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#REDIRECT [[Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency]]
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency
|Name = Chennai South
|image        = chennai south lok sabha constituency.png
|caption = Chennai South constituency, post-2008 delimitation
|Existence = 1957–present
|Reservation =None
|CurrentMPParty = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|CurrentMP = [[Thamizhachi Thangapandian]]
|ElectedByYear = [[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 2019| 2019 Lok Sabha election]]
|State = [[Tamil Nadu]]
|AssemblyConstituencies =  [[Virugambakkam (State Assembly Constituency)|Virugampakkam]]<br />  [[Saidapet (State Assembly Constituency)|Saidapet]]<br /> [[Theagaraya Nagar (State Assembly Constituency)|Thiyagarayanagar]]<br />  [[Mylapore (State Assembly Constituency)|Mylapore]]<br />  [[Velachery (State Assembly Constituency)|Velachery]]<br />  [[Sholinganallur (State Assembly Constituency)|Shozhinganallur]]
|Electorate = 21,83,315<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 = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] (8 times)
}}
The [[Lok Sabha]] [[constituency]] '''Chennai South''' is one of three constituencies in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. It was formerly known as '''Madras South'''. It was created in 1957 through bifurcation of [[Chennai|Madras]] Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the most populous parliamentary constituencies in South India.
 
[[C. N. Annadurai]], the first non-Congress chief minister of Tamil Nadu resigned his seat in 1967 after he was nominated for chief ministership.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}} It was later contested and won by Murasoli Maran.
 
==Assembly segments==
===After 2009===
After delimitation, Chennai South consists of following constituencies
{|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
!Party
|-
|22.
|[[Virugambakkam (State Assembly Constituency)|Virugampakkam]]
|None
|[[Chennai District|Chennai]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|-
|23.
|[[Saidapet (State Assembly Constituency)|Saidapet]]
|None
|[[Chennai District|Chennai]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|-
|24.
|[[Theagaraya Nagar (State Assembly Constituency)|Thiyagarayanagar]]
|None
|[[Chennai District|Chennai]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|-
|25.
|[[Mylapore (State Assembly Constituency)|Mylapore]]
|None
|[[Chennai District|Chennai]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|-
|26.
| [[Velachery (state assembly constituency)|Velachery]]
|None
|[[Chennai District|Chennai]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|27.
| [[Sholinganallur (state assembly constituency)|Shozhinganallur]]
|None
|[[Chengalpattu district|Chengalpattu]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|-
|}
[[File:1971 delimitation chennai south 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.]]
 
===Before 2009===
Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|title=List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
|access-date=2008-10-08
|work=Tamil Nadu
|publisher=Election Commission of India
|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
}}</ref>
#[[Triplicane (State Assembly Constituency)|Triplicane]]
#[[Mylapore (State Assembly Constituency)|Mylapore]]
#[[Saidapet (State Assembly Constituency)|Saidapet]]
#[[Alandur (State Assembly Constituency)|Alandur]]
#[[Tambaram (State Assembly Constituency)|Tambaram]]
#
#[[Theagaraya Nagar (State Assembly Constituency)|Theagaraya Nagar]]
#
#
 
==Members of the Parliament==
{| width="80%" 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
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Runner-up
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Party
|----
|1957
|[[T. T. Krishnamachari]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[P. Balasubramania Mudaliar]]
|[[Independent (politician)|IND]]
|----
|1962
|[[Nanjil K. Manoharan]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|[[C. R. Ramaswamy]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|----
|1967
|[[C. N. Annadurai]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|[[K. Gurumurti]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|----
|1967 (by-election)
|[[Murasoli Maran]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|[[C. R. Ramaswamy]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|----
|1971
|[[Murasoli Maran]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|[[Narasimhan]]
|[[Swatantra Party|SWA]]
|----
|1977
|[[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[Murasoli Maran]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|----
|1980
|[[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]]
|[[Indian National Congress (Indira)|INC (I)]]
|[[E. V. K. Sulochana Sampath]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|----
|1984
|[[Vyjayanthimala Bali]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[Era. Sezhiyan]]
|[[Janata Party|JNP]]
|----
|1989
|[[Vyjayanthimala Bali]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[Aladi Aruna]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|----
|1991
|[[R. Sridharan (politician)|R. Sridharan]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|[[T. R. Baalu]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|----
|1996
|[[T. R. Baalu]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|[[H. Ganesham]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|----
|1998
|[[T. R. Baalu]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|[[Jana Krishnamurthy]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|----
|1999
|[[T. R. Baalu]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|[[V. Dhandayuthapani]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|----
|2004
|[[T. R. Baalu]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|[[Bader Sayeed]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|----
|2009
|[[C. Rajendran]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|[[R. S. Bharathy]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|----
|2014
|[[J. Jayavardhan]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|[[T. K. S. Elangovan]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|----
|2019
|[[Thamizhachi Thangapandian]]<ref>{{cite web|title=General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/10277-general-election-to-the-17th-lok-sabha-2019-list-of-members-elected/|page=26|format=PDF|publisher=Election Commission of India|date=25 May 2019|access-date=2 June 2019|location=New Delhi}}</ref>
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|[[J. Jayavardhan]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|----
|}
 
