Chengam (state assembly constituency)

Chengam is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu, India.^[1] The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes and comprises a portion of Chengam taluk. It is a part of the Tiruvannamalai constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.^[2]

Madras State[]

Year	Winner	Party
1952			Commonweal Party
1957			Indian National Congress
1962			Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967			Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu[]

Year	Winner
1971		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	T. Swamikannu	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	T. Swamikannu	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	T. Swamikannu	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989		Janata Party
1991		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	K. V. Nannan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	Polur Varadhan	Indian National Congress
2006	Polur Varadhan	Indian National Congress
2011	T. Sureshkumar	Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
2016	^[3]	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	^[4]	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results[]

2021[]

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chengam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DMK		108,081	48.26
	AIADMK	M. S. Nainakannu	96,511	43.09


Majority			11,570	5.17
Turnout
	DMK gain from		Swing

2016[]

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chengam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK		95,939	45.60
	AIADMK	Dinagaran. M	83,248	39.57

2011[]

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chengam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMDK	T. Sureshkumar
	INC	K. Selvaperunthagai

References[]

^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
^ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
^ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 62. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
^ https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS2262.htm?ac=62

"Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

Coordinates: 12°18′N 78°48′E / 12.3°N 78.8°E / 12.3; 78.8

[1] "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.

[2] "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

[3] "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 62. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

[4] ttps://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS2262.htm?ac=62

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