Velachery (State Assembly Constituency)
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Velachery
is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu
, India
newly formed after constituency delimitation. It is included in the Chennai South parliamentary constituency
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Velachery
-Geography:Velachery has mostly areas of hard rock, and a big marshland in the southern region of the area. It is said that this marshland was once a natural bird sanctuary. But nowadays, due to encroachment and rapid real estate development, the sanctuary has disappeared. Even today there is a big...
is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
newly formed after constituency delimitation. It is included in the Chennai South parliamentary constituency
Chennai South (Lok Sabha constituency)
The Lok Sabha constituency Chennai South is one of three constituencies in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was formerly known as Madras South.It was created in 1957 through bifurcation of Madras Lok Sabha constituency....
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| Year | Winner | Party |
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| 2011 | M. K. Ashok M. K. Ashok M. K. Ashok is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Velachery constituency in Chennai District. He represents the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.... |
Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |