Triplicane Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Former constituency of the Tamil Nadu Legislative assembly, in India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Triplicane

| state = Tamil Nadu

| type = SLA

| map_image =

| established = 1951

| district = Chennai

| loksabha_cons = Chennai South

| electors= 132,523 (2006)

| reservation = None

| abolished= 2008

}}

Triplicane was the legislative Assembly constituency, that included the city of Triplicane. Triplicane Assembly constituency was part of Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency. After the constituency delimitation of 2008, this constituency has been merged into the newly-formed Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni Assembly constituency.{{cite web|title=New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India}}

Members of the Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Winner

! colspan="2"| Party

style="text-align: center;" colspan="4"|Madras State

1952

| A. M. Sambandam

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

1957

| K. S. G. Haja Shareef

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

1962

| V. R. Nedunchezhiyan

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

1967

| V. R. Nedunchezhiyan

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

style="text-align: center;" colspan="4"|Tamil Nadu

| V. R. Nedunchezhiyan

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

| M. Aranganathan

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

| K. S. G. Haja Shareef

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

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

| K. Nanjil Manoharan

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

| Mohammad Asif

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

| K. Nanjil Manoharan

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

| S. A. M. Hussain

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

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

Election results

===2006===

{{Election box begin|title= 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = 2006 Election Statistical Report | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf | access-date = 12 May 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007200819/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf | archive-date = 7 Oct 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Bader Sayeed |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=40,404 |percentage=47.25% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Naganathan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=37,628 |percentage=44.01% |change=-5.78% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Shivakumar |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=4,834 |percentage=5.65% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Sathish Kumar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,631 |percentage=1.91% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Vivekanandan |party=Independent politician |votes=319 |percentage=0.37% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Saravanan |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=181 |percentage=0.21% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Srinivasan |party=Independent politician |votes=144 |percentage=0.17% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Sasikumar |party=Independent politician |votes=134 |percentage=0.16% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Santhanam |party=Independent politician |votes=123 |percentage=0.14% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Shanmugam |party=Independent politician |votes=106 |percentage=0.12% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,776 |percentage=3.25% |change=-1.99% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=85,504 |percentage=64.52% |change= 21.42% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 132,523 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -2.54% }}

{{Election box end}}

===2001===

{{Election box begin|title= 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India |title = Statistical Report on General Election 2001 |url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf |date = 12 May 2001 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006173934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=S. A. M. Hussain |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=34,943 |percentage=49.79% |change=-20.31% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Rajakumar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=31,267 |percentage=44.55% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Vijaya Dhayanban |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,034 |percentage=2.90% |change=0.14% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Mu. Krishnaparayanar |party=Independent politician |votes=405 |percentage=0.58% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. Sreeram |party=Independent politician |votes=356 |percentage=0.51% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Ranganathan |party=Independent politician |votes=211 |percentage=0.30% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. R. Venkatesh |party=Independent politician |votes=185 |percentage=0.26% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Noor Mohamed |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=156 |percentage=0.22% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. M. Dharmalingam |party=Thaayaga Makkal Katchi |votes=141 |percentage=0.20% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. Maragatha Valli |party=Independent politician |votes=131 |percentage=0.19% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Sivagnanasambandan |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=96 |percentage=0.14% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,676 |percentage=5.24% |change=-43.46% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=70,179 |percentage=43.10% |change= -17.31% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 162,839 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -20.31% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1996===

{{Election box begin|title= 1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = 1996 Election Statistical Report | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007221700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf | archive-date = 7 October 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Nanjil K. Manoharan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=50,401 |percentage=70.10% |change=32.60% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Wahab |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=15,390 |percentage=21.41% |change=-33.66% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=L. E. Balraj |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=2,597 |percentage=3.61% |change=-0.40% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=O. Sundaram |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,986 |percentage=2.76% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Karunamurthy |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=915 |percentage=1.27% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Venugopal |party=Independent politician |votes=88 |percentage=0.12% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. Maragathavalli |party=Independent politician |votes=61 |percentage=0.08% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Saravanan |party=Independent politician |votes=60 |percentage=0.08% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=B. Selvam |party=Independent politician |votes=58 |percentage=0.08% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Dhanapal |party=Independent politician |votes=58 |percentage=0.08% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. S. Marisamy Kurumans |party=Independent politician |votes=56 |percentage=0.08% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=35,011 |percentage=48.70% |change=31.13% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=71,898 |percentage=60.41% |change= 4.83% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 121,322 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 15.03% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1991===

