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{{Short description|State Legislative Assembly Constituency of thein Tamil Nadu legislative assembly in India}}
{{for|the mosque|Thousand Lights Mosque}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian state legislative assembly constituency
 
| parl_name = State Assembly
| name = Thousand Lights
| type =SLA
| image = Constitution-Thousand Lights.svg
| constituency_no = 20
| mla = [[Ezhilan Naganathan]]
| map_image = File:Constitution thousand light.svg
| mla = [[Ezhilan Naganathan]]
| party = {{Party index link|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| alliance = {{legend2|#dd1100|'''[[Secular Progressive Alliance|SPA]]'''|border=solid 1px #000}}
| year latest_election_year = 2021
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| district = [[Chennai district|Chennai]]
| constituency loksabha_cons = [[Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency|Chennai Central]]
| electors = 240,073<ref>{{cite web |title= Form 21E (Return of Election) |url= https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC020.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222055657/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC020.pdf|access-date= 31 Dec 2021 |archive-date=22 Dec 2021}}</ref>
| reservation = GeneralNone
}}
| most_successful_party = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] (10 times)
'''Thousand Lights''' is a constituency of the [[Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu|legislative assembly]] of the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 20. It forms a part of the [[Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency|Chennai Central]] [[Lok Sabha]] constituency for national elections to the [[Parliament of India]]. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
}}
 
'''Thousand Lights''' is a constituency of the [[Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu|legislative assembly]] of the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It forms a part of the [[Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency|Chennai Central]] [[Lok Sabha]] constituency for national elections to the [[Parliament of India]]. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
 
==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 20 Thousand Lights Assembly constituency is composed of Ward 76-78, 107-110, 112-114, 118 & 119 of [[Greater Chennai Corporation]].
 
== Madras State ==
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|1952
|[[Sivashanmugam Pillai]] and [[Venkatasami Naidu]]
| {{Full party name with color|DravidaIndian MunnetraNational KazhagamCongress}}
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|Independent and [[Indian National Congress]]
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| 1957
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| 1962
| rowspan=2|[[K. A. Mathialagan]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}
|-
| 1967
| [[K. A. Mathiazhagan]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
|}
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| 1971
| [[K. A. Mathialagan]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1977 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Sixth]]
| 1977
| [[S. J. Sadiq Pasha]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[1980 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Seventh]]
| 1980
| rowspan=2|[[K. A. Krishnaswamy]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1984 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Eighth]]
| 1984
| [[K. A. Krishnaswamy]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[1989 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Ninth]]
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| [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Eleventh]]
| 1996
| rowspan=3|[[M. K. Stalin]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=3}}
|-
| [[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Twelfth]]
| 2001
| [[M. K. Stalin]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Thirteenth]]
| 2006
| [[M. K. Stalin]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Fourteenth]]
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| [[2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Fifteenth]]
| 2016
| [[K. K. Selvam]]<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |title=2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary |url=https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2016/09-Constitutional%20Data%20Summarytamil.pdf |access-date=27 May 2016|page=20}}</ref>
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Sixteenth]]
| 2021
| [[Ezhilan Naganathan]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|}
 
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=== 2021 ===
 
<!-- This section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA --> <section begin="Assembly Election 2021"/>
{{Election box begin|title= [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Thousand Lights<ref>{{cite web|title=Thousand Lights Election Result|url= https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2021/tamil-nadu/-s22a020|access-date= 2 Jul 2022}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Ezhilan Naganathan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=71,867 |percentage=53.41% |change=+10.06 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=39,405 |percentage=29.29% |change=+23.31 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. M. Shariff |party=Makkal Needhi Maiam |votes=11,791 |percentage=8.76% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. J. Sherine |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=8,884 |percentage=6.60% |change=+5.15 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes=1,385 |percentage=1.03% |change=-1.52 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Vaidhyanathan |party=Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,155 |percentage=0.86% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=32,462 |percentage=24.13% |change= 17.93% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=134,555 |percentage=56.05% |change= -4.36% }}
{{Election box rejected|votes=733|percentage=0.54% }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 240,073 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 10.06% }}
{{Election box end}} <section end="Assembly Election 2021"/>
 
