2022 Tambaram City Municipal Corporation election explained

Election Name:	2022 Tambaram City Municipal Corporation Election
Country:	India
Flag Image:	Emblem of Tambaram City Municipal Corporation.png
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Seats For Election:	All 70 seats in the Tambaram City Municipal Corporation
Majority Seats:	36
Turnout:	51.38
Party1:	DMK
Alliance1:	SPA
Seats1:	50
Popular Vote1:	1,59,497
Percentage1:	39.92%
Party2:	AIADMK
Alliance2:	AIADMK
Seats2:	9
Popular Vote2:	98,479
Percentage2:	24.65%
Party3:	INC
Alliance3:	SPA
Seats3:	2
Popular Vote3:	9,013
Percentage3:	2.26%
Party4:	CPI(M)
Seats4:	1
Popular Vote4:	3,173
Percentage4:	0.79%
Party5:	MDMK
Alliance5:	SPA
Seats5:	1
Popular Vote5:	2,772
Percentage5:	0.69%
Alliance4:	SPA
Mayor
After Election:	K. Vasanthakumari
After Party:	DMK
Next Year:	2027
Next Election:	2027 Tambaram City municipal corporation election
Map2 Image:	1st Tambaram Municipal Corporation Council.png
Party6:	Independent
Alliance6:	Independent
Seats6:	7
Popular Vote6:	62,225
Percentage6:	15.57%
Map2 Caption:	Seats by party
Map3 Image:	1st Tambaram Municipal Corporation Council by Alliance.png
Map3 Caption:	Seats by coalition

The First Tambaram City Municipal Corporation Election was held on 19 February 2022 to elect 70 Councillors from 70 wards across five zones in Tambaram, Tamil Nadu, India.

The Secular Progressive Alliance consisting of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Indian National Congress won 54 seats. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam became the second largest party by winning 9 seats. Independents won the other 7 seats.^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Event	Date
Date for Nominations	28 January 2022
Last Date for filing Nominations	4 February 2022
Date for scrutiny of nominations	5 February 2022
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures	7 February 2022
Date of poll	19 February 2022
Date of counting	22 February 2022

Voting

	Previous Election (2011)											Current Election (2022)	Change
	Merged local bodies											Tambaram City Municipal Corporation
											Total
Registered voters	29,729	26,701	21,374	142,767	52,133	17,805	27,507	30,957	110,581	22,458	4,82,012	7,77,938
Votes cast	22,359	16,854	14,430	91,915	34,934	12,513	18,295	19,163	75,138	16,744	3,22,345	3,99,687
Voter turnout	75.21%	63.12%	67.51%	64.38%	67.01%	70.28%	66.51%	61.90%	67.95%	74.56%	66.87%	51.38%
Abstentions	7,370	9,847	6,944	50,852	17,199	5,292	9,212	11,794	35,443	5,714	1,59,667	3,78,251
Source: Tamil Nadu State Election Commission

Turnout by ward

Zone	Ward	Turnout
No	No.	%
1	1	61.27
1	2	53.06
1	3	55.84
1	4	61.29
1	5	48.77
1	6	47.61
1	7	43.16
1	8	50.46
2	9	51.21
1	10	53.63
1	11	54.09
1	12	55.74
2	13	53.92
2	14	47.37
2	15	54.91
2	16	52.75
2	17	53.57
2	18	42.38
2	19	40.01
2	20	51.70
2	21	51.05
3	22	55.88
3	23	58.88
2	24	46.70
3	25	47.99
2	26	45.24
2	27	55.80
2	28	43.14
1	29	48.70
1	30	53.03
1	31	59.58
4	32	70.24
4	33	52.99
3	34	48.47
3	35	40.23
3	36	46.66
3	37	48.59
3	38	52.96
3	39	53.68
3	40	50.79
3	41	47.12
3	42	42.20
3	43	44.89
3	44	49.34
5	45	47.93
5	46	48.12
5	47	52.42
5	48	43.93
4	49	58.26
4	50	62.86
4	51	57.13
4	52	57.07
4	53	54.38
4	54	55.32
4	55	43.52
4	56	48.71
4	57	42.20
4	58	49.69
4	59	49.34
4	60	59.12
4	61	56.34
5	62	53.19
5	63	55.10
5	64	57.02
5	65	51.90
5	66	46.18
5	67	43.59
5	68	51.38
5	69	52.98
5	70	54.94
Source: Tamil Nadu State Election Commission

