Chennai North (Lok Sabha constituency)

Chennai North (Lok Sabha constituency)

Chennai North constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Existence 1957-present
Current MP T.K.S. Elangovan
Party DMK
Elected Year 2009 Election
State Tamil Nadu
Total Electors 1,016,663[1]
Most Successful Party DMK (10 times)
Assembly Constituencies 10. Tiruvottiyur
11. Dr. R.K. Nagar
12. Perambur (SC)
13. Kolathur
15. TVK Nagar (SC)
17. Royapuram

Chennai North (Tamil: வட சென்னை) is one of the three Lok Sabha constituencies in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Formerly it was known as Madras North.

Contents

Assembly segments

1971 Delimitation (1977-2004)

Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments [2]:
1. Royapuram
2. Kolathur
3. Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar
4. Perambur (SC)
5. Thiruvottiyur
6. Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar

2009-present

10. Thiruvottiyur
11. Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar
12. Perambur (SC)
13. Kolathur
15. Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar
17. Royapuram

Members of the Parliament

Year Winner Party Runner-up Party
1957 S. C. C. Anthony Pillai IND T. Chengalvarayan INC
1962 P. Srinivasan INC Abdul Samad ML
1967 Krishnan Manoharan DMK S. C. C. A. Pillai INC
1971 Krishnan Manoharan DMK S. G. Vinayaga Moorthy NCO
1977 A. V. P. Asaithambi DMK K. Manoharan ADMK
1980 G. Lakshmanan DMK M. S. Abdul Khader ADMK
1984 N. V. N. Somu DMK G. Lakshmanan INC
1989 D. Pandian INC N. V. N. Somu DMK
1991 D. Pandian INC Aladi Aruna DMK
1996 N. V. N. Somu DMK D. Pandian INC
1998 C. Kuppusami DMK R. T. Sabapathy Mohan MDMK
1999 C. Kuppusami DMK N. Soundararajan CPM
2004 C. Kuppusami DMK M. N. Sukumar Nambiar BJP
2009 T. K. S. Elangovan DMK D. Pandian CPM

Detailed Results

2009

General Election, 2009: Chennai North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK T. K. S. Elangovan 281055
CPI D. Pandian 261902
Majority
Turnout 660299
DMK hold Swing
UPA hold Swing

2004

General Election, 2004: Chennai North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK C. Kuppusami 570,122 62.25 +9.55
BJP Sukumar Nambiar M.N. 316,583 34.57 n/a
Majority 253,539 27.68 +9.81
Turnout 915,879 45.77 +1.98
DMK hold Swing +9.55
UPA gain from NDA Swing

1999

General Election, 1999: Chennai North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK C. Kuppusami 471,101 53.57
CPI(M) A. Soundara Rajan 311,312 35.40 n/a
Turnout 879,473 43.79
DMK hold Swing

References

  1. ^ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
  2. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies". Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-08. 

External links

See also

Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu
1971 delimitation (1977-2004):
Chennai North  · Chennai Central  · Chennai South  · Sriperumbudur  · Chengalpattu  · Arakkonam  · Vellore  · Tiruppattur  · Vandavasi  · Tindivanam  · Cuddalore  · Chidambaram  · Dharmapuri  · Krishnagiri  · Rasipuram  · Salem  · Tiruchengode  · Nilgiris  · Gobichettipalayam  · Coimbatore  · Pollachi  · Palani  · Dindigul  · Madurai  · Periyakalum  · Karur  · Tiruchirappalli  · Perambalur  · Mayiladuthurai  · Nagapattinam  · Thanjavur  · Pudukkottai  · Sivaganga  · Ramanathapuram  · Sivakasi  · Tirunelveli  · Tenkasi  · Tiruchendur  · Nagercoil
2008 delimitation (2009-present):
Thiruvallur  · Chennai North  · Chennai South  · Chennai Central  · Sriperumbudur  · Kancheepuram  · Arakkonam  · Vellore  · Krishnagiri  · Dharmapuri  · Tiruvannamalai  · Arani  · Viluppuram  · Kallakurichi  · Salem  · Namakkal  · Erode  · Tiruppur  · Nilgiris  · Coimbatore  · Pollachi  · Dindigul  · Karur  · Tiruchirappalli  · Perambalur  · Cuddalore  · Chidambaram  · Mayiladuthurai  · Nagapattinam  · Thanjavur  · Sivaganga  · Madurai  · Theni  · Virudhunagar  · Ramanathapuram  · Thoothukkudi  · Tenkasi  · Tirunelveli  · Kanniyakumari
Former Lok Sabha constituencies:
Kumbakonam (1952-77)