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{{short description|One of the 39 Parliamentary Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency
|Name = Chennai Central
|image = chennai central lok sabha constituency.png
|caption = Chennai Central constituency, post-2008 delimitation
|Existence = 1977-present
|Reservation=None
|CurrentMPParty = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|CurrentMP = [[Dayanidhi Maran]]
|ElectedByYear = [[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 2019|2019 Election]]
|State = [[Tamil Nadu]]
|AssemblyConstituencies = [[Villivakkam (State Assembly Constituency)|Villivakkam]] [[Egmore (State Assembly Constituency)|Egmore]] [[Harbour (State Assembly Constituency)|Harbour]] [[Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni (State Assembly Constituency)|Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni]] [[Thousand Lights (State Assembly Constituency)|Thousand Lights]] [[Anna Nagar (State Assembly Constituency)|Anna Nagar]]
|Electorate = 14,52,135<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802000135/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf |date=2 August 2013 }}</ref>
|Successful Party = DMK (8 times)
}}
The [[Lok Sabha]] [[constituency]] '''Chennai Central''' is one of three constituencies in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. Formerly it was known as '''Madras Central'''.It is also one of the smallest constituencies in India. The [[Voter-verified paper audit trail]] (VVPAT) system with [[Indian voting machines|EVM]]s was used for the first time in this Lok Sabha constituency in [[2014 Indian general election|2014]] elections.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/safe-distance/|title=Safe distance : Paper train on test | date=15 April 2014 | newspaper=The Indian Express | access-date=6 June 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Voter-Paper-Audit-at-4K-Booths-for-Polls/2016/01/30/article3251887.ece|title=Voter Paper Audit at 4K Booths for Polls|website=newindianexpress.com|access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/officials-to-spread-awareness-about-paper-trail-system/article8325423.ece|title=Officials to spread awareness about paper trail system|date=8 March 2016|access-date=5 April 2018|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

==Assembly segments==
===2009–present===
{|class="wikitable" width="500px"
!width="50px" style="font-size:75%"|Constituency number
!width="200px"|Name
!width="100px" style="font-size:75%"|Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
!width="150px"|District
|-
|14
|[[Villivakkam (State Assembly Constituency)|Villivakkam]]
|None
|[[Chennai district|Chennai]]
|-
| 16
|[[Egmore (State Assembly Constituency)|Egmore]]
|SC
|[[Chennai district|Chennai]]
|-
|18
|[[Harbour (State Assembly Constituency)|Harbour]]
|None
|[[Chennai district|Chennai]]
|-
|19
|[[Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni (State Assembly Constituency)|Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni]]
|None
|[[Chennai district|Chennai]]
|-
|20
|[[Thousand Lights (State Assembly Constituency)|Thousand Lights]]
|None
|[[Chennai district|Chennai]]
|-
|21
|[[Anna Nagar (State Assembly Constituency)|Anna Nagar]]
|None
|[[Chennai district|Chennai]]
|-
|}
=== Before 2009 ===
[[File:1971 delimitation chennai central lok sabha constituency.png|thumb|left|Chennai North constituency as laid out by 1971 Delimitation. The boundaries for this constituency lasted until 2004 election, which was then replaced by 2008 Delimitation.]]
Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031131000/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf|archive-date=2008-10-31|access-date=2008-10-08|work=Tamil Nadu|publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! SI No.
! Name
|-
|1.
|[[Park Town (State Assembly Constituency)|Park Town]]
|-
|2.
|[[Purasawalkam (State Assembly Constituency)|Purasawalkam]]
|-
|3.
|[[Egmore (State Assembly Constituency)|Egmore (SC)]]
|-
|4.
|[[Anna Nagar (State Assembly Constituency)|Anna Nagar]]
|-
|5.
|[[Thousand Lights (State Assembly Constituency)|Thousand Lights]]
|-
|6.
|[[Chepauk (State Assembly Constituency)|Chepauk]]
|-
|}