Results

Alliance & Parties				Ideology	Leader(s)	2022 result
						Seats
	SPA		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Social Democracy	M. K. Stalin
			Indian National Congress	Social Liberalism	K. Selvaperunthagai
			Communist Party of India (Marxist)	Communism	P. Mahalingam
			Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Social Democracy	Vaiko
			All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Social Democracy	Edappadi K. Palaniswami
			Independent	Independent	N/A
Source: Tamil Nadu State Election Commission

By party

Alliance		Party		Votes			Seats
				Votes	%	+/-	Contested	Won	+/-
	SPA		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	159497	39.92	N/A	60	50	N/A
			Indian National Congress	9013	2.26	N/A	5	2	N/A
			Communist Party of India (Marxist)	3173	0.79	N/A	2	1	N/A
			Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2772	0.69	N/A	2	1	N/A
			Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi	915	0.23	N/A	1	0	N/A
			All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	98479	24.65	N/A	70	9	N/A
			Bharatiya Janata Party	23905	5.98	N/A	61	0	N/A
			Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam	10465	2.62	N/A	61	0	N/A
			Naam Tamilar Katchi	8084	2.02	N/A	69	0	N/A
			Pattali Makkal Katchi	6510	1.63	N/A	24	0	N/A
			Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam	5395	1.35	N/A	64	0	N/A
			Aam Aadmi Party	4194	1.05	N/A	8	0	N/A
			Makkal Needhi Maiam	3902	0.98	N/A	42	0	N/A
			Janata Dal (Secular)	402	0.10	N/A	1	0	N/A
			Social Democratic Party of India	128	0.03	N/A	2	0	N/A
			Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi	119	0.03	N/A	2	0	N/A
			Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi	97	0.02	N/A	1	0	N/A
			Republican Party of India (Sivaraj)	71	0.02	N/A	1	0	N/A
			Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi	21	0.01	N/A	1	0	N/A
			Udaya Chandra Desam Party	21	0.01	N/A	1	0	N/A
			Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi	16	0.00	N/A	1	0	N/A
			Independents	62225	15.57	N/A	204	7	N/A
Total				3,99,575	100.00			70
Source: Tamil Nadu State Election Commission

