Chengalpattu (Lok Sabha constituency)
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 Sriperumbudur constituency, 1971 delimitation. |
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| Existence | 1952-2004 |
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Most Successful Party | AIADMK (5 times) |
Chengalpattu is a defunct Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. It was earlier known as Chingleput. This constituency no longer exists, since it was removed after 2009, due to delimitation.
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Assembly segments [edit]
Chengalpattu Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
- Tirupporur (SC) (moved to Kancheepuram constituency after 2009)
- Chengalpattu (moved to Kancheepuram constituency after 2009)
- Maduranthakam (moved to Kancheepuram constituency after 2009)
- Acharapakkam (SC)
- Uthiramerur (moved to Kancheepuram constituency after 2009)
- Kancheepuram (moved to Kancheepuram constituency after 2009)
Members of Parliament [edit]
| Year | Winning Candidate | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | O. V. Alagesan | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | N. Sivaraj | Independent |
| 1957 | A. Krishnaswamy | Independent |
| 1962 | O. V. Alagesan | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | C. Chittibabu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1971 | C. Chittibabu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | R. Mohanarangam | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | Era. Anbarasu | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | S. Jagatrakshakan | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | Kanchi Panneerselvam | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | S. S. R. Rajendra Kumar | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | K. Parasuraman | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1998 | Kanchi Panneerselvam | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1999 | A. K. Moorthy | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
| 2004 | A. K. Moorthy | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
Election results [edit]
| General Election, 2004: Chengalpattu | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| PMK | A. K. Moorthy | 431,643 | 56.85 | +9.62 | |
| AIADMK | Ramachandran K.N. | 282,919 | 37.26 | -8.13 | |
| Janata Party | Kumaresan A. | 10,956 | 1.44 | n/a | |
| BSP | Nahamani J. | 8,659 | 1.14 | n/a | |
| Majority | 148,724 | 19.59 | +17.76 | ||
| Turnout | 759,246 | 65.02 | +6.69 | ||
| PMK hold | Swing | +9.62 | |||
References [edit]
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies". Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
See also [edit]
- Chingleput, also known as Chengalpattu
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
