Past winners in last two assembly polls
2011: P Dhansingh (AIADMK)
2016: I Karunanidhi (DMK)
FACE OFF
Chitlapakkam SA Rasendhiran (AIADMK) vs Karunanidhi (DMK)
Other contestants
D Murugesan (DMDK)
Minishri (NTK)
Senthil Arumugam (MNM)
SITTING MLA
I Karunanidhi (DMK) Won by a margin of 22,165 votes
ELECTORATE
● Male: 2,16,439 ● Female: 2,18,696
● Transpersons: 42 ● Total: 4,35,177