=== 2016 ===
 
<!-- This section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA --> <section begin="Assembly Election 2016"/>
{{Election box begin|title= [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Thousand Lights<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf|access-date= 30 Apr 2022|archive-date= 30 Apr 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430083638/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf|title=Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu|website=www.elections.tn.gov.in}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ku. Ka. Selvam |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=61,726 |percentage=43.35% |change=-1.52 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[B. Valarmathi]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=52,897 |percentage=37.15% |change=-13.41 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Shivalingam |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=8,516 |percentage=5.98% |change=+3.66 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Ambigapathy |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=7,805 |percentage=5.48% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Rangan |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=3,968 |percentage=2.79% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes=3,633 |percentage=2.55% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Murugesan |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=2,075 |percentage=1.46% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,829 |percentage=6.20% |change= 0.52% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=142,403 |percentage=60.41% |change= -6.37% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 235,724 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -7.21% }}
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 2016"/>
 
=== 2011 ===
 
<!-- This section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA --> <section begin="Assembly Election 2011"/>
{{Election box begin|title= [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Thousand Lights<ref>{{Cite report|url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf|title=Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu|work=Election Commission of Tamil Nadu|access-date=9 May 2021| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170215085458/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf| archive-date =15 February 2017}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[B. Valarmathi]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=67,522 |percentage=50.55% |change=+6.83 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hasan Mohamed Jinnah |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=59,930 |percentage=44.87% |change=-1.13 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Photo Siva Alias Sivalingam |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=3,098 |percentage=2.32% |change=+1.11 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Thiwan Muhammedu Nahib |party=Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi |votes=849 |percentage=0.64% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,592 |percentage=5.68% |change= 3.40% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=133,567 |percentage=66.78% |change= 2.89% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 200,020 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 4.55% }}
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 2011"/>
 
===2006===
 
<!-- This section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA --> <section begin="Assembly Election 2006"/>
{{Election box begin|title= [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Thousand Lights<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = 2006 Election Statistical Report| url = https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf| access-date = 12 May 2006| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007200819/https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf| archive-date = 7 Oct 2010}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[M. K. Stalin]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=49,817 |percentage=46.00% |change=-5.4 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Adhirajaram |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=47,349 |percentage=43.72% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Thalapathy |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=5,545 |percentage=5.12% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Ishrayel Maheswar |party=Lok Paritran |votes=2,459 |percentage=2.27% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Shivalingam |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,305 |percentage=1.21% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,468 |percentage=2.28% |change= -5.34% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=108,291 |percentage=63.89% |change= 18.55% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 169,506 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -5.40% }}
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 2006"/>
 
===2001===
 
<!-- This section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA --> <section begin="Assembly Election 2001"/>
{{Election box begin|title= [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Thousand Lights<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India|title = Statistical Report on General Election 2001|url= https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf|date = 12 May 2001 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006173934/https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[M. K. Stalin]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=49,056 |percentage=51.41% |change=-18.31 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Sekar |party=Tamil Maanila Congress |votes=41,782 |percentage=43.78% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mallika |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,511 |percentage=2.63% |change=+0.05 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. M. Syed Fasiuddin |party=Independent politician |votes=539 |percentage=0.56% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,274 |percentage=7.62% |change= -39.14% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=95,428 |percentage=45.34% |change= -13.36% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 210,474 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -18.31% }}
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 2001"/>
 
