Chennai Central (Lok Sabha constituency)
The Lok Sabha constituency Chennai Central is one of three constituencies in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 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 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
 Chennai Central constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Incumbent | Dayanidhi Maran |
| Parliamentary Party | DMK |
| Elected Year | 2019 Election |
| Constituency Details | |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Total Electors | 1,000,705[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies | 14. Villivakkam 16. Egmore (SC) 18. Harbour 19. Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni 20. Thousand Lights 21. Anna Nagar |
Assembly segments
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.
Before 2009
Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[5]
| SI No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Park Town |
| 2. | Purasawalkam |
| 3. | Egmore (SC) |
| 4. | Anna Nagar |
| 5. | Thousand Lights |
| 6. | Chepauk |
2009–present
| SI No. | Name | MLA | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Villivakkam | B. Ranganathan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2. | Egmore (SC) | K. S. Ravichandran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 3. | Harbour | P. K. Sekar Babu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 4. | Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni | Vacant | |
| 5. | Thousand Lights | Ku. Ka. Selvam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 6. | Anna Nagar | M. K. Mohan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Members of the Parliament
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | P. Ramachandran | NCO | K. Raja Mohammad | ADMK |
| 1980 | A. Kalanidhi | DMK | P. Ramachandran | JNP |
| 1984 | A. Kalanidhi | DMK | E. Paul Ernest | GKC |
| 1989 | Era. Anbarasu | INC | A. Kalanidhi | DMK |
| 1991 | Era Anbarasu | INC | N. V. N. Somu | DMK |
| 1996 | Murasoli Maran | DMK | G. K. J. Bharathi | INC |
| 1998 | Murasoli Maran | DMK | D. Jayakumar | AIADMK |
| 1999 | Murasoli Maran | DMK | M. Abdul Latheef | AIADMK |
| 2004 | Dayanidhi Maran | DMK | N. Balaganga | AIADMK |
| 2009 | Dayanidhi Maran | DMK | S. M. K. Mogamed Ali Jinnah | AIADMK |
| 2014 | S. R. Vijayakumar | AIADMK | Dayanidhi Maran | DMK |
| 2019 | Dayanidhi Maran[6] | DMK | S. R. Sam Paul | PMK |
Election results
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Dayanidhi Maran | 4,48,911 | 57.15 | +20.95 | |
| PMK | S. R. Sam Paul | 1,47,391 | 18.77 | N/A | |
| MNM | Kameela Nasser | 92,249 | 11.74 | New | |
| NTK | Dr. R. Karthikeyan | 30,886 | 3.93 | N/A | |
| SDPI | Sheik Mohamed | 23,741 | 3.02 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 13,822 | 1.76 | -0.93 | |
| Majority | 3,01,520 | 38.38 | |||
| Turnout | 7,85,450 | 58.98 | |||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | +20.95 | |||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. R. Vijayakumar | 3,33,296 | 40.88 | ||
| DMK | Dayanidhi Maran | 2,86,980 | 36.20 | ||
| DMDK | J. Constandine Ravindran | 1,14,798 | 14.08 | ||
| INC | C. D. Meyyappan | 25,981 | 3.19 | ||
| AAP | J. Prabhakar | 19,553 | 2.40 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 21,959 | 2.69 | ||
| Majority | 45,841 | 5.62 | |||
| Turnout | 8,14,894 | 61.37 | |||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Dayanidhi Maran | 2,85,783 | 46.82 | ||
| AIADMK | S. M. K. Mogamed Ali Jinnah | 2,52,329 | 41.34 | ||
| DMDK | V. V. Ramakrishnan | 38,959 | 6.38 | ||
| BSP | S. Hyder Ali | 13,160 | 2.16 | ||
| SHS | Ramchand Raaj | 613 | 0.10 | ||
| Majority | 33,454 | 5.48 | |||
| Turnout | 6,10,744 | 61.03 | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Dayanidhi Maran | 3,16,329 | 61.68 | +2.68 | |
| AIADMK | Balaganga N. | 1,82,151 | 35.52 | -1.32 | |
| Majority | 1,34,178 | 26.16 | +4.00 | ||
| Turnout | 5,12,853 | 49.06 | +0.60 | ||
| DMK hold | Swing | +2.68 | |||
| UPA gain from NDA | Swing | ||||
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Murasoli Maran | 3,64,565 | 59.00 | ||
| AIADMK | M. Abdul Latheef | 2,27,616 | 36.84 | ||
| Majority | 1,36,949 | 22.16 | |||
| Turnout | 6,17,919 | 48.46 | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
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See also
- Chennai
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- AIADMK
References
- GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 11 August 2014 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. 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.
- "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 27. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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