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| Kancheepuram | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Kancheepuram constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Assembly constituencies | Chengalpattu Thiruporur Cheyyur Madurantakam Uthiramerur Kancheepuram |
| Established | 1951 2009 |
| Total electors | 18,12,565[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2019 Election |
Kancheepuram is a newly formed Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency after the 2008 delimitation.[2] Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 6 of 39.
The constituency originally existed for the 1951 election.
This constituency is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates.
Assembly segments
The constituency in 2008 was formed of 6 assembly segments as follows:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Chengalpattu | None | Chengalpattu | DMK |
| 33 | Thiruporur | None | VCK | |
| 34 | Cheyyur | SC | VCK | |
| 35 | Madurantakam | SC | ADMK | |
| 36 | Uthiramerur | None | Kancheepuram | DMK |
| 37 | Kancheepuram | None | DMK |
Members of Parliament
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | A. Krishnaswamy | Commonweal Party | T. Chengalvarayan | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2009 | P. Viswanathan | Indian National Congress | E. Ramakrishnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
| 2014 | K. Maragatham | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | G. Selvam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
| 2019 | G. Selvam[3] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | K. Maragatham | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
Election results
General Elections 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | G. Selvam | 684,004 | 55.50% | 23.76% | |
| AIADMK | K. Maragatham | 3,97,372 | 32.24% | -12.72% | |
| NTK | D. Sivaranjani | 62,771 | 5.09% | ||
| Independent | A. Munusamy | 55,213 | 4.48% | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 21,661 | 1.76% | 0.16% | |
| Margin of victory | 2,86,632 | 23.26% | 10.03% | ||
| Turnout | 12,32,417 | 74.96% | -0.07% | ||
| Registered electors | 16,43,992 | 11.07% | |||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 10.54% | |||
General Elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Maragatham | 499,395 | 44.96% | 4.64% | |
| DMK | G. Selvam | 3,52,529 | 31.74% | ||
| MDMK | C. E. Sathya | 2,07,080 | 18.64% | ||
| INC | P. Viswanathan | 33,313 | 3.00% | -38.99% | |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 17,736 | 1.60% | ||
| BSP | V. S. Chandirakumar | 6,807 | 0.61% | -0.11% | |
| Margin of victory | 1,46,866 | 13.22% | 11.56% | ||
| Turnout | 11,10,663 | 75.04% | 0.86% | ||
| Registered electors | 14,80,123 | 39.61% | |||
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 2.97% | |||
General Elections 2009
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 7,86,450 #VALUE!
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. Viswanathan | 330,237 | 41.99% | ||
| AIADMK | Dr. E. Ramakrishnan | 3,17,134 | 40.32% | ||
| DMDK | T. Tamilvendan | 1,03,560 | 13.17% | ||
| BSP | K. Uthrapathi | 5,663 | 0.72% | ||
| Independent | C. A. Balakrishnan | 5,161 | 0.66% | ||
| Margin of victory | 13,103 | 1.67% | |||
| Turnout | 10,60,188 | 74.18% | |||
| Rejected ballots | 193 | 0.02% | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
General Elections 1951
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonweal Party | A. Krishnaswami | 111,233 | 55.63% | ||
| INC | T. Chengalvarayan | 88,724 | 44.37% | 44.37% | |
| Margin of victory | 22,509 | 11.26% | |||
| Turnout | 1,99,957 | 60.08% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,32,827 | 0.00% | |||
| Commonweal Party win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ↑ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Kancheepuram weavers disillusioned
- ↑ "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 26. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- "Statistical reports of Lok Sabha elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
External links
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Defunct constituencies
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