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Tamil Nadu · PC 4 · 2019

Chennai Central

Winner — Lok Sabha 2019

DAYANIDHI MARAN
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (UPA)
DMK 57.2%PMK 18.8%30 others 24.1%
Votes
4,48,911
57.1% share
Winning margin
3,01,520
38.4% of votes
Total votes cast
7,85,450
Candidates
32
Seat history

3 of 32 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

32 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DAYANIDHI MARAN
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (UPA)
4,48,91157.1%
2
SAM PAUL. S.R.
1,47,39118.8%
3
KAMEELA NASSER
MNM
92,24911.7%
4
Dr.KARTHIKEYAN. R
30,8863.9%
5
SHEIK MOHAMED @ DHEHLAN BAQAVI
23,7413.0%
NOTA
NOTA
13,8221.8%
7
KARNAN.C.S.
ACDP
5,7680.7%
8
JITENDRA KUMAR JAIN.
3,3980.4%
9
PARTHASARATHY.M.
2,6960.3%
10
KUPPUSAMY. K.
IND
1,7700.2%
11
SASIKUMAR.S.
TNLK
1,5560.2%
12
SAM PAUL
IND
1,4440.2%
13
SAMUEL PAUL
IND
1,2340.2%
14
Dr. GUNASEKAR. N
IND
1,2290.2%
15
GOVINDARAJ. L.
IND
1,1840.1%
16
GEETHALAKSHMI.V.R.
PPOI
1,0300.1%
17
CHANDRANATHAN. S.
IND
9290.1%
18
SURESH BABU. D.
DMSK
6900.1%
19
NAJIMUNNISSA
AIMAK
6450.1%
20
VALARMATHI. K.
AIVP
6430.1%
21
TAMILARASAN. V.V.
IND
5110.1%
22
RADHAKRISHNAN. V.
IND
5040.1%
23
RAJ RAMCHAND
IND
4970.1%
24
PRABHAKARAN. N.
IND
3770.1%
25
NASAR. K.
IND
3600.1%
26
VAITHIYANATHAN. R
IND
3560.1%
27
PRABAKARAN. K.M.
IND
3340.0%
28
DINAKARAN. G.
IND
3250.0%
29
RAGHAVAN. M.
IND
3220.0%
30
MADHANAGOPAL. T
IND
2350.0%
31
PUSHPARAJ. J. L.
IND
2160.0%
32
RAVICHANDRAN. M
IND
1970.0%

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

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
38.4%
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 57.1%PMK 18.8%MNM 11.7%OTH 10.6%NOTA 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/31

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 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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