Kancheepuram Lok Sabha Constituency Constituency Number: 6 Total Electors: 14,80,123 (2014 estimates) Male Electors: 7,36,993 Female Electors: 7,43,130 Assembly Constituencies: Chengalpattu, Thiruporur, Cheyyur (SC), Madurantakam, Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram Reserved: Yes. For Scheduled Castes Delimited: Yes. The constituency came into existence in 2008. Results in last four Lok Sabha elections: P Viswanathan of the Congress won the seat in 2009. In 2014 elections, K Margatham of the AIADMK defeated the DMK to win the seat. Demography: Kancheepuram constituency is dominated by Vanniyar and Dalit communities. Weavers, who have given the famous sarees to the world, are a key segment of the voters in Kancheepuram.
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