Chennai
TIRUVALLUR DISTRICT
District details: Tiruvallur district has South Asia’s biggest Ambattur Industrial Estate, 1,430 acres, consisting of around 1,800 SSI units. It was opened in 1964. Incumbent MLA of Avadi, S Abdul Rahim was appointed Minister for BC and Minorities Welfare in 2013, during the 10th shuffle of the State cabinet. The MLA of Madhavaram, V Moorthy was made Dairy Development Minister during the fourth reshuffle in 2011 and post the Aavin scam, was sacked in 2014. The district has a literacy rate of 84.03%. In the 2011 Assembly election, there were 134 contestants.
6. AVADI
Total no of voters: 2,77,885
Votes polled: 1,99,538
Polling percentage: 71.21%
Winner: Abdul Rahim S (AIADMK)
Runner-up: Dhamotharan R (INC)
Margin: 43,238 votes
A newly formed assembly constituency. An area with defence establishments.
Winning Party: AIADMK (2011)
7. MADURAVOYAL
Total no of voters: 2,69,513
Votes polled: 1,85,925
Polling percentage: 69.00%
Winner: Beem Rao. G (CPM)
Runner-up: Selvam K (PMK)
Margin: 24,011 votes
A newly constituted assembly constituency. It was part of the Villivakkam Assembly segment. Winning Party: CPM (2011)
8. AMBATTUR
Total no of voters: 2,64,990
Votes polled: 1,86,347
Polling percentage: 70.59%
Winner: Vedhachalam. S (AIADMK)
Runner-up: Ranaganathan. B (DMK)
Margin: 22,717 votes
A newly formed assembly constituency carved out of Villivakkam. It is part of Sriperumbudur parliament constituency. Industrial belt.
Winning Party: AIADMK (2011)
9. MADHAVARAM
Total no of voters: 2,75,626
Votes polled: 2,07,325
Polling percentage: 75.25%
Winner: Moorthy V (AIADMK)
Runner-up: Kanimozhi N S (DMK)
Margin: 34,765 votes
Madhavaram taluk formed in 2009 bifurcating the large Ambattur taluk. A newly formed assembly constituency Madhavaram, is carved out of Villivakkam assembly segment.
Winning Party: AIADMK (2011)
10. TIRUVOTTIYUR
Total no of voters: 2,21,495
Votes polled: 1,64,716
Polling percentage: 74.41%
Winner: Kuppan K (AIADMK)
Runner-up: Samy K.P.P. (DMK)
Margin: 27,291 votes
The winning party of the constituency, forming the government from 1989. Constituency dominated by fishing community.
Winning Parties: AIADMK (2011), DMK (2006), ADMK (2001), DMK (1996), ADK (1991), DMK (1989)
Data Compiled by: V Mani
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