==Members of the Parliament==
{| width="40%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #DEE8F1 solid; font-size: x-big; font-family: verdana"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Party
|----
|1977
|[[P. Ramachandran]]
|[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]]
|----
|1980
|rowspan="2"|[[A. Kalanidhi]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|----
|1984
|----
|1989
|rowspan="2"|[[Era. Anbarasu]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|----
|1991
|----
|1996
|rowspan="3"|[[Murasoli Maran]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|----
|1998
|----
|1999
|----
|2004
|rowspan="2"|[[Dayanidhi Maran]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|----
|2009
|----
|2014
|[[S. R. Vijayakumar]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|----
|2019
|[[Dayanidhi Maran]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|}

== Election results ==

=== 2019 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Chennai Central]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Dayanidhi Maran ]]|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|votes= 4,48,911|percentage= 57.15|change=+20.95}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Pattali Makkal Katchi|candidate= [[Sam Paul (entrepreneur)|S. R. Sam Paul]]|votes=1,47,391 |percentage= 18.77|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Makkal Needhi Maiam|candidate=Kameela Nasser|votes=92,249
|percentage=11.74|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Naam Tamilar Katchi|candidate=Dr. R. Karthikeyan|votes=30,886|percentage=3.93|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Sheik Mohamed|votes=23,741|percentage=3.02|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the above|None of the Above]]|party=None of the above|votes=13,822|percentage=1.76|change=-0.93}}
{{Election box majority||votes= 3,01,520|percentage=38.38|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes= 7,85,450|percentage=58.98|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|loser = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|swing = +20.95
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Chennai Central]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = [[S. R. Vijayakumar]]
|votes = 3,33,296
|percentage = 40.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = [[Dayanidhi Maran]]
|votes = 2,86,980
|percentage = 36.20
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
|candidate = J. Constandine Ravindran
|votes = 1,14,798
|percentage = 14.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = C. D. Meyyappan
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 25,981
|percentage = 3.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = J. Prabhakar
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|votes = 19,553
|percentage = 2.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]]
|party = None of the above
|votes = 21,959
|percentage = 2.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 45,841
|percentage = 5.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,14,894
|percentage = 61.37
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|loser = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Chennai|Chennai Central]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = [[Dayanidhi Maran]]
|votes = 2,85,783
|percentage = 46.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = S. M. K. Mogamed Ali Jinnah
|votes = 2,52,329
|percentage = 41.34
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
|candidate = V. V. Ramakrishnan
|votes = 38,959
|percentage = 6.38
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = S. Hyder Ali
|votes = 13,160
|percentage = 2.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Shiv Sena
|candidate = Ramchand Raaj
|votes = 613
|percentage = 0.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 33,454
|percentage = 5.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,10,744
|percentage = 61.03
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2004===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: [[Chennai|Madras Central]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = [[Dayanidhi Maran]]
|votes = 3,16,329
|percentage = 61.68
|change = +2.68
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = Balaganga N.
|votes = 1,82,151
|percentage = 35.52
|change = -1.32
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,34,178
|percentage = 26.16
|change = +4.00
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,12,853
|percentage = 49.06
|change = +0.60
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|swing = +2.68
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = United Progressive Alliance
|loser = National Democratic Alliance (India)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1999===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Indian general election]]: [[Chennai|Madras Central]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = [[Murasoli Maran]]
|votes = 3,64,565
|percentage = 59.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = [[M. Abdul Latheef]]
|votes = 2,27,616
|percentage = 36.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,36,949
|percentage = 22.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,17,919
|percentage = 48.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Chennai]]
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]
* [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
* [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://164.100.24.209/newls/lokaralpha.aspx?lsno=13 Lok Sabha Members]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190407183922/https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/tamilnadu/chennai_central/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_dates.html Chennai Central lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule]

{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}

{{coord missing|Tamil Nadu}}

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[[Category:Politics of Chennai]]

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