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Tamil Nadu · PC 2 · 1999
Madras Central
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Murasoli Maran
DMK· NDA (NDA)
DMK 59.0%ADMK 36.8%16 others 4.2%
Votes
3,64,565
59.0% share
Winning margin
1,36,949
22.2% of votes
Total votes cast
6,17,900
Candidates
18
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murasoli Maran | NDA (NDA) | 3,64,565 | 59.0% |
| 2 | Abdul Latheef, M. | NDA | 2,27,616 | 36.8% |
| 3 | Janaki Ammal, R. (Tmt) | PT | 5,046 | 0.8% |
| 4 | Loganathan, V.G. | IND | 3,815 | 0.6% |
| 5 | Ranganathan, S. | IND | 3,561 | 0.6% |
| 6 | Dominic Savio, M. | IND | 2,613 | 0.4% |
| 7 | Sudarson, M.S. | SPSP | 2,200 | 0.4% |
| 8 | Subbu, A.P.S. | 1,814 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | Santhosh Kumar, Dr.N. | IND | 1,620 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Ambeth Venkatesh, B. | IND | 887 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Balasami | AJBP | 813 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Anavarathan, A. | IND | 778 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Rajasheakar, S. | DTMK | 567 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Arumugam, A. | IND | 500 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Ganesan, R. | IND | 428 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Asan Meeran, M. | IND | 419 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Arumugam, J. | IND | 350 | 0.1% |
| 18 | Ramachanthiran, S. | IND | 308 | 0.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (37th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.2% · min 2.9% · max 48.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
37th of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
6th of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 59.0%ADMK 36.8%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%
Figures are for Chennai, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%
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