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| name = Chintadripet (Chinna Thari Pettai)<br />
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Chennai District]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = Chennai<br />
| subdivision_name4 = 05<br />
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| governing_body = Greater Chennai Corporation<br />
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
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| postal_code = 600002<br />
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| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority|CMDA]]<br />
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'''Chintadripet''' ('originally '''Chinna Thari Pettai''') is a locality in [[Chennai]], in [[India]]. Located on the southern banks of the [[Cooum|Cooum River]], it is a residential-cum-commercial area surrounded by [[Chepauk]], Island Grounds, [[Pudupet]], [[Egmore]] and [[Anna Salai]] and Central<br />
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==The neighbourhood==<br />
[[Ritchie Street]], the electronic hub of Chennai, is located in Chintadripet. The area is served by the [[Chintadripet (Chennai MRTS)|Chintadripet MRTS Railway Station]] abutting the Cooum River. The neighbourhood is an auto service hub and is also known for its fish market.<br />
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==Politics==<br />
The Chintadripet area comes under the Chepauk–Triplicane assembly constituency. The neighbourhood bears the assembly constituency number 19.<br />
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==Religion==<br />
[[File:Page 085 Life in India or Madras, the Neilgherries, and Calcutta.png|thumb|A small temple to Ganesha at Chintadripet. Illustration in 1850s]]<br />
There is a twin temple dedicated to Lord Shiva (Adipureeswarar Temple) and Lord Vishnu (Adi Kesava Perumal), planned and developed by the weavers during the 1740s. There is also a Jain temple in the neighbourhood.<br />
There is Zion Church, which is over 150 years old.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}<br />
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==Parks==<br />
The [[May Day Park, Chennai|May Day Park]], originally known as Napier Park, is located on Deputy Mayor Kabalamoorthy Road in Chintadripet. The park covers about 14.5 acres. There are facilities for cricket, football, volleyball and badminton on the eastern and western sides of the park. The park has been adopted and maintained by Simpson & Co.<ref>{{cite web<br />
| last = Amirthalingam<br />
| first = M.<br />
| title = Parks of Chennai<br />
| work = Envis Centre on Conservation of Ecological Heritage and Sacred Sites of India<br />
| publisher = CPREEC<br />
| url = http://ecoheritage.cpreec.org/Viewcontall.php?$mFHxgACv$o49kYS5Naq<br />
| access-date = 4 Feb 2012}}</ref><br />
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==Location in Context==<br />
{{Geographic Location<br />
|title = '''Areas of Chennai'''<br />
|Northwest = [[Vepery]]<br />
|North = [[Park Town, Chennai|Park Town]]<br />
|Northeast = [[Park Town, Chennai|Park Town]]<br />
|West = [[Egmore]]<br />
|Centre = Chintadripet<br />
|East = [[The Island, Chennai|Island Grounds]]<br />
|Southwest = [[Pudupet]]<br />
|South = [[Chepauk]]<br />
|Southeast = [[Chepauk]]<br />
}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Neighborhoods of Chennai}}<br />
{{Chennai Topics}}<br />
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[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Chennai]]<br />
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