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{{short description|Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}<br />
{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency<br />
|Name = Kancheepuram<br />
|image = kancheepuram lok sabha constituency.png<br />
|caption = Kancheepuram constituency, post-2008 delimitation<br />
|Existence = 1951<br />2009-present<br />
|CurrentMPParty = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] <br />
|CurrentMP = [[G. Selvam]]<br />
|ElectedByYear = [[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 2019|2019 Election]]<br />
|State = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
|AssemblyConstituencies = [[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]]<br />
|Electorate = 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><br />
|Reservation = [[Scheduled Caste]]<br />
|Successful Party = [[Indian National Congress]] (once)<br />
}}<br />
'''Kancheepuram''' is a newly formed [[Lok Sabha]] (Parliament of India) constituency after the 2008 [[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><br />
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The constituency originally existed for the [[Indian general election in Madras, 1951|1951 election]].<br />
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This constituency is reserved for [[Scheduled Castes]] (SC) candidates.<br />
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== Assembly segments ==<br />
The constituency in 2008 was formed of 6 assembly segments as follows:<br />
{| class="wikitable" width="500px"<br />
! width="50px" style="font-size:75%" |Constituency number<br />
! width="200px" |Name<br />
! width="100px" style="font-size:75%" |Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)<br />
! width="150px" |District<br />
|-<br />
|32<br />
|[[Chengalpattu (state assembly constituency)|Chengalpattu]]<br />
|None<br />
|[[Chengalpattu district|Chengalpattu]]<br />
|-<br />
|33<br />
|[[Thiruporur (State Assembly constituency)|Thiruporur]]<br />
|None<br />
|[[Chengalpattu district|Chengalpattu]]<br />
|-<br />
|34<br />
|[[Cheyyur (state assembly constituency)|Cheyyur]]<br />
|SC<br />
|[[Chengalpattu district|Chengalpattu]]<br />
|-<br />
|35<br />
|[[Maduranthakam (state assembly constituency)|Madurantakam]]<br />
|SC<br />
|[[Chengalpattu district|Chengalpattu]]<br />
|-<br />
|36<br />
|[[Uthiramerur (state assembly constituency)|Uthiramerur]] <br />
|None<br />
|[[Kanchipuram district|Kancheepuram]]<br />
|-<br />
|37<br />
|[[Kancheepuram (state assembly constituency)|Kancheepuram]]<br />
|None<br />
|[[Kanchipuram district|Kancheepuram]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== Member of Parliament ==<br />
{| width="60%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #DEE8F1 solid; font-size: x-big; font-family: verdana"<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Party<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Runner-up<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Party<br />
|---- <br />
|1951<br />
|A. Krishnaswamy<br />
|[[Commonweal Party|CWL]]<br />
|T. Chengalvarayan<br />
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
|---- <br />
|2009<br />
|[[P. Viswanathan]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
|E. Ramakrishnan<br />
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]<br />
|----<br />
|2014<br />
|[[K. Maragatham]]<br />
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]<br />
|[[G. Selvam]]<br />
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]<br />
|----<br />
|2019<br />
|[[G. Selvam]]<ref>{{cite web|title=General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected|url=https://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><br />
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]<br />
|[[K. Maragatham]]<br />
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Election Results ==<br />
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===2019===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Kancheepuram]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
| candidate = [[G. Selvam]]<br />
| votes = 6,84,004<br />
| percentage = 55.27<br />
| change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
| candidate = [[K. Maragatham]]<br />
| votes = 3,97,372<br />
| percentage = 32.11<br />
| change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = Naam Tamilar Katchi<br />
| candidate = D. Sivaranjini<br />
| votes = 62,771<br />
| percentage = 5.07<br />
| change = +5.07<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
| candidate = A. Munusamy<br />
| votes = 55,213<br />
| percentage = 4.46<br />
| change = +4.46<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate<br />
| party = [[None of the above|NOTA]]<br />
| candidate = [[None of the Above]]<br />
| votes = 21,661<br />
| percentage = 1.75<br />
| change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
| votes = 2,86,632<br />
| percentage = 23.16<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
| votes = 12,38,158<br />
| percentage = 75.31<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
| winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
| loser = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
| swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===2014===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Kancheepuram]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
| candidate = [[K. Maragatham]]<br />
| votes = 4,99,395<br />
| percentage = 44.26<br />
| change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
| candidate = [[G. Selvam]]<br />
| votes = 3,52,529<br />
| percentage = 31.24<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
| candidate = C. E. Sathya<br />
| votes = 2,07,080<br />
| percentage = 18.35<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = Indian National Congress<br />
| candidate = [[P. Viswanathan]]<br />
| votes = 33,313<br />
| percentage = 2.95<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = None of the above<br />
| candidate =[[None of the above]]<br />
| votes = 17,736<br />
| percentage = 1.57<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
| votes =1,46,866<br />
| percentage = 13.02<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
| votes =11,29,849<br />
| percentage = 76.33<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
| winner = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
| loser = Indian National Congress<br />
| swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===2009===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Kancheepuram]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = Indian National Congress<br />
| candidate = [[P. Viswanathan]]<br />
| votes = 3,30,237<br />
| percentage = 41.96<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
| candidate = Dr. E. Ramakrishnan<br />
| votes = 3,17,134<br />
| percentage =40.29 <br />
| change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam<br />
| candidate = T. Tamilvendan<br />
| votes =1,03,560<br />
| percentage =13.16 <br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
| candidate =K. Uthrapathi<br />
| votes =5,663<br />
| percentage =0.72<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
| votes =13,103<br />
| percentage = 1.67<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
| votes =7,86,910<br />
| percentage = 74.22<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box new seat win<br />
|<br />
| winner = Indian National Congress<br />
| swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[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]<br />
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