Avadi (State Assembly Constituency)
Avadi is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, newly formed after constituency delimitation. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 6. It consists of a portion of Avadi taluk and includes Avadi. It is included in the Thiruvallur parliamentary constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | S. Abdul Rahim | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | K. Pandiarajan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | S. M. Nasar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. M. Nasar | 150,287 | 50.35% | +10.95 | |
| AIADMK | K. Pandiarajan | 95,012 | 31.83% | -8.08 | |
| NTK | G. Vijayalakshmi | 30,087 | 10.08% | +8.49 | |
| MNM | V. Udhayakumar | 17,092 | 5.73% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 2,381 | 0.80% | -1.05 | |
| DMDK | N. M. Sankar | 1,911 | 0.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 55,275 | 18.52% | 18.01% | ||
| Turnout | 298,456 | 67.18% | -0.73% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 989 | 0.33% | |||
| Registered electors | 444,231 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 10.44% | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Pandiarajan | 108,064 | 39.92% | -15.26 | |
| DMK | S. M. Nasar | 106,669 | 39.40% | New | |
| MDMK | R. Anthridoss | 22,848 | 8.44% | New | |
| PMK | N. Anandakrishnan | 12,428 | 4.59% | New | |
| BJP | J. Loganathan | 7,232 | 2.67% | +0.77 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 4,994 | 1.84% | New | |
| NTK | S. Nallathambi | 4,301 | 1.59% | New | |
| BSP | S. Charles | 1,477 | 0.55% | -0.29 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,395 | 0.52% | -21.15% | ||
| Turnout | 270,732 | 67.92% | -3.89% | ||
| Registered electors | 398,613 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -15.26% | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. Abdul Rahim | 110,102 | 55.18% | New | |
| INC | R. Dhamotharan | 66,864 | 33.51% | New | |
| Independent | B. Jayaraman | 10,460 | 5.24% | New | |
| BJP | J. Loganathan | 3,795 | 1.90% | New | |
| BSP | C. Sathyamurthi | 1,658 | 0.83% | New | |
| JMM | D. Bakthavachalu | 1,336 | 0.67% | New | |
| Independent | L. Jayaramu | 1,114 | 0.56% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 43,238 | 21.67% | |||
| Turnout | 199,538 | 71.81% | |||
| Registered electors | 277,885 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||