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Chengalpattu Assembly constituency

{{Short description|State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}

{{use Indian English|date=May 2018}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| type = SLA

| constituency_no = 32

| map_image = Constitution-Chengalpattu.svg

| Existence =

| district = Chengalpattu

| loksabha_cons = Kancheepuram

| established = 1951

| state = Tamil Nadu

| party = {{Party index link|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

| mla = M. Varalakshmi

| latest_election_year = 2021

| name = Chengalpattu

| electors = 4,28,379{{cite web |title= Form 21E (Return of Election) |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211222082440/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC032.pdf |url= https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC032.pdf|access-date= 24 Jan 2022 |archive-date=22 Dec 2021}}

| reservation = None

}}

Chengalpattu is a state assembly constituency in Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, India.{{cite web |url= http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/Const_map/map.htm |title= Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map |website= Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |access-date= 25 January 2017 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120614070155/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/const_map/map.htm |archive-date= 14 June 2012 }} It is one of the 234 assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu and comprises parts of Chengalpattu taluk. It forms part of Kancheepuram Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.{{cite web |url= http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Tamilnadu/Final%20Notification%20&%20Order%20.pdf |title= Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order |website= Delimitation Commission of India |publisher= National Informatics Centre |access-date= 25 January 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160804211957/http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Tamilnadu/Final%20Notification%20%26%20Order%20.pdf# |archive-date= 4 August 2016 |url-status= dead |df= dmy-all }}

Members of Legislative Assembly

= Madras State =

class="wikitable"

! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year

! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner

! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party

1952

| K. Vinayakam

| {{Full party name with color|Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}}

1957

| Appavu and Muthuswamy Naicker

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1962

| C. G. Viswanathan

| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

1967

| C. G. Viswanathan

| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

= Tamil Nadu =

class="wikitable"

! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year

! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner

! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party

1971

| C. G. Viswanathan

| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

1977

| P. G. Anoor Jegadeesan

| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

1980

| P. G. Anoor Jegadeesan

| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

1984

| P. G. Anoor Jegadeesan

| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

1989

| V. Tamilmani

| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

1991

| C. D. Varadarajan

| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

1996

| V. Tamilmani

| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

2001

| K. Arumugam

| {{Full party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}

2006

| K. Arumugam

| {{Full party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}

2011

| D. Murugesan

| {{Full party name with color|Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam}}

2016

| M. Varalakshmi{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |title=2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2016/09-Constitutional%20Data%20Summarytamil.pdf |access-date=27 May 2016|page=32}}

| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

2021

| M. Varalakshmi

| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

Election results

{{bar box

|float=right

|title= Vote share of winning candidates

|titlebar=#ddd

|width=300px

|barwidth=275px

|bars=

{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|48.18}}

{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|45.11}}

{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam}}|44.58}}

{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}|48.37}}

{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}|43.50}}

{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|57.53}}

{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|48.65}}

{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|45.73}}

{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|50.14}}

{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|53.07}}

{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|43.50}}

{{bar percent|1971|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|62.09}}

{{bar percent|1967|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|62.77}}

{{bar percent|1962|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|50.32}}

{{bar percent|1957|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|24.73}}

{{bar percent|1952|{{party color|Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}}|45.38}}

}}

=2021=

{{Election box begin|title= 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chengalpattu}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=M. Varalakshmi |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,30,573 |percentage=48.18% |change=3.07% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Gajendran. M |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,03,908 |percentage=38.34% |change=3.76% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sanjeevinathan. K |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=26,868 |percentage=9.91% |change=8.30% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Muthamilselvan. S |party=Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi |votes=4,146 |percentage=1.53% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=3,075 |percentage=1.13% |change=-0.30% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sathishkumar. A |party=Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,069 |percentage=1.13% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=26,665 |percentage=9.84% |change=-0.69% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=2,71,012 |percentage=63.26% |change= -4.04% }}

{{Election box rejected|votes=479 |percentage=0.18% }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 4,28,379 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 3.07% }}

