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Tamil Nadu · PC 4 · 2009

Chennai Central

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

DAYANIDHI MARAN
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 46.8%ADMK 41.3%35 others 11.8%
Votes
2,85,783
46.8% share
Winning margin
33,454
5.5% of votes
Total votes cast
6,10,352
Candidates
37
Seat history

3 of 37 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

37 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DAYANIDHI MARAN
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
2,85,78346.8%
2
MOGAMED ALI JINNAH S.M.K.
2,52,32941.3%
3
RAMAKRISHNAN.V.V
38,9596.4%
4
HYDER ALI.S
MAMAK
13,1602.2%
5
THOMAS.T.JACOB
YSP
2,5820.4%
6
YUNIS KHAN.AY
2,1080.3%
7
MANI.G
IND
1,9140.3%
8
VISWANATHAN.E
MMKA
1,2460.2%
9
MOHAMMED ALI ZINNA.A
IND
1,0610.2%
10
ANEES HUSSAIN.H
IND
9400.1%
11
VIJAYAKUMAR
PPOI
9240.1%
12
GIRIJA SHANKER.R
IND
8440.1%
13
ARIVUDAINAMBI.N
IND
8390.1%
14
RAVIKUMAR.T
IND
6720.1%
15
RAAJ RAMCHAND
6130.1%
16
ARASAKUMAR.M.S
IND
5260.1%
17
RAMANA REDDY.K.V
KDC
5030.1%
18
VASU.S
4680.1%
19
MOHAN.K
IND
4220.1%
20
MOHAMED ALI
IND
4200.1%
21
UDAYAKUMAR
IND
3830.1%
22
SRIDHAR.S
IND
3800.1%
23
RANGANATHAN.V
ABKMM
3050.1%
24
GANGADURAI.G
JJ
2950.1%
25
KRISHNAN.P.R
IND
2830.1%
26
SIVAKUMAR.S
IND
2590.0%
27
PRABHU.V
IND
2480.0%
28
GUNASEKARAN.M
IND
2320.0%
29
SENTHIL.P
IND
2250.0%
30
RAJAKUMAR.S
IND
2110.0%
31
WILSON PAUL.S
IND
2080.0%
32
NAHAMANI.J
UPA
2010.0%
33
DHAMODARAN.T
IND
1790.0%
34
MARIMUTHU.E
IND
1700.0%
35
PARIMALAM.V
IND
1690.0%
36
TEACKRAJ.D
IND
1650.0%
37
LOGANATHAN.V
IND
1260.0%

Low turnout (39th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 3.4% · max 38.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
39th of 39

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 39

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
5th of 39

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 46.8%ADMK 41.3%DMDK 6.4%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/37

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.02 Cr

A 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%

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%

What's nearby?

32 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering and Auto components
Big Warehouse, south of the Church Library (in Block No.II/7).

Big Warehouse, south of the Church Library (in Block No.II/7).

🏛️MonumentASI

Big Warehouse, south of the Church Library (in Block No.II/7).

Chaplain’s house including portion which the northern side of the Old WallII/1

Chaplain’s house including portion which the northern side of the Old WallII/1

🏛️MonumentASI

Chaplain’s house including portion which the northern side of the Old WallII/1

Clives House built in 1753

Clives House built in 1753

🏛️MonumentASI

Clives House built in 1753

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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