With the announcement of the results of the state assembly elections 2021, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has returned to power in Tamil Nadu after a gap of ten years. The DMK continues its stronghold over many parts of Chennai, even reclaiming constituencies such as Mylapore where it had not won in two decades.

However, elections results are just a starting point for citizens, not an end. We must hold our elected representatives accountable throughout their tenure. Who is your new MLA? What are his credentials? What are the issues he needs to address?

Here is a list of all the winners in Chennai and a short introduction to the MLA in your constituency:

S No	Constituency	Candidate	Party	Votes	Margin	% of vote
1	Maduravoyal	Ganapathy K	DMK	121298	31,721	44.29
2	Ambattur	Joseph Samuel	DMK	114554	42,146	47.67
3	Madhavaram	Sudharsanam S	DMK	151485	57,071	50.04
4	Thiruvottiyur	KP Shankar	DMK	88185	37,661	44.09
5	Radhakrishnan Nagar	Ebenezer J J (@) John Ebenezer J	DMK	95763	42,479	51.2
6	Perambur	R D Sekar	DMK	105267	54976	52.53
7	Kolathur	M K Stalin	DMK	105522	70384	60.86
8	Villivakkam	A Vetriazhagan	DMK	76127	37237	52.83
9	Thiru.vi.ka Nagar	P Sivakumar	DMK	81727	55013	61.13
10	Egmore	I Paranthamen	DMK	68832	38768	57.71
11	Royapuram	Murthy R IDream	DMK	64424	27,779	53.16
12	Harbour	Sekar Babu PK	DMK	59317	27,274	58.35
13	Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni	Udhayanidhi Stalin	DMK	93285	69,355	67.89
14	Thousand Lights	Ezhilan N	DMK	71867	32,462	52.87
15	Anna Nagar	M K Mohan	DMK	80054	27,445	48.49
16	Virugambakkam	AMV.Prabhakara Raja	DMK	74351	18,367	43.97
17	Saidapet	Subramanian Ma	DMK	80194	29,408	50.02
18	T Nagar	Karunanithi J	DMK	56,035	137	40.57
19	Mylapore	Velu Dha	DMK	68,392	12,633	44.58
20	Velachery	JMH.Hassan Maulana	INC	68,493	4,352	38.76
21	Sholinganallur	S Arvind Ramesh	DMK	1,71,558	35,405	44.18
22	Alandur	T M Anbarasan	DMK	116785	40571	49.12
23	Sriperumbudur	Selvaprunthagai K	INC	115353	10879	43.65
24	Pallavaram	I Karunanithi	DMK	126427	37781	47.49
25	Tambaram	S R Raja	DMK	1,16,840	36,824	46.93

Maduravoyal constituency

Ganapathy K is a first time MLA-elect who contested against School Education Minister P Benjamin in the 2021 elections. He is also the party’s Maduravoyal South Secretary.

• Age: 61
• Education/occupation: 8th standard/ Real estate agent

CANDIDATES	PARTY	VOTES
Ganapathy K	DMK	121298
Benjamin P	AIADMK	89577
Ganeshkumar G	NTK	21045

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Read more: Constituency round-up: Maduravoyal wants new MLA to look into unfinished projects, ration scams

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Ambattur constituency

In 2016, Joseph Samuel had won the ward chairman post for Ambattur zone. He won against AIADMK’s V Alexander by one vote then. 

• Age: 58
• Education/Occupation: BA/Business (E-Waste)

CANDIDATES	PARTY	VOTES
Joseph Samuel	DMK	114554
V Alexander	AIADMK	72408
R Anbu Thenarasan	NTK	22638

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Read more: Constituency round-up: Candidates and key issues in Ambattur

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Madhavaram constituency

Sudharsanam won the 2016 elections from the same constituency with 1,22,082 votes. Before the conduct of 2021 elections, he was named as the person in charge for North East district in Chennai that includes Madhavaram and Thiruvottiyur constituencies.

• Age: 62
• Education/Occupation: MA, BL/Advocate, agriculturist

CANDIDATES	PARTY	VOTES
Sudharsanam S	DMK	151485
Moorthy. V	AIADMK	94414
Elumalai R	NTK	27453

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Read more: Constituency round-up: Madhavaram voters look forward to regular water supply, sewage connections

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Thiruvottiyur constituency

KP Shankar is the younger brother of ex-MLA and former Fisheries Minister KPP Samy, who passed away in 2020. He was a Councillor of the Greater Chennai Corporation ward no. 5, Thiruvottiyur zone. 

