Saidapet 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. Ma Subramaniam, from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam defeated S.duraisami of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of 29408 votes.
It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s Srividhya enters the fray.
Saidapet Assembly constituency is part of the Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Tamilachi Thangapandian won the Chennai South parliamentary seat by defeating Smt. Tamilisai Soundarayarajan of the Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 225945 votes.
From election campaigns to final results, follow all developments related to Saidapet assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ma Subramaniam
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
80,194
Lead: 29,408
|
50.02% |
| S.duraisami | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 50,786 | 31.68% |
| Sneha Mohandas | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 13,454 | 8.39% |
| Sureshkumar | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 10,717 | 6.68% |
| G.sentamizhan | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 2,081 | 1.30% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,158 | 0.72% |
| Kottur Kumar. R | Bahujan Samaj Party | 274 | 0.17% |
| Sagayamary. N | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 209 | 0.13% |
| Sivasankar. S. R | Independent | 182 | 0.11% |
| Balaji. V | Independent | 145 | 0.09% |
| Kandhasamy. R | Independent | 141 | 0.09% |
| Murthi. R | Independent | 125 | 0.08% |
| Sathish Kumar. S | Independent | 121 | 0.08% |
| Saravanan. D | Independent | 91 | 0.06% |
| Sivagnanasambandan. T | Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi | 89 | 0.06% |
| Jothi Sairam. S | Independent | 66 | 0.04% |
| Kothandapani. K | Independent | 48 | 0.03% |
| Imran Khan. M | Independent | 47 | 0.03% |
| Manimaran. S | Independent | 43 | 0.03% |
| Prem Kumar. A | Independent | 40 | 0.02% |
| Ashok Kumar. V | Independent | 38 | 0.02% |
| Vijaya Kumar. R | Independent | 37 | 0.02% |
| Loganathan. J | Independent | 34 | 0.02% |
| Venkatesh. K | Independent | 32 | 0.02% |
| Rishi Kumar. A | Independent | 31 | 0.02% |
| Arun Kumar. M | Independent | 30 | 0.02% |
| Vasanth. H | Independent | 30 | 0.02% |
| Elango. K | Independent | 23 | 0.01% |
| Rajesh. N | Independent | 23 | 0.01% |
| Prakash. C | Independent | 20 | 0.01% |
| Alaganathan. B | Independent | 18 | 0.01% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Subramanian.ma
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
79,279
Lead: 16,255
|
48.20% |
| Ponnayan.c | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 63,024 | 38.32% |
| Kalidass.v | Bharatiya Janata Party | 6,000 | 3.65% |
| Sahadevan.t.r. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 5,913 | 3.60% |
| Elumalai.s | Communist Party of India | 5,221 | 3.17% |
| Others | Others | 3,541 | 2.15% |
| Manoharan.m | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 2,725 | 1.66% |
| Murugesan.s | Bahujan Samaj Party | 330 | 0.20% |
| Gokularajan.c | Independent | 251 | 0.15% |
| Subramani.m | Independent | 225 | 0.14% |
| Vishnuram.m | Youth And Students Party | 207 | 0.13% |
| Mohana.n | Independent | 191 | 0.12% |
| Meena.p | Independent | 164 | 0.10% |
| Chinnadurai.v | Independent | 152 | 0.09% |
| Anand.v | Independent | 140 | 0.09% |
| Vishnuram.s | Independent | 123 | 0.07% |
| Thomas.c | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 95 | 0.06% |
| Soundarjan.c | Independent | 94 | 0.06% |
| Parthiban.s | Independent | 87 | 0.05% |
| Shankar.e | Independent | 85 | 0.05% |
| Subaramani.k | Independent | 68 | 0.04% |
| Kandasamy.r | Independent | 52 | 0.03% |
| Rajasekar.t | Independent | 51 | 0.03% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Senthamizhan.g
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
79,856
Lead: 12,071
|
51.78% |
| Magesh Kumaar.m | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 67,785 | 43.95% |
| Kalidass.v | Bharatiya Janata Party | 3,018 | 1.96% |
| Chandrasekar.s | Makkal Manadu Katchi | 878 | 0.57% |
| Pragalathan.p.m | Bahujan Samaj Party | 481 | 0.31% |
| P.jagadish Kumar | Independent | 381 | 0.25% |
| Rajasekar.t | Independent | 288 | 0.19% |
| Sudhakar.k | Independent | 252 | 0.16% |
| Sridhar.p | Independent | 207 | 0.13% |
| Murali.r | Independent | 173 | 0.11% |
| Purushothaman.a.n | Independent | 168 | 0.11% |
| Babu. J.a.k | Independent | 153 | 0.10% |
| Velmuguan.d | Independent | 137 | 0.09% |
| Sirajudeen.a | Independent | 95 | 0.06% |
| Anand.s | Independent | 81 | 0.05% |
| Manimaran.s | Independent | 77 | 0.05% |
| Ananthakumar.g | Independent | 76 | 0.05% |
| Sathyanarayanan.v | Independent | 63 | 0.04% |
| Dellibabu. Dha.lo | Independent | 56 | 0.04% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Senthamizhan, G.
