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, 2016
VARALAKSHMI.M
DMK
Elections held
12
1977–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 12
Margin, 2016
26,292
10.53% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
ADMKKAMALAKKANNAN.R
- Votes
- 86,383
- Vote share
- 34.58%
- Behind by
- 26,292
Electors
3,71,109
Total votes polled
2,49,774
Valid votes
2,49,774
NOTA votes
3,584
1.43% of votes polled
Turnout
67.3%
Full result, 2016
17 candidates · 2,49,774 valid votes
VARALAKSHMI.MDMKwon
1,12,675
45.1%
KAMALAKKANNAN.RADMK
86,383
34.6%
ARUMUGAM.KPMK
20,899
8.4%
MURUGESAN.DDMDK
17,438
7.0%
SANJEEVINATHAN.KNTK
4,035
1.6%
MUTHAMILSELVAN.SIJK
1,517
0.6%
AJAY.SBSP
577
0.2%
VENKATESAN.EIND
467
0.2%
DURAIRAJ.LIND
439
0.2%
VARALAKSHMI.KIND
406
0.2%
VENKATESAN.RIND
264
0.1%
SATHISH KUMAR.GSHS
235
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 17. 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.
