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Tamil Nadu · PC 2 · 2019

Chennai North

Winner — Lok Sabha 2019

Dr. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (UPA)
DMK 61.8%DMDK 13.5%22 others 24.6%
Votes
5,90,986
61.9% share
Winning margin
4,61,518
48.3% of votes
Total votes cast
9,55,545
Candidates
24
Seat history

2 of 24 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Dr. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY
DMK
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (UPA)
5,90,98661.9%
2
ALAGAAPURAM R. MOHANRAJ
DMDK
1,29,46813.6%
3
A. G. MOURYA
MNM
1,03,16710.8%
4
KALIYAMMAL.P
NTK
60,5156.3%
5
P.SANTHANA KRISHNAN
IND
33,2773.5%
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NOTA
NOTA
15,6871.6%
7
S.ROBERT GNANA SEKAR
BSP
4,4200.5%
8
KAMESH
TNLK
2,6690.3%
9
S.SELVARAJ
IND
2,4590.3%
10
G.SRINIVASAN
IND
1,6770.2%
11
S.GANESH
IND
1,4610.1%
12
C.DHANRAJ
IND
1,1160.1%
13
V.SARAVANAN
IND
1,0700.1%
14
M.L.RAVI
DMSK
9450.1%
15
J. SEBASTIN
SUCI(C)
9000.1%
16
N.SATHEESH KANNAN
IND
8470.1%
17
L.PRAVEEN KUMAR
PPIS
7680.1%
18
A.G.DAMODHARAN
IND
7630.1%
19
K.PRABHAKARAN
MKat
6790.1%
20
R.ARULMURUGAN
IND
6150.1%
21
P.MARIMUTHU
IND
5660.1%
22
S.PRITHVIRAJ
IND
5550.1%
23
L.RAJ
IND
5330.1%
24
J.DHARANIDHARAN
IND
4020.0%
The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (37th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
48.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.2% · min 2.9% · max 48.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
37th of 39

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 39

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
6th of 39

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 61.9%DMDK 13.6%MNM 10.8%NTK 6.3%OTH 5.8%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/23

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.07 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%

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%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering and Auto components
🛕

Q135164470

🛕TempleWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
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Old Town Wall

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Town Wall

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St. Peter's Church, Royapuram

St. Peter's Church, Royapuram

⛪ChurchWikidata
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St. Theresa Church, Perambur

St. Theresa Church, Perambur

⛪ChurchWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

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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