Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency

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.

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Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency

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

<table><thead><tr><th>Constituency number</th><th>Name</th><th>Reserved for (SC/ST/None)</th><th>District</th><th>Party</th><th>2024 Lead</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>10</td><td>Thiruvottiyur</td><td>None</td><td>Chennai</td><td></td><td>DMK</td><td></td><td>DMK</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Perambur</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Kolathur</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar</td><td>SC</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Royapuram</td><td>None</td></tr></tbody></table>

1971 Delimitation (1977-2009)

Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:

• Royapuram • Harbour (moved to Chennai Central) • Villivakkam (moved to Chennai Central) • Perambur (SC) • Thiruvottiyur • Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar

Members of the Parliament

Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Member</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1957</td><td>S. C. C. Anthony Pillai</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>Dr P. Srinivasan</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>Nanjil K. Manoharan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1971</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>A. V. P. Asaithambi</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>G. Lakshmanan</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>N. V. N. Somu</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>D. Pandian</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>N. V. N. Somu</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>C. Kuppusami</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>T. K. S. Elangovan</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>T. G. Venkatesh Babu</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Kalanidhi Veeraswamy</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

General Elections 2024

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Kalanidhi Veeraswamy</td><td>497,333</td><td>55.11</td><td>6.92</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>R. Manohar</td><td>158,111</td><td>17.52</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>R. C. Paul Kanagaraj</td><td>113,318</td><td>12.56</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Amuthini Jayaprakash</td><td>95,954</td><td>10.63</td><td>4.28</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the Above</td><td>13,208</td><td>1.46</td><td>0.19</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>339,222</td><td>37.49</td><td>10.95</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>902,489</td><td>60.11</td><td>3.93</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>14,96,224</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 2019

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Kalanidhi Veeraswamy</td><td>590,986</td><td>62.03</td><td>27.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>R. Mohan Raj</td><td>1,29,468</td><td>13.59</td><td>3.84</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>A. G. Mourya</td><td>1,03,167</td><td>10.83</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>P. Kaliyammal</td><td>60,515</td><td>6.35</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Santhana Krishnan</td><td>33,277</td><td>3.49</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None Of The Above</td><td>15,687</td><td>1.65</td><td>−0.31</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,61,518</td><td>48.44</td><td>37.27</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>9,52,770</td><td>64.04</td><td>1.29</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>14,87,681</td><td></td><td>4.59</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>16.47</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 2014

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>T. G. Venkatesh Babu</td><td>406,704</td><td>45.56</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>R. Girirajan</td><td>3,07,000</td><td>34.39</td><td>−8.20</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>M. Soundarapandian</td><td>86,989</td><td>9.75</td><td>−0.31</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Biju Chacko</td><td>24,190</td><td>2.71</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>U. Vasuki</td><td>23,751</td><td>2.66</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None Of The Above</td><td>17,472</td><td>1.96</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>M. Nijam Mohaideen</td><td>14,585</td><td>1.63</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>S. Srinivason</td><td>6,819</td><td>0.76</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>K. C. Pallanishamy</td><td>4,960</td><td>0.56</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>99,704</td><td>11.17</td><td>8.27</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>8,92,642</td><td>62.76</td><td>−2.14</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>14,22,392</td><td></td><td>39.91</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.97</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 2009

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>T. K. S. Elangovan</td><td>281,055</td><td>42.60</td><td>−19.65</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>D. Pandian</td><td>2,61,902</td><td>39.69</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>V. Yuvaraj</td><td>66,375</td><td>10.06</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Tamilisai Soundararajan</td><td>23,350</td><td>3.54</td><td>−31.03</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>19,153</td><td>2.90</td><td>−24.78</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>10,16,663</td><td>64.90</td><td>19.13</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>31</td><td>0.00</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>6,59,820</td><td></td><td>−49.19</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-19.65</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 2004

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>C. Kuppusami</td><td>570,122</td><td>62.25</td><td>8.68</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. N. Sukumar Nambiar</td><td>3,16,583</td><td>34.57</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(U)</td><td>Muthu Gunasekaran</td><td>4,512</td><td>0.49</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,53,539</td><td>27.68</td><td>9.51</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>9,15,865</td><td>45.77</td><td>1.98</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>6</td><td>0.00</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>20,00,866</td><td></td><td>−1.98</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>8.68</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1999

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>C. Kuppusami</td><td>471,101</td><td>53.57</td><td>−12.54</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>N. Soundararajan</td><td>3,11,312</td><td>35.40</td><td>27.54</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M)</td><td>J. M. Aaroon Rashid</td><td>81,192</td><td>9.23</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,59,789</td><td>18.17</td><td>−27.90</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>8,79,473</td><td>43.79</td><td>−12.06</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>20,41,341</td><td></td><td>8.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-12.54</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1998

