Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Chengalpattu (Tamil Nadu) was won by Moorthy, A.K. (Pattali Makkal Katchi) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 148,724 votes over Ramachandran. K N. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, from 1971 to 2004.
Full Election History, 1971–2004
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1971
C. Chittibabu
DMK
251,687
60.0%
P. M. Muthukumarappa (Congress (O))
118,756 (28.3 pts)
1977
Mohanarangam R.
AIADMK
236,818
52.6%
Era Sezhiyan (DMK)
35,639 (7.9 pts)
1980
Anbarasu Era
Congress (I)
283,163
59.9%
Mohanarangam R. (AIADMK)
110,016 (23.3 pts)
1984
S. Jagathrakshakan
AIADMK
297,415
54.1%
M.V.Ramu (DMK)
58,209 (10.6 pts)
1989
Kanchee Paneer
AIADMK
338,711
49.1%
Ramu. M. V. (DMK)
122,867 (17.8 pts)
1991
Rajemdra Kumar S.S.R.
AIADMK
351,613
55.1%
Arumugam C. (DMK)
153,206 (24.0 pts)
1996
Parasuraman.K
DMK
410,483
58.1%
Krishnan.S.M (Indian National Congress)
235,657 (33.3 pts)
1998
Kanchi Panneerselvam
AIADMK
329,239
49.1%
Parasuraman K (DMK)
22,916 (3.4 pts)
1999
Moorthy, A.K.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
330,551
48.0%
Thirunavukkarasu, S.S. (AIADMK)
12,811 (1.9 pts)
2004
Moorthy, A.K.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
431,643
56.9%
Ramachandran. K N (AIADMK)
148,724 (19.6 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
C. Chittibabu
DMK
251,687
60.0%
P. M. Muthukumarappa
Congress (O)
132,931
31.7%
S. Balakrishnan
Independent
26,291
6.3%
R. Natesa Goundes
Independent
8,453
2.0%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mohanarangam R.
AIADMK
236,818
52.6%
Era Sezhiyan
DMK
201,179
44.7%
Moorthy G.K.
Independent
4,001
0.9%
M. Sundarraj
RPI
3,809
0.8%
Veerappan V.T.R.
Independent
1,917
0.4%
Ramanujam
Independent
1,405
0.3%
Kali Naicker S.A.
Independent
1,141
0.3%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Anbarasu Era
Congress (I)
283,163
59.9%
Mohanarangam R.
AIADMK
173,147
36.6%
Kandaswamy P.S.
RPI
8,150
1.7%
Dharmalinga Mudaliar C.
Independent
5,097
1.1%
Veerappa Gounder V.T.R.
Independent
3,457
0.7%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
S. Jagathrakshakan
AIADMK
297,415
54.1%
M.V.Ramu
DMK
239,206
43.5%
V. Selvaraj
Independent
3,397
0.6%
D.V. Radhakrishnasha
Independent
2,484
0.5%
E.V. Perumalswamy
Independent
2,390
0.4%
M.V. Anandan
Independent
1,981
0.4%
V. Arunagiri
Independent
1,894
0.3%
V.K. Raman
Independent
1,129
0.2%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kanchee Paneer
AIADMK
338,711
49.1%
Ramu. M. V.
DMK
215,844
31.3%
Muniyandi Alias Maniam, C. G.
Independent
123,300
17.9%
Kuppan, N.
Independent
5,216
0.8%
Subramaniam, C. G. M.
Independent
2,367
0.3%
Radhakrishna Sah Damangiri, V,
JNP (JP)
1,345
0.2%
Mangogaran, N.
Independent
923
0.1%
Natarajan, G.
Independent
814
0.1%
Nagoor Meeran Alias Rishi, M.
Independent
744
0.1%
Viswanathan, N.
Independent
333
0.0%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rajemdra Kumar S.S.R.
AIADMK
351,613
55.1%
Arumugam C.
DMK
198,407
31.1%
Kamalambal V. (W)
Pattali Makkal Katchi
78,544
12.3%
Madan Raj J.
Janata Party
1,961
0.3%
Arumugam G.
MHA
1,303
0.2%
Mohan R.
Independent
935
0.1%
Maniselvan P.C.
TMM
916
0.1%
Veerappa Gounder V.T.R.
