Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency

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Chennai Central
Lok Sabha constituency
Chennai central lok sabha constituency.png
Chennai Central constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Tamil Nadu
Assembly constituencies Villivakkam
Egmore
Harbour
Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni
Thousand Lights
Anna Nagar
Established1977
Total electors14,65,323 [1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party DMK
Elected year 2024 Election

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]

Contents

Assembly segments

2009–present

#NameDistrictMemberParty
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

Chennai North constituency as laid out by 1971 Delimitation. The boundaries for this constituency lasted until 2004 election, which was then replaced by 2008 Delimitation. 1971 delimitation chennai central lok sabha constituency.png
Chennai North constituency as laid out by 1971 Delimitation. The boundaries for this constituency lasted until 2004 election, which was then replaced by 2008 Delimitation.

Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: [5]

SI No.Name
1. Park Town (defunct)
2. Purasawalkam (defunct)
3. Egmore (SC)
4. Anna Nagar
5. Thousand Lights
6. Chepauk (defunct)

Members of the Parliament

YearWinnerParty
1977 P. Ramachandran Indian National Congress (O)
1980 A. Kalanithi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984
1989 Era. Anbarasu Indian National Congress
1991
1996 Murasoli Maran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1998
1999
2004 Dayanidhi Maran
2009
2014 S. R. Vijayakumar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019 Dayanidhi Maran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2024

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2024
56.65%
2019
57.36%
2014
42.03%
2009
46.83%
2004
61.68%
1999
59.00%
1998
51.73%
1996
69.02%
1991
56.40%
1989
53.35%
1984
58.21%
1980
59.54%
1977
56.52%

General Elections 2024

2024 Indian general election: Chennai Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK Dayanidhi Maran 413,848 56.65 Decrease2.svg0.71
BJP Vinoj P. Selvam169,15923.16New
DMDK Parthasarathy72,0169.86New
NTK Dr. R. Karthikeyan46,0316.30Increase2.svg2.35
NOTA None of the above11,1631.53Decrease2.svg0.24
Margin of victory244,68933.49Decrease2.svg4.97
Turnout 730,54953.96Decrease2.svg4.79
DMK hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.71

General Elections 2019

2019 Indian general election: Chennai Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK Dayanidhi Maran 448,911 57.36 +21.10
PMK S. R. Sam Paul147,39118.83
MNM Kameela Nasser92,24911.79
NTK Dr. R. Karthikeyan30,8863.95
SDPI Sheik Mohamed23,7413.03
NOTA None Of The Above13,8221.77−1.00
Margin of victory3,01,52038.5232.74
Turnout 7,82,68658.75−0.96
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 15.32

General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general election: Chennai Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK S. R. Vijayakumar 333,296 42.03 +0.69
DMK Dayanidhi Maran 287,45536.25−10.58
DMDK J. Constandine Ravindran114,79814.48+8.09
INC C. D. Meyyappan25,9813.28
NOTA None Of The Above21,9592.77
AAP J. Prabhakar19,5532.47
Margin of victory45,8415.78+0.30
Turnout 792,93559.71−1.28
Registered electors 13,28,038+32.71
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -4.80

General Elections 2009

2009 Indian general election: Chennai Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK Dayanidhi Maran 285,783 46.83 −14.86
AIADMK S. M. K. Mogamed Ali Jinnah2,52,32941.35+5.83
DMDK V. V. Ramakrishnan38,9596.38
MNMK S. Hyder Ali13,1602.16
Margin of victory33,4545.48−20.68
Turnout 10,00,70560.98+11.92
DMK hold Swing -14.86

General Elections 2004

2004 Indian general election: Chennai Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK Dayanidhi Maran 316,329 61.68% 2.68%
AIADMK N. Balaganga1,82,15135.52%−1.32%
JP G. Venkatesan2,8960.56%
Margin of victory1,34,17826.16%4.00%
Turnout 5,12,82049.06%0.60%
Rejected ballots330.01%
Registered electors 10,45,260−18.02%
DMK hold Swing 2.68%

