Chengalpattu (Lok Sabha constituency)

Chengalpattu (Lok Sabha constituency)

Sriperumbudur constituency, 1971 delimitation.
Existence 1952-2004
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.

Assembly segments

Chengalpattu Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[1]

  1. Tirupporur (SC) (moved to Kancheepuram constituency after 2009)
  2. Chengalpattu (moved to Kancheepuram constituency after 2009)
  3. Maduranthakam (moved to Kancheepuram constituency after 2009)
  4. Acharapakkam (SC)
  5. Uthiramerur (moved to Kancheepuram constituency after 2009)
  6. Kancheepuram (moved to Kancheepuram constituency after 2009)

Members of Parliament

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

General Election, 2004: Chengalpattu
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

  1. "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies". Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-08.

See also