Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency

The Lok Sabha constituency Chennai South is one of three constituencies in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 3 of 39. It was formerly known as Madras South. It was created in 1957 through bifurcation of Madras Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the most populous parliamentary constituencies in South India.

Chennai South
Lok Sabha constituency
Chennai South constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
Assembly constituenciesVirugampakkam
Saidapet
Thiyagarayanagar
Mylapore
Velachery
Shozhinganallur
Established1957–present
Total electors21,83,315[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyDMK
Elected year2024 Lok Sabha election

Assembly segments

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After 2009

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After delimitation, Chennai South consists of following constituencies

#NameDistrictMemberParty
22VirugampakkamChennaiA. M. V. Prabhakara RajaDMK
23SaidapetMa. SubramanianDMK
24ThiyagarayanagarJ. KarunanithiDMK
25MylaporeDha. VeluDMK
26VelacheryJ. M. H. Aassan MaulaanaINC
27ShozhinganallurS. Aravind RameshDMK
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

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Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]

  1. Triplicane (defunct)
  2. Mylapore
  3. Saidapet
  4. Alandur (moved to Sriperumpudhur)
  5. Tambaram (moved to Sriperumpudhur)
  6. Thiyagarayanagar

Members of the Parliament

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YearWinnerParty
1952T. T. KrishnamachariIndian National Congress
1957
1962Nanjil K. ManoharanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967C. N. Annadurai
1967^Murasoli Maran
1971Murasoli Maran
1977R. VenkataramanIndian National Congress
1980Indian National Congress
1984VyjayanthimalaIndian National Congress
1989
1991R. SridharanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996T. R. BaaluDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1998
1999
2004
2009C. RajendranAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2014J. Jayavardhan
2019Thamizhachi Thangapandian[3]Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

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Vote share of Winning candidates
2024
47.09%
2019
50.28%
2014
41.34%
2009
42.38%
2004
60.41%
1999
60.03%
1998
48.17%
1996
61.97%
1991
56.66%
1989
53.91%
1984
51.92%
1980
60.34%
1977
50.79%
1971
52.09%
By-Election 1967
 %
1967
59.38%
1962
44.73%
1957
45.93%
1951
40.66%

General Elections 2024

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2024 Indian general election: Chennai South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMKThamizhachi Thangapandian 516,628 47.00 3.28
BJPTamilisai Soundararajan2,90,68326.44New
Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamJ. Jayavardhan1,72,49115.69 11.25
NTKS. Tamilselvi83,9727.64 3.17
NOTANone of the above15,6531.42% 0.08
Margin of victory2,25,94520.55% 2.19
Turnout10,99,32154.17% 2.65
Registered electors
DMK holdSwing

General Elections 2019

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2019 Indian general election : Chennai South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMKThamizhachi Thangapandian 564,872 50.28% 21.84%
Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamDr. J. Jayavardhan3,02,64926.94%-14.40%
MNMR. Rangarajan1,35,46512.06%
NTKA. J. Sherine50,2224.47%
IndependentDr. E. Subaya (A) Esakki Subaya29,5222.63%
NOTANone Of The Above16,8911.50%-0.42%
Margin of victory2,62,22323.34%10.44%
Turnout11,23,41056.92%-1.61%
Registered electors19,73,5339.90%
DMK gain from Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamSwing8.94%

General Elections 2014

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2014 Indian general election : Chennai South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamDr. J. Jayavardhan 434,540 41.34% -1.04%
DMKT. K. S. Elangovan2,98,96528.44%-9.42%
BJPLa. Ganesan2,58,26224.57%18.67%
INCS. V. Ramani24,2762.31%
NOTANone Of The Above20,2291.92%
AAPV. S. Chandirakumar17,2081.64%
Margin of victory1,35,57512.90%8.37%
Turnout10,51,18058.54%-4.12%
Registered electors17,95,77654.53%
Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam holdSwing-1.04%

General Elections 2009

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2009 Indian general election : Chennai South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamC. Rajendran 308,567 42.38% 5.59%
DMKR. S. Bharathy2,75,63237.86%-22.56%
DMDKV. Gopinath67,2919.24%
BJPLa. Ganesan42,9255.90%
IndependentE. Sarath Babu15,8852.18%
Margin of victory32,9354.52%-19.10%
Turnout11,62,06262.66%14.73%
Rejected ballots160.00%
Registered electors7,28,092-40.40%
Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam gain from DMKSwing-18.03%

General Elections 2004

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2004 Indian general election : Chennai South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMKT. R. Baalu 564,578 60.41% 0.38%
Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamBader Sayeed3,43,83836.79%
Margin of victory2,20,74023.62%-2.03%
Turnout9,34,54847.93%2.77%
Rejected ballots290.00%
Registered electors19,49,904-5.99%
DMK holdSwing0.38%

General Elections 1999

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1999 Indian general election : Chennai South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMKT. R. Baalu 562,221 60.03% -1.93%
INCV. Dhandayuthapani3,22,03734.39%
TMC(M)Muktha V. Srinivasan38,7004.13%
IndependentM. Raja4,3090.46%
Margin of victory2,40,18425.65%-13.37%
Turnout9,36,52245.15%-11.13%
Registered electors20,74,1307.09%
DMK holdSwing-1.93%