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
75,973
Lead: 5,905
|
46% |
| Baskaran, C.r. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 70,068 | 43% |
| Venugopal, R. | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 11,675 | 7% |
| Ranganathan, K. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,692 | 1% |
| Ravi, P.s. | Independent | 780 | 0% |
| Natarajan, G. | Independent | 705 | 0% |
| Kandasamy, P. | Independent | 564 | 0% |
| Mohan, M. | Independent | 469 | 0% |
| Ramu, A. | Independent | 425 | 0% |
| Viswanathan, E. | All India Forward Bloc | 368 | 0% |
| Sriram, S. | United Communist Party Of India | 266 | 0% |
| Sureshbabu | Independent | 246 | 0% |
| Muniappan, M. | Independent | 222 | 0% |
| Jaishankar, M. | Independent | 195 | 0% |
| Tamil Selvan, M. | Independent | 148 | 0% |
| Pragalathan, M. | Independent | 93 | 0% |
| Ananthakumar, G. | Independent | 92 | 0% |
| Vijayakumar, S. | Independent | 87 | 0% |
| Thiruvengadam, U. | Independent | 80 | 0% |
| Rajasekar | Independent | 78 | 0% |
| Anand, S. | Independent | 69 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Perumal.v
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
62,118
Lead: 3,881
|
48% |
| Baskaran.c.r | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 58,237 | 45% |
| Subramani.p | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 5,996 | 5% |
| Stephen Denis.m | Independent | 691 | 1% |
| Elango.m | Independent | 516 | 0% |
| Viswanathan.s | Independent | 327 | 0% |
| Palanivelu .v.k | Independent | 235 | 0% |
| Govindsamy.d | Independent | 166 | 0% |
| Pachiappan.v Alias Eagai K.v. Ramkumar | Independent | 112 | 0% |
| Paramasivam.c | Independent | 97 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Saidai Kittu, K.
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
76,031
Lead: 29,853
|
57% |
| Saidai Duraisamy, S. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 46,178 | 35% |
| Panneerselvam, M.r. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 4,036 | 3% |
| Ravindran, C. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,869 | 1% |
| Venugopal, P. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 1,638 | 1% |
| Kannan, P. | Akhil Bhartiya Shivsena - Rashtrawadi | 92 | 0% |
| Pachaiappan, V. | Independent | 83 | 0% |
| Vinayagam, L. | Independent | 79 | 0% |
| Subramani, L.p. | Independent | 78 | 0% |
| Harikrishnan, M.v. | Independent | 72 | 0% |
| Venkatraman, G. | Independent | 65 | 0% |
| Raji, R. | Independent | 61 | 0% |
| Mahendran, T. | Independent | 58 | 0% |
| Ganapathi, G. | Independent | 56 | 0% |
| James, H. | Independent | 50 | 0% |
| Mohammed Abdullah, M.a. | Independent | 38 | 0% |
| Sridharan, E.s. | Independent | 37 | 0% |
| Janaki, J.r. | Independent | 36 | 0% |
| Kennedi, I. | Independent | 34 | 0% |
| Anbudasan, M. | Independent | 33 | 0% |
| Jaganathan, G.r.s. | Independent | 32 | 0% |
| Mani, V.s. | Independent | 29 | 0% |
| Jayaraman, G. | Independent | 28 | 0% |
| Elumalai, R. | Independent | 22 | 0% |
| Kothandan, V. | Independent | 20 | 0% |
| Jayaraj, P. | Independent | 14 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Balan M.k.
