Chennai South (Lok Sabha constituency)
The Lok Sabha constituency Chennai South is one of three constituencies in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was formerly known as Madras South. It was created in 1957 through bifurcation of Madras Lok Sabha constituency. It is the most populous Lok sabha constituency in south India.
Chennai South | |
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Lok Sabha Constituency | |
Chennai South constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
Incumbent | Thamizhachi Thangapandian |
Parliamentary Party | DMK |
Elected Year | 2019Election |
Constituency Details | |
Established | 1957–present |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Total Electors | 1,162,062[1] |
Assembly Constituencies | 22. Virugampakkam 23. Saidapet 24. Thiyagarayanagar 25. Mylapore 26. Velachery 27. Shozhinganallur |
C. N. Annadurai, the first non-Congress chief minister of Tamil Nadu resigned his seat in 1967 after he was nominated for chief ministership. It was later contested and won by Murasoli Maran.
Assembly segments
Before 2009
Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
- Triplicane
- Mylapore
- Saidapet
- Alandur
- Tambaram
- Theagaraya Nagar
After 2009
After delimitation, Chennai South consists of following constituencies
- Virugampakkam
- Saidapet
- Thiyagarayanagar
- Mylapore
- Velachery
- Shozhinganallur
Members of the Parliament
Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party |
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1957 | T. T. Krishnamachari | INC | P. Balasubramania Mudaliar | IND |
1962 | Nanjil K. Manoharan | DMK | C. R. Ramaswamy | INC |
1967 | C. N. Annadurai | DMK | K. Gurumurti | INC |
1967 (by-election) | Murasoli Maran | DMK | C. R. Ramaswamy | INC |
1971 | Murasoli Maran | DMK | Narasimhan | SWA |
1977 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | INC | Murasoli Maran | DMK |
1980 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | INC (I) | E. V. K. Sulochana Sampath | ADMK |
1984 | Vyjayanthimala Bali | INC | Era. Sezhiyan | JNP |
1989 | Vyjayanthimala Bali | INC | Aladi Aruna | DMK |
1991 | R. Sridharan | ADMK | T. R. Baalu | DMK |
1996 | T. R. Baalu | DMK | H. Ganesham | ADMK |
1998 | T. R. Baalu | DMK | Jana Krishnamurthy | BJP |
1999 | T. R. Baalu | DMK | V. Dhandayuthapani | INC |
2004 | T. R. Baalu | DMK | Bader Sayeed | ADMK |
2009 | C. Rajendran | AIADMK | R. S. Bharathy | DMK |
2014 | J. Jayavardhan | AIADMK | T. K. S. Elangovan | DMK |
2019 | Thamizhachi Thangapandian[3] | DMK | J.Jayavardhan | AIADMK |
Election results
2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | Thamizhachi Thangapandian | 5,64,872 | 50.17 | +22.52 | |
AIADMK | Dr. J. Jayavardhan | 3,02,649 | 26.88 | -13.15 | |
MNM | R. Rangarajan | 1,35,465 | 12.03 | New | |
NTK | A.J. Sherine | 50,222 | 4.46 | N/A | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 16,891 | 1.50 | -0.36 | |
Majority | 2,62,223 | 23.29 | |||
Turnout | 11,26,341 | 57.07 | +3.37 | ||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | +22.52 | |||
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | Dr. J. Jayavardhan | 4,34,540 | 40.03 | -2.35 | |
DMK | T. K. S. Elangovan | 2,98,965 | 27.65 | -10.21 | |
BJP | La Ganesan | 2,58,262 | 23.79 | +17.89 | |
INC | S. V. Ramani | 24,276 | 2.24 | N/A | |
AAP | M. Jahir Hussain | 17,172 | 1.59 | N/A | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 20,229 | 1.86 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,35,575 | 12.38 | +7.86 | ||
Turnout | 10,85,402 | 60.44 | -2.22 | ||
AIADMK hold | Swing |
2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | C. Rajendran | 3,08,567 | 42.38 | ||
DMK | R. S. Bharathy | 2,75,632 | 37.86 | ||
DMDK | V. Gopinath | 67,291 | 9.24 | ||
BJP | La Ganesan | 42,925 | 5.90 | ||
IND. | E. Sarath Babu | 15,885 | 2.18 | ||
Majority | 32,935 | 4.52 | |||
Turnout | 7,28,113 | 62.66 | |||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | T. R. Baalu | 5,64,578 | 60.37 | +0.34 | |
AIADMK | Bader Sayeed | 3,43,838 | 36.77 | ||
BSP | Vasudevan | 4,006 | 0.40 | ||
Majority | 2,20,740 | 23.60 | -2.04 | ||
Turnout | 9,35,143 | 47.96 | +2.80 | ||
DMK hold | Swing | +0.34 |
1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | T.R.Baalu | 5,62,221 | 60.03 | ||
INC | V. Dhanda Yudhapani | 3,22,037 | 34.39 | n/a | |
TMC | V. Muktha Srinivasan | 38,700 | 4.10 | ||
Majority | 2,40,184 | 25.65 | |||
Turnout | 9,36,541 | 45.15 | |||
DMK hold | Swing |
References
- GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- "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.
- "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 26. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
External links
See also
- South chennai Latest News
- Chennai
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
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