What is "washermanpet"

Old Washermanpet locally known as "Pazhaya Vannarapettai" is located in the northern part of Chennai, a city situated on the east coast of the southern India. The name comes from the fact that it used to be the washermen's enclave in Chennai, where many of the city's dhobi ghats used to be located. Prior to the development of T.Nagar and Purasawalkam, Washermanpet acted as the textile business hub of Chennai. It is also famous for jewellery shops and matchbox industries. The two arterial roads runs through this area are T.H Road and G.A Road.

Washermanpet was assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. The elections conducted in the constituency and winners are listed below. It exsited from 1952 to 1967 elections.