Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar (SC) is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, formed after constituency delimitation. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 15. The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes.[2] It is included in the Chennai North parliamentary constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

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Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar
Constituency No. 15 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChennai
LS constituencyChennai North
Total electors219,399[1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  DMK
Elected year2021
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Although it is named after the neighbourhood of Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar, that area is not included in the constituency but rather in the Kolathur constituency. Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar constituency comprises:

Members of the Assembly

Election results

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Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
61.61%
2016
45.25%
2011
58.87%
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2021

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK P. Sivakumar 81,727 61.61% +16.36
AIADMK P. L. Kalyani 26,714 20.14% −22.68
NTK Dr. R. Illavanji 10,921 8.23% +6.89
MNM S. Obath 9,710 7.32% New
DMDK M. P. Sekar 1,787 1.35% New
NOTA NOTA 1,046 0.79% −1.18
Margin of victory 55,013 41.47% 39.04%
Turnout 132,650 60.46% −3.01%
Rejected ballots 184 0.14%
Registered electors 219,399
DMK hold Swing 16.36%
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2016

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2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK P. Sivakumar 61,744 45.25% New
AIADMK V. Neelakandan 58,422 42.82% −16.06
CPI(M) Suganthi 5,702 4.18% New
NOTA NOTA 2,685 1.97% New
PMK D. Vanithamani 2,056 1.51% New
NTK Gowri 1,831 1.34% New
SDPI Pushparaj 925 0.68% New
Margin of victory 3,322 2.43% −21.26%
Turnout 136,450 63.47% −4.84%
Registered electors 214,976
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -13.62%
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2011

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2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK V. Neelakandan 72,887 58.87% New
INC Dr. C. Natesan 43,546 35.17% New
BJP E. Karunanidhi 3,561 2.88% New
IJK Ajitha 756 0.61% New
BSP C. Sakthivel 630 0.51% New
Margin of victory 29,341 23.70%
Turnout 123,807 68.31%
Registered electors 181,243
AIADMK win (new seat)
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References

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