| Saidapet | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 23 for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chennai South |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,78,995[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Alliance | SPA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Saidapet is a constituency of thelegislative assembly of the Indian state ofTamil Nadu. It covers the city ofSaidapet inChennai district[2] and forms a part ofChennai South Lok Sabha constituency for elections to theParliament of India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 23. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | T. P. Elumalai andN. Ramakrishna Iyer | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | A. S. Doraisami Reddiar | ||
| 1962 | Munu Adhi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1967 | M. Karunanidhi | ||
| 2021 | 50.38% | |||
| 2016 | 47.18% | |||
| 2011 | 51.78% | |||
| 2006 | 46.24% | |||
| 2001 | 48.13% | |||
| 1996 | 58.10% | |||
| 1991 | 57.37% | |||
| 1989 | 47.05% | |||
| 1984 | 49.35% | |||
| 1980 | 47.95% | |||
| 1977 | 36.70% | |||
| 1971 | 54.46% | |||
| 1967 | 60.96% | |||
| 1962 | 58.08% | |||
| 1957 | 55.14% | |||
| 1952 | 15.89% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Ma. Subramanian | 80,194 | 50.38% | +3.2 | |
| AIADMK | Saidai Duraisamy | 50,786 | 31.91% | −5.6 | |
| MNM | Snegapriya | 13,454 | 8.45% | New | |
| NTK | B. Suresh Kumar | 10,717 | 6.73% | +5.11 | |
| AMMK | G. Senthamizhan | 2,081 | 1.31% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,158 | 0.73% | −1.38 | |
| Margin of victory | 29,408 | 18.48% | 8.80% | ||
| Turnout | 159,169 | 57.05% | −2.52% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 653 | 0.41% | |||
| Registered electors | 278,995 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 3.20% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Ma. Subramanian | 79,279 | 47.18% | +3.23 | |
| AIADMK | C. Ponnayan | 63,024 | 37.51% | −14.27 | |
| BJP | V. Kalidass | 6,000 | 3.57% | +1.61 | |
| PMK | T. R. Sahadevan | 5,913 | 3.52% | New | |
| CPI | S. Elumalai | 5,221 | 3.11% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 3,541 | 2.11% | New | |
| NTK | M. Manoharan | 2,725 | 1.62% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 16,255 | 9.67% | 1.85% | ||
| Turnout | 168,018 | 59.57% | −10.84% | ||
| Registered electors | 282,052 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -4.59% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | G. Senthamizhan | 79,856 | 51.78% | +5.54 | |
| DMK | M. Msh Kumaar | 67,785 | 43.95% | New | |
| BJP | V. Kalidass | 3,018 | 1.96% | +0.93 | |
| MMKA | S. Chandrasekar | 878 | 0.57% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,071 | 7.83% | 4.23% | ||
| Turnout | 154,225 | 70.41% | 4.29% | ||
| Registered electors | 219,038 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 5.54% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | G. Senthamizhan | 75,973 | 46.24% | New | |
| PMK | C. R. Baskaran | 70,068 | 42.65% | −2.47 | |
| DMDK | R. Venugopal | 11,675 | 7.11% | New | |
| BJP | K. Ranganathan | 1,692 | 1.03% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,905 | 3.59% | 0.59% | ||
| Turnout | 164,295 | 66.12% | 19.90% | ||
| Registered electors | 248,483 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | -1.88% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | V. Perumal | 62,118 | 48.13% | −9.97 | |
| PMK | C. R. Baskaran | 58,237 | 45.12% | +43.87 | |
| MDMK | P. Subramani | 5,996 | 4.65% | +1.56 | |
| Independent | M. Stephen Denis | 691 | 0.54% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,881 | 3.01% | −19.80% | ||
| Turnout | 129,076 | 46.22% | −10.15% | ||
| Registered electors | 279,266 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | -9.97% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. Saidai Kittu | 76,031 | 58.10% | +21.37 | |
| AIADMK | Saidai Duraisamy | 46,178 | 35.29% | −22.09 | |
| MDMK | M. R. Panneer Selvam | 4,036 | 3.08% | New | |
| BJP | C. Ravindran | 1,869 | 1.43% | −0.43 | |
| PMK | P. Venugopal | 1,638 | 1.25% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 29,853 | 22.81% | 2.16% | ||
| Turnout | 130,871 | 56.37% | 2.90% | ||
| Registered electors | 236,503 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | 0.72% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. K. Balan | 63,235 | 57.37% | +36.87 | |
| DMK | R. S. Sridhar | 40,473 | 36.72% | −10.33 | |
| PMK | P. Jayachandran | 3,038 | 2.76% | New | |
