Lok Sabha Constituency

Chennai Central

Constituency No. 4· Tamil NaduGeneral

Chennai Central is Lok Sabha constituency No. 4 in Tamil Nadu, reserved category: General. It covers the district of Chennai. The seat is made up of 6 assembly segments. At the 2024 general election it had 13,82,100 electors, of whom 53.92% voted.

State
Tamil Nadu
Constituency No.
4
Category
General
Assembly Segments
6
Districts Covered
Chennai
Last Election
2024

Current Member of Parliament

Dayanidhi Maran

Dayanidhi Maran

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Member of Parliament · Chennai Central (Lok Sabha)
First Elected
2019
Re-elected
2024
Terms at this seat
2
2024 result
4,15,893
Votes
55.81%
Vote share
2,44,689
Victory margin

Ahead of Vinoj P. Selvam (Bharatiya Janata Party) on 1,71,204 votes.

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Quick Facts

(2024)
Constituency No.
4
State
Tamil Nadu
Category
General
Districts covered
Chennai
Assembly segments
6
Total electors
13,82,100
Male electors
6,81,200
Female electors
7,00,810
Third gender electors
90
Polling stations
1,390
Last election
2024

Election History

(3 on record)

Results for Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency, back to 2014.

2024 Lok Sabha Election
(18th Lok Sabha)
Winner
Dayanidhi Maran
Dayanidhi Maran
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
4,15,893
Votes
55.81%
Vote Share
2,44,689
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Dayanidhi MaranDMK4,15,893 · 55.81%
  2. 2.Vinoj P. SelvamBJP1,71,204 · 22.97%
  3. 3.B. ParthasarathyDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam72,016 · 9.66%
  4. 4.Dr. R. KarthikeyanNaan Tamilar Katchi46,010 · 6.17%
2019 Lok Sabha Election
(17th Lok Sabha)
Winner
Dayanidhi Maran
Dayanidhi Maran
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
4,48,493
Votes
57.15%
Vote Share
3,01,520
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Dayanidhi MaranDMK4,48,493 · 57.15%
  2. 2.S. R. SamrajPMK1,46,973 · 18.73%
  3. 3.Kameela NasserMNTM92,249 · 11.76%
2014 Lok Sabha Election
(16th Lok Sabha)
Winner
SV
S. R. Vijayakumar
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
3,33,296
Votes
41.84%
Vote Share
45,841
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.S. R. VijayakumarAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam3,33,296 · 41.84%
  2. 2.Dayanidhi MaranDMK2,87,455 · 36.08%
  3. 3.J. Constandine RavindranDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam1,14,798 · 14.41%

Assembly Segments in Chennai Central

(6)

These assembly constituencies are the segments of Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency.

  • Egmore
    AC No. 16 · Chennai
    Scheduled Caste
    IP
    I. Paranthamen
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Harbour
    AC No. 18 · Chennai
    PB
    P. K. Sekar Babu
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni
    AC No. 19 · Chennai
    US
    Udhayanidhi Stalin
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Thousand Lights
    AC No. 20 · Chennai
    DN
    Dr. Ezhilan Naganathan
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Anna Nagar
    AC No. 21 · Chennai
    MM
    MK Mohan
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Virugampakkam
    AC No. 22 · Chennai
    AR
    AMV Prabhakara Raja
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA

Electorate

General election 2024
13.82 Lakh
Total Electors
6.81 Lakh
Male Electors
7.01 Lakh
Female Electors
1,390
Polling Stations
7.45 Lakh
Votes Polled
53.92%
Turnout
Voter turnout53.92%
EVM votes 7,41,000Postal votes 4,200

About Chennai Central Lok Sabha Constituency

State
Tamil Nadu
Constituency number
4
Category
General
Districts covered
Chennai
Assembly segments
6
Sitting member
Dayanidhi Maran
Party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Elections on record
2024, 2019, 2014
District profiles
Sources & references
  • Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha Election 2024
  • Government of Tamil Nadu
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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