By ward

Zone	Ward	Turnout	Winner					Margin		Second Place				Third Place
No	No.	%	Councillor	Party		Votes	%	Votes	%	Party		Votes	%	Party		Votes	%
1	1	61.27	Kalaivani Prabu P		DMK	3395	43.61	1693	21.75		DMDK	1702	21.86		AIADMK	781	10.03
1	2	53.06	Naresh Kanna R		DMK	2664	51.72	1256	24.39		DMDK	1408	27.33		AIADMK	759	14.74
1	3	55.84	Vanisri M V		DMK	4883	66.96	3436	47.12		AIADMK	1447	19.84		Independent	340	4.66
1	4	61.29	Chitra T		DMK	3794	55.27	1130	16.46		AIADMK	2664	38.81		NTK	231	3.36
1	5	48.77	Jeganathan V		AIADMK	2028	31.68	880	13.75		AAP	1148	17.93		INC	1137	17.76
1	6	47.61	Kalyani D		DMK	2913	45.93	1731	27.29		AIADMK	1182	18.64		AAP	930	14.66
1	7	43.16	Inbasekar M		DMK	2052	40.87	1053	20.97		AIADMK	999	19.9		AAP	573	11.41
1	8	50.46	Ramya S		DMK	2708	55.23	1622	33.08		AIADMK	1086	22.15		AAP	545	11.12
2	9	51.21	Latha S		DMK	4130	73.3	2964	52.6		AIADMK	1166	20.7		NTK	153	2.72
1	10	53.63	Madhina Begum A		DMK	4456	50.33	1321	14.92		AIADMK	3135	35.41		DMDK	345	3.9
1	11	54.09	Karunanithi VE		DMK	3219	56.58	1254	22.04		Independent	1965	34.54		AIADMK	341	5.99
1	12	55.74	Sathya M		DMK	2782	41.89	223	3.36		AIADMK	2559	38.53		DMDK	1043	15.71
2	13	53.92	Renukadevi P		DMK	2330	58.16	776	19.37		AIADMK	1554	38.79		NTK	72	1.80
2	14	47.37	Mangaiar Thilagam R		DMK	2581	51.81	983	19.73		AIADMK	1598	32.08		BJP	267	5.36
2	15	54.91	Rajendran T V		DMK	3908	63.73	2321	37.85		AIADMK	1587	25.88		BJP	216	3.52
2	16	52.75	Nedunchezhiyan S		DMK	3120	66.16	2643	56.05		AIADMK	477	10.11		NTK	277	5.87
2	17	53.57	Joseph Annadurai I		DMK	3731	47.46	1873	23.82		Independent	1858	23.64		AAP	621	7.90
2	18	42.38	Premalatha P		DMK	1650	42.45	771	19.84		PMK	879	22.61		AIADMK	480	12.35
2	19	40.01	Brindha Devi E		DMK	1875	45.68	450	10.97		AIADMK	1425	34.71		BJP	646	15.74
2	20	51.70	Muthukumar C		DMK	2593	39.95	171	2.64		AIADMK	2422	37.31		Independent	777	11.97
2	21	51.05	Kalaiselvi V		DMK	4169	70.23	3265	55.00		AIADMK	904	15.23		BJP	455	7.67
3	22	55.88	Krishnamurthy A		Independent	2652	33.93	78	1.00		AIADMK	2574	32.93		INC	1252	16.02
3	23	58.88	Kannan N		Independent	3846	59.05	2791	42.85		DMK	1055	16.20		AIADMK	610	9.37
2	24	46.70	Geetha N		DMK	2439	41.15	1120	18.9		PMK	1319	22.25		Independent	659	11.12
3	25	47.99	Senthilkumar R S		INC	1777	33.50	970	18.29		PMK	807	15.21		Independent	711	13.40
2	26	45.24	Bushirabanu N		MDMK	1958	41.70	425	9.06		AIADMK	1533	32.64		Independent	574	12.22
2	27	55.80	Maheshwari K		DMK	2038	37.48	428	7.87		Independent	1610	29.61		AIADMK	961	17.68
2	28	43.14	Vijayalakshmi G		CPI(M)	1964	35.93	129	2.36		AIADMK	1835	33.57		Independent	633	11.58
1	29	48.70	Shanmuga Sundari J		DMK	3040	67.87	2264	50.54		AIADMK	776	17.33		BJP	325	7.26
1	30	53.03	Kamaraj G		DMK	4582	69.11	3693	55.70		AIADMK	889	13.41		DMDK	358	5.40
1	31	59.58	Chitradevi M		DMK	3908	51.21	1258	16.48		Independent	2650	34.73		AIADMK	535	7.01
4	32	70.24	Vasanthakumari K		DMK	2354	57.27	791	19.24		AIADMK	1563	38.03		NTK	110	2.68
4	33	52.99	Suresh C		DMK	3269	49.92	872	13.32		AIADMK	2397	36.60		BJP	216	3.30
3	34	48.47	Subashini P		AIADMK	2787	45.75	386	6.34		DMK	2401	39.41		BJP	542	8.90
3	35	40.23	Sangeetha V		Independent	1118	32.00	304	8.70		MDMK	814	23.30		AIADMK	707	20.23
3	36	46.66	Saraswathi C		DMK	1484	42.15	472	13.41		AIADMK	1012	28.74		BJP	570	16.19
3	37	48.59	Mahalakshmi K		DMK	3317	61.79	2331	43.42		AIADMK	986	18.37		BJP	634	11.81
