Harbour

Demographic profile

There were a total of 116896 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Harbour Assembly constituency, of whom 58221 were male, 58620 female and 55 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 175770 registered voters, of whom 91578 were male, 84137 female and 55 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 188171 registered voters, of whom 98718 were male, 89392 were female and 61 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 152784 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 80036 were male, 72748 were female and 33 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 15 in 2021, 41 in 2016, and 41 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 1007, in 2021 it was 919, 906 in 2016, and 909 in 2011.

Poll dates

Harbour Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on Thursday, April 23, 2026. The counting of votes will take place on Monday, May 4, 2026.

In the 2021 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Monday, May 16, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 1 on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Harbour Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Chennai district in the North region of Tamil Nadu: Chennai (M Corp.) (Part) Chennai (M Corp.) Ward No.23 to 30, 43, 44, 48, 49 and 80.

This constituency covers an approximate area of 10 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Harbour is: 13°05'04.9"N 80°17'07.8"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 57.64%, while it was 55.44% in 2016, and 63.61% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Sekarbabu P K of DMK won in this constituency beating Vinoj P Selvam of BJP by a margin of 27274 votes which was 27.07% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Sekar Babu P K of DMK was the winner in this seat beating Sreenivasan K S of AIADMK by a margin of 4836 votes which was 4.64% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Karuppiah .Pala of AIADMK won this seat defeating Altaf Hussain of DMK by a margin of 20317 votes which was 21.06% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Sekarbabu P K of DMK had a vote share of 58.88% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Sekar Babu P K of DMK got a vote share of 40.36% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Karuppiah .Pala of AIADMK got a vote share of 55.89% in Harbour.