Thiyagarayanagar 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. J Karunanidhi, from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam defeated Sathyanarayanan of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of 137 votes.
It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s Anusha Vijayakumar enters the fray.
Thiyagarayanagar 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 Thiyagarayanagar assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
J Karunanidhi
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
56,035
Lead: 137
|
40.57% |
| Sathyanarayanan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 55,898 | 40.47% |
| Pazha Karuppaiah | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 14,567 | 10.55% |
| Sivasankari | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 8,284 | 6% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,617 | 1.17% |
| R.bharaneeshwaran | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 782 | 0.57% |
| Johnson R | Bahujan Samaj Party | 269 | 0.19% |
| Palayan R | Independent | 124 | 0.09% |
| Dhanush M | United States of India Party | 109 | 0.08% |
| Rajasekaran D | Independent | 92 | 0.07% |
| Kannan S | Independent | 88 | 0.06% |
| Vetri Selvi | Anaithu Makkal Arasiyal Katchi | 88 | 0.06% |
| Dhanasekaran R | Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi | 74 | 0.05% |
| Ellappan A.k.d | Mahathma Makkal Munnetra Kazhakam | 52 | 0.04% |
| Thirunavukkarasu V | Makkalatchi Katchi | 35 | 0.03% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sathyanarayanan.b
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
53,207
Lead: 3,155
|
38.44% |
| Dr.n.s.kanimozhi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 50,052 | 36.16% |
| Raja.h | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19,888 | 14.37% |
| Kumar.v | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 6,210 | 4.49% |
| Vinoth.v | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 5,071 | 3.66% |
| Others | Others | 3,570 | 2.58% |
| Padmanapan | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 2,072 | 1.50% |
| Nagadass.k | Bahujan Samaj Party | 380 | 0.27% |
| Mahesh.k | Youth And Students Party | 323 | 0.23% |
| E. Dinakaran | Independent | 230 | 0.17% |
| Augustin.r.j | Gandhiya Makkal Iyakkam | 197 | 0.14% |
| T. Pandiarajan | Independent | 193 | 0.14% |
| Harirajan.m | Independent | 113 | 0.08% |
| N.reegan | Independent | 111 | 0.08% |
| P. Tamilmani | Independent | 88 | 0.06% |
| Ramanan.a | Shivsena | 79 | 0.06% |
| Karthik.m | Independent | 55 | 0.04% |
| H.dhanasekar | Independent | 50 | 0.04% |
| M. Srinivasan | Independent | 49 | 0.04% |
| Kumar Srisri.b | Independent | 44 | 0.03% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kalairajan V P
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
75,883
Lead: 32,462
|
58.48% |
| Chellakumar A | Indian National Congress | 43,421 | 33.46% |
| Ravichandran K | Bharatiya Janata Party | 4,575 | 3.53% |
| Ramaswamy K R (a) Traffic Ramaswamy | Independent | 1,305 | 1.01% |
| Sarada G | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 958 | 0.74% |
| Sarathbabu E | Independent | 830 | 0.64% |
| Nagadass K | Bahujan Samaj Party | 587 | 0.45% |
| Narasimhan H | Independent | 387 | 0.30% |
| Devaraj G | Independent | 283 | 0.22% |
| Purushothaman G | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (communist) | 266 | 0.21% |
| Prabakaran B | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 235 | 0.18% |
| Selvakumar S | Independent | 178 | 0.14% |
| Harikrishnan N | Independent | 142 | 0.11% |
| Kumar B | Independent | 126 | 0.10% |