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
63,235
Lead: 22,762
|
57% |
| Sridhar R.s. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 40,473 | 36% |
| Jayachandran P. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 3,038 | 3% |
| Nandakumar S. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,053 | 2% |
| Krishnamoorthy K. | Jharkhand Party | 715 | 1% |
| Sankar J. | Independent | 188 | 0% |
| Ganesan K. | Independent | 91 | 0% |
| Elumalai N. | Independent | 79 | 0% |
| Ganesh M. | Independent | 77 | 0% |
| Madavan S. | Independent | 59 | 0% |
| Charles L. | Independent | 55 | 0% |
| Shanmugam S. | Independent | 51 | 0% |
| Jayakumar V. | Independent | 50 | 0% |
| Sathyan Babu M.b. | Independent | 35 | 0% |
| Thirumaravan R. | Independent | 17 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
R.s. Sridhar
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
57,767
Lead: 32,589
|
46% |
| Saidai S. Durasmay | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(janaki Ramachandran) | 25,178 | 20% |
| S.m. Krishnan | Indian National Congress | 18,551 | 15% |
| V.j.m. Charles | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group) | 16,912 | 14% |
| K. Panchatcharam | Independent | 947 | 1% |
| Sadai V. Muthu | Independent | 919 | 1% |
| K. Ramachandran (madhavai) | Independent | 577 | 0% |
| C. Umapathi | Independent | 233 | 0% |
| V. Pachaiappa Naiker | Independent | 231 | 0% |
| M.s. Arumani | Independent | 148 | 0% |
| Ekkai A. Munusamy | Independent | 136 | 0% |
| B, Madhavan | Independent | 128 | 0% |
| P. Arumugham | Independent | 114 | 0% |
| R.s. Pandian (sendur Pandian) | Independent | 88 | 0% |
| G.s. Baskaran | Independent | 80 | 0% |
| Mahaveerchand Bora | Independent | 78 | 0% |
| Saidai E. Manickam | Independent | 75 | 0% |
| K. Veeramani | Independent | 69 | 0% |
| S. Jagadeesan | Independent | 68 | 0% |
| K. Damodaran (mambalam) | Independent | 63 | 0% |
| N.p. Sadagopan | Independent | 56 | 0% |
| A.v. Gopal | Independent | 53 | 0% |
| Vimala Krishnamoorthy | Independent | 51 | 0% |
| J. Boominathan | Independent | 47 | 0% |
| E. Karunanidhi | Independent | 45 | 0% |
| R. Muthu Krishnan | Independent | 34 | 0% |
| V.p.r. Ramesh | Independent | 32 | 0% |
| M. Gnanapandithan | Independent | 29 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Saidai Duraisamy, Sa.