• Age: 49
• Education/Occupation: Class 9/Businessman

CANDIDATES	PARTY	VOTES
K P Shankar	DMK	88185
K Kuppan	AIADMK	50524
Seeman	NTK	48597

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Read more: Elections 2021: Thiruvottiyur constituency and candidate details

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Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar

J J Ebenezer was part of Chennai North DMK youth wing and is a first-time MLA elected from Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency.

• Age: 45
• Education/Occupation: Business/M.Com

CANDIDATES	PARTY	VOTES
Ebenezer J J (@) John Ebenezer J	DMK	95763
Raajesh R S	AIADMK	53284
Gowrishankar K	NTK	20437

Perambur Constituency

Perambur has seen a tumultuous few years in its electoral history leading up to the recently concluded assembly elections. The constituency was won by P Vetrivel of ADMK in the 2016 polls. He was disqualified by the Speaker after withdrawing support for then CM Edappadi Palanisamy. As a result, a by-election was held in 2019. This election was won by R D Sekar of the DMK. He continues to hold the seat after a comprehensive victory in 2021, polling 52.53% of the total votes.

• Age: 54
• Education / Occupation: High school/ Business

CANDIDATES	PARTY	VOTES
R D Sekar	DMK	105267
N R Dhanapalan	AIADMK	50291
Merlin Suganthi	NTK	19821

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Read more: Constituency round-up: No MLA till date has acted on relocating dumpyard, say voters in Perambur

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Kolathur Constituency

DMK supremo MK Stalin has emerged victorious in Kolathur for the third straight term and has taken oath as the Chief Minister of the state. This election saw Stalin poll 60.86% of the votes, overcoming a direct challenge from ADMK’s Aadhi Rajaram.

• Age: 68
• Education/occupation: BA/ Social Work

CANDIDATE	PARTY	VOTES
M K Stalin	DMK	105522
Aadhirajaram	AIADMK	35138
A Jagadishkumar	MNM	14076

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Read more: Constituency round-up: High-profile constituency fielding CM candidate, Kolathur has serious civic concerns

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Villivakkam Constituency

DMK’s A Vetriazhagan has emerged victorious in Villivakkam, defeating former MLA JCD Prabhakar of the ADMK. A Vetriazhagan is the grandson of veteran DMK leader K Anbazhagan. Vetriazhagan was a businessman before his foray into politics. JCD Prabhakar had formerly defeated Vetriazhagan’s grandfather to win the same seat in 2011.

• Age: 40
• Education/ Occupation: BE;MBA/ Education sector

CANDIDATE	PARTY	VOTES
A Vetriazhagan	DMK	76127
JCD Prabhakar	AIADMK	38890
Sriharan	MNM	13364

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Read more: Constituency roundup: Villivakkam set for battle between K Anbazhagan’s grandson and 2011 winner

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Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar Constituency

Incumbent MLA Sivakumar P alias Thayagam Kavi of DMK has retained his seat with a victory in the 2021 elections. The MLA defeated P L Kalyani of ADMK by securing 61.13% of the votes polled.

• Age: 51
• Education/ Occupation: MA;BL / Lawyer

CANDIDATE	PARTY	VOTES
P Sivakumar	DMK	81727
Kalyani P L	AIADMK	26714
Dr R Ilavanaji	NTK	10921

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Read more: Constituency round-up: Sitting DMK MLA to recontest Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar; voters want better infra and jobs

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Egmore Constituency

I Paranthamen of the DMK has won the Egmore assembly constituency, beating challenger B John Pandian of the Thamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam which was in alliance with the ADMK. Paranthamen secured 57.71% or votes.