===1996===
 
<!-- This section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA --> <section begin="Assembly Election 1996"/>
{{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Thousand Lights<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = 1996 Election Statistical Report| url = https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007221700/https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf| archive-date = 7 October 2010}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[M. K. Stalin]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=66,905 |percentage=69.72% |change=+30.52 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Zeenath Sheriffdeen |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=22,028 |percentage=22.95% |change=-33.55 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Thiyagarajan |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,479 |percentage=2.58% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nagamma |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=2,015 |percentage=2.10% |change=+0.29 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Elumalai |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=1,457 |percentage=1.52% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=44,877 |percentage=46.76% |change= 29.45% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=95,968 |percentage=58.70% |change= 2.38% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 167,016 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 13.21% }}
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 1996"/>
 
===1991===
 
<!-- This section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA --> <section begin="Assembly Election 1991"/>
{{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Thousand Lights<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1991| url = https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007161404/https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf| archive-date = 7 October 2010}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. A. Krishnaswamy]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=55,426 |percentage=56.50% |change=+26.45 }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[M. K. Stalin]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=38,445 |percentage=39.19% |change=-11.4 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=D. Nagarajan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,771 |percentage=1.81% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=B. Panneerselvam |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=1,273 |percentage=1.30% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,981 |percentage=17.31% |change= -3.23% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=98,092 |percentage=56.32% |change= -11.49% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 176,708 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 5.91% }}
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 1991"/>
 
===1989===
 
<!-- This section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA --> <section begin="Assembly Election 1989"/>
{{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Thousand Lights<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1989| url = https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006153620/https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf| archive-date = 6 October 2010}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[M. K. Stalin]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=50,818 |percentage=50.59% |change=+2.73 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. S. R. Thambidurai |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=30,184 |percentage=30.05% |change=-20.31 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohamed Ehiya |party=Indian Union Muslim League |votes=10,349 |percentage=10.30% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. M. Syed Fasiuddin |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=6,616 |percentage=6.59% |change=-43.77 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=20,634 |percentage=20.54% |change= 18.05% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=100,448 |percentage=67.81% |change= 2.85% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 150,057 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 0.23% }}
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 1989"/>
 
===1984===
 
<!-- This section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA --> <section begin="Assembly Election 1984"/>
{{Election box begin|title= [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Thousand Lights<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1984| url = https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120117121208/https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf| archive-date = 17 Jan 2012}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. A. Krishnaswamy]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=46,246 |percentage=50.36% |change=+0.17 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[M. K. Stalin]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=43,954 |percentage=47.86% |change=-1.95 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Seppan |party=Independent politician |votes=854 |percentage=0.93% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,292 |percentage=2.50% |change= 2.12% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=91,831 |percentage=64.96% |change= 7.38% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 145,099 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 0.17% }}
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 1984"/>
 
===1980===
 
<!-- This section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA --> <section begin="Assembly Election 1980"/>
{{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Thousand Lights<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1980| url = https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006231656/https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf| archive-date = 6 Oct 2010}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. A. Krishnaswamy]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=40,499 |percentage=50.19% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[S. J. Sadiq Pasha]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=40,192 |percentage=49.81% |change=+12.68 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=307 |percentage=0.38% |change= -6.40% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=80,691 |percentage=57.58% |change= 14.41% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 141,773 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 13.06% }}
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 1980"/>
 
===1977===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Thousand Lights<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1977| url = https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007141448/https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf | archive-date = 7 Oct 2010}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[S. J. Sadiq Pasha]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=26,599 |percentage=37.13% |change=-20.26 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Syed Khaleefa Thullah |party=Independent politician |votes=21,741 |percentage=30.35% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Anbumani |party=Janata Party |votes=15,230 |percentage=21.26% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. A. Daivasigamani |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,902 |percentage=11.03% |change=-29.3 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,858 |percentage=6.78% |change= -10.28% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=71,635 |percentage=43.16% |change= -21.16% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 167,463 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -20.26% }}
{{Election box end}}
 