General Elections 1999

1999 Indian general election: Chennai Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK Murasoli Maran 364,565 59.00% −10.02%
AIADMK M. Abdul Lathief 2,27,61636.84%
PT R. Janaki Ammal5,0460.82%
Independent V. G. Loganathan3,8150.62%
Independent S. Ranganathan3,5610.58%
Independent M. Dominic Savio2,6130.42%
Margin of victory1,36,94922.16%−25.77%
Turnout 6,17,90048.46%−9.22%
Registered electors 12,75,0675.66%
DMK hold Swing -10.02%

General Elections 1998

1998 Indian general election: Chennai Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK Murasoli Maran 300,774 51.73%
AIADMK D. Jayakumar 2,29,04739.39%
INC R. Anbarasu44,0617.58%
Margin of victory71,72712.34%−35.59%
Turnout 5,81,44949.50%−8.19%
Registered electors 12,06,71916.41%
DMK hold Swing -17.29%

General Elections 1996

1996 Indian general election: Chennai Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK Murasoli Maran 403,867 69.02% 31.27%
INC G. K. J. Bharathi1,23,40021.09%−35.32%
MDMK Prof. S. Krishnasamy21,6823.71%
BJP G. Kumaravelu19,9483.41%−0.07%
PMK D. Anbazhagan7,6541.31%
Margin of victory2,80,46747.93%29.28%
Turnout 5,85,14957.69%3.40%
Registered electors 10,36,6490.23%
DMK gain from INC Swing 12.61%

General Elections 1991

1991 Indian general election: Chennai Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Era. Anbarasu 312,302 56.40% 3.05%
DMK N. V. N. Somu 2,09,03137.75%−4.86%
BJP B. Rajendra Kumar19,2623.48%1.50%
PMK D. Anbazhagan7,4721.35%
Margin of victory1,03,27118.65%7.91%
Turnout 5,53,67954.28%−6.47%
Registered electors 10,34,3010.73%
INC hold Swing 3.05%

General Elections 1989

1989 Indian general election: Chennai Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Era. Anbarasu 329,739 53.35%
DMK A. Kalanidhi2,63,33342.61%−15.61%
BJP B. Rajendra Kumar12,2151.98%
PMK K. Raghunathan4,4540.72%
Margin of victory66,40610.74%−7.20%
Turnout 6,18,02960.76%−3.38%
Registered electors 10,26,82918.99%
INC gain from DMK Swing -4.86%

General Elections 1984

1984 Indian general election: Chennai Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK A. Kalanithi 313,848 58.21% −1.32%
GKC E. Earnest Paul2,17,10440.27%
Independent Bastimal Surana2,5950.48%
Margin of victory96,74417.94%−3.61%
Turnout 5,39,11964.14%−3.78%
Registered electors 8,62,98918.71%
DMK hold Swing -1.32%

General Elections 1980

1980 Indian general election: Chennai Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK A. Kalanidhi 290,199 59.54%
JP P. Ramachandran1,85,15037.99%
INC(U) P. Rajagopalan6,1721.27%
Margin of victory1,05,04921.55%5.56%
Turnout 4,87,40967.93%13.81%
Registered electors 7,26,953−15.50%
DMK gain from INC(O) Swing 3.02%

General Elections 1977

1977 Indian general election: Chennai Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC(O) P. Ramachandran 259,437 56.52%
AIADMK K. Raja Mohamed1,86,02640.52%
Independent V. N. Bajpai7,0131.53%
Independent Subramaniam Alias P. N. S. Mani2,5650.56%
Independent Abdul Gaffoor2,0920.46%
Margin of victory73,41115.99%
Turnout 4,59,05454.12%
Registered electors 8,60,316
INC(O) win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Safe distance : Paper train on test". The Indian Express. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  3. "Voter Paper Audit at 4K Booths for Polls". newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  4. "Officials to spread awareness about paper trail system". 8 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2018 via www.thehindu.com.
  5. "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.

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