View source for Kancheepuram Lok Sabha constituency-287286

{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{coord|12.82|N|79.71|E|display=title}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = LS
 |name = Kancheepuram
| map_image = kancheepuram lok sabha constituency.png
 | map_caption = Kancheepuram constituency, post-2008 delimitation
 |established = 1951<br />2009
| party         = {{Party index link|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
 | alliance = {{Party index link|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}
 |mp = [[G. Selvam]]
 | latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu|2024]]
 |state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
 |assembly_cons = [[Chengalpattu (State Assembly Constituency)|Chengalpattu]]<br /> [[Thiruporur (State Assembly Constituency)|Thiruporur]]<br /> [[Cheyyur (State Assembly Constituency)|Cheyyur]]<br /> [[Madurantakam (State Assembly Constituency)|Madurantakam]]<br /> [[Uthiramerur (State Assembly Constituency)|Uthiramerur]]<br /> [[Kancheepuram (State Assembly Constituency)|Kancheepuram]]
|electors = 18,12,565<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811090059/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf |date=2014-08-11 }}</ref>
 |reservation = SC
}}
'''Kancheepuram''' is a newly formed [[Lok Sabha]] (Parliament of India) constituency after the 2008 [[Electoral boundary delimitation|delimitation]].<ref>[http://election.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/may/07/slide-show-1-constituency-tour-to-kancheepuram-in-tamil-nadu.htm Kancheepuram weavers disillusioned]</ref> Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 6 of 39.

The constituency originally existed for the [[Indian general election in Madras, 1951|1951 election]].

This constituency is reserved for [[Scheduled Castes]] (SC) candidates.

== Assembly segments ==
The constituency in 2008 was formed of 6 assembly segments as follows:
{| class="wikitable" 
! width="50px" style="font-size:75%" |Constituency number
! width="200px" |Name
! width="100px" style="font-size:75%" |Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
! width="150px" | District
! colspan=2| Party
! colspan="2"|2024 Lead
|-
|32
|[[Chengalpattu Assembly constituency|Chengalpattu]]
|None
| rowspan="4" |[[Chengalpattu district|Chengalpattu]]
|{{party name with color|Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}
|{{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=6}}
|-
|33
|[[Thiruporur Assembly constituency|Thiruporur]]
|None
|-
|34
|[[Cheyyur Assembly constituency|Cheyyur]]
|SC
|{{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}
|-
|35
|[[Maduranthakam Assembly constituency|Madurantakam]]
|SC
|-
|36
|[[Uthiramerur Assembly constituency|Uthiramerur]]
|None
| rowspan="2" |[[Kanchipuram district|Kancheepuram]]
|{{party name with color|Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}
|-
|37
|[[Kancheepuram Assembly constituency|Kancheepuram]]
|None
|-
|}

== Members of Parliament ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white;" colspan="2"|Party
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Runner-up
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white;" colspan="2"|Party
|---- 
|1951
|A. Krishnaswamy
|{{Full party name with color|Commonweal Party}}
|T. Chengalvarayan
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|---- 
|2009
|[[P. Viswanathan]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|E. Ramakrishnan
|{{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|----
|2014
|[[K. Maragatham]]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[G. Selvam]]
|{{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|----
|2019
|[[G. Selvam]]<ref>{{cite web|title=General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/10277-general-election-to-the-17th-lok-sabha-2019-list-of-members-elected/|page=26|format=PDF|publisher=Election Commission of India|date=25 May 2019|access-date=2 June 2019|location=New Delhi}}</ref>
|{{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[K. Maragatham]]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
|2024
|[[G. Selvam]]<ref>{{cite web|title=General Election to Parliamentary Constituencies: Trends & Results June-2024 Parliamentary Constituency 6 - KANCHEEPURAM (Tamil Nadu)|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS226.htm|publisher=Election Commission of India|date=4 June 2024}}</ref>
|{{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[E. Rajashekar]]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|}

== Election results ==
{{bar box
|float=right
|title= Vote share of Winning candidates
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=260px
|barwidth=245px
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 2024|2024]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|46.53}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 2019|2019]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|55.50}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 2014|2014]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|44.96}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 2009|2009]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|41.99}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1951|1951]]|{{party color|Commonweal Party}}|55.63}}
}}

