Tamil Nadu · AC 20
Thousand Lights
Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 2016 · Chennai
235,724
Electors
142,403
Votes polled
60.41%
Turnout
8,829
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Selvam Ku. Ka
Won
Male
|
DMK | 61,726 | 43.35% |
| 2 |
Valarmathi B
Female
|
ADMK | 52,897 | 37.15% |
| 3 |
Shivalingam M
Male
|
BJP | 8,516 | 5.98% |
| 4 |
Ambigapathy C
Male
|
MDMK | 7,805 | 5.48% |
| 5 |
Rangan V
Male
|
PMK | 3,968 | 2.79% |
| 6 | Nota (NOTA) | NOTA | 3,633 | 2.55% |
| 7 |
Murugesan
Male
|
NTK | 2,075 | 1.46% |
| 8 |
Elango M
Male
|
YSP | 506 | 0.36% |
| 9 |
Jaffer Sadik J
Male
|
IND | 184 | 0.13% |
| 10 |
Dhananjayan T S
Male
|
IND | 174 | 0.12% |
| 11 |
Mogan Kumar S P
Male
|
IND | 143 | 0.10% |
| 12 |
Murugan S
Male
|
IND | 141 | 0.10% |
| 13 |
Selvam R
Male
|
IND | 121 | 0.08% |
| 14 |
Arunthathi Ramachandran
Male
|
IND | 93 | 0.07% |
| 15 |
Selvam P
Male
|
IND | 68 | 0.05% |
| 16 |
Manikandan A
Male
|
IND | 61 | 0.04% |
| 17 |
Kumar K
Male
|
IND | 56 | 0.04% |
| 18 |
Ramesh A
Male
|
IND | 50 | 0.04% |
| 19 |
Santhakumar K
Male
|
IND | 40 | 0.03% |
| 20 |
Selvam T
Male
|
IND | 39 | 0.03% |
| 21 |
Iyyanar C
Male
|
IND | 38 | 0.03% |
| 22 |
Gokulakrishnan E
Male
|
IND | 35 | 0.02% |
| 23 |
Karthik D
Male
|
IND | 34 | 0.02% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Thousand Lights Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
Prabhakar.J.C.D
Male
TVK
|
44.73% |
Ezhilan Naganathan
Male
DMK
|
33.24% |
| 2021 |
Ezhilan N
Male
DMK
|
52.87% |
Kushboo Sundar
Female
BJP
|
28.99% |
| 2016 |
Selvam Ku. Ka
Male
DMK
|
43.35% |
Valarmathi B
Female
ADMK
|
37.15% |
| 2011 |
Valarmathi. B
Female
AIADMK
|
50.55% |
Hasan Mohamed Jinnah
Male
DMK
|
44.87% |
| 2006 |
Stalin, M.K
Male
DMK
|
— |
Adhirajaram
Male
AIADMK
|
— |
| 2001 |
Stalin M.K
Male
DMK
|
51.41% |
Sekar S
Male
TMC(M)
|
43.78% |
| 1996 |
Stalin, M.K
Male
DMK
|
69.72% |
Zeenath Sheriffdeen
Female
ADMK
|
22.95% |
| 1991 |
Krishna Swamy K.A
Male
ADK
|
56.50% |
Stalin M.K
Male
DMK
|
39.19% |
| 1989 |
Stalin, M.K
Male
DMK
|
50.59% |
Thambidurai, S.S.R
Male
ADK(JL)
|
30.05% |
| 1984 |
Krishnasamy K. A
Male
ADK
|
50.36% |
Stalin, M. K
Male
DMK
|
47.86% |
| 1980 |
Krishnasamy,k.A
Male
ADK
|
50.19% |
Sadiq Pasha,s.J
Male
DMK
|
49.81% |
| 1977 |
S.J. Sadiq Pasha
Male
DMK
|
37.13% |
Syed Khaleefa Thullah
Male
IND
|
30.35% |
| 1971 |
K A Mathialagan
Male
DMK
|
57.39% |
N M Mani Varma
Male
NCO
|
40.33% |