Villivakkam 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. Vetriyazhagan, from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam defeated J.c.d.prabhakar of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of 37237 votes.
It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s Roshini enters the fray.
Villivakkam 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 Villivakkam assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vetriyazhagan
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
76,127
Lead: 37,237
|
52.83% |
| J.c.d.prabhakar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 38,890 | 26.99% |
| Dr.santhosh Babu | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 13,364 | 9.27% |
| Sridhar | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 10,914 | 7.57% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,444 | 1% |
| Subhamangalam Dillibabu | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 1,094 | 0.76% |
| Syed Rayhan | Independent | 409 | 0.28% |
| Jagadesh Jayakumar | Valamaana Tamizhagam Katchi | 261 | 0.18% |
| A.palanivel | Bahujan Samaj Party | 222 | 0.15% |
| M.gunasekaran | Independent | 206 | 0.14% |
| S.chandrika | Independent | 194 | 0.13% |
| L.govindaraj | Nam India Naam Indiyar Katchi | 189 | 0.13% |
| S.baskar | Independent | 171 | 0.12% |
| M.murali Vinodh | Independent | 98 | 0.07% |
| S. Raju Bharathi | Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi | 88 | 0.06% |
| A . Ajith Kumar | Independent | 80 | 0.06% |
| S.kandasamy | Independent | 74 | 0.05% |
| C.mohan | Independent | 54 | 0.04% |
| M .jalal | Independent | 43 | 0.03% |
| A.s.kumar | Independent | 42 | 0.03% |
| C.a.ashok Kumar | Independent | 40 | 0.03% |
| G.iyanar | Independent | 36 | 0.02% |
| G. Devapriyan | Independent | 27 | 0.02% |
| C.raghul | Independent | 25 | 0.02% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
B. Ranganathan
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
65,972
Lead: 9,321
|
44.98% |
| M.raju | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 56,651 | 38.62% |
| T.pandiyan | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 8,234 | 5.61% |
| M.jaishankar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 6,438 | 4.39% |
| V.subramanian | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 4,193 | 2.86% |
| Others | Others | 3,409 | 2.32% |
| A.vagai Venthan | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 3,002 | 2.05% |
| K.m.sucharitha | Youth And Students Party | 952 | 0.65% |
| A.palanivel | Bahujan Samaj Party | 369 | 0.25% |
| S.ranjithkumar | Independent | 244 | 0.17% |
| J Jagadesh | Valamaana Tamizhagam Katchi | 113 | 0.08% |
| B.mohamed Iqbal Basha | Independent | 111 | 0.08% |
| G.ashok Kumar | Independent | 91 | 0.06% |
| R.k.ravichandran | Independent | 80 | 0.05% |
| M.gunasekaran | Independent | 71 | 0.05% |
| C.pandiyan | Independent | 66 | 0.04% |
| S.kandasamy | Independent | 52 | 0.04% |
| D.elavarasan | Independent | 36 | 0.02% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Prabhakar Jcd
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
68,612
Lead: 10,782
|
52.44% |
| Anbazhagan K | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 57,830 | 44.20% |
| Masana Muthu D | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,850 | 1.41% |
| Satishkumar K.p | Makkal Manadu Katchi | 589 | 0.45% |
| Madhiyalagan P | Bahujan Samaj Party | 528 | 0.40% |
| Vallal E | Independent | 383 | 0.29% |
| Santhakumar T | Independent | 238 | 0.18% |
| Bill Licgsssietllib | Independent | 197 | 0.15% |
| Prathaban S | Independent | 189 | 0.14% |
| Gunasekaran M | Independent | 116 | 0.09% |
| Ayyavoo V | Independent | 90 | 0.07% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ranganathan. B
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
278,850
