One of the 39 Parliamentary Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Chennai North |
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Lok Sabha constituency |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Chennai_north_lok_sabha_constituency.png/220px-Chennai_north_lok_sabha_constituency.png) Chennai North constituency, post-2008 delimitation |
Constituency details |
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Country | India |
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Region | South India |
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State | Tamil Nadu |
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Assembly constituencies | Thiruvottiyur Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar Perambur Kolathur Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar Royapuram |
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Established | 1957–present |
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Total electors | 16,87,461[1] |
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Reservation | None |
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Member of Parliament |
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18th Lok Sabha |
Incumbent Kalanidhi Veeraswamy |
Party | DMK |
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Elected year | 2024 Election |
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Chennai North is one of the three Lok Sabha constituencies in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 2 of 39. Formerly it was known as Madras North.
Assembly segments
After 2009
After delimitation, Chennai North consists of following constituencies
1971 Delimitation (1977-2009)
Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
- Royapuram
- Harbour (moved to Chennai Central)
- Villivakkam (moved to Chennai Central)
- Perambur (SC)
- Thiruvottiyur
- Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar
Members of the Parliament
Election results
General Elections 2024
2024 Indian general election : Chennai North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| DMK | Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy | 497,333 | 55.11 | 6.92 |
| AIADMK | R. Manohar | 1,58,111 | 17.52 | New |
| BJP | R. C. Paul Kanagaraj | 1,13,318 | 12.56 | New |
| NTK | Amuthini Jayaprakash | 95,954 | 10.63 | 4.28 |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 13,208 | 1.46 | 0.19 |
Margin of victory | 3,39,222 | 37.49 | 10.95 |
Turnout | 9,02,489 | 60.11 | 3.93 |
| DMK hold | Swing | | |
General Elections 2019
2019 Indian general election : Chennai North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| DMK | Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy | 590,986 | 62.03% | 27.64% |
| DMDK | R. Mohan Raj | 1,29,468 | 13.59% | 3.84% |
| MNM | A. G. Mourya | 1,03,167 | 10.83% | |
| NTK | P. Kaliyammal | 60,515 | 6.35% | |
| Independent | P. Santhana Krishnan | 33,277 | 3.49% | |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 15,687 | 1.65% | −0.31% |
Margin of victory | 4,61,518 | 48.44% | 37.27% |
Turnout | 9,52,770 | 64.04% | 1.29% |
Registered electors | 14,87,681 | | 4.59% |
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 16.47% | |
General Elections 2014
2014 Indian general election : Chennai North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AIADMK | T. G. Venkatesh Babu | 406,704 | 45.56% | |
| DMK | R. Girirajan | 3,07,000 | 34.39% | −8.20% |
| DMDK | M. Soundarapandian | 86,989 | 9.75% | −0.31% |
| INC | Biju Chacko | 24,190 | 2.71% | |
| CPI(M) | U. Vasuki | 23,751 | 2.66% | |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 17,472 | 1.96% | |
| SDPI | M. Nijam Mohaideen | 14,585 | 1.63% | |
| AAP | S. Srinivason | 6,819 | 0.76% | |
| BSP | K. C. Pallanishamy | 4,960 | 0.56% | |
Margin of victory | 99,704 | 11.17% | 8.27% |
Turnout | 8,92,642 | 62.76% | −2.14% |
Registered electors | 14,22,392 | | 39.91% |
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 2.97% | |
General Elections 2009
2009 Indian general election : Chennai North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| DMK | T. K. S. Elangovan | 281,055 | 42.60% | −19.65% |
| CPI | D. Pandian | 2,61,902 | 39.69% | |
| DMDK | V. Yuvaraj | 66,375 | 10.06% | |
| BJP | Tamilisai Soundararajan | 23,350 | 3.54% | −31.03% |
Margin of victory | 19,153 | 2.90% | −24.78% |
Turnout | 10,16,663 | 64.90% | 19.13% |
Rejected ballots | 31 | 0.00% | |
Registered electors | 6,59,820 | | −49.19% |
| DMK hold | Swing | -19.65% | |
General Elections 2004
