Kancheepuram (Lok Sabha constituency)

Kancheepuram
Kancheepuram constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Existence	1951 2009-present
Reservation	Scheduled Caste
Current MP	P. Viswanathan
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected Year	2009 Election
State	Tamil Nadu
Total Electors	1,060,188^[1]
Most Successful Party	Indian National Congress (once)
Assembly Constituencies	32. Chengalpattu 33. Thiruporur 34. Cheyyur (SC) 35. Madurantakam 36. Uthiramerur 37. Kancheepuram

Kancheepuram is a newly formed Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency after the 2008 delimitation.^[2]

The constituency originally existed for the 1951 election.

This constituency is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates.

Assembly segments

The constituency in 2008 was formed after merging the assembly segments of Chengalpattu, Thiruporur, Madurantakam (SC), Uthiramerur and Kancheepuram, which were earlier part of the now defunct Chengalpattu Lok Sabha constituency, and Alandur, which was earlier part of Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency.

Elections

Year	Winner	Party	Runner-up	Party
1951	A. Krishnaswamy	CWL	T. Chengalvarayan	INC
2009	P. Viswanathan	INC	E. Ramakrishnan	AIADMK
2014	K. Maragatham	AIADMK	G. Selvam	DMK

References

Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu

2009-present	Thiruvallur Chennai North Chennai South Chennai Central Sriperumbudur Kancheepuram Arakkonam Vellore Krishnagiri Dharmapuri Tiruvannamalai Arani Viluppuram Kallakurichi Salem Namakkal Erode Tiruppur Nilgiris Coimbatore Pollachi Dindigul Karur Tiruchirappalli Perambalur Cuddalore Chidambaram Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Thanjavur Sivaganga Madurai Theni Virudhunagar Ramanathapuram Thoothukkudi Tenkasi Tirunelveli Kanniyakumari

1977-2004	Chennai North Chennai Central Chennai South Sriperumbudur Chengalpattu Arakkonam Vellore Tiruppattur Vandavasi Tindivanam Cuddalore Chidambaram Dharmapuri Krishnagiri Rasipuram Salem Tiruchengode Nilgiris Gobichettipalayam Coimbatore Pollachi Palani Dindigul Madurai Periyakalum Karur Tiruchirappalli Perambalur Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Thanjavur Pudukkottai Sivaganga Ramanathapuram Sivakasi Tirunelveli Tenkasi Tiruchendur Nagercoil

1952-77	Kumbakonam

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