== Election results ==
 
===2019===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[South Chennai|Chennai South]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party      = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| candidate  = [[Thamizhachi Thangapandian]]
| votes      = 5,64,872
| percentage = 50.17
| change    = +22.52
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party      = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| candidate  = [[J. Jayavardhan|Dr. J. Jayavardhan]]
| votes      = 3,02,649
| percentage = 26.88
| change    = -13.15
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party      = Makkal Needhi Maiam
| candidate  = R. Rangarajan
| votes      = 1,35,465
| percentage = 12.03
| change    = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party      = Naam Tamilar Katchi
| candidate  = A.J. Sherine
| votes      = 50,222
| percentage = 4.46
| change    = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate
| party      = [[None of the above|NOTA]]
| candidate  = [[None of the Above]]
| votes      = 16,891
| percentage = 1.50
| change    = -0.36
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes      = 2,62,223
| percentage = 23.29
| change    =
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes      = 11,26,341
| percentage = 57.07
| change    = +3.37
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
| winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| loser  = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| swing  = +22.52
}}
{{Election box end}}
 
===2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[South Chennai|Chennai South]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party      = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| candidate  = [[J. Jayavardhan|Dr. J. Jayavardhan]]
| votes      = 4,34,540
| percentage = 40.03
| change    = -2.35
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party      = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| candidate  =[[T. K. S. Elangovan]]
| votes      = 2,98,965
| percentage = 27.65
| change    = -10.21
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate  = [[La Ganesan]]
| votes      = 2,58,262
| percentage = 23.79
| change    = +17.89
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party      = Indian National Congress
| candidate  = S. V. Ramani
| votes      = 24,276
| percentage = 2.24
| change    = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party      = Aam Aadmi Party
| candidate  = M. Jahir Hussain
| votes      = 17,172
| percentage = 1.59
| change    = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate
| party      = [[None of the above|NOTA]]
| candidate  = [[None of the Above]]
| votes      = 20,229
| percentage = 1.86
| change    = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes      = 1,35,575
| percentage = 12.38
| change    = +7.86
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes      = 10,85,402
| percentage = 60.44
| change    = -2.22
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| swing  =
}}
{{Election box end}}


=== 2009 ===
{{Redirect category shell|
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[South Chennai|Chennai South]]}}
{{R from move}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  |candidate  = [[C. Rajendran]]
  |votes      = 3,08,567
  |percentage = 42.38
  |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  |candidate  = R. S. Bharathy
  |votes      = 2,75,632
  |percentage = 37.86
  |change    =
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
  |candidate  = V. Gopinath
  |votes      = 67,291
  |percentage = 9.24
  |change    =
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = [[La Ganesan]]
  |votes      = 42,925
  |percentage = 5.90
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |party      = [[Independent politician|IND.]]
  |candidate  = E. Sarath Babu
  |votes      = 15,885
  |percentage = 2.18
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 32,935
  |percentage = 4.52
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 7,28,113
  |percentage = 62.66
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
  |winner    = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  |loser      = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}
===2004===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: [[South Chennai|Madras South]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  |candidate  = [[T. R. Baalu]]
  |votes      = 5,64,578
  |percentage = 60.37
  |change    = +0.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  |candidate  = Bader Sayeed
  |votes      = 3,43,838
  |percentage = 36.77
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
  |candidate  = Vasudevan
  |votes      = 4,006
  |percentage = 0.40
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 2,20,740
  |percentage = 23.60
  |change    = -2.04
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 9,35,143
  |percentage = 47.96
  |change    = +2.80
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner    = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  |swing      = +0.34
}}
{{Election box end}}
===1999===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Indian general election]]: [[Chennai|Madras South]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  |candidate  = [[T.R.Baalu]]
  |votes      = 5,62,221
  |percentage = 60.03
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |candidate  = V. Dhanda Yudhapani
  |votes      = 3,22,037
  |percentage = 34.39
  |change    = n/a
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Tamil Maanila Congress
  |candidate  =V. Muktha Srinivasan
  |votes      =  38,700
  |percentage = 4.10
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 2,40,184
  |percentage = 25.65
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 9,36,541
  |percentage = 45.15
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner    = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}
==References==
* http://164.100.24.209/newls/lokaralpha.aspx?lsno=13{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070328231518/http://www.eci.gov.in/electionanalysis/GE/PartyCompWinner/S22/partycomp03.htm ECI, Chennai South]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190407185208/https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/tamilnadu/chennai_south/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_dates.html Chennai South lok sabha  constituency election 2019 date and schedule]
==See also==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110808142308/http://www.thesouthchennai.com/ South chennai Latest News]
* [[Chennai]]
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]
{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}
{{coord missing|Tamil Nadu}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chennai South (Lok Sabha Constituency)}}
[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Politics of Chennai]]

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