Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency
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 | |
|---|---|
| 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-present |
| Total electors | 14,65,323[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2019 Election |
Assembly segments
2009–present
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Villivakkam | None | Chennai | DMK |
| 16 | Egmore | SC | Chennai | DMK |
| 18 | Harbour | None | Chennai | DMK |
| 19 | Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni | None | Chennai | DMK |
| 20 | Thousand Lights | None | Chennai | DMK |
| 21 | Anna Nagar | None | Chennai | 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.
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 |
Members of the Parliament
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | P. Ramachandran | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | A. Kalanidhi | 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 | |
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 | ||||
General Election 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 | ||||
General Election 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 | ||||
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. 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.