===1971===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Thousand Lights<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1971| url = https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006131227/https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | archive-date = 6 Oct 2010}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. A. Mathiazhagan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=38,891 |percentage=57.39% |change=-1.88 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. M. Mani Varma |party=Indian National Congress |votes=27,332 |percentage=40.33% |change=+2.28 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Balavarsu |party=Independent politician |votes=759 |percentage=1.12% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,559 |percentage=17.06% |change= -4.16% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=67,767 |percentage=64.32% |change= -10.10% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 108,614 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -1.88% }}
{{Election box end}}
 
===1967===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election]] : Thousand Lights<ref>{{Cite web| last = Election Commission of India|url=https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf|title= Statistical Report on General Election 1967|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320175222/https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf|archive-date=20 March 2012|access-date= 19 April 2009}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. A. Mathiazhagan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=39,518 |percentage=59.27% |change=+13.68 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Sivaraj |party=Indian National Congress |votes=25,370 |percentage=38.05% |change=-3.67 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=14,148 |percentage=21.22% |change= 17.35% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=66,670 |percentage=74.42% |change= 3.77% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 91,441 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 13.68% }}
{{Election box end}}
 
===1962===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election]] : Thousand Lights<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election 1962|url=https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf|access-date= 19 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201143/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf|archive-date=27 Jan 2013}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. A. Mathiazhagan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=27,984 |percentage=45.59% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Indrani Changalvarayan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=25,609 |percentage=41.72% |change=-4.19 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sambandam |party=Tamil National Party |votes=4,772 |percentage=7.78% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. M. Baslusamy |party=Swatantra Party |votes=3,011 |percentage=4.91% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,375 |percentage=3.87% |change= -4.30% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=61,376 |percentage=70.65% |change= 33.01% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 89,518 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Independent politician |swing= -8.49% }}
{{Election box end}}
 
===1957===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election]] : Thousand Lights<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title=Statistical Report on General Election 1957 | url=https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf| access-date=2015-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127200447/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf|archive-date=27 Jan 2013}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[A. V. P. Asaithambi]] |party=Independent politician |votes=17,632 |percentage=54.08% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Venkatasamy Naidu |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,970 |percentage=45.92% |change=+21.28 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,662 |percentage=8.17% |change= 1.61% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=32,602 |percentage=37.64% |change= -52.30% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 86,621 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 29.44% }}
{{Election box end}}
 
===1952===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election]] : Thousand Lights<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title=Statistical Report on General Election 1951| url=https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf| access-date=2014-10-14|archive-date=27 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Venkataswami Naiudu |party=Indian National Congress |votes=31,042 |percentage=24.64% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sivashanmugham Pillai |party=Independent politician |votes=22,787 |percentage=18.09% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Indirani Balasubaramaniam |party=Justice Party (India) |votes=19,236 |percentage=15.27% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Marthandam Pillai |party=Socialist Party (India) |votes=8,127 |percentage=6.45% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dorairaj |party=Independent politician |votes=6,448 |percentage=5.12% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Syed Niamuthulla Sahib |party=Indian Union Muslim League |votes=5,706 |percentage=4.53% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jasubatham |party=Independent politician |votes=5,409 |percentage=4.29% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Manickavasagam |party=Independent politician |votes=5,125 |percentage=4.07% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kabalamurthi |party=Independent politician |votes=3,771 |percentage=2.99% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Raja |party=Independent politician |votes=3,304 |percentage=2.62% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Yakambaram |party=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |votes=3,034 |percentage=2.41% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,255 |percentage=6.55% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=125,975 |percentage=89.94% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 140,070 |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
 
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{{Geographic Location
{{Tamil Nadu assembly elections|state=expanded}}
|title = '''Areas of Chennai'''
|Northwest = [[Aminjikarai]]
|North = [[Chetpet]]
|Northeast = [[Egmore]]
|West = [[Nungambakkam]]
|Centre = Thousand Lights
|East = [[LIC metro station]]
|Southwest = [[T. Nagar]]
|South = [[Gopalapuram, Chennai|Gopalapuram]]
|Southeast = [[Royapettah]]
}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]