CHENGALPATTU
Assembly seat no. 32 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1977.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called CHENGALPATTU. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 9 results.
Winner, 2001
ARUMUGAM K
PMK
Elections held
12
1977–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 12
Margin, 2001
5,149
4.27% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
DMKVISWANATHAN V
- Votes
- 47,316
- Vote share
- 39.23%
- Behind by
- 5,149
Electors
2,04,010
Total votes polled
1,20,607
Valid votes
1,20,607
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.1%
Full result, 2001
10 candidates · 1,20,607 valid votes
ARUMUGAM KPMKwon
52,465
43.5%
VISWANATHAN VDMK
47,316
39.2%
SATHYA EMDMK
15,617
12.9%
VENKATESAN VIND
1,663
1.4%
RAMESH KPB
990
0.8%
SUBRAMANIAN EIND
826
0.7%
GOPALAKRISHNAN NKAADMK
572
0.5%
BALARAMAN .SJD(S)
507
0.4%
RAMADOSS.RIND
343
0.3%
AMUL RANI RIND
308
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | S. Thiyagarajan | TVK | 1,37,136 | 42.33% | Karthik Dhandapani | 35,641 |
| 2021 | VARALAKSHMI.M | DMK | 1,30,573 | 47.64% | GAJENDRAN.M | 26,665 |
| 2016 | VARALAKSHMI.M | DMK | 1,12,675 | 45.11% | KAMALAKKANNAN.R | 26,292 |
| 2011 | D. MURUGESAN | DMDK | 83,297 | 44.58% | V. G. RANGASAMY | 291 |
| 2006 | ARUMUGAM K | PMK | 61,664 | 48.37% | ARUMUGAM S | 10,213 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above