=== General Elections 2024===
{{Election box begin|title=	[[2024 Indian general election]]:  Kancheepuram}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[G. Selvam]]	|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|votes= 5,86,044	|percentage= 46.53	|change= {{decrease}}8.97 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=E. Rajasekhar|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		|votes= 3,64,571	|percentage= 28.94	|change={{decrease}}4.30 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=V. Jothi	|party=Pattali Makkal Katchi	|votes=1,64,931	|percentage=13.09	|change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=V. Santhosh Kumar|party=Naam Tamilar Katchi	|votes=	1,10,272|percentage= 8.75	|change={{increase}}3.66}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=S. Ilayaraja	|party=Bahujan Samaj Party	|votes=5,264	|percentage=0.42	|change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=S. Ramesh	|party=Independent	|votes=1,318	|percentage=0.1	|change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=M. Elangovan	|party=Independent	|votes=1,881	|percentage=0.15	|change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=A. Surya	|party=Independent	|votes=1,702	|percentage=0.14	|change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=T. Selvam	|party=Independent	|votes=1,312	|percentage=0.1	|change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=S. Naresh Bharathi	|party=Independent	|votes=2,511	|percentage=0.2	|change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=K. Venkatesan	|party=Independent	|votes=2,807	|percentage=0.22	|change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=None of the above	|party=None of the above	|votes=16,965	|percentage=1.35	|change= {{decrease}}0.41}}

{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=221,473	|percentage=17.83	|change= {{decrease}}5.43}}
{{Election box turnout	|votes=	1,259,578|percentage=71.68	|change= {{decrease}}3.28		}}
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 17,48,866	|change =}}
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|loser=|swing=		}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 2019===
{{Election box begin|title=	[[2019 Indian general election]]: Kancheepuram}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[G. Selvam]]	|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=6,84,004	|percentage=55.50%	|change=23.76% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[K. Maragatham]]	|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=3,97,372	|percentage=32.24%	|change=-12.72% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=D. Sivaranjani	|party=Naam Tamilar Katchi	|votes=62,771	|percentage=5.09%	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=A. Munusamy	|party=Independent politician	|votes=55,213	|percentage=4.48%	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=None Of The Above	|party=None of the above	|votes=21,661	|percentage=1.76%	|change=0.16% }}

{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=2,86,632	|percentage=23.26%	|change=10.03% }}
{{Election box turnout	|votes=12,32,417	|percentage=74.96%	|change=	-0.07%	}}
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 16,43,992	|change =11.07% }}
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|swing=	10.54%	}}
{{Election box end}}

===General Elections 2014===
{{Election box begin|title=	[[2014 Indian general election]]: Kancheepuram}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[K. Maragatham]]	|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=4,99,395	|percentage=44.96%	|change=4.64% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[G. Selvam]]	|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=3,52,529	|percentage=31.74%	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=C. E. Sathya	|party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=2,07,080	|percentage=18.64%	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=P. Viswanathan	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=33,313	|percentage=3.00%	|change=-38.99% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=None Of The Above	|party=None of the above	|votes=17,736	|percentage=1.60%	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=V. S. Chandirakumar	|party=Bahujan Samaj Party	|votes=6,807	|percentage=0.61%	|change=-0.11% }}

{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=1,46,866	|percentage=13.22%	|change=11.56% }}
{{Election box turnout	|votes=11,10,663	|percentage=75.04%	|change=	0.86%	}}
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 14,80,123	|change =39.61% }}
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|loser=Indian National Congress	|swing=	2.97%	}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 2009===
{{Election box begin|title=	[[2009 Indian general election]]: Kancheepuram}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=P. Viswanathan	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=3,30,237	|percentage=41.99%	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Dr. E. Ramakrishnan	|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=3,17,134	|percentage=40.32%	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=T. Tamilvendan	|party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam	|votes=1,03,560	|percentage=13.17%	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=K. Uthrapathi	|party=Bahujan Samaj Party	|votes=5,663	|percentage=0.72%	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=C. A. Balakrishnan	|party=Independent politician	|votes=5,161	|percentage=0.66%	|change=  }}

{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=13,103	|percentage=1.67%	|change=		}}
{{Election box turnout	|votes=10,60,188	|percentage=74.18%	|change=		}}
{{Election box rejected|votes=193|percentage=0.02% }}{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 7,86,450	#VALUE!
{{Election box new seat win	|winner=Indian National Congress	|loser=	|swing=		}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1951===
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1951–52 Indian general election]]: Kancheepuram}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=A. Krishnaswami	|party=Commonweal Party	|votes=1,11,233	|percentage=55.63%	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=T. Chengalvarayan	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=88,724	|percentage=44.37%	|change=44.37% }}

{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=22,509	|percentage=11.26%	|change= }}
{{Election box turnout	|votes=1,99,957	|percentage=60.08%	|change=		}}
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 3,32,827	|change =0.00% }}
{{Election box new seat win	|winner=Commonweal Party	|loser=	|swing=		}}
{{Election box end}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}
* {{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |title=Statistical reports of Lok Sabha elections |access-date=July 8, 2010 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archive-date=October 5, 2010 }}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190408064814/https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/tamilnadu/kancheepuram/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_dates.html Kancheepuram lok sabha  constituency election 2019 date and schedule]

{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kancheepuram (Lok Sabha Constituency)}}
[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Kanchipuram district]]
[[Category:Chengalpattu district]]