Tamil Nadu (2001) 📍 Chennai District Seat #17 • Res: GEN Vidhan Sabha

Royapuram Constituency

Royapuram is assembly constituency #17 in chennai district of Tamil Nadu, classified as GEN.

Available Election Years
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1st
Declared Winner (2001)

Elected MLA (2001)

AIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam • Independent
Votes Polled
66,144
51.20% of total
Victory Margin
+14,860
Over Runner-Up (2001)

Candidate Results & Vote Share (2001)

Rank Candidate Party Vote Share EVM Postal Total Votes
1 Elected MLA (2001) WON
Affidavit Submitted
AIADMK
51.20%
0 0 66,144
2 Runner-Up (2001)
Affidavit Submitted
DMK
40.50%
0 0 51,284

Royapuram Historical Winners Archive

Year Election Label Winning Candidate Winning Party Alliance Votes Secured Victory Margin Details
2026 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election V. Rajasekhar TVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) 92,827 +14,249 Booth Data →
2021 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Idream R. Murthy DMK Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) 64,424 +27,779 Booth Data →
2016 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly D. Jayakumar AIADMK National Democratic Alliance (NDA) 55,205 +8,031 Booth Data →
2011 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elected MLA (2011) AIADMK Independent 94,857 +15,368 Booth Data →
2006 13th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elected MLA (2006) DMK Independent 87,619 +21,529 Booth Data →
2001 12th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elected MLA (2001) AIADMK Independent 66,144 +14,860 Booth Data →
1996 11th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elected MLA (1996) DMK Independent 68,574 +19,715 Booth Data →
1991 10th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elected MLA (1991) AIADMK Independent 65,370 +26,304 Booth Data →
1989 9th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elected MLA (1989) DMK Independent 53,961 +11,834 Booth Data →
1984 8th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elected MLA (1984) AIADMK Independent 64,275 +8,044 Booth Data →
1980 7th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elected MLA (1980) AIADMK Independent 52,819 +15,654 Booth Data →
1977 6th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elected MLA (1977) AIADMK Independent 38,412 +26,008 Booth Data →
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