| Chinnadurai P | Independent | 118 | 0.09% |
| Selvakumar R V | Independent | 109 | 0.08% |
| Srinivasan M | Independent | 108 | 0.08% |
| Subash Babu M | Independent | 62 | 0.05% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kalairajan, V.p.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
74,131
Lead: 16,477
|
49% |
| Anbazhagan, J. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 57,654 | 38% |
| Pandian, T. | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 8,824 | 6% |
| Arvind, S | Lok Paritran | 6,323 | 4% |
| Muktha V. Srinivasan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 4,235 | 3% |
| Viswanathan, T. | Independent | 402 | 0% |
| Rajendra Prasad, S. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 200 | 0% |
| Rajan, R. | Independent | 181 | 0% |
| Anbazhagan, J. | Independent | 161 | 0% |
| Devendran, M. | Samajwadi Party | 159 | 0% |
| Hasan Faizal, L.s.m. | Independent | 76 | 0% |
| Natarajan, V. | Independent | 70 | 0% |
| Appu Vimal, J. | Independent | 63 | 0% |
| Mahalingam, J.s. | Independent | 59 | 0% |
| Pandurangan, D.v. | Independent | 53 | 0% |
| Dhandapani, V.m. | Independent | 41 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Anbazhagan.j
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
57,875
Lead: 2,499
|
49% |
| Sulochana Sampath.e.v.k | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 55,376 | 46% |
| Thyagarajan.k | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 3,697 | 3% |
| Narayanan.v.s.s | Independent | 602 | 1% |
| Ramaswamy.p | Independent | 471 | 0% |
| Madurai.a | Independent | 447 | 0% |
| Chandra Balaraman.b | Independent | 274 | 0% |
| Kutharasan.p | Independent | 125 | 0% |
| Govindaraj.e | Independent | 118 | 0% |
| Paullraj.d.d | Independent | 106 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chellakumar, A.
Winner
|
Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar) |
76,462
Lead: 48,999
|
66% |
| Vijayan, S. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 27,463 | 24% |
| Srinivasan, S. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 5,285 | 5% |
| Jagaveera Pandian, K. | Janata Dal | 1,959 | 2% |
| Kuppusamy, D. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 940 | 1% |
| Desingh, M. | Independent | 280 | 0% |
| Selvi, R. | Independent | 140 | 0% |
| Jayaraman, V. | Independent | 129 | 0% |
| Nallathambi, P. | Independent | 126 | 0% |
| Panchatcharam, K. | Party Name Not Available | 108 | 0% |
| Dhanasekar, T. | Tamilaga Janata | 81 | 0% |
| Sudarsan, K. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 72 | 0% |
| Ravigunaseelan, J. | Independent | 64 | 0% |
| Palani, P. | Independent | 60 | 0% |
| Arumugam, M. | Independent | 51 | 0% |
| Jagannathan, M. | Independent | 50 | 0% |
| Mohan, K. | Independent | 48 | 0% |
| Nallathambi, C. | Independent | 46 | 0% |
| Rajendrakumar, M.n. | Independent | 44 | 0% |
| Shakthi, R.c. | Independent | 42 | 0% |
| Kanmani, P. | Independent | 38 | 0% |
| Nagarajan, K.s. | Independent | 37 | 0% |
| Subramaniam, J. | Independent | 34 | 0% |
| Ramadoss, M. | Independent | 31 | 0% |
| Vallivelan, S. | Tamil Nadu Makkal Congress | 29 | 0% |
| Kaliappan, K. | Independent | 28 | 0% |
| Subramaniam, A.v. | Independent | 25 | 0% |
| Ellappan, D. | Independent | 20 | 0% |
| Pattabi, K. | Independent | 18 | 0% |
| Ravi Kumar, C. | Independent | 7 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
S. Jayakumar
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
64,460
Lead: 31,313
|
60% |
| S.a. Ganesan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 33,147 | 31% |
| R. Durai | Bharatiya Janata Party | 4,479 | 4% |
