Sholinganallur (state assembly constituency)
Sholinganallur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitation in 2007.[1] It is a part of the Chennai South parliamentary constituency for national elections.
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | K. P. Kandan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | Aravind Ramesh[2] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Election Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Aravind Ramesh | 1,47,014 | 42.53 | +42.53 | |
| AIADMK | Sundaram N | 1,32,101 | 38.21 | -22.22 | |
| PMK | Ramkumar K | 15,595 | 4.51 | +4.51 | |
| VCK | Paneer Doss R | 15,129 | 4.38 | -28.21 | |
| BJP | Ujagar Singh | 14,915 | 4.31 | +1.29 | |
| Margin of victory | 14,913 | 4.32 | -23.52 | ||
| Turnout | 3,45,731 | 57.39 | -9.88 | ||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -17.90 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. P. Kandan | 1,45,385 | 60.43 | +60.43 | |
| VCK | S. S. Balaji | 78,413 | 32.59 | +32.59 | |
| BJP | S. Mohandoss Gandhi | 7,275 | 3.02 | +3.02 | |
| BSP | K. Utharapathi | 1,983 | 0.82 | +0.82 | |
| Margin of victory | 66,972 | 27.84 | ---- | ||
| Turnout | 2,40,598 | 67.27 | New | ||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
- "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 27. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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