 5,097  | 1.08%  |
| Independent | V. T. R. Veerappa Gounder  | 3,457  | 0.73%  |
Margin of victory  | 1,10,016  | 23.26%  | 15.34%
Turnout | 4,73,014  | 71.84%  | −1.38%
Registered electors | 6,73,832  |  | 6.90%
| INC(I) gain from AIADMK | Swing | 7.27%  |

### General Elections 1977

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1977 Indian general election : Chengalpattu  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| AIADMK | R. Mohanarangam  | 236,818  | 52.59%  |
| DMK | Era Sezhiyan | 2,01,179  | 44.68%  | −15.34%
| Independent | G. K. Moorthy  | 4,001  | 0.89%  |
| RPI(A) | M. Sundarraj  | 3,809  | 0.85%  |
Margin of victory  | 35,639  | 7.92%  | −20.40%
Turnout | 4,50,270  | 73.22%  | −1.49%
Registered electors | 6,30,334  |  | 8.53%
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -7.42%  |

### General Elections 1971

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1971 Indian general election : Chengalpattu  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| DMK | C. Chittibabu | 251,687  | 60.02%  | −1.31%
| INC(O) | P. M. Muthukumarappa  | 1,32,931  | 31.70%  |
| Independent | S. Balakrishnan  | 26,291  | 6.27%  |
| Independent | R. Natesa Goundes  | 8,453  | 2.02%  |
Margin of victory  | 1,18,756  | 28.32%  | 2.98%
Turnout | 4,19,362  | 74.71%  | −5.35%
Registered electors | 5,80,796  |  | 7.86%
| DMK hold | Swing | -1.31%  |

### General Elections 1967

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1967 Indian general election : Chengalpattu  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| DMK | C. Chittibabu | 255,845  | 61.32%  |
| INC | O. V. Alagesan | 1,50,114  | 35.98%  | −17.13%
| Independent | S. T. Neelakantan  | 11,258  | 2.70%  |
Margin of victory  | 1,05,731  | 25.34%  | 19.13%
Turnout | 4,17,217  | 80.06%  | 2.66%
Registered electors | 5,38,456  |  | 25.35%
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | 8.22%  |

### General Elections 1962

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1962 Indian general election : Chengalpattu  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | O. V. Alagesan | 169,988  | 53.10%  | 26.54%
| Independent | S. Krishnaswamy  | 1,50,110  | 46.90%  |
Margin of victory  | 19,878  | 6.21%  | 5.96%
Turnout | 3,20,098  | 77.40%  | −10.18%
Registered electors | 4,29,553  |  | −46.49%
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 26.29%  |

### General Elections 1957

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1957 Indian general election : Chengalpattu  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Dr. A. Krishnaswamy  | 188,481  | 26.81%  |
| INC | O. V. Alagesan | 1,86,753  | 26.57%  | −9.97%
| Independent | N. Sivaraj  | 1,53,741  | 21.87%  |
| INC | R. Maragatham Chandrasekar  | 1,48,675  | 21.15%  | −15.38%
| Independent | R. Rajaram  | 25,347  | 3.61%  |
Margin of victory  | 1,728  | 0.25%  | −9.86%
Turnout | 7,02,997  | 87.58%  | 42.46%
Registered electors | 8,02,716  |  | 140.08%
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | -9.72%  |

### General Elections 1951

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1951–52 Indian general election : Chengalpattu  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| INC | O. V. Alagesan | 55,102  | 36.53%  | 36.53%
| KMPP | A. R. L. Pathy  | 39,857  | 26.42%  |
| All India Republican Party | Srinivasan  | 34,751  | 23.04%  |
| TTP | Umapathi  | 21,125  | 14.01%  |
Margin of victory  | 15,245  | 10.11%  |
Turnout | 1,50,835  | 45.11%  |
Registered electors | 3,34,352  |  | 0.00%
| INC win (new seat)

## References

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1. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2008.

* Election Commission of India: https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp

## See also

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* Chingleput, also known as Chengalpattu
* List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha

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List of Lok Sabha constituencies and incumbent members of Tamil Nadu

Total: 39 Lok Sabha constituencies

| Tiruvallur|

Sasikanth Senthil (INC)

|

Chennai North|

Kalanidhi Veeraswamy (DMK)

Chennai South|

T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian (DMK)

Chennai Central|

Dayanidhi Maran (DMK)

Sriperumbudur|

T. R. Baalu (DMK)

Kancheepuram|

G. Selvam (DMK)

Arakkonam|

S. Jagathrakshakan (DMK)

Vellore|

D. M. Kathir Anand (DMK)

Krishnagiri|

A. Chellakumar (INC)

Dharmapuri|

A. Mani (DMK)

Tiruvannamalai|

C. N. Annadurai (DMK)

Arani|

M. K. Vishnu Prasad (INC)

Viluppuram|

D. Ravikumar (VCK)

| Kallakurichi|

D. Malaiyarasan (DMK)

|

Salem|

S. R. Parthiban (DMK)

Namakkal|

A. K. P. Chinraj (DMK)

Erode|

Vacant

Tiruppur|

K. Subbarayan (CPI)

Nilgiris|

A. Raja (DMK)

Coimbatore|

P. R. Natarajan (CPI(M))

Pollachi|

K. Shanmuga Sundaram (DMK)

Dindigul|

R. Sachithanantham (CPI(M))

Karur|

S. Jothimani (INC)

Tiruchirappalli|

Durai Vaiko (MDMK)

Perambalur|

K. N. Arun Nehru (DMK)

Cuddalore|

M. K. Vishnu Prasad (INC)

| Chidambaram|

Thol. Thirumavalavan (VCK)

|

Mayiladuthurai|

S. Ramalingam (DMK)

Nagapattinam|

V. Selvaraj (CPI)

Thanjavur|

S. Murasoli (DMK)

Sivaganga|

Karti P. Chidambaram (INC)

Madurai|

S. Venkatesan (CPI(M))

Theni|

P. Ravindhranath (IND)

Virudhunagar|

B. Manickam Tagore (INC)

Ramanathapuram|

K. Navas Kani (IUML)

Thoothukkudi|

Kanimozhi Karunanidhi (DMK)

Tenkasi|

Rani Sri Kumar (DMK)

Tirunelveli|

C. Robert Bruce (INC)

Kanniyakumari|

Vijayakumar (a) Vijay Vasanth (INC)

Defunct constituencies

* Aruppukottai
* Chengleput
* Dharapuram
* Gobichettipalayam
* Kovilpatti
* Kumbakonam
* Madras
* Mayuram
* Melur
* Mettur
* Nagercoil
* Palani
* Periyakulam
* Rasipuram
* Sankaranainarkoil
* Sivakasi
* Srivaikuntam
* Srivilliputtur
* Tindivanam
* Tiruchendur
* Tiruchengode
* Tirukoilur
* Tiruppattur
* Tiruttani
* Vandavasi

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