{{Election box end}}

=2016=

{{Election box begin|title= 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chengalpattu}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=M. Varalakshmi |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,12,675 |percentage=45.11% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Kamalakkannan. R |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=86,383 |percentage=34.58% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Arumugam. K |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=20,899 |percentage=8.37% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=D. Murugesan |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=17,438 |percentage=6.98% |change=-37.59% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sanjeevinathan. K |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=4,035 |percentage=1.62% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=None Of The Above |party=None of the above |votes=3,584 |percentage=1.43% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Muthamilselvan. S |party=Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi |votes=1,517 |percentage=0.61% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ajay. S |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=577 |percentage=0.23% |change=-0.39% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Venkatesan. E |party=Independent politician |votes=467 |percentage=0.19% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Durairaj. L |party=Independent politician |votes=439 |percentage=0.18% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Varalakshmi. K |party=Independent politician |votes=406 |percentage=0.16% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=26,292 |percentage=10.53% |change=10.37% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=2,49,774 |percentage=67.30% |change= -6.73% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 3,71,109 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |swing= 0.54% }}

{{Election box end}}

=2011=

{{Election box begin|title= 2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chengalpattu}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=D. Murugesan |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=83,297 |percentage=44.58% |change=37.63% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. G. Rangasamy |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=83,006 |percentage=44.42% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Panneer Selvam |party= |votes=4,124 |percentage=2.21% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. T. Raghavan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=4,073 |percentage=2.18% |change=1.60% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Murugan |party=Independent politician |votes=3,597 |percentage=1.92% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Muthamilselvan |party=Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi |votes=3,265 |percentage=1.75% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=L. Durairaj |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,167 |percentage=0.62% |change=0.17% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Somasundaram |party=Puratchi Bharatham |votes=1,040 |percentage=0.56% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Venkatesan |party=Independent politician |votes=902 |percentage=0.48% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Ayyanarappan |party=Independent politician |votes=641 |percentage=0.34% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Kuppan |party=Independent politician |votes=419 |percentage=0.22% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=291 |percentage=0.16% |change=-7.86% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=2,52,409 |percentage=74.03% |change= 2.61% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,86,867 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |loser=Pattali Makkal Katchi |swing= -3.80% }}

{{Election box end}}

=2006=

{{Election box begin|title= 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chengalpattu}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Arumugam. K |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=61,664 |percentage=48.37% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Arumugam. S |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=51,451 |percentage=40.36% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Manjula . S |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=8,852 |percentage=6.94% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Jeevarathinam. M |party=Independent politician |votes=1,880 |percentage=1.47% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Prakashbabu. P |party=Independent politician |votes=871 |percentage=0.68% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sriram. N |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=736 |percentage=0.58% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Amoor Beemrao. A |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=575 |percentage=0.45% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Vedapuri. M |party= |votes=315 |percentage=0.25% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Durairaj. V |party=Independent politician |votes=261 |percentage=0.20% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Paramasivem. N |party= |votes=179 |percentage=0.14% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Thulasiammal . R |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=175 |percentage=0.14% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,213 |percentage=8.01% |change=3.74% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,27,475 |percentage=71.43% |change= 12.30% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,78,466 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Pattali Makkal Katchi |loser=Pattali Makkal Katchi |swing= 4.87% }}

{{Election box end}}

=2001=

{{Election box begin|title= 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chengalpattu}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Arumugam K |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=52,465 |percentage=43.50% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Viswanathan V |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=47,316 |percentage=39.23% |change=-18.30% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sathya E |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=15,617 |percentage=12.95% |change=7.95% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Venkatesan V |party=Independent politician |votes=1,663 |percentage=1.38% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ramesh K |party=Puratchi Bharatham |votes=990 |percentage=0.82% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Subramanian E |party=Independent politician |votes=826 |percentage=0.68% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Gopalakrishnan N |party= |votes=572 |percentage=0.47% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Balaraman . S |party=Janata Dal (Secular) |votes=507 |percentage=0.42% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ramadoss. R |party=Independent politician |votes=343 |percentage=0.28% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Amul Rani R |party=Independent politician |votes=308 |percentage=0.26% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,149 |percentage=4.27% |change=-27.60% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,20,607 |percentage=59.13% |change= -9.57% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,04,010 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Pattali Makkal Katchi |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -14.03% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1996=