| BJP | S. Nandakumar | 2,053 | 1.86% | New | |
| JP | K. Krishnamoorthy | 715 | 0.65% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 22,762 | 20.65% | −5.89% | ||
| Turnout | 110,216 | 53.47% | −12.64% | ||
| Registered electors | 209,145 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 10.33% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R. S. Sridhar | 57,767 | 47.05% | −2.12 | |
| AIADMK | Saidai Duraisamy | 25,178 | 20.51% | −28.84 | |
| INC | S. M. Krishnan | 18,551 | 15.11% | New | |
| AIADMK | V. J. M. Charles | 16,912 | 13.77% | −35.58 | |
| Independent | K. Panchatcharam | 947 | 0.77% | New | |
| Independent | Sadai V. Muthu | 919 | 0.75% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 32,589 | 26.54% | 26.36% | ||
| Turnout | 122,784 | 66.11% | −0.26% | ||
| Registered electors | 188,305 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -2.30% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Saidai Duraisamy | 52,869 | 49.35% | +3.41 | |
| DMK | D. Purushothaman | 52,679 | 49.17% | +1.22 | |
| Margin of victory | 190 | 0.18% | −1.84% | ||
| Turnout | 107,133 | 66.36% | 7.35% | ||
| Registered electors | 166,613 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 1.40% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | D. Purushothaman | 40,403 | 47.95% | +11.25 | |
| AIADMK | Saidai Duraisamy | 38,706 | 45.94% | +16.37 | |
| JP | A. Subramani | 4,870 | 5.78% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,697 | 2.01% | −5.12% | ||
| Turnout | 84,261 | 59.01% | 8.73% | ||
| Registered electors | 144,121 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 11.25% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | D. Purushothaman | 27,160 | 36.70% | −17.77 | |
| AIADMK | N. Kannan | 21,882 | 29.56% | New | |
| JP | M. Nethaji | 16,339 | 22.08% | New | |
| INC | K. Jagaveerapandian | 8,176 | 11.05% | −32.66 | |
| Margin of victory | 5,278 | 7.13% | −3.63% | ||
| Turnout | 74,014 | 50.28% | −16.87% | ||
| Registered electors | 148,319 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | -17.77% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Karunanidhi | 63,334 | 54.46% | −6.5 | |
| INC | N. Kamalingam | 50,823 | 43.70% | +6.13 | |
| Independent | R. M. Annamlai | 1,034 | 0.89% | New | |
| Independent | S. Krishnamurthy | 943 | 0.81% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,511 | 10.76% | −12.62% | ||
| Turnout | 116,290 | 67.15% | −5.78% | ||
| Registered electors | 177,248 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | -6.50% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Karunanidhi | 53,401 | 60.96% | +2.88 | |
| INC | S. G. Vinayagamurthi | 32,919 | 37.58% | +0.18 | |
| Independent | D. Saradambal | 665 | 0.76% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 20,482 | 23.38% | 2.69% | ||
| Turnout | 87,602 | 72.93% | 6.93% | ||
| Registered electors | 121,979 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 2.88% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Munu Adhi | 37,123 | 58.08% | New | |
| INC | Vinayakam | 23,902 | 37.40% | −17.74 | |
| Tamilnad Socialist Labour Party | N. S. Naidu | 2,888 | 4.52% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,221 | 20.69% | 4.10% | ||
| Turnout | 63,913 | 66.00% | 33.03% | ||
| Registered electors | 99,751 | ||||
| DMKgain fromINC | Swing | 2.94% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. S. Doraiswami Reddiar | 14,888 | 55.14% | +39.25 | |
| Independent | N. P. Loganathan | 10,410 | 38.55% | New | |
| Independent | A. Kamalathan | 1,703 | 6.31% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,478 | 16.58% | 14.25% | ||
| Turnout | 27,001 | 32.97% | −52.05% | ||
| Registered electors | 81,890 | ||||
| INChold | Swing | 39.25% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. P. Elumalai | 19,703 | 15.89% | New | |
| INC | N. Ramakrishna Iyer | 16,806 | 13.56% | New | |
| RPI | R. Kannan | 11,689 | 9.43% | New | |
| KMPP | M. S. Gnana Parakasam | 11,390 | 9.19% | New | |
| KMPP | S. K. Govindaraja Naicker | 10,298 | 8.31% | New | |
| Independent | V. Kanniappa Chetty | 9,987 | 8.06% | New | |
| Socialist | E. K. Desikan | 9,725 | 7.84% | New | |
| Independent | Rathinam | 9,157 | 7.39% | New | |
| RPI | S. M. Naganathanam | 8,955 | 7.22% | New | |
| Socialist | G. P. Madhavan | 7,657 | 6.18% | New | |
| Independent | V. K. Palani | 3,512 | 2.83% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,897 | 2.34% | |||
| Turnout | 123,977 | 85.02% | |||
| Registered electors | 145,818 | ||||
| INCwin (new seat) | |||||