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.[1][2][3]
Assembly segments
Before 2009
Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[4]
2009–present
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 |
Election results
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||
Shiv Sena | Ramchand Raaj | 613 | 0.10 | ||
Majority | 33,454 | ||||
Turnout | 6,10,352 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | Murasoli Maran | 364,565 | 59.00 | ||
AIADMK | M. Abdul Latheef | 227,616 | 36.84 | ||
Turnout | 617,900 | 48.46 | |||
DMK hold | Swing |
References
- ↑ "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 2008-10-31. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
See also
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