Tamil Nadu · AC 62
Chengam (SC)
Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 2016 · Tiruvannamalai
250,015
Electors
210,403
Votes polled
84.16%
Turnout
12,691
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Giri .M.P
Won
Male
|
DMK | 95,939 | 45.60% |
| 2 |
Dinagaran. M
Male
|
ADMK | 83,248 | 39.57% |
| 3 |
Murugan. C
Male
|
PMK | 15,114 | 7.18% |
| 4 |
Kalaiarasi .A
Female
|
DMDK | 8,007 | 3.81% |
| 5 | Nota (NOTA) | NOTA | 1,403 | 0.67% |
| 6 |
Dhinakaran. S
Male
|
IND | 1,255 | 0.60% |
| 7 |
Dhinakaran. H
Male
|
IND | 1,151 | 0.55% |
| 8 |
Baskaran. M.R
Male
|
BSP | 948 | 0.45% |
| 9 |
Karuppan. V
Male
|
BJP | 884 | 0.42% |
| 10 |
Vennila.S
Female
|
NTK | 666 | 0.32% |
| 11 |
Murugan. R
Male
|
IND | 425 | 0.20% |
| 12 |
Sugumar. S
Male
|
IND | 413 | 0.20% |
| 13 |
Pandu. M
Male
|
GMI | 313 | 0.15% |
| 14 |
Kasi. G
Male
|
IND | 235 | 0.11% |
| 15 |
Anbalagan. S
Male
|
VVIP | 209 | 0.10% |
| 16 |
Krishnaveni.P
Female
|
SP | 193 | 0.09% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Chengam (SC) Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
S.Velu
Male
ADMK
|
36.15% |
K Bharathidhasan
Male
TVK
|
30.68% |
| 2021 |
Giri.M.P
Male
DMK
|
48.26% |
Nainakannu.M.S
Male
ADMK
|
43.09% |
| 2016 |
Giri .M.P
Male
DMK
|
45.60% |
Dinagaran. M
Male
ADMK
|
39.57% |
| 2011 |
Suresh@sureshkumar.T
Male
DMDK
|
46.95% |
Selvaperunthagai.K
Male
INC
|
40.50% |
| 2006 |
Polur Varadhan M
Male
INC
|
— |
Sakthivel P
Male
VCK
|
— |
| 2001 |
Polur Varadhan
Male
INC
|
48.43% |
Shamala.R
Female
MTD
|
37.45% |
| 1996 |
Nannan, K.V
Male
DMK
|
59.11% |
Thamizharasan, C.K
Male
ADMK
|
32.41% |
| 1991 |
P. Veera Pandiyan
Male
ADK
|
59.31% |
K. Munusamy
Male
JD
|
18.46% |
| 1989 |
Settu, M
Male
JnP
|
34.74% |
Veerapandiyan, P
Male
ADK(JL)
|
29.56% |
| 1984 |
T. Swamikannu
Male
ADK
|
61.42% |
P. Anbalagan
Male
JnP
|
28.23% |
| 1980 |
Swamikannu, T
Male
ADK
|
48.06% |
Arumugam, A
Male
INC(I)
|
46.56% |
| 1977 |
T. Swamikannu
Male
ADK
|
46.36% |
N
Male
DMK
|
24.16% |
| 1971 |
C. Pandurangam
Male
DMK
|
61.39% |
A. Ar. Mugam
Male
NCO
|
31.79% |
| 1967 |
P. S. Santhanam
Male
DMK
|
56.84% |
A. Arumugham
Male
INC
|
35.77% |