Lead: 78,732
|
46% |
| Kalan. G | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 200,118 | 41% |
| Velmurugan. G | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 51,892 | 8% |
| Ravisundaram.s | Bharatiya Janata Party | 9,202 | 2% |
| Prema. K | Lok Paritran | 6,473 | 1% |
| Thyagarajan.j | Independent | 2,610 | 0% |
| Satheesh Kumar.k.p | Independent | 2,189 | 0% |
| Mohan | Independent | 2,051 | 0% |
| Srinivasan. S | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,670 | 0% |
| Sathesh Kumar. S | Independent | 1,651 | 0% |
| Mahalakshimi.b | Samajwadi Party | 745 | 0% |
| Palanivel. K | Communist Party Of India (marxist-leninist) (liberation) | 741 | 0% |
| Ganesan.k.r | All India Forward Bloc | 731 | 0% |
| Venkatesan.n | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 617 | 0% |
| Joshi.k.a | Independent | 611 | 0% |
| Kumar.n | Independent | 473 | 0% |
| Balamurugan.b | Independent | 371 | 0% |
| Mohankumar.s.p | Independent | 333 | 0% |
| Karunagaran. P.v | Independent | 322 | 0% |
| Rajendran. C | Independent | 312 | 0% |
| Ashok.s | Independent | 279 | 0% |
| Gunasekaran.m | Independent | 227 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Nepoleon .d
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
164,787
Lead: 9,230
|
48% |
| Chellakumar.a.dr. | Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar) | 155,557 | 46% |
| Sivaprakasam J | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 12,112 | 4% |
| Josuva .p | Puratchi Bharatham | 3,139 | 1% |
| Kumarasamy .s | Communist Party Of India (marxist-leninist) (liberation) | 1,601 | 0% |
| Abubakkar .m | Samajwadi Party | 1,150 | 0% |
| Murugasan R. | Independent | 1,097 | 0% |
| Balakumaran S. | Independent | 536 | 0% |
| Thiagarajan .j | Independent | 458 | 0% |
| Arumugam .a | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 370 | 0% |
| Sekar .s.v. | Independent | 361 | 0% |
| Balusamy .cho. | Nesavaalar Munnetrak Kattchi | 277 | 0% |
| Sudalaimuthu .g. | Independent | 219 | 0% |
| Tamil Selvan .p.v | Independent | 171 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Haroon Rasheed, J.m.
Winner
|
Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar) |
194,471
Lead: 147,747
|
69% |
| Mohan, M.g. | Indian National Congress | 46,724 | 17% |
| Venugopal, M. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 17,463 | 6% |
| Selvam, D. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 6,714 | 2% |
| Kumarasamy, S. | Communist Party Of India (marxist-leninist) (liberation) | 3,384 | 1% |
| Sivakumar, P. | Independent | 3,107 | 1% |
| Abubacker, M. | Independent | 905 | 0% |
| Rajendran, V.m. | Independent | 296 | 0% |
| Murugapandian, R. | Independent | 293 | 0% |
| Vedanandam, G. | Independent | 290 | 0% |
| Paramasivam, K. | Independent | 258 | 0% |
| Vincent, J.l. | Independent | 254 | 0% |
| Murugan, K. | Independent | 209 | 0% |
| Sekar, M.k. | Independent | 193 | 0% |
| Kannaiah, A.p. | Independent | 189 | 0% |
| Rajalingam, A. | Independent | 175 | 0% |
| Parasuraman, R. | Independent | 170 | 0% |
| Jeyaprakash, A. | Independent | 166 | 0% |
| Jeyakumar, Era. | Independent | 133 | 0% |
| Dayalan, D. | Independent | 128 | 0% |
| Deenadayalan, K. | Independent | 126 | 0% |
| Murugesan Yadav, R. | Independent | 119 | 0% |
| Poopandian, B.s. | Independent | 116 | 0% |
| Bosekumar Kavingar, P. | Independent | 115 | 0% |
| Guru, A. | Independent | 107 | 0% |
| Sathya, M. | Independent | 106 | 0% |
| Azhaguvel, A.s.t. | Independent | 104 | 0% |
| Umapathi, V.m. | Independent | 99 | 0% |
| Janardhanam, M. | Independent | 86 | 0% |
| Jeyaraman, B. | Independent | 81 | 0% |
| Kailasam, M. | Independent | 79 | 0% |
| Balasubramaniam Aaram Guru | Independent | 75 | 0% |
| Kaliappan, C. | Independent | 70 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kalan E.