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
52,869
Lead: 190
|
48% |
| Purushothaman, D. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 52,679 | 48% |
| Ravikumar, C. | Independent | 533 | 0% |
| Mohanadass, T. | Independent | 532 | 0% |
| Madhavan, B. | Independent | 520 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Purushothaman,d
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
40,403
Lead: 1,697
|
48% |
| Saithai Duraisamy,s | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 38,706 | 46% |
| Subramani,a | Janata Party (jp) | 4,870 | 6% |
| Peter,a.j | Independent | 282 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
D. Purushothaman
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
27,160
Lead: 5,278
|
36% |
| N. Kannan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 21,882 | 29% |
| M. Nethaji | Janta Party | 16,339 | 22% |
| K. Jagaveerapandian | Indian National Congress | 8,176 | 11% |
| P.m. Kanniah | Independent | 357 | 0% |
| N. Veeran | Independent | 100 | 0% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Votes | Lead | Vote Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ma Subramaniam | DMK | 80,194 | 29,408 | 50.02% |
| 2016 | Subramanian.ma | DMK | 79,279 | 16,255 | 48.20% |
| 2011 | Senthamizhan.g | AIADMK | 79,856 | 12,071 | 51.78% |
| 2006 | Senthamizhan, G. | AIADMK | 75,973 | 5,905 | 46% |
| 2001 | Perumal.v | DMK | 62,118 | 3,881 | 48% |
| 1996 | Saidai Kittu, K. | DMK | 76,031 | 29,853 | 57% |
| 1991 | Balan M.k. | AIADMK | 63,235 | 22,762 | 57% |
| 1989 | R.s. Sridhar | DMK | 57,767 | 32,589 | 46% |
| 1984 | Saidai Duraisamy, Sa. | AIADMK | 52,869 | 190 | 48% |
| 1980 | Purushothaman,d | DMK | 40,403 | 1,697 | 48% |
| 1977 | D. Purushothaman | DMK | 27,160 | 5,278 | 36% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ma Subramaniam | DMK |
80,194
(Lead: 29,408)
|
50.02% |
| S.duraisami | AIADMK | 50,786 | 31.68% | |
| 2016 | Subramanian.ma | DMK |
79,279
(Lead: 16,255)
|
48.20% |
| Ponnayan.c | AIADMK | 63,024 | 38.32% | |
| 2011 | Senthamizhan.g | AIADMK |
79,856
(Lead: 12,071)
|
51.78% |
| Magesh Kumaar.m | DMK | 67,785 | 43.95% | |
| 2006 | Senthamizhan, G. | AIADMK |
75,973
(Lead: 5,905)
|
46% |
| Baskaran, C.r. | PMK | 70,068 | 43% | |
| 2001 | Perumal.v | DMK |
62,118
(Lead: 3,881)
|
48% |
| Baskaran.c.r | PMK | 58,237 | 45% | |
| 1996 | Saidai Kittu, K. | DMK |
76,031
(Lead: 29,853)
|
57% |
| Saidai Duraisamy, S. | AIADMK | 46,178 | 35% | |
| 1991 | Balan M.k. | AIADMK |
63,235
(Lead: 22,762)
|
57% |
| Sridhar R.s. | DMK | 40,473 | 36% | |
| 1989 | R.s. Sridhar | DMK |
57,767
(Lead: 32,589)
|
46% |
| Saidai S. Durasmay | ADK(JR) | 25,178 | 20% | |
| 1984 | Saidai Duraisamy, Sa. | AIADMK |
52,869
(Lead: 190)
|
48% |
| Purushothaman, D. | DMK | 52,679 | 48% | |
| 1980 | Purushothaman,d | DMK |
40,403
(Lead: 1,697)
|
48% |
| Saithai Duraisamy,s | AIADMK | 38,706 | 46% | |
| 1977 | D. Purushothaman | DMK |
27,160
(Lead: 5,278)
|
36% |
| N. Kannan | AIADMK | 21,882 | 29% |
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Ma Subramaniam of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the Saidapet Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating S.duraisami of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 29408 votes.
The strike rate in the Saidapet constituency is 64% DMK and 36% AIADMK, with DMK won 7 times and AIADMK won 4 times since the 1977 elections.
Ma Subramaniam (DMK) received 50.02% vote share.
S.duraisami (AIADMK) received 31.68% vote share.
Ma Subramaniam (DMK) won the 2021 election with 80194 votes, leading by 29408 votes and securing a 50.02% vote share.
The Saidapet Assembly constituency falls under the Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency of Chennai district.
Ma Subramaniam (DMK) won the Saidapet Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 29408 votes over S.duraisami (AIADMK).
The Saidapet Assembly constituency is part of the Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Virugampakkam, Thiyagarayanagar, Mylapore, Velachery, Shozhinganallur.
The top candidates in the Saidapet Assembly Election 2021 were:
Ma Subramaniam (DMK)
S.duraisami (AIADMK)
Sneha Mohandas (MNM)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Ma Subramaniam (DMK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Saidapet Assembly Election 2021 was 57.26%
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.