Anna Nagar Assembly constituency

Anna Nagar
Anna Nagar
Constituency No. 21 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chennai
Lok Sabha constituency	Chennai Central
Established	1977
Total electors	188,861
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent V. K. Ramkumar
Party	TVK
Elected year	2026

13°05′05″N 80°13′04″E / 13.0846°N 80.2179°E / 13.0846; 80.2179

Anna Nagar is a state assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 21. It includes the locality of Anna Nagar, which is in Chennai. It is part of Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency. Anna Nagar was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.¹²³ It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu. Former chief minister Karunanidhi represented two times.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 21 Anna Nagar Assembly constituency is composed of Ward 100-103 & 105-107 of Greater Chennai Corporation.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member
1977	M. Karunanidhi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	M. Karunanidhi
1984	S. M. Ramachandran
1989	K. Anbazhagan
1991	A. Chellakumar	Indian National Congress
1996	Arcot N. Veeraswami	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001
2006
2011	S. Gokula Indira	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	M. K. Mohan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	M. K. Mohan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2026	V. K. Ramkumar	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates

2026			43.7%
2021			48.95%
2016			41.59%
2011			58.67%
2006			46.20%
2001			48.20%
1996			67.05%
1991			57.29%
1989			49.94%
1984			52.59%
1980			48.97%
1977			50.10%

Assembly election 2026

2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Anna Nagar⁴⁵
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TVK	V. K. Ramkumar	71,375	43.70%	*New*
	DMK	N. Chitrarasu	50,012	30.62%	18.33
	AIADMK	S. Gokula Indira	34,382	21.05%	New
	NTK	S. Shankar	4,839	2.96%	3.40
	NOTA	None of the above	963	0.59%	0.35
Margin of victory			21,363	13.08%	3.70
Turnout			163,432	86.51%	28.55
Total valid votes			163,339
Registered electors			188,908		33.97
	TVK gain from DMK		Swing	5.25

Assembly election 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Anna Nagar⁶
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. K. Mohan	80,054	48.95%	7.36
	AIADMK	S. Gokula Indira	52,609	32.17%	8.78
	MNM	V. Ponraj	17,522	10.71%	New
	NTK	S. Shankar	10,406	6.36%	4.67
	NOTA	None of the above	1,545	0.94%	1.39
	AMMK	K. N. Gunasekaran	1,169	0.71%	New
Margin of victory			27,445	16.78%	16.14
Turnout			165,822	57.96%	2.08
Total valid votes			163,551
Rejected ballots			726	0.44%	0.35
Registered electors			286,090		0.79
	DMK hold		Swing

Assembly election 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Anna Nagar⁷
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. K. Mohan	70,812	41.59%	*New*
	AIADMK	S. Gokula Indira	69,726	40.95%	17.72
	BJP	K. Suresh	8,832	5.19%	2.70
	MDMK	Mallika Dayalan	6,384	3.75%	New
	PMK	A. M. Akhilesh	5,402	3.17%	New
	NOTA	None of the above	3,970	2.33%	New
	NTK	N. Amutha	2,885	1.69%	New
Margin of victory			1,086	0.64%	23.49
Turnout			170,429	60.04%	6.82
Total valid votes			170,281
Rejected ballots			148	0.09%	0.05
Registered electors			283,857		25.14
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	17.08

Assembly election 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Anna Nagar⁸
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Gokula Indira	88,954	58.67%	*New*
	INC	V. K. Arivazhagan	52,364	34.54%	New
	BJP	P. K. Haribabu	3,769	2.49%	1.15
Margin of victory			36,590	24.13%	18.41
Turnout			151,671	66.86%	5.29
Total valid votes			151,608
Rejected ballots			63	0.04%	0.04
Registered electors			226,836		35.71
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	12.47