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
118,196
Lead: 46,233
|
54% |
| Varadarajan W.r. | Communist Party Of India (marxist) | 71,963 | 33% |
| Govindaraj | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 11,635 | 5% |
| Gaanasekar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 5,953 | 3% |
| Kumarasamy | Independent | 1,380 | 1% |
| Abu Bucker | Indian Congress (socialist- Sarat Chandra Sinha) | 1,192 | 1% |
| George Komahan | Independent | 435 | 0% |
| Sundarapandian | Independent | 375 | 0% |
| Bakthavatasalam | Independent | 307 | 0% |
| Rajaram | Independent | 286 | 0% |
| Devendhiran | Independent | 248 | 0% |
| Kumar | Independent | 240 | 0% |
| Ramachandran | Independent | 228 | 0% |
| Anthonisamy | Independent | 200 | 0% |
| Vadivelu | Independent | 134 | 0% |
| Venugopal | Independent | 120 | 0% |
| Kailasam | Independent | 101 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Varadarajan, W.r.
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
99,571
Lead: 59,421
|
46% |
| Balasubramaniam, D. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group) | 40,150 | 19% |
| Manivarama, N.m. | Indian National Congress | 32,211 | 15% |
| Prabakaran, J.c.d. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(janaki Ramachandran) | 30,322 | 14% |
| Narayanan, K. | Independent | 1,855 | 1% |
| Senthivelayadam, M | Independent | 1,266 | 1% |
| Ramakrishnan, V. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,058 | 0% |
| Mahadevan, S. | Independent | 884 | 0% |
| Damodharan, R. | Independent | 825 | 0% |
| Dhanapalan, V. | Independent | 811 | 0% |
| Abubakkar, R. | Indian Congress (socialist- Sarat Chandra Sinha) | 690 | 0% |
| Kumar. S. | Independent | 355 | 0% |
| Angapparao, T. | Independent | 336 | 0% |
| Mani, K.r | Independent | 308 | 0% |
| Muthu, P. | Independent | 216 | 0% |
| Manisami | Independent | 212 | 0% |
| Paramasivam, K. | Independent | 195 | 0% |
| Theeratham, M. | Independent | 176 | 0% |
| Vijayakumar, C. | Independent | 150 | 0% |
| Srinivasan, P. | Independent | 147 | 0% |
| Balan, A.t. | Independent | 140 | 0% |
| Varadadesigan, O.a. | Independent | 139 | 0% |
| Michaelmani, G. | Independent | 128 | 0% |
| Manian, I.v.s. | Independent | 126 | 0% |
| Venugopal, S. | Independent | 117 | 0% |
| Elangovan, N. | Independent | 99 | 0% |
| Jayakkannan, M. | Independent | 93 | 0% |
| Arangannal, R. | Independent | 83 | 0% |
| Lakshminipathi, C.r. | Independent | 79 | 0% |
| Umapathi, T. | Independent | 78 | 0% |
| Prabakaran, G. | Independent | 66 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chintan, V. P.
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
81,595
Lead: 1,046
|
47% |
| Prabakaran, J. C. D. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 80,549 | 47% |
| Mohan, M. | Independent | 4,295 | 2% |
| Michael Mani, C. | Independent | 682 | 0% |
| Viswanathan, T. | Independent | 644 | 0% |
| Satheeswaran, E. G. | Indian Congress (j) | 457 | 0% |
| Pitchaimuthu, M. | Independent | 221 | 0% |
| Samayamuthu, C. | Independent | 171 | 0% |
| Doraisami, V. | Independent | 148 | 0% |
| Alwar | Independent | 146 | 0% |
| Anthony | Independent | 117 | 0% |
| George Komakan | Independent | 115 | 0% |
| Seetharaman | Independent | 107 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Prabakaran,j.c.d
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
57,192
Lead: 703
|
47% |
| Suppu,k | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 56,489 | 47% |
| Kanakasabai,r | Janata Party (jp) | 5,235 | 4% |
| Theodore,c | Independent | 382 | 0% |
| Balasubramaniam,n | Independent | 250 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K. Suppu
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
37,327
Lead: 7,898
|
40% |
