Chennai South (Lok Sabha constituency)
 Chennai South constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Existence | 1957-present |
|---|---|
| Current MP | J.Jayavardhan |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Elected Year | 2009 Election |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Total Electors | 1,162,062[1] |
| Most Successful Party | DMK (8 times) |
| Assembly Constituencies |
22. Virugambakkam 23. Saidapet 24. T. Nagar 25. Mylapore 26. Velachery 27. Sholinganallur |
The Lok Sabha constituency Chennai South is one of three constituencies in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was formerly known as Madras South. It was created in 1957 through bifurcation of Madras Lok Sabha constituency.
C. N. Annadurai, the first non-Congress chief minister of Tamil Nadu resigned his seat in 1967 after he was nominated for chief ministership. It was later contested and won by Murasoli Maran.
Assembly segments
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
Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
2009-present
Members of the Parliament
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | T. T. Krishnamachari | INC | P. Balasubramania Mudaliar | IND |
| 1962 | K. Manoharan | DMK | C. R. Ramaswamy | INC |
| 1967 | C. N. Annadurai | DMK | K. Gurumurti | INC |
| 1967 (by-election) | Murasoli Maran | DMK | C. R. Ramaswamy | INC |
| 1971 | Murasoli Maran | DMK | Narasimhan | SWA |
| 1977 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | INC | Murasoli Maran | DMK |
| 1980 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | INC (I) | E. V. K. Sulochana Sampath | ADMK |
| 1984 | Vyjayanthimala Bali | INC | Era. Sezhiyan | JNP |
| 1989 | Vyjayanthimala Bali | INC | Aladi Aruna | DMK |
| 1991 | R. Sridharan | ADMK | T.R. Baalu | DMK |
| 1996 | T.R. Baalu | DMK | H. Ganesham | ADMK |
| 1998 | T.R. Baalu | DMK | K. Jana Krishnamurthy | BJP |
| 1999 | T.R. Baalu | DMK | V. Dhandayuthapani | INC |
| 2004 | T.R. Baalu | DMK | Bader Sayeed | ADMK |
| 2009 | C. Rajendran | AIADMK | R. S. Bharathy | DMK |
| 2014 | J. Jayavardhan | AIADMK | T. K. S. Elangovan | DMK |
Election results
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Dr. J. Jayavardhan | 4,34,540 | 40.03 | ||
| DMK | T. K. S. Elangovan | 2,98,965 | 27.65 | ||
| BJP | L. A. Ganesan | 2,58,262 | 23.79 | ||
| INC | S. V. Ramani | 24,276 | 2.24 | ||
| AAP | M. Jahir Hussain | 17,172 | 1.59 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 20,229 | 1.86 | ||
| Majority | 1,35,575 | 12.38 | |||
| Turnout | 10,71,409 | 59.67 | |||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | C. Rajendran | 308567 | |||
| DMK | R. S. | 275632 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 726329 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | ||||
| TF gain from UPA | Swing | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Thalikottai Rajuthevar Baalu | 5,64,578 | 60.37 | +0.34 | |
| AIADMK | Bader Sayeed | 3,43,838 | 36.77 | n/a | |
| Majority | 2,20,740 | 23.60 | -2.04 | ||
| Turnout | 935,143 | 47.96 | +2.80 | ||
| DMK hold | Swing | +0.34 | |||
| UPA gain from NDA | Swing | ||||
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | T.R.Baalu | 562,221 | 60.03 | ||
| INC | V. Dhanda Yudhapani | 322,037 | 34.39 | n/a | |
| Turnout | 936,522 | 45.15 | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived August 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "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.
External links
See also
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