One of the 39 Parliamentary Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency 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 Established 1977 Total electors 14,65,323[ 1] Reservation None Member of Parliament 18th Lok Sabha Incumbent Dayanidhi Maran
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]
Assembly segments
2009–present
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. Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[ 5]
Members of the Parliament
Election results
General Elections 2024 2024 Indian general election : Chennai Central Party 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 2019 Indian general election : Chennai Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% 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 2014 Indian general election : Chennai Central Party 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 2009 Indian general election : Chennai Central Party 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 2004 Indian general election : Chennai Central Party 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 1999 Indian general election : Chennai Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% 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
General Elections 1996 1996 Indian general election : Chennai Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% 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 1991 Indian general election : Chennai Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% 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 1989 Indian general election : Chennai Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% 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
General Elections 1980 1980 Indian general election : Chennai Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% 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 1977 Indian general election : Chennai Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% 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
References ^ 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 .
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