General Elections 1998

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1998 Indian general election : Chennai South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMKT. R. Baalu 432,913 48.17%
BJPJana Krishnamurthi4,12,89945.94%
INCM. P. Subramanyam44,5494.96%
Margin of victory20,0142.23%-36.79%
Turnout8,98,79847.35%-8.94%
Registered electors19,36,77123.14%
DMK holdSwing-13.80%

General Elections 1996

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1996 Indian general election : Chennai South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMKT. R. Baalu 538,697 61.97% 27.31%
Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamH. Ganesham1,99,51622.95%-33.71%
IndependentAsha Menon @ Revathi42,9064.94%
BJPV. Maitreyan34,3563.95%-0.04%
MDMKR. Senguttuvan29,8383.43%
PMKK. V. Sivaraman13,5401.56%
Margin of victory3,39,18139.02%17.01%
Turnout8,69,33456.28%3.10%
Registered electors15,72,76411.50%
DMK gain from Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamSwing5.30%

General Elections 1991

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1991 Indian general election : Chennai South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamR. Sridharan 418,493 56.66%
DMKT. R. Baalu2,55,96534.66%-4.04%
BJPR. S. Narayanaswami29,4803.99%
PMKK. V. Sivaraman19,8402.69%
JPH. V. Hande7,6621.04%
Margin of victory1,62,52822.01%6.79%
Turnout7,38,55853.19%-6.53%
Registered electors14,10,5400.91%
Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam gain from INCSwing2.75%

General Elections 1989

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1989 Indian general election : Chennai South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCVyjayanthimala 445,864 53.91% 1.99%
DMKAladi Aruna3,20,02038.70%
IndependentAyilam Panchapakesa Venkateswaran24,9673.02%
PMKV. Sivaraman Alias Saidai K. V. Siva22,2342.69%
Margin of victory1,25,84415.22%7.80%
Turnout8,27,01459.72%-6.12%
Registered electors13,97,77337.20%
INC holdSwing1.99%

General Elections 1984

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1984 Indian general election : Chennai South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCVyjayanthimala 336,353 51.92%
JPEra Sezhiyan2,88,33644.51%
IndependentV. Kulothungacholan3,1730.49%
IndependentM. Madhavan2,9990.46%
IndependentEra Kulasekaran2,9080.45%
Margin of victory48,0177.41%-14.67%
Turnout6,47,85165.84%-2.25%
Registered electors10,18,79525.49%
INC gain from INC(I)Swing-8.42%

General Elections 1980

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1980 Indian general election : Chennai South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC(I)Ramaswamy Venkataraman 328,836 60.34%
Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamE. V. K. Sulochana Sampath2,08,47438.25%
Margin of victory1,20,36222.09%18.96%
Turnout5,44,98068.09%9.37%
Registered electors8,11,849-0.86%
INC(I) gain from INCSwing9.55%

General Elections 1977

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1977 Indian general election : Chennai South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCRamaswamy Venkataraman 241,033 50.79%
DMKMurasoli Maran2,26,20447.66%-4.42%
IndependentS. Srinivasan2,6760.56%
Margin of victory14,8293.12%-1.05%
Turnout4,74,57758.72%-8.60%
Registered electors8,18,87810.41%
INC gain from DMKSwing-1.30%

General Elections 1971

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1971 Indian general election : Chennai South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMKMurasoli Maran 253,626 52.09% -7.30%
SWANara Simhan2,33,28547.91%
Margin of victory20,3414.18%-15.44%
Turnout4,86,91167.32%-6.29%
Registered electors7,41,66028.98%
DMK holdSwing-7.30%

General Elections 1967

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1967 Indian general election : Chennai South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMKC. N. Annadurai 248,099 59.38% 14.65%
INCK. Gurumurti1,66,12139.76%13.33%
ABJSR. M. A. Chettiar2,6010.62%
Margin of victory81,97819.62%1.32%
Turnout4,17,78373.60%2.00%
Registered electors5,75,01518.14%
DMK holdSwing14.65%

General Elections 1962

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1962 Indian general election : Chennai South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMKNanjil K. Manoharan 151,917 44.73%
INCC. R. Ramaswamy89,77126.43%-19.50%
TNPE. V. K. Sampath63,76818.78%
IndependentM. Ganapathy34,16910.06%
Margin of victory62,14618.30%12.59%
Turnout3,39,62571.61%34.07%
Registered electors4,86,7283.12%
DMK gain from INCSwing-1.20%

General Elections 1957

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1957 Indian general election : Chennai South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCT. T. Krishnamachari 81,390 45.93% 5.28%
IndependentP. Balasubramania Mudaliar71,28440.23%
IndependentH. D. Rajah24,51613.84%
Margin of victory10,1065.70%-2.58%
Turnout1,77,19037.54%-15.36%
Registered electors4,72,01727.81%
INC holdSwing5.28%

General Elections 1951

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1951–52 Indian general election : Chennai South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCT. T. Krishnamachari 79,431 40.66% 40.66%
Justice PartyDr. Balasubramanyam63,25432.38%
SPSrinivasa Ramanujan16,8358.62%
IndependentKrishna Pillai10,5555.40%
All India Republican PartyRamanathan9,5354.88%
KMPPAchar7,2523.71%
IndependentRamanathan Chettiar5,9533.05%
HMSrinivasa Iyer2,5551.31%
Margin of victory16,1778.28%
Turnout1,95,37052.90%
Registered electors3,69,2990.00%
INC win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 26. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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See also

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