Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency
Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency | |
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Indian electoral constituency | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
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]
Assembly segments
Before 2009
Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[5]
2009-present
Members of the Parliament
Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party |
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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 |
Election results
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | S. R. Vijayakumar | 3,33,296 | 40.88 | ||
DMK | Dayanidhi Maran | 2,87,455 | 35.26 | ||
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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | Ay. Yunis Khan | 2,108 | 0.35 | ||
SHS | Ramchand Raaj | 613 | 0.10 | ||
SP | Surenthraa Vasu | 468 | 0.08 | ||
Majority | 33,454 | ||||
Turnout | 6,10,352 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | ||||
UPA gain from TF | Swing |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | Dayanidhi Maran | 316,329 | 61.68 | +2.68 | |
AIADMK | Balaganga N. | 182,151 | 35.52 | -1.32 | |
Majority | 134,178 | 26.16 | +4.00 | ||
Turnout | 512,853 | 49.06 | +0.60 | ||
DMK hold | Swing | +2.68 | |||
UPA gain from NDA | Swing |
1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | Murasoli Maran | 364,565 | 59.00 | ||
AIADMK | M. Abdul Latheef | 227,616 | 36.84 | ||
Turnout | 617,900 | 48.46 | |||
DMK hold | Swing |
References
- ^ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Template:Wayback
- ^ "PAPER TRAIL ON TEST".
- ^ http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Voter-Paper-Audit-at-4K-Booths-for-Polls/2016/01/30/article3251887.ece
- ^ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/officials-to-spread-awareness-about-paper-trail-system/article8325423.ece
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-31. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
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