| Krishnamurthy A. Alias A.k. Morthy | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 2,137 | 2% |
| T. Dhanasekar | Jharkhand Party | 503 | 0% |
| D. Williams | Tharasu Makkal Mandaram | 121 | 0% |
| D. Veseekaran | Independent | 91 | 0% |
| V. Ganasan | Independent | 56 | 0% |
| V.t.c. Selvaraj | Independent | 49 | 0% |
| V. Sathiyamurthy | Independent | 47 | 0% |
| M. Gaunaselaran | Independent | 44 | 0% |
| P.s. Poopandian | Independent | 42 | 0% |
| S. Velmani | Independent | 40 | 0% |
| M. Kalaiarasan | Independent | 29 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ganesan, S.a.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
49,772
Lead: 22,104
|
43% |
| Souirajan, K. | Indian National Congress | 27,668 | 24% |
| Balasubramainan, V. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group) | 24,920 | 21% |
| Jeppiaar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(janaki Ramachandran) | 8,968 | 8% |
| Nithyanandam, M.s. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,517 | 1% |
| Kittappan, A. | Independent | 663 | 1% |
| Parthasarathy, G. Alias P. Sarathy | Indian Congress (socialist- Sarat Chandra Sinha) | 417 | 0% |
| Sekar, K. | Independent | 303 | 0% |
| Desingh, M. | Independent | 292 | 0% |
| Subbarayalu, S. | Independent | 139 | 0% |
| Manickam, N. | Independent | 121 | 0% |
| Ramanujam, A. | Independent | 106 | 0% |
| Sargunam, C. | Independent | 94 | 0% |
| Pattabi, R. | Independent | 76 | 0% |
| Giripathy Alias Kilnamakkarar Gridathi Anandar | Independent | 64 | 0% |
| Panneerselvam, M | Independent | 61 | 0% |
| Chokkalingam, S.s. | Independent | 55 | 0% |
| Jane Vaseekaran | Independent | 51 | 0% |
| Ramalingam, M. | Independent | 49 | 0% |
| Krishnan, P.m. | Independent | 46 | 0% |
| Jaganathan, G. | Independent | 43 | 0% |
| Ramakrishnan, K.p. | Independent | 39 | 0% |
| Jagannathan, E. | Independent | 37 | 0% |
| Rajagopal, R. | Independent | 35 | 0% |
| Durai Varadarajan, R. | Independent | 33 | 0% |
| Vijayakumar, P.s | Independent | 32 | 0% |
| Chellan Mani, C. | Independent | 27 | 0% |
| Lakshmanan, M. | Independent | 20 | 0% |
| Selvarayan, T.p. | Independent | 19 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K. Sourirajan
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
49,038
Lead: 8,884
|
48% |
| G. Kalivaradan | Janta Party | 40,154 | 39% |
| K. Jana Krishna Murthi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 6,945 | 7% |
| M. K. Srinivasan | Independent | 2,137 | 2% |
| Pon. Gunasekaran | Independent | 384 | 0% |
| Hema Srinivasan | Independent | 282 | 0% |
| Thirunagar Rathanam | Independent | 257 | 0% |
| V. V. Palanivel | Independent | 242 | 0% |
| E. Jaganathan | Independent | 111 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sourirajan,k
Winner
|
Gandhi Kamraj National Congress |
42,566
Lead: 6,466
|
50% |
| Chandran Jeyapal,r.e | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 36,100 | 43% |
| Sanckar,k | Bharatiya Janata Party | 3,716 | 4% |
| Swaminathan,t | Janata Party (jp) | 1,462 | 2% |
| Natarajan,k | Independent | 130 | 0% |
| Vasekaran,d | Janata Party (secular) Raj Narain | 94 | 0% |
| Warrier,n.k | Independent | 54 | 0% |
| Jagannathan,e | Independent | 42 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
R.e. Chandran Jayapal
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
23,346
Lead: 1,030
|
31% |
| K. Krishnamoorthy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 22,316 | 29% |
| K. Krishnamoorthy (jana) | Janta Party | 18,020 | 24% |
| A.j. Doss | Indian National Congress | 7,833 | 10% |
| K. Sowrirajan | Independent | 2,387 | 3% |
