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, 2011
D. MURUGESAN
DMDK
Elections held
12
1977–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 12
Margin, 2011
291
0.16% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
PMKV. G. RANGASAMY
- Votes
- 83,006
- Vote share
- 44.42%
- Behind by
- 291
Electors
2,52,409
Total votes polled
1,86,867
Valid votes
1,86,867
NOTA votes
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Turnout
74.0%
Full result, 2011
16 candidates · 1,86,867 valid votes
D. MURUGESANDMDKwon
83,297
44.6%
V. G. RANGASAMYPMK
83,006
44.4%
M. PANNEER SELVAMAIJMK
4,124
2.2%
K. T. RAGHAVANBJP
4,073
2.2%
R. MURUGANIND
3,597
1.9%
S. MUTHAMILSELVANIJK
3,265
1.8%
L. DURAIRAJBSP
1,167
0.6%
K. SOMASUNDARAMPB
1,040
0.6%
R. VENKATESANIND
902
0.5%
K. AYYANARAPPANIND
641
0.3%
M. KUPPANIND
419
0.2%
D. MAHADEVANIND
321
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 16. The full list is in the API.
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the CHENGALPATTU assembly constituency in 2026?
S. Thiyagarajan (TVK) won CHENGALPATTU in 2026, by a margin of 35,641 votes.
Which party has won CHENGALPATTU the most times?
DMK, with 4 of the 12 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has CHENGALPATTU gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1977 to 2026.
Who has won CHENGALPATTU the most times?
VARALAKSHMI.M, with 2 wins between 2016 and 2021.
