Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency
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The Lok Sabha constituency Chennai Central is one of three constituencies in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 4 of 39. Formerly it was known as Madras Central.It is also one of the smallest constituencies in India. The Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) system with EVMs was used for the first time in this Lok Sabha constituency in 2014 elections.[2][3][4]
Chennai Central | |
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Lok Sabha constituency | |
![]() Chennai Central constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
Constituency details | |
Land | Indien |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Assembly constituencies | Villivakkam Egmore Harbour Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni Thousand Lights Anna Nagar |
Established | 1977 |
Total electors | 14,65,323[1] |
Reservation | None |
Member of Parliament | |
18th Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
Party | DMK |
Elected year | 2024 Election |
Assembly segments
edit2009–present
edit# | Name | District | Member | Party | |
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14 | Villivakkam | Chennai | A. Vetriazhagan | DMK | |
16 | Egmore (SC) | I. Paranthamen | DMK | ||
18 | Harbour | P. K. Sekar Babu | DMK | ||
19 | Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni | Udhayanidhi Stalin | DMK | ||
20 | Thousand Lights | Ezhilan Naganathan | DMK | ||
21 | Anna Nagar | M. K. Mohan | DMK |
Before 2009
editChennai Central Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[5]
SI No. | Name |
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1. | Park Town (defunct) |
2. | Purasawalkam (defunct) |
3. | Egmore (SC) |
4. | Anna Nagar |
5. | Thousand Lights |
6. | Chepauk (defunct) |
Members of the Parliament
editElection results
editGeneral Elections 2024
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | Dayanidhi Maran | 413,848 | 56.65 | 0.71 | |
BJP | Vinoj P. Selvam | 1,69,159 | 23.16 | New | |
DMDK | Parthasarathy | 72,016 | 9.86 | New | |
NTK | Dr. R. Karthikeyan | 46,031 | 6.30 | 2.35 | |
NOTA | None of the above | 11,163 | 1.53 | 0.24 | |
Margin of victory | 244,689 | 33.49 | 4.97 | ||
Turnout | 730,549 | 53.96 | 4.79 | ||
DMK hold | Swing | 0.71 |
General Elections 2019
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | Dayanidhi Maran | 448,911 | 57.36% | 21.10% | |
PMK | S. R. Sam Paul | 1,47,391 | 18.83% | ||
MNM | Kameela Nasser | 92,249 | 11.79% | ||
NTK | Dr. R. Karthikeyan | 30,886 | 3.95% | ||
SDPI | Sheik Mohamed @ Dhehlan Baqavi | 23,741 | 3.03% | ||
NOTA | None Of The Above | 13,822 | 1.77% | −1.00% | |
ACDP | C. S. Karnan | 5,768 | 0.74% | ||
Margin of victory | 3,01,520 | 38.52% | 32.74% | ||
Turnout | 7,82,686 | 58.75% | −0.96% | ||
Registered electors | 13,32,300 | 0.32% | |||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 15.32% |
General Elections 2014
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | S. R. Vijayakumar | 333,296 | 42.03% | 0.69% | |
DMK | Dayanidhi Maran | 2,87,455 | 36.25% | −10.58% | |
DMDK | J. Constandine Ravindran | 1,14,798 | 14.48% | 8.09% | |
INC | C. D. Meyyappan | 25,981 | 3.28% | ||
NOTA | None Of The Above | 21,959 | 2.77% | ||
AAP | J. Prabhakar | 19,553 | 2.47% | ||
Margin of victory | 45,841 | 5.78% | 0.30% | ||
Turnout | 7,92,935 | 59.71% | −1.28% | ||
Registered electors | 13,28,038 | 32.71% | |||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -4.80% |
General Elections 2009
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | Dayanidhi Maran | 285,783 | 46.83% | −14.86% | |
AIADMK | S. M. K. Mogamed Ali Jinnah | 2,52,329 | 41.35% | 5.83% | |
DMDK | V. V. Ramakrishnan | 38,959 | 6.38% | ||
MNMK | S. Hyder Ali | 13,160 | 2.16% | ||
Margin of victory | 33,454 | 5.48% | −20.68% | ||
Turnout | 10,00,705 | 60.98% | 11.92% | ||
Rejected ballots | 64 | 0.01% | |||
Registered electors | 6,10,268 | −4.26% | |||
DMK hold | Swing | -14.86% |
General Elections 2004
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | Dayanidhi Maran | 316,329 | 61.68% | 2.68% | |
AIADMK | N. Balaganga | 1,82,151 | 35.52% | −1.32% | |
JP | G. Venkatesan | 2,896 | 0.56% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,34,178 | 26.16% | 4.00% | ||
