Villivakkam state assembly constituency is located in Chennai district of Tamil Nadu and is part of Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency and is an open seat. It consists of a portion of Chennai. B. Ranganathan of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is the sitting MLA of Villivakkam. He defeated Thadi M. Raju of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 9,321 votes. DMK’s Dayanidhi Maran is Chennai Central’s Lok Sabha MP.

Here are a few details about the Villivakkam assembly seat:

Name of the assembly constituency, district: Villivakkam, Chennai

Lok Sabha constituency: Chennai Central

Polling date: April 6, 2021

2016 candidates: B. Ranganathan (DMK), Thadi M. Raju (AIADMK), T. Pandiyan (DMDK)

2021 candidates: Vetriyazhagan (DMK), J.C.D.Prabhakar (AIADMK)

Sitting MLA, party: B. Ranganathan, DMK

Winning margin in 2016: 9,321

Runner up name, party: Thadi M. Raju, AIADMK

Number of voters in 2016: 150,116

Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 59.89%

Number of women voters in 2016: 73,195

Number of polling booths in 2016: 254