• Age: 44
• Education/ Occupation: BA/BL/ Advocate

CANDIDATE	PARTY	VOTES
I Paranthamen	DMK	68832
John Pandian	AIADMK	30064
U Priyadarshini	MNM	9990

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Read more: Constituency round-up: Young female candidates from MNM and NTK to take on seasoned leaders in Egmore

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Royapuram Constituency

R Murthy, popularly known as Idream R Murthy contested his first election from Royapuram constituency. The proprietor of Idream cinemas in Royapuram, Murthy has been associated with the DMK for many decades now. Some of his promises are to set up a Kendriya Vidyalaya school and an Arts college for the benefit of students, who otherwise travel far away. CM elect MK Stalin had also promised to make Tondiarpet station a railway terminus.

Watch our interview with him here.

• Age: 54
• Education/Occupation: Class 10/Business

CANDIDATE	PARTY	VOTES
Idream R Murthy	DMK	64424
Jayakumar D	AIADMK	36645
Kamali S	NTK	7953

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Read more: Constituency round-up: Royapuram lacks basic amenities, but sitting MLA confident of win

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Harbour constituency

Sekar Babu PK was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency as an AIADMK candidate in 2001 and 2006 elections. In 2011, he joined DMK and has been elected from Harbour constituency this time.

CANDIDATE	PARTY	VOTES
Sekar Babu PK	DMK	59317
Vinoj P Selvam	BJP	32043
Ahamed Fazil M	NTK	3357

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Read more: Constituency round-up: Sitting DMK MLA hopes to retain seat in the cosmopolitan constituency of Harbour

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Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni

Udhayanadhi Stalin, son of CM elect MK Stalin, is a first-time MLA elected from Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency which was represented by his grandfather, former CM MK Karunanithi.  It is to be noted that there was initial reluctance to nominate Udhayanidhi from the constituency over concerns about the party being accused of indulging dynasty politics. He is also an actor and producer in the Kollywood industry.

• Age: 43
• Occupation/Education: Social work, cinema/B.Com

CANDIDATE	PARTY	VOTES
Udhayanadhi Stalin	DMK	93285
Kassali AVA	PMK	23930
Mohammed Idris K	IJK	4096

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Read more: Constituency round-up: Udhayanidhi Stalin draws eyes to Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni

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Thousand Lights Constituency

Dr N Ezhilan is the son of former Deputy Chief of the State Planning Commission M Naganathan, who was in the past part of the team creating DMK manifestos.

• Age: 41
• Education/ Profession: MBBS, MD. He is a doctor with experience in infectious diseases, preventive medicine and diabetology.

CANDIDATE	PARTY	VOTES
Dr N Ezhilan	DMK	71867
Khushboo Sundar	BJP	39405
K M Shariff	MNM	11791

Anna Nagar Constituency

M K Mohan (DMK) is the richest MLA in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly. He had served as a local corporator before being fielded as the MLA candidate in 2016.

• Age: 68
• Education/ occupation: Class 8/ Business of Brick Manufacturing & Agriculture

CANDIDATE	PARTY	VOTES
M K Mohan	DMK	80054
S Gokula Indira	AIADMK	52609
V Ponraj	MNM	17522

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Read more: Constituency round-up: Anna Nagar, seat of TN’s richest MLA

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Virugambakkam Constituency

AMV Prabhakara Raja is the DMK youth organiser for Chennai South district and son of Tamilnadu Vanigar Sangam Peramaippu leader Vikarama Raja. 

• Age: 32
• Occupation/ Education: Business/B.Tech, MBA

CANDIDATE	PARTY	VOTES
AMV Prabhakara Raja	DMK	74351
Virugai V N Ravi	AIADMK	55984
Senagan	MNM	16939

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Read more: Constituency round-up: Sitting MLA takes on DMK’s youth wing organiser and poet-lyricist from MNM in Virugambakkam

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Saidapet Constituency

Ma Subramanian, also called Ma Su, worked as chairman of Chennai Corporation from 1996-2006 and was Mayor of Chennai from 2006-2011. He is also deputy general secretary of DMK’S youth wing.  

• Age: 61
• Education/ Occupation: BA LLB/ Advocate

CANDIDATE	PARTY	VOTES
Subramanian Ma	DMK	80194
Saidai Duraiswamy	AIADMK	50786
Snega Priya	MNM	13454

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Read more: Constituency round-up: Two former mayors lock horns in Saidapet, riddled with waste and flooding issues

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T Nagar Constituency

J Karunanithi is the brother of former MLA J Anbazhagan, elected from the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency in Chennai from 2011 to 2020. The latter passed away last year.

