Anna Nagar is a
state assembly constituency in the
India
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n state of
Tamil Nadu
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. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 21. It includes the locality,
Anna Nagar
Anna Nagar (formerly known as Naduvakkarai), is a neighbourhood in the metropolitan city of Chennai, India. Named after former chief minister of Tamil Nadu C. N. Annadurai, it is located in the north-western part of Chennai and forms a part of ...
, which is in
Chennai
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. It is part of the
Chennai Central
Chennai Central (station code: MAS, short for ''Madras''), officially known as Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station, is the main railway terminus in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is the busiest railway ...
parliamentary constituency. Anna Nagar was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have
VVPAT
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facility with EVMs in
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
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.
It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Overview
As per orders of the
Delimitation Commission, No. 21 Anna Nagar Assembly constituency is composed of Ward 66-70 & 73-75 of
Greater Chennai Corporation
The Greater Chennai Corporation, formerly known as the Corporation of Madras (1688-1996) and Corporation of Chennai (1996-2016), is the civic body that governs the city of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Inaugurated on 29 September ...
.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
2021
2016
2011
2006
2001
1996
1991
1989
1984
1980
1977
See also
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C. N. Annadurai
Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai (15 September 1909 – 3 February 1969), popularly known as Anna also known as Arignar Anna or Perarignar Anna (''Anna, the scholar'' or ''Elder Brother''), was an Indian Tamil politician who served as the fo ...
References
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{{Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu
Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu
Memorials to C. N. Annadurai
Chennai district