Anna Nagar is a key legislative assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, located in the Chennai district. In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. M K Mohan, from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam defeated Gokula Indhra of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of 27445 votes.
It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s C. Shankar enters the fray.
Anna Nagar Assembly constituency is part of the Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Dayanidhi Maran won the Chennai Central parliamentary seat by defeating Vinod P Selvam of the Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 244689 votes.
From election campaigns to final results, follow all developments related to Anna Nagar assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
M K Mohan
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
80,054
Lead: 27,445
|
48.49% |
| Gokula Indhra | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 52,609 | 31.87% |
| Dr. V. Ponraj | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 17,522 | 10.61% |
| Sankar | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 10,406 | 6.30% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,545 | 0.94% |
| K.n.gunasekaran | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 1,169 | 0.71% |
| S.d. Prabhakar | Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi | 408 | 0.25% |
| D. Jeevithkumar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 220 | 0.13% |
| S. Sathyanarayanan | Independent | 158 | 0.10% |
| Hari Shankar | Independent | 142 | 0.09% |
| K. Sathish Kumar | Independent | 125 | 0.08% |
| R. Saravanan | Independent | 122 | 0.07% |
| V.m. Nagarajan | Independent | 86 | 0.05% |
| L. Kasinathan | Independent | 74 | 0.04% |
| V. Paulraj Guna | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 73 | 0.04% |
| Ansar Ahamed | Anaithu Makkal Arasiyal Katchi | 69 | 0.04% |
| P.e. Gopinath | Independent | 62 | 0.04% |
| P. Dhanasekar | Nam India Naam Indiyar Katchi | 59 | 0.04% |
| S. Yuvaraja | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 56 | 0.03% |
| J. Nagaraj | New Generation Peoples Party | 53 | 0.03% |
| M. Veriyandi | Anna MGR Dravida Makkal Kalgam | 32 | 0.02% |
| M. Manokaran | Independent | 27 | 0.02% |
| P. Manimaran | Independent | 13 | 0.01% |
| A. Jayaprakash | Independent | 12 | 0.01% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mohan M.k.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
72,207
Lead: 1,687
|
42.74% |
| Gokulaindira S | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 70,520 | 41.74% |
| Suresh K | Bharatiya Janata Party | 8,820 | 5.22% |
| Mallika Dayalan | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 6,491 | 3.84% |
| Akhilesh A M | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 5,619 | 3.33% |
| Others | Others | 4,048 | 2.40% |
| Amutha N | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 2,966 | 1.76% |
| Kumaran P | Youth And Students Party | 483 | 0.29% |
| Saravanaraja P | Valamaana Tamizhagam Katchi | 370 | 0.22% |
| Babu D | Independent | 295 | 0.17% |
| Balaji S | Independent | 252 | 0.15% |
| Timothy Moses | Christian Democratic Front | 173 | 0.10% |
| Muthusamy M | Independent | 126 | 0.07% |
| Saravanan R | Independent | 96 | 0.06% |
| Varkees Tharuma Raj G | Tamilaga Sthabana Congress | 88 | 0.05% |
| Thirunavukkarasu V | Makkalatchi Katchi | 85 | 0.05% |
| Sivasankaran R | Independent | 80 | 0.05% |
| Yogeswaran D | Independent | 77 | 0.05% |
| Kannan S | Independent | 54 | 0.03% |
| Sofilet | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 48 | 0.03% |
| Ravi Kumar S | Independent | 45 | 0.03% |
| Bhuvaneswaran M | Independent | 38 | 0.02% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gokula Indira S
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
