Template:Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency 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. It is one of the most populous parliamentary constituencies in South India.
C. N. Annadurai, the first non-Congress chief minister of Tamil Nadu resigned his seat in 1967 after he was nominated for chief ministership.Template:Citation needed It was later contested and won by Murasoli Maran.
Assembly segments
After 2009
After delimitation, Chennai South consists of following constituencies
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22. | Virugampakkam | None | Chennai | DMK |
| 23. | Saidapet | None | Chennai | DMK |
| 24. | Thiyagarayanagar | None | Chennai | DMK |
| 25. | Mylapore | None | Chennai | DMK |
| 26. | Velachery | None | Chennai | INC |
| 27. | Shozhinganallur | None | Chengalpattu | DMK |
Before 2009
Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
Members of the Parliament
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | T. T. Krishnamachari | INC | P. Balasubramania Mudaliar | IND |
| 1962 | Nanjil 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 | AIADMK |
| 1984 | Vyjayanthimala Bali | INC | Era. Sezhiyan | JNP |
| 1989 | Vyjayanthimala Bali | INC | Aladi Aruna | DMK |
| 1991 | R. Sridharan | AIADMK | T. R. Baalu | DMK |
| 1996 | T. R. Baalu | DMK | H. Ganesham | AIADMK |
| 1998 | T. R. Baalu | DMK | Jana Krishnamurthy | BJP |
| 1999 | T. R. Baalu | DMK | V. Dhandayuthapani | INC |
| 2004 | T. R. Baalu | DMK | Bader Sayeed | AIADMK |
| 2009 | C. Rajendran | AIADMK | R. S. Bharathy | DMK |
| 2014 | J. Jayavardhan | AIADMK | T. K. S. Elangovan | DMK |
| 2019 | Thamizhachi Thangapandian[2] | DMK | J. Jayavardhan | AIADMK |
Election results
2019
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2014
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2009
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2004
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1999
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References
- ↑ List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ↑ General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected. Election Commission of India(25 May 2019). Retrieved 2 June 2019.