Independent
838
0.1%
Anbudasan
Independent
821
0.1%
Arumugam P.
Independent
636
0.1%
Vachiravel S.
Independent
531
0.1%
Veerabadran P.
Independent
473
0.1%
Kana Kammal D. (W)
Independent
472
0.1%
Parasuram D.
Independent
356
0.1%
Azhagarsamy S.
Independent
202
0.0%
Srinivasan K.
Independent
199
0.0%
Abdul Hameed M.G.
Independent
158
0.0%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Parasuraman.K
DMK
410,483
58.1%
Krishnan.S.M
Indian National Congress
174,826
24.7%
Arumugam.C
MDMK
44,384
6.3%
Damodaran.B
AIIC(T)
43,820
6.2%
Ragavan K.T
Bharatiya Janata Party
11,112
1.6%
Radhakrishnasha D.V
Independent
2,690
0.4%
Chitharanjan Doss Agaram
Independent
2,544
0.4%
Arumugam.G
MELPHC
2,330
0.3%
Khaleel Mahmed.N
Independent
2,245
0.3%
Sankaran.V
Independent
1,795
0.3%
Karnan.R
Independent
1,718
0.2%
Sundaramoorthy A
Independent
1,595
0.2%
Subramaniam A.G
Independent
1,565
0.2%
Vaidyanathaswamy.R
Independent
1,207
0.2%
Palani.K
Independent
1,149
0.2%
Paramanandam N.S
Independent
1,120
0.2%
Suresh J
Independent
860
0.1%
Mohan R.
Independent
741
0.1%
Dharmalinga Mudaliar.C
Independent
646
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kanchi Panneerselvam
AIADMK
329,239
49.1%
Parasuraman K
DMK
306,323
45.7%
Muruganandam T N
Indian National Congress
24,968
3.7%
Krishnan Parayanar M.U.
Independent
5,419
0.8%
Jagaveera Pandian K
Rashtriya Janata Dal
2,754
0.4%
Srinivasan S.K.P.
Independent
765
0.1%
Ramesh M.K.
Independent
588
0.1%
Ethiraj Brigadier
Independent
530
0.1%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Moorthy, A.K.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
330,551
48.0%
Thirunavukkarasu, S.S.
AIADMK
317,740
46.2%
Balaraman, C.
Janata Dal (Secular)
18,028
2.6%
Usman, S.S.
Independent
7,007
1.0%
Krishna Parayanar, Mu.
Independent
6,616
1.0%
Madhavan, B.
Rashtriya Janata Dal
3,040
0.4%
Agaram Chitharanjan Doss
Independent
1,498
0.2%
Murugan, K.
Independent
1,307
0.2%
Jayakumar, B.
Independent
949
0.1%
Gnanamani, R.
Independent
939
0.1%
Angamuthu, C.N.
Independent
506
0.1%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Moorthy, A.K.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
431,643
56.9%
Ramachandran. K N
AIADMK
282,919
37.3%
Kumaresan. A
Janata Party
10,956
1.4%
Nahamani. ( Tmt) J
Bahujan Samaj Party
8,659
1.1%
Shayeen Banu ( Tmt) S
Independent
6,520
0.9%
Moorthy. N
Independent
5,427
0.7%
Sowmiya Narayanan. S
Independent
4,800
0.6%
Manivannan. R S
Independent
3,578
0.5%
Krishnamoorthy. A
Independent
1,792
0.2%
Subramaniyam. M
Independent
973
0.1%
Shankar. K
Independent
956
0.1%
Chanakhya Babu. K
Independent
853
0.1%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Chengalpattu has been contested at 10 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1971. Parties that have won this seat over that span: DMK, AIADMK, Congress (I), Pattali Makkal Katchi.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Chengalpattu in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?
Moorthy, A.K. (Pattali Makkal Katchi) won Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, in 2004 with 431,643 votes (56.9%), a margin of 148,724 votes over Ramachandran. K N.
Which parties have won Chengalpattu since 1971?
Since 1971, Chengalpattu has been won by: AIADMK, Congress (I), DMK, Pattali Makkal Katchi.
What was the closest result in Chengalpattu?
The closest result on record for Chengalpattu was 1999, when Pattali Makkal Katchi beat AIADMK by just 12,811 votes (1.9 percentage points).