Turnout | 5,12,820 | 49.06% | 0.60% | ||
Rejected ballots | 33 | 0.01% | |||
Registered electors | 10,45,260 | −18.02% | |||
DMK hold | Swing | 2.68% |
General Elections 1999
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | Murasoli Maran | 364,565 | 59.00% | −10.02% | |
AIADMK | M. Abdul Lathief | 2,27,616 | 36.84% | ||
PT | R. Janaki Ammal | 5,046 | 0.82% | ||
Independent | V. G. Loganathan | 3,815 | 0.62% | ||
Independent | S. Ranganathan | 3,561 | 0.58% | ||
Independent | M. Dominic Savio | 2,613 | 0.42% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,36,949 | 22.16% | −25.77% | ||
Turnout | 6,17,900 | 48.46% | −9.22% | ||
Registered electors | 12,75,067 | 5.66% | |||
DMK hold | Swing | -10.02% |
General Elections 1998
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | Murasoli Maran | 300,774 | 51.73% | ||
AIADMK | D. Jayakumar | 2,29,047 | 39.39% | ||
INC | R. Anbarasu | 44,061 | 7.58% | ||
Margin of victory | 71,727 | 12.34% | −35.59% | ||
Turnout | 5,81,449 | 49.50% | −8.19% | ||
Registered electors | 12,06,719 | 16.41% | |||
DMK hold | Swing | -17.29% |
General Elections 1996
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | Murasoli Maran | 403,867 | 69.02% | 31.27% | |
INC | G. K. J. Bharathi | 1,23,400 | 21.09% | −35.32% | |
MDMK | Prof. S. Krishnasamy | 21,682 | 3.71% | ||
BJP | G. Kumaravelu | 19,948 | 3.41% | −0.07% | |
PMK | D. Anbazhagan | 7,654 | 1.31% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,80,467 | 47.93% | 29.28% | ||
Turnout | 5,85,149 | 57.69% | 3.40% | ||
Registered electors | 10,36,649 | 0.23% | |||
DMK gain from INC | Swing | 12.61% |
General Elections 1991
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Era. Anbarasu | 312,302 | 56.40% | 3.05% | |
DMK | N. V. N. Somu | 2,09,031 | 37.75% | −4.86% | |
BJP | B. Rajendra Kumar | 19,262 | 3.48% | 1.50% | |
PMK | D. Anbazhagan | 7,472 | 1.35% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,03,271 | 18.65% | 7.91% | ||
Turnout | 5,53,679 | 54.28% | −6.47% | ||
Registered electors | 10,34,301 | 0.73% | |||
INC hold | Swing | 3.05% |
General Elections 1989
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Era. Anbarasu | 329,739 | 53.35% | ||
DMK | A. Kalanidhi | 2,63,333 | 42.61% | −15.61% | |
BJP | B. Rajendra Kumar | 12,215 | 1.98% | ||
PMK | K. Raghunathan | 4,454 | 0.72% | ||
Margin of victory | 66,406 | 10.74% | −7.20% | ||
Turnout | 6,18,029 | 60.76% | −3.38% | ||
Registered electors | 10,26,829 | 18.99% | |||
INC gain from DMK | Swing | -4.86% |
General Elections 1984
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | A.Kalanithi | 313,848 | 58.21% | −1.32% | |
GKC | E. Earnest Paul | 2,17,104 | 40.27% | ||
Independent | Bastimal Surana | 2,595 | 0.48% | ||
Margin of victory | 96,744 | 17.94% | −3.61% | ||
Turnout | 5,39,119 | 64.14% | −3.78% | ||
Registered electors | 8,62,989 | 18.71% | |||
DMK hold | Swing | -1.32% |
General Elections 1980
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | A. Kalanidhi | 290,199 | 59.54% | ||
JP | P. Ramachandran | 1,85,150 | 37.99% | ||
INC(U) | P. Rajagopalan | 6,172 | 1.27% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,05,049 | 21.55% | 5.56% | ||
Turnout | 4,87,409 | 67.93% | 13.81% | ||
Registered electors | 7,26,953 | −15.50% | |||
DMK gain from INC | Swing | 3.02% |
General Elections 1977
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC(O) | P. Ramachandran | 259,437 | 56.52% | ||
AIADMK | K. Raja Mohamed | 1,86,026 | 40.52% | ||
Independent | V. N. Bajpai | 7,013 | 1.53% | ||
Independent | Subramaniam Alias P. N. S. Mani | 2,565 | 0.56% | ||
Independent | Abdul Gaffoor | 2,092 | 0.46% | ||
Margin of victory | 73,411 | 15.99% | |||
Turnout | 4,59,054 | 54.12% | |||
Registered electors | 8,60,316 | ||||
INC win (new seat) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Safe distance : Paper train on test". The Indian Express. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Voter Paper Audit at 4K Booths for Polls". newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Officials to spread awareness about paper trail system". 8 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
- "Statistical reports of Lok Sabha elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.