Chepauk Assembly constituency

Chepauk
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChennai
LS constituencyChennai Central
Established1977
Abolished2011
Total electors1,05,252
ReservationNone

Chepauk is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Chepauk. Chepauk assembly constituency was part of Chennai Central (Lok Sabha constituency). Post constituency delimitation of 2008, this constituency is merged into the newly formed Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni (State Assembly Constituency).[1]

The constituency is famous among people of Tamil Nadu as five time Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Kalaignar Karunanidhi contested thrice and won all three times from this Chepauk Assembly Constituency [2]

  1. ^ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
  2. ^ "Karunanidhi, the Kalaignar who never lost an election in 61 years". IndiaToday.