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, 2021
VARALAKSHMI.M
DMK
Elections held
12
1977–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 12
Margin, 2021
26,665
9.73% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
ADMKGAJENDRAN.M
- Votes
- 1,03,908
- Vote share
- 37.91%
- Behind by
- 26,665
Electors
4,31,361
Total votes polled
2,74,087
Valid votes
2,74,087
NOTA votes
3,075
1.12% of votes polled
Turnout
63.5%
Full result, 2021
13 candidates · 2,74,087 valid votes
VARALAKSHMI.MDMKwon
1,30,573
47.6%
GAJENDRAN.MADMK
1,03,908
37.9%
SANJEEVINATHAN.KNTK
26,868
9.8%
MUTHAMILSELVAN.SIJK
4,146
1.5%
SATHISHKUMAR.AAMMK
3,069
1.1%
ERANIAPPAN.SCPI(ML)(L)
684
0.3%
DILLIBABU.STIPUSULTANPARTY
404
0.1%
VEERADOSS.EIND
344
0.1%
SEETHALAKSHMI.IIND
317
0.1%
RAJAGOPAL.GIND
233
0.1%
SARAVANAN.DALLINDIAJANANAYAKAMAKKALKAZHAGAM
195
0.1%
VASUMATHI.GANAITHUMAKKALARASIYALKATCHI
142
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. 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