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>C. Kuppusami</td><td>401,322</td><td>47.11</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>R. T. Sabapathy Mohan</td><td>3,32,229</td><td>39.00</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>A. Soundara Rajan</td><td>50,590</td><td>5.94</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>G. K. J. Bharathi</td><td>47,147</td><td>5.53</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>T. Devanathan</td><td>12,085</td><td>1.42</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(ML)L</td><td>S. Kumarasamy</td><td>4,100</td><td>0.48</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>69,093</td><td>8.11</td><td>−37.96</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>8,51,847</td><td>46.58</td><td>−9.27</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>18,80,857</td><td></td><td>21.10</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-19.00</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1996

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>N. V. N. Somu</td><td>559,048</td><td>66.11</td><td>27.66</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>D. Pandian</td><td>1,69,431</td><td>20.04</td><td>−34.58</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>W. R. Varada Rajan</td><td>66,479</td><td>7.86</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Mohan V. Bharathamatha</td><td>19,113</td><td>2.26</td><td>−0.10</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>G. Mahadevan</td><td>16,143</td><td>1.91</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,89,617</td><td>46.07</td><td>29.91</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>8,45,640</td><td>55.85</td><td>0.72</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>15,53,112</td><td></td><td>14.31</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>11.50</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1991

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>D. Pandian</td><td>400,454</td><td>54.61</td><td>−0.23</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Aladi Aruna</td><td>2,81,936</td><td>38.45</td><td>−2.38</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>Rama Muthukumar</td><td>18,856</td><td>2.57</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>G. Krishnan</td><td>17,309</td><td>2.36</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Doordarshi Party</td><td>M. Kalidass</td><td>3,646</td><td>0.50</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>T. Vellaiyan</td><td>3,557</td><td>0.49</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,18,518</td><td>16.16</td><td>2.15</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>7,33,279</td><td>55.13</td><td>−5.78</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>13,58,695</td><td></td><td>1.01</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-0.23</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1989

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>D. Pandian</td><td>445,197</td><td>54.84</td><td>9.91</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>N. V. N. Somu</td><td>3,31,426</td><td>40.83</td><td>−11.37</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>Rama Muthukumar</td><td>21,537</td><td>2.65</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,13,771</td><td>14.02</td><td>6.75</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>8,11,761</td><td>60.91</td><td>9.58</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>13,45,150</td><td></td><td>35.72</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.65</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1984

General Elections 1980

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>G. Lakshmanan</td><td>297,268</td><td>57.33</td><td>3.07</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. S. Abdul Khader</td><td>1,97,950</td><td>38.18</td><td>−6.33</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Indra Kumari</td><td>16,378</td><td>3.16</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>99,318</td><td>19.15</td><td>9.40</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>5,18,531</td><td>71.31</td><td>16.15</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>7,39,196</td><td></td><td>−13.30</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>3.07</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1977

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. V. P. Asaithambi</td><td>250,852</td><td>54.26</td><td>−0.77</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Nanjil K. Manoharan</td><td>2,05,749</td><td>44.51</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>45,103</td><td>9.76</td><td>−1.81</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>4,62,301</td><td>55.16</td><td>−10.91</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>8,52,627</td><td></td><td>23.22</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-0.77</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1971

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Nanjil K. Manoharan</td><td>245,401</td><td>55.03</td><td>−1.29</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC(O)</td><td>S. G. Vinayagamoorthy</td><td>1,93,807</td><td>43.46</td><td>2.30</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Zainuddin</td><td>3,452</td><td>0.77</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Virandra Nath Bajpai</td><td>3,294</td><td>0.74</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>51,594</td><td>11.57</td><td>−3.60</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>4,45,954</td><td>66.07</td><td>−8.78</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>6,91,938</td><td></td><td>25.74</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-1.29</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1967

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Nanjil K. Manoharan</td><td>227,783</td><td>56.32</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. C. C. Anthony Pillai</td><td>1,66,449</td><td>41.15</td><td>3.48</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. M. Lingesan</td><td>10,220</td><td>2.53</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>61,334</td><td>15.16</td><td>12.44</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>4,04,452</td><td>74.84</td><td>1.11</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>5,50,302</td><td></td><td>21.57</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>18.65</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1962

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. Seenivasan</td><td>122,160</td><td>37.67</td><td>−5.39</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>A. K. A. Abdul Samad</td><td>1,13,311</td><td>34.94</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Tamilnad Socialist Labour Party</td><td>S. C. C. Anthony Pillai</td><td>80,227</td><td>24.74</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Rajamannar</td><td>5,508</td><td>1.70</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Ramanathan</td><td>3,079</td><td>0.95</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>8,849</td><td>2.73</td><td>−2.93</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>3,24,285</td><td>73.73</td><td>34.43</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>4,52,645</td><td></td><td>0.59</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>-11.04</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1957

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. C. C. Anthony Pillai</td><td>86,139</td><td>48.71</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>T. Chengalvarayan</td><td>76,141</td><td>43.06</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PSP</td><td>G. Rajamannar Chattair</td><td>14,555</td><td>8.23</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,998</td><td>5.65</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,76,835</td><td>39.30</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>4,49,968</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>