{{Election box begin|title= 1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chengalpattu}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=V. Tamilmani |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=66,443 |percentage=57.53% |change=24.69% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Kumarasamy. C. V. N. |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=29,638 |percentage=25.66% |change=-22.98% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Bhaskaran. C. R. |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=11,969 |percentage=10.36% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Radhakrishnan. N. |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=5,776 |percentage=5.00% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Veeraraghavan. N. J. |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=848 |percentage=0.73% |change=-0.45% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sekar. M. |party=Independent politician |votes=132 |percentage=0.11% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Rajendran. O. |party=Independent politician |votes=131 |percentage=0.11% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Tharani. D. |party=Independent politician |votes=91 |percentage=0.08% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Radhakrishnan. R. |party= |votes=75 |percentage=0.06% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Arunachalam. D. |party=Independent politician |votes=70 |percentage=0.06% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Loganathan. M. P. |party=Independent politician |votes=70 |percentage=0.06% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=36,805 |percentage=31.87% |change=16.06% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,15,493 |percentage=68.70% |change= 0.48% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,74,487 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 8.88% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1991=

{{Election box begin|title= 1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chengalpattu}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=C. D. Varadarajan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=51,694 |percentage=48.65% |change=22.10% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Tamilmani |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=34,896 |percentage=32.84% |change=-12.89% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Baskaran C. R. |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=17,725 |percentage=16.68% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Elumalai A. N. |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,262 |percentage=1.19% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Selvam N. |party=Independent politician |votes=196 |percentage=0.18% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Dhandapani N. |party=Independent politician |votes=158 |percentage=0.15% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Durairaj L. |party=Independent politician |votes=139 |percentage=0.13% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Arunachalam D. |party=Independent politician |votes=93 |percentage=0.09% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Venkatasubbaiah J. |party=Independent politician |votes=59 |percentage=0.06% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Abdulhameed M. G. |party=Independent politician |votes=44 |percentage=0.04% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,798 |percentage=15.81% |change=-3.38% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,06,266 |percentage=68.22% |change= 6.71% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,59,450 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 2.91% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1989=

{{Election box begin|title= 1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chengalpattu}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=V. Tamilmani |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=38,948 |percentage=45.73% |change=-3.06% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. D. Varadarajan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=22,607 |percentage=26.54% |change=-23.60% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Vasudevan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,866 |percentage=15.11% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ponkumar |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=5,342 |percentage=6.27% |change=-43.87% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Munusamy |party=Independent politician |votes=3,545 |percentage=4.16% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Rajendran |party=Independent politician |votes=456 |percentage=0.54% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Sekar |party=Independent politician |votes=326 |percentage=0.38% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=B. Sagadevan |party=Independent politician |votes=218 |percentage=0.26% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Narendran |party=Independent politician |votes=217 |percentage=0.25% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Prabakaran |party=Independent politician |votes=175 |percentage=0.21% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. V. Jegannathen |party=Independent politician |votes=169 |percentage=0.20% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,341 |percentage=19.19% |change=17.84% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=85,167 |percentage=61.51% |change= -15.69% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,41,410 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -4.41% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1984=

{{Election box begin|title= 1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chengalpattu}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=P. G. Anoor Jegadeesan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=45,423 |percentage=50.14% |change=-2.93% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Rudrakotti. V. |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=44,203 |percentage=48.80% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sagadevan. B. |party=Independent politician |votes=373 |percentage=0.41% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Paramanandam. N. S. |party=Independent politician |votes=321 |percentage=0.35% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Abdul Hameed. M. G. |party=Independent politician |votes=267 |percentage=0.29% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,220 |percentage=1.35% |change=-5.41% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=90,587 |percentage=77.20% |change= 15.31% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,20,202 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -2.93% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1980=

{{Election box begin|title= 1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chengalpattu}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=P. G. Anoor Jegadeesan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=40,466 |percentage=53.07% |change=9.58% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Natarajan. K |party=Indian National Congress |votes=35,314 |percentage=46.32% |change=39.97% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ramachandran. S. P |party=Independent politician |votes=465 |percentage=0.61% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,152 |percentage=6.76% |change=1.01% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=76,245 |percentage=61.89% |change= 0.00% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,24,925 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 9.58% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1977=