| K. Kalyanasundaram | Independent | 560 | 1% |
| D. Jayakanthan | Independent | 481 | 1% |
| K. Raghavan | Independent | 242 | 0% |
| K.m. Subramanian | Independent | 170 | 0% |
| M.m. Krishnan | Independent | 104 | 0% |
| C. Velayudham | Independent | 63 | 0% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | J Karunanidhi | DMK | 56,035 | 137 | 40.57% |
| 2016 | Sathyanarayanan.b | AIADMK | 53,207 | 3,155 | 38.44% |
| 2011 | Kalairajan V P | AIADMK | 75,883 | 32,462 | 58.48% |
| 2006 | Kalairajan, V.p. | AIADMK | 74,131 | 16,477 | 49% |
| 2001 | Anbazhagan.j | DMK | 57,875 | 2,499 | 49% |
| 1996 | Chellakumar, A. | TMC(M) | 76,462 | 48,999 | 66% |
| 1991 | S. Jayakumar | AIADMK | 64,460 | 31,313 | 60% |
| 1989 | Ganesan, S.a. | DMK | 49,772 | 22,104 | 43% |
| 1984 | K. Sourirajan | INC | 49,038 | 8,884 | 48% |
| 1980 | Sourirajan,k | GKC | 42,566 | 6,466 | 50% |
| 1977 | R.e. Chandran Jayapal | DMK | 23,346 | 1,030 | 31% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | J Karunanidhi | DMK |
56,035
(Lead: 137)
|
40.57% |
| Sathyanarayanan | AIADMK | 55,898 | 40.47% | |
| 2016 | Sathyanarayanan.b | AIADMK |
53,207
(Lead: 3,155)
|
38.44% |
| Dr.n.s.kanimozhi | DMK | 50,052 | 36.16% | |
| 2011 | Kalairajan V P | AIADMK |
75,883
(Lead: 32,462)
|
58.48% |
| Chellakumar A | INC | 43,421 | 33.46% | |
| 2006 | Kalairajan, V.p. | AIADMK |
74,131
(Lead: 16,477)
|
49% |
| Anbazhagan, J. | DMK | 57,654 | 38% | |
| 2001 | Anbazhagan.j | DMK |
57,875
(Lead: 2,499)
|
49% |
| Sulochana Sampath.e.v.k | AIADMK | 55,376 | 46% | |
| 1996 | Chellakumar, A. | TMC(M) |
76,462
(Lead: 48,999)
|
66% |
| Vijayan, S. | AIADMK | 27,463 | 24% | |
| 1991 | S. Jayakumar | AIADMK |
64,460
(Lead: 31,313)
|
60% |
| S.a. Ganesan | DMK | 33,147 | 31% | |
| 1989 | Ganesan, S.a. | DMK |
49,772
(Lead: 22,104)
|
43% |
| Souirajan, K. | INC | 27,668 | 24% | |
| 1984 | K. Sourirajan | INC |
49,038
(Lead: 8,884)
|
48% |
| G. Kalivaradan | JNP | 40,154 | 39% | |
| 1980 | Sourirajan,k | GKC |
42,566
(Lead: 6,466)
|
50% |
| Chandran Jeyapal,r.e | DMK | 36,100 | 43% | |
| 1977 | R.e. Chandran Jayapal | DMK |
23,346
(Lead: 1,030)
|
31% |
| K. Krishnamoorthy | AIADMK | 22,316 | 29% |
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J Karunanidhi of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the Thiyagarayanagar Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating Sathyanarayanan of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 137 votes.
The strike rate in the Thiyagarayanagar constituency is 50% DMK and 50% AIADMK, with DMK won 4 times and AIADMK won 4 times since the 1977 elections.
J Karunanidhi (DMK) received 40.57% vote share.
Sathyanarayanan (AIADMK) received 40.47% vote share.
J Karunanidhi (DMK) won the 2021 election with 56035 votes, leading by 137 votes and securing a 40.57% vote share.
The Thiyagarayanagar Assembly constituency falls under the Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency of Chennai district.
J Karunanidhi (DMK) won the Thiyagarayanagar Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 137 votes over Sathyanarayanan (AIADMK).
The Thiyagarayanagar Assembly constituency is part of the Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Virugampakkam, Saidapet, Mylapore, Velachery, Shozhinganallur.
The top candidates in the Thiyagarayanagar Assembly Election 2021 were:
J Karunanidhi (DMK)
Sathyanarayanan (AIADMK)
Pazha Karuppaiah (MNM)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with J Karunanidhi (DMK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Thiyagarayanagar Assembly Election 2021 was 55.92%
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.