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This article is about the district. For its headquarters, see Chengalpattu.

Chengalpattu district is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, in India. The district headquarters is located at Chengalpattu. Chengalpattu district came into existence on 29 November 2019 when it was carved out of Kanchipuram district after the announcement about the bifurcation of districts on 18 July 2019.

Administration

Chengalpattu District has 3 Revenue Divisions

Taluks in the Tambaram and Chengalpattu Revenue Divisions lie in the Chennai Metropolitan Area.

District Panchayat

Chengalpattu district has 16 district panchayat wards details of which are in [6]

City Municipal Corporation

Chengalpattu district has 1 City Municipal Corporation

Municipalities

Chengalpattu District has 4 Municipalities

Proposed Municipalities

Cantonment Boards

Chengalpattu District has only 1 Cantonment Board

Town Panchayats

Chengalpattu District has 6 Town Panchayats details of which are in [6]

Proposed Town Panchayats

Panchayat Unions

Chengalpattu District has 8 Panchayat Unions

Village Panchayats

Chengalpattu District has 359 Rural Village Panchayats.[6]

Mudichur, Vandalur, Urapakkam, Pozhichalur, Tirusulam, Cowl Bazaar, Medavakkam, Nanmangalam, Kovilambakkam, Agaramthen, Mappedu, Sithalapakkam, Kovilanchery, Ponmar, Mambakkam, Thalambur, Thimmavaram, Siruseri, Muttukadu, Singaperumal Koil, Paranur, Kodur, Koovathur, Nedumaram, Paiyanoor, Seekinankuppam, Veerabogam, Manamai, Padur, Kolatthur, Manampathy, Mullipakkam, Karumpakkam and Cheyyur.

Demographics

Tamil language is the primary language spoken in the district.[8]

Politics

This section is transcluded from 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly. ( | history)


Source:[9]
District No. Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks
Chengalpattu 30 Pallavaram J. Kamatchi TVK TVK+
31 Tambaram D. Sarathkumar
32 Chengalpattu S. Thiyagarajan
33 Thiruporur B. Vijayaraj
34 Cheyyur (SC) E. Rajasekar AIADMK AIADMK+ Opposed TVK
35 Madurantakam (SC) Maragatham Kumaravel Supported TVK

Assembly constituencies

Chengalpattu District has 6 State Assembly Constituencies:

Two State Assembly constituencies are partially from Chennai:

District Collectors of Chengalpattu

No. Name Term of office
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 A. John Louis 29 November 2019[11] 14 June 2021[12] 1 year, 197 days
2 A. R. Rahul Nadh 16 June 2021[13] 27 January 2024[14] 2 years, 225 days
3 S. Arunraj 29 January 2024[15] 22 June 2025 1 year, 144 days
4 D. Sneha 23 June 2025[16] 24 February 2026[17] 246 days
5 S. Malathi Helen 24 February 2026[18] 29 May 2026[1] 94 days
6 M. Veerappan 29 May 2026[1] Incumbent 19 days
Timeline

Superintendents of Police of Chengalpattu

No. Name Term of office
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 D. Kannan 29 November 2019[19] 8 March 2021[20] 1 year, 99 days
2 E. Sundaravathanam 8 March 2021[21] 15 June 2021[22] 99 days
3 P. Vijayakumar 15 June 2021[23] 2 December 2021[24] 170 days
4 P. Aravindhan 2 December 2021[25] 22 March 2022[26] 110 days
5 Suguna Singh 22 March 2022[27] 23 January 2023 307 days
6 V. V. Sai Praneeth 23 January 2023[28] 4 March 2026[2] 3 years, 40 days
7 Ayman Jamal 4 March 2026[2] Incumbent 105 days
Timeline


See also

References

  1. ^ a b c “G.O.(Rt.) No.1883, Public (Special-A) Department” (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. 29 May 2026.
  2. ^ a b c “New Ranipet SP Sibin assumes charge”. The Hindu. 4 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b செங்கல்பட்டு மாவட்டத்தின் பெருமைகளை சுட்டிக்காட்டி முதல்வர் பேச்சு! (in Tamil). News7 Tamil. 28 November 2019. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  4. ^ “Chengalpattu | District | GeoIQ”.
  5. ^ a b “District Income estimates”.
  6. ^ a b c “Local Body Ward Delimitation – 2020 – Chengalpattu District | Kancheepuram District, Government of Tamilnadu | City of Thousand Temples | India”. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  7. ^ The Tambaram City Municipal Corporation Act, 2022 (PDF) (5). Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2022.
  8. ^ “Districts Details | Tamil Nadu Government Portal”. www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  9. ^ “Tamil Nadu election results 2026: Full list of winners”. The Hindu. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  10. ^ “Tenkasi, Chengalpattu to become new districts”. The Hindu. 18 July 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  11. ^ “Chengalpattu District History”. Government of Tamil Nadu.
  12. ^ “G.O.Rt.No. 2396” (PDF). Public (Special A) Department. 14 June 2021.
  13. ^ “Shri Rahul Nadh A R, Tamil Nadu IAS Officer”.
  14. ^ “G.O. Rt. No.336” (PDF). Public (Special- A) Department. 27 January 2024.
  15. ^ “Arunraj takes charge as the District Collector of Chengalpattu”. DT Next. 29 January 2024.
  16. ^ “D Sneha IAS appointed as Chengalpattu new collector”. ABP Live Tamil. 23 June 2025.
  17. ^ “New Collectors for Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, and Karur districts”. The Hindu. 24 February 2026.
  18. ^ “New Collectors for Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, and Karur districts”. The Hindu. 24 February 2026.
  19. ^ “Aravindan assumed charge as Chengalpattu SP”. DT Next. 2 December 2021.
  20. ^ “EC orders suspension of SP Kannan”. The Hindu. 10 March 2021.
  21. ^ “EC orders suspension of SP Kannan”. The Hindu. 10 March 2021.
  22. ^ “Aravindan assumed charge as Chengalpattu SP”. DT Next. 2 December 2021.
  23. ^ “Aravindan assumed charge as Chengalpattu SP”. DT Next. 2 December 2021.
  24. ^ “Aravindan assumed charge as Chengalpattu SP”. DT Next. 2 December 2021.
  25. ^ “Aravindan assumed charge as Chengalpattu SP”. DT Next. 2 December 2021.
  26. ^ “13 IPS officers transferred”. The Hindu. 22 March 2022.
  27. ^ “13 IPS officers transferred”. The Hindu. 22 March 2022.
  28. ^ P. Venkadesan v. V. V. Sai Praneeth, IPS and Others, CaseMine Contempt Petition No. 2919 of 2023 (Madras High Court 4 July 2024).