{{Election box begin|title= 1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chengalpattu}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=P. G. Anoor Jegadeesan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=29,306 |percentage=43.50% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Rudrakotti |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=25,436 |percentage=37.75% |change=-24.34% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=B.S. Raghupathy |party=Janata Party |votes=6,942 |percentage=10.30% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Dhanpal Nayagar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,275 |percentage=6.34% |change=-20.73% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N.E. Mahboob Basha |party=Independent politician |votes=611 |percentage=0.91% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Vedachalam |party=Independent politician |votes=504 |percentage=0.75% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S.A. Kali Nayagar |party=Independent politician |votes=303 |percentage=0.45% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,870 |percentage=5.74% |change=-29.28% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=67,377 |percentage=61.89% |change= -10.21% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,10,575 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -18.60% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1971=

{{Election box begin|title= 1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chengalpattu}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=C G Vishwanathan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=41,949 |percentage=62.09% |change=-0.68% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S T Neelakantan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=18,290 |percentage=27.07% |change=-1.66% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P Ramakrishnan |party=Independent politician |votes=3,748 |percentage=5.55% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=U T Krishnasamy |party=Independent politician |votes=1,455 |percentage=2.15% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P Ramasamy |party=Independent politician |votes=1,264 |percentage=1.87% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S K Sunder Raj |party=Independent politician |votes=345 |percentage=0.51% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A Chinnapayyan |party=Independent politician |votes=285 |percentage=0.42% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N S Paramanandam |party=Independent politician |votes=222 |percentage=0.33% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=23,659 |percentage=35.02% |change=0.98% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=67,558 |percentage=72.10% |change= -6.93% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 98,995 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -0.68% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1967=

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Chengalpattu}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=C. G. Viswanathan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=43,428 |percentage=62.77% |change=12.45% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Naicker |party=Indian National Congress |votes=19,879 |percentage=28.73% |change=-17.76% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Narasimhan |party=Independent politician |votes=5,879 |percentage=8.50% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=23,549 |percentage=34.04% |change=30.21% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=69,186 |percentage=79.03% |change= 2.85% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 90,773 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 12.45% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1962=

{{Election box begin|title= 1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Chengalpattu}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=C. G. Viswanathan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=27,933 |percentage=50.32% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. Rajarathana Nayagar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=25,809 |percentage=46.50% |change=21.77% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. M. Ramaswamy |party=Independent politician |votes=1,767 |percentage=3.18% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,124 |percentage=3.83% |change=3.16% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=55,509 |percentage=76.18% |change= 0.88% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 76,741 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 25.59% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1957=

{{Election box begin|title=1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Chengalpattu{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2015-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127200447/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf |archive-date=27 Jan 2013}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Muthuswamy Naickar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=26,568 |percentage=24.73% |change=-1.35% }}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Appavu (Sc) |party=Indian National Congress |votes=25,854 |percentage=24.06% |change=-2.01% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ramachandran |party=Independent politician |votes=22,884 |percentage=21.30% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Rathinam (Sc) |party=Independent politician |votes=21,682 |percentage=20.18% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Paramasivan (Sc) |party=Independent politician |votes=10,453 |percentage=9.73% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=714 |percentage=0.66% |change=-18.64% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,07,441 |percentage=75.29% |change= 30.60% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,42,694 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |swing= -20.65% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1952=

{{Election box begin|title= 1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Chengalpattu{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-14 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=K. Vinayakam |party=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |votes=14,681 |percentage=45.38% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=U. L. Raja |party=Indian National Congress |votes=8,435 |percentage=26.07% |change=26.07% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Paramasivam |party=Republican Party of India |votes=3,185 |percentage=9.85% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Palaniswamy |party=Independent politician |votes=1,964 |percentage=6.07% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Govindarajulu Reddiar |party= |votes=1,643 |percentage=5.08% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Elumalai Naicker |party=Independent politician |votes=1,276 |percentage=3.94% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. V. Srinivasan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,167 |percentage=3.61% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,246 |percentage=19.31% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=32,351 |percentage=44.69% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 72,383 |change = }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |loser= |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

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