{{Election box begin|title= 1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1991 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007161404/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf | archive-date = 7 October 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Mohammad Asif |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=39,028 |percentage=55.07% |change=21.77% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Nanjil K. Manoharan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=26,576 |percentage=37.50% |change=-8.36% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Azhagumani |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=2,841 |percentage=4.01% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Parthasarathi |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=1,481 |percentage=2.09% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Murugesan |party=Janata Party |votes=478 |percentage=0.67% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Vijayalakshmi |party=Independent politician |votes=109 |percentage=0.15% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Selvam |party=Independent politician |votes=84 |percentage=0.12% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sathiavathi Gnanadas |party=Independent politician |votes=72 |percentage=0.10% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ragavendra Rao |party=Tharasu Makkal Mandram |votes=72 |percentage=0.10% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Vaithinathan |party=Independent politician |votes=55 |percentage=0.08% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Deenan |party=Independent politician |votes=32 |percentage=0.05% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=12,452 |percentage=17.57% |change=5.01% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=70,872 |percentage=55.58% |change= -14.34% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 129,453 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 9.21% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1989===

{{Election box begin|title= 1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1989 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006153620/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf | archive-date = 6 October 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Nanjil K. Manoharan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=36,414 |percentage=45.86% |change=-4.66% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=H. V. Hande |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=26,442 |percentage=33.30% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=B. Rama Devi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,531 |percentage=15.78% |change=-26.27% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Gajanathan |party=Independent politician |votes=2,878 |percentage=3.62% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Mohamad Ali Hussain |party=Independent politician |votes=220 |percentage=0.28% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. A. Mohideen |party=Independent politician |votes=152 |percentage=0.19% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Jainuddin |party=Indian National Congress (Jagjivan) |votes=142 |percentage=0.18% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Mohamed Yousup |party=Independent politician |votes=83 |percentage=0.10% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=B. Ramakrishnan |party=Independent politician |votes=83 |percentage=0.10% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. D. Panneenselvam |party=Independent politician |votes=81 |percentage=0.10% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. Maragathavalli |party=Independent politician |votes=76 |percentage=0.10% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,972 |percentage=12.56% |change=4.08% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=79,401 |percentage=69.92% |change= 7.39% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 115,258 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -4.66% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1984===

{{Election box begin|title= 1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1984 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120117121208/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf | archive-date = 17 Jan 2012}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=A. K. A. Abdul Samad |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=36,410 |percentage=50.52% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. S. G. Haja Shareef |party=Indian National Congress |votes=30,302 |percentage=42.05% |change=-10.72% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Kumarasamy Alias Kailal Mannan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,871 |percentage=2.60% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. T. Srinivasan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,298 |percentage=1.80% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=B. Selvamani |party=Independent politician |votes=814 |percentage=1.13% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. C. Kannappan |party=Independent politician |votes=242 |percentage=0.34% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Ramakrishnan Sathyalaya |party=Independent politician |votes=195 |percentage=0.27% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Jagannathan |party=Independent politician |votes=180 |percentage=0.25% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Jayalakshmi |party=Independent politician |votes=175 |percentage=0.24% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Kalingamurthy |party=Independent politician |votes=143 |percentage=0.20% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. N. Natarajan |party=Independent politician |votes=136 |percentage=0.19% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,108 |percentage=8.48% |change=-2.31% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=72,065 |percentage=62.54% |change= 5.73% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 119,445 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -2.24% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1980===

{{Election box begin|title= 1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1980 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006231656/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf | archive-date = 6 Oct 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=K. S. G. Haja Shareef |party=Indian National Congress |votes=33,664 |percentage=52.77% |change=39.06% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. K. Sridharan |party=Indian National Congress (U) |votes=26,786 |percentage=41.99% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. Ramaswamy |party=Janata Party |votes=1,811 |percentage=2.84% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Gopalakrishnan |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=567 |percentage=0.89% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Lakshmaiah |party=Independent politician |votes=485 |percentage=0.76% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Jayalakshmi |party=Independent politician |votes=377 |percentage=0.59% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Era. Chandramohan |party=Independent politician |votes=108 |percentage=0.17% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,878 |percentage=10.78% |change=7.55% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=63,798 |percentage=56.81% |change= 6.75% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 113,394 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 17.61% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1977===

