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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{short description|State Assembly constituency until 2008}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox Indian constituency&lt;br /&gt;
| type = SLA&lt;br /&gt;
| map_image = &lt;br /&gt;
| established = 1977&lt;br /&gt;
| district = [[Chennai district|Chennai]]&lt;br /&gt;
| loksabha_cons = [[Chennai Central (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chennai Central]]&lt;br /&gt;
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]&lt;br /&gt;
| party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam&lt;br /&gt;
| mla = [[M. Karunanidhi]]&lt;br /&gt;
| name = Chepauk&lt;br /&gt;
| electors= 1,05,252&lt;br /&gt;
| reservation = None&lt;br /&gt;
| abolished= 2008&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chepauk&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was the legislative assembly constituency, that included the city, [[Chepauk]]. Chepauk Assembly constituency was part of [[Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency]]. After the constituency delimitation of 2008, this constituency was merged into the newly formed [[Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni Assembly constituency]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The constituency is famous among people of Tamil Nadu as five-time Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, [[M. Karunanidhi|Kalaignar Karunanidhi]] contested thrice and won all three times from Chepauk Assembly Constituency.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|title=Karunanidhi, the Kalaignar who never lost an election in 61 years|work=IndiaToday|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/karunanidhi-kalaignar-1308243-2018-08-07}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
! Assembly&lt;br /&gt;
! Duration&lt;br /&gt;
! Member&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | Party&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1977|Sixth]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 1977-80&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=3|[[A. Rahman Khan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=4}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1980|Seventh]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 1980-84&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1984|Eighth]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 1984-89&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1989|Ninth]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 1989-91&lt;br /&gt;
| [[M. Abdul Lathief]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1991|Tenth]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 1991-96&lt;br /&gt;
| Zeenath Sheriffdeen&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1996|Eleventh]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 1996-01&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=3|[[M. Karunanidhi]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=3}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 2001|Twelfth]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 2001-06&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 2006|Thirteenth]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 2006-11&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Election results==&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar box&lt;br /&gt;
|float=right&lt;br /&gt;
|title= Vote share of winning candidates&lt;br /&gt;
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|barwidth=275px&lt;br /&gt;
|bars=&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[#2006|2006]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|50.96}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[#2001|2001]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|51.91}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[#1996|1996]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|77.05}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[#1991|1991]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|50.62}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[#1989|1989]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|50.21}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[#1984|1984]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|56.26}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[#1980|1980]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|55.64}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[#1977|1977]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|38.40}}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
===2006=== &lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title= [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Anamalai&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = 2006 Election Statistical Report | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf | access-date = 12 May 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007200819/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf | archive-date = 7 Oct 2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[M. Karunanidhi]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=34,188 |percentage=50.96% |change=-0.94% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Dawoon Miakhan |party=Independent politician |votes=25,662 |percentage=38.25% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=B. Narayanasamy |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=3,681 |percentage=5.49% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. N. Sivanesan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,124 |percentage=1.68% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Elanthirumaran |party=Lok Paritran |votes=669 |percentage=1.00% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Mohamed Meera |party=Independent politician |votes=349 |percentage=0.52% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Mia Khan |party=Independent politician |votes=272 |percentage=0.41% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Subramani |party=Independent politician |votes=238 |percentage=0.35% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Karunanidhi |party=Independent politician |votes=223 |percentage=0.33% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. D. K. Dalit Kudimahan Alias T. Daya Krishnamurthy |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=105 |percentage=0.16% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sai Ganesh |party=Independent politician |votes=102 |percentage=0.15% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,526 |percentage=12.71% |change=4.30% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout |votes=67,082 |percentage=63.73% |change= 18.97% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,05,252 |change = }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -0.94% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
===2001=== &lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title= [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Anamalai&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title = Statistical Report on General Election 2001 |url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf |date = 12 May 2001 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006173934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[M. Karunanidhi]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=29,836 |percentage=51.91% |change=-25.14% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Damodharan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=25,002 |percentage=43.50% |change=26.26% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Tamilmaravan |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,395 |percentage=2.43% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Venugopal D |party=Independent politician |votes=450 |percentage=0.78% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. J. Raja |party=APMK |votes=247 |percentage=0.43% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. R. Selvaraj |party=Independent politician |votes=164 |percentage=0.29% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Syed Rahammedhullah |party=Independent politician |votes=159 |percentage=0.28% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Murthy |party=Independent politician |votes=82 |percentage=0.14% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. Gururajan |party=Independent politician |votes=72 |percentage=0.13% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sreenivasan M |party=Independent politician |votes=70 |percentage=0.12% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,834 |percentage=8.41% |change=-51.40% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout |votes=57,477 |percentage=44.76% |change= -16.54% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,28,399 |change = }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -25.14% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
