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| Virugambakkam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 22 for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chennai South |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 291,642[1] |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Alliance | SPA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Virugambakkam is alegislative assembly constituency in theIndian state ofTamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 22. It comprises a part ofChennai and falls underChennai South Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to theParliament of India.[2] The constituency was created following delimitation of constituencies in 2008. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | B. Parthasarathy | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | Virugai V. N. Ravi[3] | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | A. M. V. Prabhakara Raja | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
As per orders of theDelimitation Commission, No. 22 Virugambakkam Assembly constituency is composed of Wards 65 and 128-131 ofGreater Chennai Corporation.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. M. V. Prabhakara Raja | 74,351 | 44.38% | +7.24 | |
| AIADMK | Virugai V. N. Ravi | 55,984 | 33.42% | −5.09 | |
| MNM | Senegan | 16,939 | 10.11% | New | |
| NTK | T. S. Rajendran | 10,185 | 6.08% | +4.37 | |
| Independent | M. Gunasekaran (A) Star M. Gunasekaran | 5,186 | 3.10% | New | |
| DMDK | B. Parthasarathy | 1,585 | 0.95% | −4.73 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,563 | 0.93% | −1.34 | |
| Independent | R. Mayilsamy | 1,440 | 0.86% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 18,367 | 10.96% | 9.60% | ||
| Turnout | 167,524 | 57.44% | −1.19% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 187 | 0.11% | |||
| Registered electors | 291,642 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | 5.87% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Virugai V. N. Ravi | 65,979 | 38.51% | New | |
| DMK | K. Thanasekaran | 63,646 | 37.15% | −2.72 | |
| BJP | Tamilisai Soundararajan | 19,167 | 11.19% | +5.96 | |
| DMDK | B. Parthasarathy | 9,730 | 5.68% | −43.97 | |
| PMK | C. H. Jayarao | 3,945 | 2.30% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 3,897 | 2.27% | New | |
| NTK | T. S. Rajendran | 2,926 | 1.71% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,333 | 1.36% | −8.42% | ||
| Turnout | 171,339 | 58.63% | −8.41% | ||
| Registered electors | 292,248 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMDK | Swing | -11.14% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMDK | B. Parthasarathy | 71,524 | 49.65% | New | |
| DMK | K. Thanasekaran | 57,430 | 39.86% | New | |
| BJP | P. Sritharan | 7,525 | 5.22% | New | |
| Independent | S. Nagavel | 3,431 | 2.38% | New | |
| Puratchi Bharatham | A. Baskar | 1,447 | 1.00% | New | |
| BSP | V. Subramaniyam | 969 | 0.67% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,094 | 9.78% | |||
| Turnout | 144,069 | 67.04% | |||
| Registered electors | 214,898 | ||||
| DMDKwin (new seat) | |||||