Assembly election 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Anna Nagar⁹
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Arcot N. Veeraswami	100,099	46.20%	2.00
	MDMK	Vijaya Thayanban	87,709	40.48%	36.30
	LKPT	K. Rajamany	11,665	5.38%	New
	BJP	H. V. Hande	7,897	3.64%	New
	DMDK	K. Senthamarai Kannan	6,594	3.04%	New
Margin of victory			12,390	5.72%	2.24
Turnout			217,235	61.57%	18.98
Total valid votes			216,659
Registered electors			352,829		6.35
	DMK hold		Swing

Assembly election 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Anna Nagar¹⁰
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Arcot N. Veeraswami	77,353	48.20%	18.85
	PMK	C. Arumugam	71,775	44.73%	43.07
	MDMK	C. Appandurai	6,708	4.18%	New
Margin of victory			5,578	3.48%	41.09
Turnout			160,469	42.59%	12.03
Total valid votes			160,469
Registered electors			376,745		30.26
	DMK hold		Swing

Assembly election 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Anna Nagar¹¹
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Arcot N. Veeraswami	103,819	67.05%	30.47
	INC	R. Balasubramanian	34,802	22.48%	34.81
	CPI(M)	K. Varadarajan	7,203	4.65%	New
	BJP	V. Elumalai	3,625	2.34%	0.72
	PMK	V. J. Pandian	2,576	1.66%	0.24
Margin of victory			69,017	44.57%	23.86
Turnout			157,985	54.62%	3.72
Total valid votes			154,842
Rejected ballots			3,170	2.01%	0.72
Registered electors			289,232		10.25
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	9.76

Assembly election 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Anna Nagar¹²
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. Chellakumar	75,512	57.29%	41.14
	DMK	S. M. Ramachandran	48,214	36.58%	13.36
	BJP	S. P. Ramakrishnan Alias Ramki	4,031	3.06%	New
	PMK	G. Selvam Alias Tamil Selvam	2,498	1.90%	New
Margin of victory			27,298	20.71%	1.96
Turnout			133,530	50.90%	13.66
Total valid votes			131,814
Rejected ballots			1,716	1.29%	0.26
Registered electors			262,348		17.24
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	7.35

Assembly election 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Anna Nagar¹³
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Anbazhagan	71,401	49.94%	2.65
	AIADMK	V. Sukumar Babu	38,994	27.28%	New
	INC	G. Lakshmanan	23,083	16.15%	New
	AIADMK	V. Kothadaraman	7,089	4.96%	New
Margin of victory			32,407	22.67%	16.31
Turnout			144,459	64.56%	1.77
Total valid votes			142,965
Rejected ballots			1,494	1.03%	0.76
Registered electors			223,765		13.65
	DMK hold		Swing

Assembly election 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Anna Nagar¹⁴
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. M. Ramachandran	63,854	52.59%	3.62
	AIADMK	V. Kothadaraman	56,128	46.22%	2.09
Margin of victory			7,726	6.36%	5.69
Turnout			123,640	62.79%	0.54
Total valid votes			121,427
Rejected ballots			2,213	1.79%	0.92
Registered electors			196,896		16.01
	DMK hold		Swing

Assembly election 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Anna Nagar¹⁵
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Karunanidhi	51,290	48.97%	1.13
	AIADMK	H. V. Hande	50,591	48.31%	New
	JP	R. Jebamani	2,335	2.23%	9.89
Margin of victory			699	0.67%	18.45
Turnout			105,653	62.25%	13.61
Total valid votes			104,731
Rejected ballots			922	0.87%	0.01
Registered electors			169,720		4.79
	DMK hold		Swing

Assembly election 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Anna Nagar¹⁶
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Karunanidhi	43,076	50.10%	*New*
	AIADMK	G. Krishnamurthy	26,638	30.98%	New
	JP	T. Andiappan	10,419	12.12%	New
	INC	R. Jayachandran	5,258	6.12%	New
Margin of victory			16,438	19.12%
Turnout			86,717	48.64%
Total valid votes			85,974
Rejected ballots			743	0.86%
Registered electors			178,266
	DMK win (new seat)

References

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Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
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Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
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[2] "EC to tighten grip on cash for votes".

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[7] "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[8] Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

[9] Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.

[10] Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.

[11] Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[12] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[13] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[14] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[15] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[16] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

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