{{Election box begin|title= 1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1977 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007141448/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf | archive-date = 7 Oct 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=M. Aranganathan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=23,154 |percentage=35.16% |change=-15.24% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Noorjahan Razack |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=21,027 |percentage=31.93% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. S. Narayanan |party=Janata Party |votes=12,401 |percentage=18.83% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Veeraragaghavan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,027 |percentage=13.71% |change=-35.25% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=D. Raghavan |party=Independent politician |votes=247 |percentage=0.38% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,127 |percentage=3.23% |change=1.78% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=65,856 |percentage=50.05% |change= -20.61% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 132,743 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -15.24% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1971===

{{Election box begin|title= 1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1971 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006131227/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | archive-date = 6 Oct 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=V. R. Nedunchezhiyan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=36,237 |percentage=50.40% |change=-9.01% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Vinayakam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=35,198 |percentage=48.95% |change=9.02% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Noorg Ehan Mamadi |party=Independent politician |votes=340 |percentage=0.47% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. A. Zaman |party=Independent politician |votes=127 |percentage=0.18% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,039 |percentage=1.45% |change=-18.03% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=71,902 |percentage=70.66% |change= -4.95% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 104,278 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -9.01% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1967===

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane{{Cite web| last = Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf |title= Statistical Report on General Election 1967 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320175222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2012 |access-date= 19 April 2009}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=V. R. Nedunchezhiyan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=38,721 |percentage=59.41% |change=8.12% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. S. Sammandappa |party=Indian National Congress |votes=26,027 |percentage=39.93% |change=4.63% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. V. Rao |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=431 |percentage=0.66% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=12,694 |percentage=19.48% |change=3.49% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=65,179 |percentage=75.61% |change= 3.11% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 87,580 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 8.12% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1962===

{{Election box begin|title= 1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India |title=Statistical Report on General Election 1962 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf |access-date= 19 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201143/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf |archive-date=27 Jan 2013}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=V. R. Nedunchezhiyan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=33,273 |percentage=51.29% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sivanesan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=22,903 |percentage=35.31% |change=-0.60% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. S. Varadachary |party=Swatantra Party |votes=7,418 |percentage=11.44% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. N. Natrajan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,276 |percentage=1.97% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,370 |percentage=15.99% |change=13.18% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=64,870 |percentage=72.50% |change= 32.49% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 92,042 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 15.38% }}

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===1957===

{{Election box begin|title= 1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane{{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=K. S. G. Haja Shareef |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,990 |percentage=35.91% |change=0.23% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Appadurai |party=Independent politician |votes=11,975 |percentage=33.10% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Chinna Annamalai |party=Independent politician |votes=10,278 |percentage=28.41% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Kuppuswami |party=Independent politician |votes=446 |percentage=1.23% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Moova Rammia Naidu |party=Independent politician |votes=265 |percentage=0.73% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. R. Chengalvaroya Chettiar |party=Independent politician |votes=221 |percentage=0.61% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,015 |percentage=2.81% |change=-4.44% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=36,175 |percentage=40.01% |change= -15.46% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 90,420 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 0.23% }}

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===1952===

{{Election box begin|title= 1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Triplicane{{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=A. M. Sambandam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,168 |percentage=35.68% |change=35.68% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. S. Abdul Majeed |party=Independent politician |votes=11,290 |percentage=28.43% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Jagadisa Ayyar |party=Socialist Party (India) |votes=3,850 |percentage=9.70% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. M. Doraikannu |party=Communist Party of India |votes=3,714 |percentage=9.35% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. S. Ekambaram |party=Independent politician |votes=2,954 |percentage=7.44% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. P. Nagarajan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,764 |percentage=4.44% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Nadamurthi Narasimhan |party=Independent politician |votes=536 |percentage=1.35% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Parthasarathy Naicker |party=Independent politician |votes=348 |percentage=0.88% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Jagalakshmi |party=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |votes=330 |percentage=0.83% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. R. Dalavai |party=Independent politician |votes=275 |percentage=0.69% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Thirupurasundari Ammal |party=Independent politician |votes=202 |percentage=0.51% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,878 |percentage=7.25% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=39,709 |percentage=55.46% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 71,594 |change = }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}

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