88,954
Lead: 36,590
|
58.67% |
| Arivazhagan V.k. | Indian National Congress | 52,364 | 34.54% |
| Haribabu P.k. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 3,769 | 2.49% |
| Jayaprakash J | Youth And Students Party | 763 | 0.50% |
| Jawahar Nesan L | Independent | 742 | 0.49% |
| Mahalakshmi K | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 722 | 0.48% |
| Udhayakumar K | Lok Satta Party | 697 | 0.46% |
| Kannan S | Bahujan Samaj Party | 614 | 0.40% |
| Alamuthu P | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 557 | 0.37% |
| Kalaiarasan A | Puratchi Bharatham | 484 | 0.32% |
| Santhanakumar S.m. | Independent | 380 | 0.25% |
| Senthil S | Independent | 283 | 0.19% |
| Thirunavukkarasu M | Independent | 265 | 0.17% |
| Manimaran P | Independent | 235 | 0.16% |
| Gouthaman C.n.a. | Independent | 217 | 0.14% |
| Anbalagan M | Independent | 147 | 0.10% |
| Vasigaran S.a.n. | Independent | 130 | 0.09% |
| Sampath Kumar S | Makkal Manadu Katchi | 119 | 0.08% |
| Sasikkumar M | Independent | 89 | 0.06% |
| Ayyappan C.p. | Independent | 77 | 0.05% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Arcot Veerasamy
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
100,099
Lead: 12,390
|
46% |
| Vijaya Thayanban | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 87,709 | 40% |
| Rajamany, K. | Lok Paritran | 11,665 | 5% |
| Hande, H.v. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 7,897 | 4% |
| Senthamarai Kannan, K. | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 6,594 | 3% |
| Loganathan, V. | Independent | 683 | 0% |
| Balakrishnan, B. | Independent | 443 | 0% |
| Nagu, A. | Independent | 422 | 0% |
| Prema, V. | Independent | 323 | 0% |
| Hari, T. | Independent | 312 | 0% |
| Sivaraman, S. | Independent | 166 | 0% |
| Sugumaran, M. | Independent | 163 | 0% |
| Nanmaran, V. | Independent | 103 | 0% |
| Senthil Murugan, S. | Independent | 80 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Arcot Veeraswami .n
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
77,353
Lead: 5,578
|
48% |
| Arumugam.c | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 71,775 | 45% |
| Appandurai.c | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 6,708 | 4% |
| Kumaran.m | Nationalist Congress Party | 854 | 1% |
| Ashok N.s.d | Samajwadi Party | 687 | 0% |
| Mohammed Ali.s | Independent | 646 | 0% |
| Achuthaiah.a | Independent | 563 | 0% |
| Ahamed. A.r | Independent | 506 | 0% |
| Bupal. R | Independent | 338 | 0% |
| Sivakumar.s.s | Independent | 283 | 0% |
| Basheer Basha.r | Independent | 228 | 0% |
| Ravichandran.k | Independent | 190 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Arcot Veeraswami,n.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
103,819
Lead: 69,017
|
66% |
| Balasubramanian, R. | Indian National Congress | 34,802 | 22% |
| Varadarajan, K. | Communist Party Of India (marxist) | 7,203 | 5% |
| Elumalai, V. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 3,625 | 2% |
| Pandian, V.j. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 2,576 | 2% |
| Arunagiri, C. | Indian Congress (socialist) | 542 | 0% |
| David, J. | Independent | 284 | 0% |
| Chitty Babu, A. | Independent | 184 | 0% |
| John, D. | Independent | 153 | 0% |
| Saroja, N. | Independent | 144 | 0% |
| Anthony Raj, A. | Independent | 132 | 0% |
| Kaja Mohideen, P. | Independent | 130 | 0% |
| Palani, K. | Independent | 128 | 0% |
| Kanickai Mery, A. | Independent | 119 | 0% |
| Anantharaj, J. | Social Action Party | 116 | 0% |
| Sukumar, G. | Independent | 107 | 0% |
| Arumugam, S. | Tamil Nadu Makkal Congress | 98 | 0% |
| Loganathan, G. | Independent | 93 | 0% |
| Dilli, R. | Independent | 88 | 0% |
| Kamalanathan, M. | Independent | 84 | 0% |
| Srikanth, N.g. | Independent | 78 | 0% |