2004 Indian general election : Chennai North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| DMK | C. Kuppusami | 570,122 | 62.25% | 8.68% |
| BJP | M. N. Sukumar Nambiar | 3,16,583 | 34.57% | |
| JD(U) | Muthu Gunasekaran | 4,512 | 0.49% | |
Margin of victory | 2,53,539 | 27.68% | 9.51% |
Turnout | 9,15,865 | 45.77% | 1.98% |
Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.00% | |
Registered electors | 20,00,866 | | −1.98% |
| DMK hold | Swing | 8.68% | |
General Elections 1999
1999 Indian general election : Chennai North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| DMK | C. Kuppusami | 471,101 | 53.57% | −12.54% |
| CPI(M) | N. Soundararajan | 3,11,312 | 35.40% | 27.54% |
| TMC(M) | J. M. Aaroon Rashid | 81,192 | 9.23% | |
Margin of victory | 1,59,789 | 18.17% | −27.90% |
Turnout | 8,79,473 | 43.79% | −12.06% |
Registered electors | 20,41,341 | | 8.53% |
| DMK hold | Swing | -12.54% | |
General Elections 1998
1998 Indian general election : Chennai North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| DMK | C. Kuppusami | 401,322 | 47.11% | |
| MDMK | R. T. Sabapathy Mohan | 3,32,229 | 39.00% | |
| CPI(M) | A. Soundara Rajan | 50,590 | 5.94% | |
| INC | G. K. J. Bharathi | 47,147 | 5.53% | |
| BSP | T. Devanathan | 12,085 | 1.42% | |
| CPI(ML)L | S. Kumarasamy | 4,100 | 0.48% | |
Margin of victory | 69,093 | 8.11% | −37.96% |
Turnout | 8,51,847 | 46.58% | −9.27% |
Registered electors | 18,80,857 | | 21.10% |
| DMK hold | Swing | -19.00% | |
General Elections 1996
1996 Indian general election : Chennai North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| DMK | N. V. N. Somu | 559,048 | 66.11% | 27.66% |
| INC | D. Pandian | 1,69,431 | 20.04% | −34.58% |
| CPI(M) | W. R. Varada Rajan | 66,479 | 7.86% | |
| BJP | Mohan V. Bharathamatha | 19,113 | 2.26% | −0.10% |
| PMK | G. Mahadevan | 16,143 | 1.91% | |
Margin of victory | 3,89,617 | 46.07% | 29.91% |
Turnout | 8,45,640 | 55.85% | 0.72% |
Registered electors | 15,53,112 | | 14.31% |
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | 11.50% | |
General Elections 1991
1991 Indian general election : Chennai North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| INC | D. Pandian | 400,454 | 54.61% | −0.23% |
| DMK | Aladi Aruna | 2,81,936 | 38.45% | −2.38% |
| PMK | Rama Muthukumar | 18,856 | 2.57% | |
| BJP | G. Krishnan | 17,309 | 2.36% | |
| Doordarshi Party | M. Kalidass | 3,646 | 0.50% | |
| JP | T. Vellaiyan | 3,557 | 0.49% | |
Margin of victory | 1,18,518 | 16.16% | 2.15% |
Turnout | 7,33,279 | 55.13% | −5.78% |
Registered electors | 13,58,695 | | 1.01% |
| INC hold | Swing | -0.23% | |
General Elections 1989
1989 Indian general election : Chennai North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| INC | D. Pandian | 445,197 | 54.84% | 9.91% |
| DMK | N. V. N. Somu | 3,31,426 | 40.83% | −11.37% |
| PMK | Rama Muthukumar | 21,537 | 2.65% | |
Margin of victory | 1,13,771 | 14.02% | 6.75% |
Turnout | 8,11,761 | 60.91% | 9.58% |
Registered electors | 13,45,150 | | 35.72% |
| INC gain from DMK | Swing | 2.65% | |
General Elections 1984
General Elections 1980
General Elections 1977
General Elections 1971
1971 Indian general election : Chennai North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| DMK | Nanjil K. Manoharan | 245,401 | 55.03% | −1.29% |
| INC(O) | S. G. Vinayagamoorthy | 1,93,807 | 43.46% | 2.30% |
| Independent | Zainuddin | 3,452 | 0.77% | |
| Independent | Virandra Nath Bajpai | 3,294 | 0.74% | |
Margin of victory | 51,594 | 11.57% | −3.60% |
Turnout | 4,45,954 | 66.07% | −8.78% |
Registered electors | 6,91,938 | | 25.74% |
| DMK hold | Swing | -1.29% | |
General Elections 1967
General Elections 1962
1962 Indian general election : Chennai North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| INC | P. Seenivasan | 122,160 | 37.67% | −5.39% |
| IUML | A. K. A. Abdul Samad | 1,13,311 | 34.94% | |
| Socialist Labour League | S. C. C. Anthony Pillai | 80,227 | 24.74% | |
| Independent | Rajamannar | 5,508 | 1.70% | |
| Independent | R. Ramanathan | 3,079 | 0.95% | |
Margin of victory | 8,849 | 2.73% | −2.93% |
Turnout | 3,24,285 | 73.73% | 34.43% |
Registered electors | 4,52,645 | | 0.59% |
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | -11.04% | |
General Elections 1957
See also
References
- ^ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "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.
- "Statistical reports of Lok Sabha elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
External links
- ECI, Chennai North
- Chennai North lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule
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