Velachery is a key legislative assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, located in the Chennai district. In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by Indian National Congress. J.m.h.hassan, from Indian National Congress defeated M.k.ashok of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of 4352 votes.
It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s Keerthana enters the fray.
Velachery 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 Velachery assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
J.m.h.hassan
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
68,493
Lead: 4,352
|
38.76% |
| M.k.ashok | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 64,141 | 36.30% |
| Dr.santhosh Babu | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 23,072 | 13.06% |
| Keerthana | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 14,171 | 8.02% |
| M.chandrabose | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 1,977 | 1.12% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,742 | 0.99% |
| V.l.revathi Jayakumari | Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi | 750 | 0.42% |
| C.velu | Bahujan Samaj Party | 477 | 0.27% |
| V.sivaraman | Independent | 282 | 0.16% |
| Geetha | New Generation Peoples Party | 278 | 0.16% |
| A.tamil Azhagan | Independent | 229 | 0.13% |
| V.hariharan | Independent | 170 | 0.10% |
| N.mahalakshmi | Independent | 143 | 0.08% |
| S.jothi Kannan | Independent | 117 | 0.07% |
| Murali Balaji | Independent | 116 | 0.07% |
| S.gokul | Independent | 89 | 0.05% |
| R.kanchana | Tamizhaga Murpokku Makkal Katchi | 87 | 0.05% |
| A.chandran | MGR Makkal Katchi | 85 | 0.05% |
| J.victor Paul | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 69 | 0.04% |
| D.venkateshan | Anaithu Makkal Arasiyal Katchi | 63 | 0.04% |
| K.kannan | Independent | 57 | 0.03% |
| G.yesudasan | Independent | 48 | 0.03% |
| M.vignesh | Independent | 34 | 0.02% |
| A.vetriselvan | Independent | 24 | 0.01% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vagai Chanderasekar
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
70,139
Lead: 8,872
|
40.95% |
| C Munusamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 61,267 | 35.77% |
| P Sritharan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 14,472 | 8.45% |
| V N Rajan | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 9,654 | 5.64% |
| Vinoba Bhoopathy | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 6,809 | 3.97% |
| Others | Others | 4,225 | 2.47% |
| N Chandrasekaran | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 4,011 | 2.34% |
| Raja Krishnamoorthy @ Kitty | Independent | 2,477 | 1.45% |
| Sudarsan Rajan | Independent | 507 | 0.30% |
| S Sundarajan | Independent | 274 | 0.16% |
| Selvakumar | Gandhiyan Peoples Party | 235 | 0.14% |
| P Ravikumar | Independent | 225 | 0.13% |
| C Sundaram | Independent | 217 | 0.13% |
| R Umashankar | Independent | 161 | 0.09% |
| R Jeyaseelan | Independent | 147 | 0.09% |
| A Chanderan | Makkal Manadu Katchi | 94 | 0.05% |
| S Jeyaraj | Independent | 90 | 0.05% |
| K Eswaran | Independent | 84 | 0.05% |
| R Saminathan | Independent | 83 | 0.05% |
| Ponnudurai Atdithan | Independent | 67 | 0.04% |
| B Pirabu | Independent | 57 | 0.03% |
| M Suresh Kumar | Independent | 53 | 0.03% |
| P Elumalai | Independent | 48 | 0.03% |
| M Shantha Kumar | Independent | 47 | 0.03% |
| R Gunasekeran | Independent | 44 | 0.03% |
| R Kumar | Independent | 35 | 0.02% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ashok M.k.
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
82,145
Lead: 31,720
|
53.91% |
| Jayaraman M | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 50,425 | 33.10% |
| E. Sarathbabu | Independent | 7,472 | 4.90% |
| Dr. Thamizhisai Soundararajan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 7,048 | 4.63% |
| Senthil Kumar Arumugam | Lok Satta Party | 1,225 | 0.80% |
| K.n. Seshadri | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 1,036 | 0.68% |
| P. Karnan | Bahujan Samaj Party | 658 | 0.43% |
| S. Jai Shankar | Independent | 596 | 0.39% |
| C.m. Vijayakumar | Puratchi Bharatham | 435 | 0.29% |
| S. Balakrishnan | Independent | 335 | 0.22% |
| M. Anbalagan | Makkal Manadu Katchi | 317 | 0.21% |
| S. Krishnamoorthy | Independent | 291 | 0.19% |
| S. Sivakumar | Independent | 137 | 0.09% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Votes | Lead | Vote Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | J.m.h.hassan | INC | 68,493 | 4,352 | 38.76% |
| 2016 | Vagai Chanderasekar | DMK | 70,139 | 8,872 | 40.95% |
| 2011 | Ashok M.k. | AIADMK | 82,145 | 31,720 | 53.91% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | J.m.h.hassan | INC |
68,493
(Lead: 4,352)
|
38.76% |
| M.k.ashok | AIADMK | 64,141 | 36.30% | |
| 2016 | Vagai Chanderasekar | DMK |
70,139
(Lead: 8,872)
|
40.95% |
| C Munusamy | AIADMK | 61,267 | 35.77% | |
| 2011 | Ashok M.k. | AIADMK |
82,145
(Lead: 31,720)
|
53.91% |
| Jayaraman M | PMK | 50,425 | 33.10% |
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J.m.h.hassan of the Indian National Congress (INC) won the Velachery Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating M.k.ashok of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 4352 votes.
The strike rate in the Velachery constituency is 50% INC and 50% DMK, with INC won 1 time and DMK won 1 time since the 1977 elections.
J.m.h.hassan (INC) received 38.76% vote share.
M.k.ashok (AIADMK) received 36.30% vote share.
J.m.h.hassan (INC) won the 2021 election with 68493 votes, leading by 4352 votes and securing a 38.76% vote share.
The Velachery Assembly constituency falls under the Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency of Chennai district.
J.m.h.hassan (INC) won the Velachery Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 4352 votes over M.k.ashok (AIADMK).
The Velachery Assembly constituency is part of the Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Virugampakkam, Saidapet, Thiyagarayanagar, Mylapore, Shozhinganallur.
The top candidates in the Velachery Assembly Election 2021 were:
J.m.h.hassan (INC)
M.k.ashok (AIADMK)
Dr.santhosh Babu (MNM)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with J.m.h.hassan (INC) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Velachery Assembly Election 2021 was 55.95%
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.