3	38	52.96	Saranya C		DMK	2200	37.14	588	9.93		Independent	1612	27.21		AIADMK	1334	22.52
3	39	53.68	Girija C		Independent	1879	38.38	735	15.01		DMDK	1144	23.37		DMK	1023	20.89
3	40	50.79	Jayapradeep C		Independent	2470	43.90	526	9.35		DMK	1944	34.55		AIADMK	533	9.47
3	41	47.12	Karpagam S		DMK	1766	30.88	281	4.91		AIADMK	1485	25.97		Independent	1001	17.51
3	42	42.20	Kalyani M		DMK	1601	36.16	489	11.04		Independent	1112	25.12		BJP	451	10.19
3	43	44.89	Jagan C		DMK	2146	35.99	277	4.65		AIADMK	1869	31.34		BJP	828	13.89
3	44	49.34	Raja R		DMK	2384	40.89	775	13.29		AIADMK	1609	27.60		Independent	673	11.54
5	45	47.93	Dhamodharan R		DMK	1955	45.87	1148	26.94		PMK	807	18.93		AIADMK	766	17.97
5	46	48.12	Ramani A		DMK	1765	40.18	485	11.04		AIADMK	1280	29.14		Independent	712	16.21
5	47	52.42	Ganesan S		AIADMK	1511	29.87	29	0.58		DMK	1482	29.29		Independent	796	15.73
5	48	43.93	Sasikala R		DMK	2551	53.40	1011	21.16		AIADMK	1540	32.24		BJP	521	10.91
4	49	58.26	Kamaraj D		DMK	2759	52.87	983	18.83		AIADMK	1776	34.04		DMDK	233	4.47
4	50	62.86	Yacoob M		DMK	3737	46.73	2341	29.27		Independent	1396	17.46		Independent	1364	17.06
4	51	57.13	Lingeswari B		DMK	3399	63.30	2360	43.95		AIADMK	1039	19.35		Independent	337	6.28
4	52	57.07	Periyanayagam L		Independent	1748	33.30	587	11.18		AIADMK	1161	22.12		VCK	915	17.43
4	53	54.38	Gopi T R		DMK	2728	50.65	1729	32.10		Independent	999	18.55		AIADMK	949	17.62
4	54	55.32	Star Prabha		AIADMK	1414	38.90	411	11.31		Independent	1003	27.59		DMK	939	25.83
4	55	43.52	Pugazhendhi P		DMK	2354	52.36	1399	31.12		BJP	955	21.24		AIADMK	549	12.21
4	56	48.71	Sekar S		DMK	2418	36.73	648	9.85		Independent	1770	26.88		AIADMK	1516	23.03
4	57	42.20	Kamala S		DMK	2583	50.50	1220	23.85		AIADMK	1363	26.65		BJP	410	8.02
4	58	49.69	Madhumitha S		DMK	2579	43.67	1334	22.59		Independent	1245	21.08		AIADMK	904	15.31
4	59	49.34	Rajeswari S		DMK	3115	41.43	1668	22.18		BJP	1447	19.25		Independent	1028	13.67
4	60	59.12	Geetha V		AIADMK	2878	39.71	462	6.37		DMK	2416	33.34		AMMK	990	13.66
4	61	56.34	Hemavathi S		Independent	3436	43.57	938	11.89		AIADMK	2498	31.68		CPI(M)	1209	15.33
5	62	53.19	Indiran S		DMK	1855	39.58	931	19.87		AIADMK	924	19.71		PMK	909	19.39
5	63	55.10	Jothikumar P		DMK	3010	51.00	538	9.12		AIADMK	2472	41.88		DMDK	123	2.08
5	64	57.02	Shakila Jancy Mary		INC	2520	41.29	286	4.69		AIADMK	2234	36.60		Independent	580	9.50
5	65	51.90	Sankar G		AIADMK	3134	49.93	807	12.86		INC	2327	37.07		BJP	263	4.19
5	66	46.18	Vani		AIADMK	1758	31.41	160	2.86		Independent	1598	28.55		DMK	1279	22.85
5	67	43.59	Natarajan A		DMK	2148	50.39	1215	28.50		Independent	933	21.89		BJP	507	11.89
5	68	51.38	Ramadevi S		DMK	3150	63.35	2090	42.03		AIADMK	1060	21.32		BJP	424	8.53
5	69	52.98	Raj K		AIADMK	3001	43.63	222	3.23		DMK	2779	40.40		Independent	603	8.77
5	70	54.94	Devendran M		AIADMK	3449	51.54	857	12.81		DMK	2592	38.73		BJP	411	6.14
Source: Tamil Nadu State Election Commission

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tambaram Corporation Election Results 2022: Ward Wise Results, Vote Share - Oneindia . 2022-09-09 . www.oneindia.com . en.
2. Web site: Sundaram . Ram . 22 February 2022 . Omjasvin . M. D. . DMK dominates elections in newly formed Tambaram and Avadi corporations near Chennai. 2022-09-09 . The Times of India . en.