| R. Sarweshwar Rao | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 29,429 | 32% |
| M.g. Pandurangan | Janta Party | 16,518 | 18% |
| V.r. Bhagavan | Indian National Congress | 6,477 | 7% |
| M. Senthilvelayutham | Independent | 445 | 0% |
| M. Janardhanan | Independent | 294 | 0% |
| N. Balasubramaniam | Independent | 155 | 0% |
| O.r. Arangan | Independent | 136 | 0% |
| V. Muthuvel | Independent | 110 | 0% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Vetriyazhagan | DMK | 76,127 | 37,237 | 52.83% |
| 2016 | B. Ranganathan | DMK | 65,972 | 9,321 | 44.98% |
| 2011 | Prabhakar Jcd | AIADMK | 68,612 | 10,782 | 52.44% |
| 2006 | Ranganathan. B | DMK | 278,850 | 78,732 | 46% |
| 2001 | Nepoleon .d | DMK | 164,787 | 9,230 | 48% |
| 1996 | Haroon Rasheed, J.m. | TMC(M) | 194,471 | 147,747 | 69% |
| 1991 | Kalan E. | INC | 118,196 | 46,233 | 54% |
| 1989 | Varadarajan, W.r. | CPI(M) | 99,571 | 59,421 | 46% |
| 1984 | Chintan, V. P. | CPI(M) | 81,595 | 1,046 | 47% |
| 1980 | Prabakaran,j.c.d | AIADMK | 57,192 | 703 | 47% |
| 1977 | K. Suppu | DMK | 37,327 | 7,898 | 40% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Vetriyazhagan | DMK |
76,127
(Lead: 37,237)
|
52.83% |
| J.c.d.prabhakar | AIADMK | 38,890 | 26.99% | |
| 2016 | B. Ranganathan | DMK |
65,972
(Lead: 9,321)
|
44.98% |
| M.raju | AIADMK | 56,651 | 38.62% | |
| 2011 | Prabhakar Jcd | AIADMK |
68,612
(Lead: 10,782)
|
52.44% |
| Anbazhagan K | DMK | 57,830 | 44.20% | |
| 2006 | Ranganathan. B | DMK |
278,850
(Lead: 78,732)
|
46% |
| Kalan. G | AIADMK | 200,118 | 41% | |
| 2001 | Nepoleon .d | DMK |
164,787
(Lead: 9,230)
|
48% |
| Chellakumar.a.dr. | TMC(M) | 155,557 | 46% | |
| 1996 | Haroon Rasheed, J.m. | TMC(M) |
194,471
(Lead: 147,747)
|
69% |
| Mohan, M.g. | INC | 46,724 | 17% | |
| 1991 | Kalan E. | INC |
118,196
(Lead: 46,233)
|
54% |
| Varadarajan W.r. | CPI(M) | 71,963 | 33% | |
| 1989 | Varadarajan, W.r. | CPI(M) |
99,571
(Lead: 59,421)
|
46% |
| Balasubramaniam, D. | ADK(JL) | 40,150 | 19% | |
| 1984 | Chintan, V. P. | CPI(M) |
81,595
(Lead: 1,046)
|
47% |
| Prabakaran, J. C. D. | AIADMK | 80,549 | 47% | |
| 1980 | Prabakaran,j.c.d | AIADMK |
57,192
(Lead: 703)
|
47% |
| Suppu,k | DMK | 56,489 | 47% | |
| 1977 | K. Suppu | DMK |
37,327
(Lead: 7,898)
|
40% |
| R. Sarweshwar Rao | AIADMK | 29,429 | 32% |
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Vetriyazhagan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the Villivakkam Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating J.c.d.prabhakar of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 37237 votes.
The strike rate in the Villivakkam constituency is 71% DMK and 29% AIADMK, with DMK won 5 times and AIADMK won 2 times since the 1977 elections.
Vetriyazhagan (DMK) received 52.83% vote share.
J.c.d.prabhakar (AIADMK) received 26.99% vote share.
Vetriyazhagan (DMK) won the 2021 election with 76127 votes, leading by 37237 votes and securing a 52.83% vote share.
The Villivakkam Assembly constituency falls under the Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency of Chennai district.
Vetriyazhagan (DMK) won the Villivakkam Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 37237 votes over J.c.d.prabhakar (AIADMK).
The Villivakkam Assembly constituency is part of the Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Egmore (sc), Harbour, Chepauk-thiruvalliken, Thousand Lights, Anna Nagar.
The top candidates in the Villivakkam Assembly Election 2021 were:
Vetriyazhagan (DMK)
J.c.d.prabhakar (AIADMK)
Dr.santhosh Babu (MNM)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Vetriyazhagan (DMK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Villivakkam Assembly Election 2021 was 55.52%
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.