| Solai, K. | Independent | 76 | 0% |
| Inas, A.k. | Independent | 68 | 0% |
| Anandan, S.s. | Independent | 59 | 0% |
| Alwar, S. | Independent | 52 | 0% |
| Rajagoplan, A.p. | Independent | 51 | 0% |
| Sundarraj, S. | Independent | 31 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
A. Chellakumar
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
75,512
Lead: 27,298
|
57% |
| S. M. Ramachandran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 48,214 | 36% |
| S. P. Ramakrishnan Alias Ramki | Bharatiya Janata Party | 4,031 | 3% |
| G. Selvam Alias Tamil Selvam | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 2,498 | 2% |
| S.a. Ramamurthy | Indian Congress (socialist- Sarat Chandra Sinha) | 425 | 0% |
| A. M. Paulraj Vanigaotrumai | Jharkhand Party | 272 | 0% |
| R. Nagarajan | Mahabharat Peples Party | 123 | 0% |
| M. Ragarajan | Tharasu Makkal Mandaram | 101 | 0% |
| P. Jayaprakasam | Independent | 92 | 0% |
| D. Kannappan | Independent | 79 | 0% |
| S. Tathinakumar | Independent | 62 | 0% |
| S. Ramachandran | Independent | 60 | 0% |
| P. Chockalingam | Independent | 54 | 0% |
| P. J. Selwyn | Independent | 52 | 0% |
| K. Sadanandam | Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam | 48 | 0% |
| G. Purusothamam | Independent | 44 | 0% |
| R. Lalithakumar | Independent | 39 | 0% |
| T. Harikumar | Independent | 25 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Anbazhagan, K.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
71,401
Lead: 32,407
|
49% |
| Sukumar Babu, V. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group) | 38,994 | 27% |
| Lakshmanan, G. | Indian National Congress | 23,083 | 16% |
| Kothadaraman, V. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(janaki Ramachandran) | 7,089 | 5% |
| Kothandaraman, V. | Independent | 617 | 0% |
| Arumugam S. | Independent | 217 | 0% |
| Natesan, M. | Independent | 169 | 0% |
| Raman, V.p. | Independent | 130 | 0% |
| Mani Nadar, A.t. | Independent | 128 | 0% |
| Natarajan, M. | Independent | 126 | 0% |
| Naina, A.m | Independent | 105 | 0% |
| Sridhar, N. | Independent | 94 | 0% |
| Baby, V. | Independent | 93 | 0% |
| Kuttiappan, A. | Independent | 87 | 0% |
| Nandakumar, R. | Independent | 80 | 0% |
| Karunakaran, K. | Independent | 74 | 0% |
| Mohamed Haniffa, A. | Independent | 65 | 0% |
| Vaidyanathan, K.s. | Independent | 60 | 0% |
| Rajendran, V. | Independent | 59 | 0% |
| Radhakrishnan, G. | Independent | 57 | 0% |
| Nagarathinam, J. | Independent | 51 | 0% |
| Govidan, K. | Independent | 48 | 0% |
| Mani, R.s. | Independent | 38 | 0% |
| Narayana Moorthy, N. | Independent | 35 | 0% |
| Kothandan, M. | Independent | 27 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ramachandran, S. M.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
65,341
Lead: 9,213
|
52% |
| Kothandaraman V. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 55,972 | 45% |
| Velu Ammaiyar | Independent | 327 | 0% |
| Manickan, A. | Independent | 219 | 0% |
| Ramachandaran, S. | Independent | 178 | 0% |
| Kothandan, N. | Independent | 173 | 0% |
| Kothandaramann, A. | Independent | 163 | 0% |
| Murukan (alias) Nanjil Murukan | Independent | 129 | 0% |
| John Wilson, M. | Independent | 128 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Karunanidhi,m
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
51,290
Lead: 699
|
49% |
| Hande,h.v | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 50,591 | 48% |
| Jebamani,r | Janta Party | 2,335 | 2% |
| Akilan (alias) Hari | Independent | 166 | 0% |
| Veerappa Gounder,v.t.r | Independent | 96 | 0% |
| Ramesh,b | Independent | 70 | 0% |
| Varadadesigan,o.a | Independent | 67 | 0% |
| Kanniappan,t | Independent | 54 | 0% |
| Velsami Nadar,s | Independent | 34 | 0% |
| Duraiswamy Nadar,n | Independent | 28 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