• Age: 51
• Education/ Occupation: 9th standard; Business

CANDIDATE	PARTY	VOTES
Karunanithi J	DMK	56035
Sathianarayanan B	AIADMK	55898
Karuppiah Pala	MNM	14567

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Read more: Constituency round-up: T Nagar, crying for an end to persistent civic problems

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Mylapore Constituency

DMK reclaimed Mylapore constituency after 20 years, thanks to its candidate Velu Dha. He is a former local councillor. 

• Age: 50
• Education/ Occupation:  BA, LLB/ Business, social work

CANDIDATE	PARTY	VOTES
Velu Dha	DMK	68392
Nataraj R	AIADMK	55759
Sripriya	MNM	14904

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Read more: Constituency round-up: Retired public servant, social worker, transwoman face off in Mylapore contest

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Velachery Constituency

JMH Aassan Maulana had earlier contested for the MLA seat from Villivakkam but did not win. For the second time, he contested from Velachery, against AIADMK’s M K Ashok and won.

• Age: 36
• Profession/ Education:Business/ MBA

CANDIDATE	PARTY	VOTES
JMH Aassan Maulana	INC	68493
M K Ashok	AIADMK	64141
Dr Santhosh Babu	MNM	23072

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Read more: Constituency round-up: Infrastructure woes a key concern for voters in Velachery

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Sholinganallur Constituency

For the second consecutive term, S Arvind Ramesh won the seat of Sholinganallur by defeating K P Pandian of the AIADMK. 

• Age: 53
• Education/ Occupation: Class ten/ Business

CANDIDATE	PARTY	VOTES
S Arvind Ramesh	DMK	171558
K P Pandian	AIADMK	136153
S Michael	Naam Tamilar Katchi	38872

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Read more: Constituency round-up: Sitting DMK MLA takes on 2011 winner in Sholinganallur contest

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Alandur Constituency

DMK’S T M Anbarasan won the Alandur assembly constituency defeating B Valarmathi of ADMK, who had won the seat in 2001. Anbarasan won the seat in 2016 staving off a challenge from another former MLA in S Ramachandran of the ADMK.

• Age: 61
• Education/ Occupation:  Class 1/ Agriculture

CANDIDATE	PARTY	VOTES
T M Anbarasan	DMK	116785
B Valarmathi	AIADMK	76214
E Sarathbabu	MNM	21117

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Read more: Constituency round-up : Alandur to see fight between two-time MLA, former social welfare minister and entrepreneur

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Sriperumbudur Constituency

Selvaperunthagai K of the Indian National Congress has won Sriperumbudur constituency, defeating incumbent ADMK MLA K Palani. In a close contest, Selvaperunthagai emerged victorious, securing 43.65% of the votes.

• Age: 60
• Education/ Occupation: BA’BL; Business

CANDIDATE	PARTY	VOTES
Selvaperunthagai K	INC	115353
K Palani	AIADMK	104474
Pushaparaj	NTK	22034

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Read more: Constituency round-up: Industrialised Sriperumbudur wants water and sewage woes fixed

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Pallavaram Constituency

Incumbent MLA I Karunanithi secured a second term from Pallavaram, defeating Rajendran C of the ADMK. He bagged 47.49% of the votes for a resounding victory in the constituency.

• Age: 62
• Education/ Occupation: Class 10/ Real Estate

CANDIDATE	PARTY	VOTES
I Karunanithi	DMK	126427
C Rajendran	AIADMK	88646
Minishree Kanagaraj	NTK	21362

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Read more: Constituency round-up: Pallavaram MLA to contest seat, even as long-standing demands of residents remain unmet

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Tambaram Constituency

S R Raja was the chairman of Tambaram Municipality. He won from Tambaram for the third time, having won two legislative assembly elections in 2006 and 2016. 

• Age: 64
• Education/ Occupation: Class eight/ Business

CANDIDATE	PARTY	VOTES
S R Raja	DMK	116840
Chinnaiyah.T.K.M	AIADMK	80016
Elango Siva	MNM	22530

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Read more: Constituency round-up: Candidates in Tambaram and what voters want them to address

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Compiled by Laasya Shekhar, Aruna Natarajan and Bhavani Prabhakar

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