===1996=== &lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Anamalai&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = 1996 Election Statistical Report | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007221700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf | archive-date = 7 October 2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[M. Karunanidhi]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=46,097 |percentage=77.05% |change=34.05% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. S. S. Nellai Kannan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,313 |percentage=17.24% |change=-33.38% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Era. Meyappan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,380 |percentage=2.31% |change=-2.07% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. K. Doraiswamy |party=Janata Dal |votes=925 |percentage=1.55% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Akram Khan |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=354 |percentage=0.59% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Raju Guruswamy @ K. Raju |party=Independent politician |votes=243 |percentage=0.41% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Balu |party=Independent politician |votes=112 |percentage=0.19% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Poompavai |party=Independent politician |votes=51 |percentage=0.09% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. S. Chandra Mouli |party=Independent politician |votes=39 |percentage=0.07% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=D. V. Saravanan |party=SAP |votes=38 |percentage=0.06% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Mohan |party=Independent politician |votes=38 |percentage=0.06% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=35,784 |percentage=59.81% |change=52.19% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout |votes=59,827 |percentage=61.31% |change= 6.26% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 99,303 |change = }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 26.43% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
===1991=== &lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Anamalai&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1991 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007161404/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf | archive-date = 7 October 2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Zeenath Sheriffdeen |party=Indian National Congress |votes=29,605 |percentage=50.62% |change=28.25% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[K. Anbazhagan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=25,149 |percentage=43.00% |change=-7.21% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. Karthikeyan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=2,559 |percentage=4.38% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. K. Sham Shahabuddin |party=Indian Union Muslim League |votes=609 |percentage=1.04% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Mohamed Ali |party=Janata Party |votes=134 |percentage=0.23% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=D. V. Saravanan |party=Independent politician |votes=84 |percentage=0.14% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Ravikumar |party=Independent politician |votes=79 |percentage=0.14% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. N. Mani |party=Independent politician |votes=64 |percentage=0.11% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Abdul Khader |party=Independent politician |votes=41 |percentage=0.07% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Ranindran |party=Independent politician |votes=37 |percentage=0.06% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Devendran |party=Independent politician |votes=34 |percentage=0.06% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,456 |percentage=7.62% |change=-20.22% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout |votes=58,482 |percentage=55.05% |change= -12.84% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,07,928 |change = }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 0.41% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
===1989=== &lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Anamalai&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1989 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006153620/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf | archive-date = 6 October 2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[M. Abdul Lathief]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=33,104 |percentage=50.21% |change=-6.05% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. M. Hidayathulla |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,751 |percentage=22.38% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. V. Krishnamoorthy |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=12,665 |percentage=19.21% |change=-23.09% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Kondal Kesava Rao Alias Kondal Dassen |party=Independent politician |votes=3,805 |percentage=5.77% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. R. Janasthnan |party=Indian National Congress (Jagjivan) |votes=418 |percentage=0.63% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. G. Kasi Sah |party=Independent politician |votes=138 |percentage=0.21% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Venkarataman |party=Independent politician |votes=130 |percentage=0.20% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Mohamed Ismail |party=Independent politician |votes=104 |percentage=0.16% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Thirunavukkarasu |party=Independent politician |votes=103 |percentage=0.16% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Amiruddin |party=Independent politician |votes=102 |percentage=0.15% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Venkatasubramanian Alias Manian |party=Independent politician |votes=100 |percentage=0.15% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=18,353 |percentage=27.84% |change=13.88% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout |votes=65,925 |percentage=67.88% |change= 2.53% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 98,546 |change = }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -6.05% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
===1984=== &lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title= [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Anamalai&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1984 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120117121208/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf | archive-date = 17 Jan 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[A. Rahman Khan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=36,234 |percentage=56.26% |change=0.62% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. V. Marimuthu |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=27,246 |percentage=42.31% |change=2.40% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=D. Deenadayalan |party=Independent politician |votes=258 |percentage=0.40% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. S. Raja |party=Independent politician |votes=239 |percentage=0.37% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=U. Shantilal Katariya |party=Independent politician |votes=229 |percentage=0.36% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Radhakrishna |party=Independent politician |votes=128 |percentage=0.20% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Mohamed Jameel |party=Independent politician |votes=69 |percentage=0.11% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,988 |percentage=13.96% |change=-1.78% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout |votes=64,403 |percentage=65.35% |change= 6.54% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,00,943 |change = }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 0.62% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
===1980=== &lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Anamalai&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1980 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006231656/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf | archive-date = 6 Oct 2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[A. Rahman Khan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=32,627 |percentage=55.64% |change=17.24% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. S. Abdul Khader |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=23,401 |percentage=39.91% |change=11.93% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. V. Kandasamy |party=Janata Party |votes=2,517 |percentage=4.29% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. N. Ranganathan |party=Independent politician |votes=94 |percentage=0.16% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,226 |percentage=15.73% |change=5.31% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout |votes=58,639 |percentage=58.81% |change= 6.77% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,00,569 |change = }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 17.24% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
===1977=== &lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Anamalai&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1977 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007141448/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf | archive-date = 7 Oct 2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[A. Rahman Khan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=24,425 |percentage=38.40% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Rajkumar |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=17,796 |percentage=27.98% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. V. Kandasamy |party=Janata Party |votes=13,849 |percentage=21.77% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. M. Manivarma |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,532 |percentage=11.84% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,629 |percentage=10.42% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout |votes=63,602 |percentage=52.04% |change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,23,253 |change = }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser= |swing= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
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== External links ==&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite web |url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|title= Statistical reports of assembly elections|access-date= 8 July 2010|publisher= Election Commission of India}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1977]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:1977 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Politics of Chennai]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Chennai district]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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