Zone snapshot

Wards -143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155

Population – 433077 (2013)

Polling stations – 309

To locate your polling station – https://tnsec.tn.nic.in/tn_election_urban2021/find_your_polling_station.php

To locate your ward and zone – https://chennaicorporation.gov.in/gcc/citizen-details/location-service/find_zone.jsp

Counting station – MGR College of Engineering, Maduravoyal

Issues in the zone

• Encroachment of water bodies has been a key issue in the zone. Large scale flooding has taken place as a result of such encroachment during the rains of 2021. The Ambattur lake channel has seen construction on it, leading to water stagnation in many parts of the zone. Shrinking water bodies is also a concern, with some large tanks that once held water disappearing over the years.
• Incomplete works on the stormwater drains has added to residents’ woes in Nolambur and Valsaravakkam. The stormwater drain construction has damaged roads and reduced their width. In addition to this, there is seepage of sewage into the stormwater drain network in some areas.
• Pattas for residents of Porur has been a long pending demand that has not been addressed, even after the issue came up during the previous round of elections
• Decongestion of traffic in the zone has not borne fruit as the Port-Maduravoyal expressway has still not materialised. 
• Underground drainage network that has been under construction in Nerkundram has left the roads heavily damaged and dangerous for users. The roads have not been relaid despite many months having passed since they were first dug up for the drain network. The drainage project too has not been completed according to schedule.

Ward 143

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor: I.Nalini

Reservation: None

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

	Candidate	Party
	Rajan	DMK
	Immanuel	ADMK
	Roopalingam	MNM
	Murugesan	AMMK
	Udhyapoongundram	BJP
	Suresh	NTK

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 143, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here.

Ward 144

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor: A.Bharath

Reservation: Scheduled Castes (General)

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

	Candidate	Party
	Stalin	DMK
	Bharath	ADMK
	Rajesh Kumar	MNM
	Lokeshwaran	AMMK
	Manoharan	BJP
	Gopikrishnan	NTK
	Palsamy	PMK

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 143, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here.

Ward 145

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor: Benjamin

Reservation: None

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

	Candidate	Party
	Allan	DMK
	Sathyanadhan	ADMK
	Yuvaraj	MNM
	Selvan	BJP
	Gajendran	NTK
	Karunakaran	PMK

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 145, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here.

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Ward 146

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor:  I.Jeevandham

Reservation: None

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

	Candidate	Party
	Shanmugham	DMK
	Kumar	ADMK
	Saravanan	AMMK
	Ramu	MNM
	Marichamy	BJP
	Uma	NTK
	Kumaravel	PMK

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 146, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here.

Ward 147

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor:  A.Devadass

Reservation: Women (General)

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

	Candidate	Party
	Ramani Madhavan	DMK
	Priscilla	ADMK
	Lalitha	AMMK
	Suchitra Madhivanan	MNM
	Parvathi	BJP
	Vennila Rani	NTK
	Sumathi	PMK

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 147, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here. 

Ward 148

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor:  M.K.Kumar

Reservation: None

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

	Candidate	Party
	Vellaisamy	CPI(M)
	Sathishkumar	ADMK
	Giridharan	AMMK
	Thirumurugan	MNM
	Madhiazhagan	BJP
	Jaiveeran	NTK

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 148, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here. 

Ward 149

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor: K.Dhamodaran 

Reservation: Women (General)

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

	Candidate	Party
	Selvi Ramesh	DMK
	Sangeetha	ADMK
	Lekha	AMMK
	Lakshmi	PMK
	Srija	MNM
	Kavitha	BJP
	Rizwana Tasleen	NTK

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 149, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here. 

Ward 150

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor: K.Ganapathi

Reservation: Women (General)

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

	Candidate	Party
	Hemalatha	DMK
	Sumathi	ADMK
	Chandrakala	AMMK
	Kalpana	PMK
	Priya	MNM
	Harini	BJP
	Mary Poongodi	NTK

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 150, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here. 

Ward 151

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor: R.Thangam

Reservation: None

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

	Candidate	Party
	Shankar Ganesh	DMK
	Lokesh	ADMK
	Murugan	AMMK
	Mohan	PMK
	Madhankumar	MNM
	Iyyappan	BJP
	Thamizharasan	NTK

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 151, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here. 

Ward 152

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor: V Kasi

Reservation: Women (General)

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

	Candidate	Party
	Bharathi	DMK
	Brindha Chandrashekar	ADMK
	Kalaiselvi	AMMK
	Sujatha	PMK
	Jothi	MNM
	Nadhiya	NTK

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 152, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here. 

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Ward 153

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor: K.Latha

Reservation: Women (General)

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

	Candidate	Party
	Shanthi	DMK
	Latha	ADMK
	Lathika	AMMK
	Jeeva	PMK
	Rajalakshmi	MNM
	Priya	NTK
	Naseema	BJP

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 153, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here. 

Ward 154

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor: K Latha

Reservation: None

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

	Candidate	Party
	Selvakumar	DMK
	Mahndramani	ADMK
	Yuvaraj	AMMK
	Venkatesan	PMK
	Shanmugapriyan	MNM
	Sathishkumar	NTK
	Ramesh	BJP

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 154, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here. 

Ward 155

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor: K Sekar

Reservation: None

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

	Candidate	Party
	Raju	DMK
	Ravi	ADMK
	Rajkumar	AMMK
	Lakshmikanth	PMK
	Paul Pradeep	MNM
	Santhosh	NTK
	Natarajan	BJP

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 155, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here. 

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