M. Karunanidhi
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
43,076
Lead: 16,438
|
50% |
| G. Krishnamurthy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 26,638 | 31% |
| T. Andiappan | Janta Party | 10,419 | 12% |
| R. Jayachandran | Indian National Congress | 5,258 | 6% |
| K. George Mathew | Independent | 262 | 0% |
| V.n. Bajpai | Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha | 162 | 0% |
| Abdul Azeez | Independent | 86 | 0% |
| K. Jayaraman | Independent | 73 | 0% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | M K Mohan | DMK | 80,054 | 27,445 | 48.49% |
| 2016 | Mohan M.k. | DMK | 72,207 | 1,687 | 42.74% |
| 2011 | Gokula Indira S | AIADMK | 88,954 | 36,590 | 58.67% |
| 2006 | Arcot Veerasamy | DMK | 100,099 | 12,390 | 46% |
| 2001 | Arcot Veeraswami .n | DMK | 77,353 | 5,578 | 48% |
| 1996 | Arcot Veeraswami,n. | DMK | 103,819 | 69,017 | 66% |
| 1991 | A. Chellakumar | INC | 75,512 | 27,298 | 57% |
| 1989 | Anbazhagan, K. | DMK | 71,401 | 32,407 | 49% |
| 1984 | Ramachandran, S. M. | DMK | 65,341 | 9,213 | 52% |
| 1980 | Karunanidhi,m | DMK | 51,290 | 699 | 49% |
| 1977 | M. Karunanidhi | DMK | 43,076 | 16,438 | 50% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | M K Mohan | DMK |
80,054
(Lead: 27,445)
|
48.49% |
| Gokula Indhra | AIADMK | 52,609 | 31.87% | |
| 2016 | Mohan M.k. | DMK |
72,207
(Lead: 1,687)
|
42.74% |
| Gokulaindira S | AIADMK | 70,520 | 41.74% | |
| 2011 | Gokula Indira S | AIADMK |
88,954
(Lead: 36,590)
|
58.67% |
| Arivazhagan V.k. | INC | 52,364 | 34.54% | |
| 2006 | Arcot Veerasamy | DMK |
100,099
(Lead: 12,390)
|
46% |
| Vijaya Thayanban | MDMK | 87,709 | 40% | |
| 2001 | Arcot Veeraswami .n | DMK |
77,353
(Lead: 5,578)
|
48% |
| Arumugam.c | PMK | 71,775 | 45% | |
| 1996 | Arcot Veeraswami,n. | DMK |
103,819
(Lead: 69,017)
|
66% |
| Balasubramanian, R. | INC | 34,802 | 22% | |
| 1991 | A. Chellakumar | INC |
75,512
(Lead: 27,298)
|
57% |
| S. M. Ramachandran | DMK | 48,214 | 36% | |
| 1989 | Anbazhagan, K. | DMK |
71,401
(Lead: 32,407)
|
49% |
| Sukumar Babu, V. | ADK(JL) | 38,994 | 27% | |
| 1984 | Ramachandran, S. M. | DMK |
65,341
(Lead: 9,213)
|
52% |
| Kothandaraman V. | AIADMK | 55,972 | 45% | |
| 1980 | Karunanidhi,m | DMK |
51,290
(Lead: 699)
|
49% |
| Hande,h.v | AIADMK | 50,591 | 48% | |
| 1977 | M. Karunanidhi | DMK |
43,076
(Lead: 16,438)
|
50% |
| G. Krishnamurthy | AIADMK | 26,638 | 31% |
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M K Mohan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the Anna Nagar Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating Gokula Indhra of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 27445 votes.
The strike rate in the Anna Nagar constituency is 75% DMK and 25% AIADMK, with DMK won 9 times and AIADMK won 1 time since the 1977 elections.
M K Mohan (DMK) received 48.49% vote share.
Gokula Indhra (AIADMK) received 31.87% vote share.
M K Mohan (DMK) won the 2021 election with 80054 votes, leading by 27445 votes and securing a 48.49% vote share.
The Anna Nagar Assembly constituency falls under the Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency of Chennai district.
M K Mohan (DMK) won the Anna Nagar Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 27445 votes over Gokula Indhra (AIADMK).
The Anna Nagar Assembly constituency is part of the Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Villivakkam, Egmore (sc), Harbour, Chepauk-thiruvalliken, Thousand Lights.
The top candidates in the Anna Nagar Assembly Election 2021 were:
M K Mohan (DMK)
Gokula Indhra (AIADMK)
Dr. V. Ponraj (MNM)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with M K Mohan (DMK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Anna Nagar Assembly Election 2021 was 57.02%
The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.