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Chennai Central Lok Sabha — MP & election results

Who is the MP of Chennai Central? — Dayanidhi Maran (DMK), who won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 by 2,44,689 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.
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MP · 2024

Dayanidhi Maran

DMK
Margin: 2,44,689Landslide

Election history — every MP of Chennai Central

2 elections · newest first

  1. 2024Jun 2024Dayanidhi MaranDMKCurrent MPLok Sabha Election 2024 · defeated Vinoj (BJP)Margin2,44,689
  2. 2019May 2019Dayanidhi MaranDMKLok Sabha Election 2019 · defeated Sam Paul. S.R. (PMK)Margin3,01,520

Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results

Winner

Dayanidhi Maran

DMKLandslide

votes

4,13,848

Margin

2,44,689(33.5%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Dayanidhi Maran · DMKVinoj · BJP
4,13,8481,69,159
Candidate (32)votes
  1. 1Dayanidhi Maran✓ WinnerDMK4,13,84856.65%
  2. 2VinojBJP1,69,15923.16%
  3. 3B. ParthasarathyDesiya Murpokku Dravida KazhagamDeposit lost72,0169.86%
  4. 4Dr.R.KarthikeyanNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost46,0316.3%
  5. 5NOTA11,1631.53%
  6. 6Anbazhagan.GINDDeposit lost3,1860.44%
See all candidates (+26)
  1. 7Dilavar AliTipu Sultan PartyDeposit lost2,5460.35%
  2. 8SamaranBSPDeposit lost2,1470.29%
  3. 9L.KasinathanINDDeposit lost1,0600.15%
  4. 10Agni AalvarINDDeposit lost7870.11%
  5. 11C.S.KarnanAnti Corruption Dynamic PartyDeposit lost7610.1%
  6. 12M.L.RaviDesiya Makkal Sakthi KatchiDeposit lost6960.1%
  7. 13S.KandasamyINDDeposit lost5960.08%
  8. 14Dhayanidhi SureshINDDeposit lost5670.08%
  9. 15S.Sathish KumarINDDeposit lost5270.07%
  10. 16P.ArjunanINDDeposit lost5090.07%
  11. 17S.Sathish KumarINDDeposit lost5010.07%
  12. 18G.OmprakashINDDeposit lost4880.07%
  13. 19V.V.TamilarasanINDDeposit lost3890.05%
  14. 20Udaya Kumar.VINDDeposit lost3820.05%
  15. 21B.ParthasarathyINDDeposit lost3800.05%
  16. 22K.ChandrasekarNaadaalum Makkal KatchiDeposit lost3730.05%
  17. 23N.RamanTamilnadu Makkal Nalvazhvu PeriyakkamDeposit lost3140.04%
  18. 24R.Minnal RajINDDeposit lost3100.04%
  19. 25A.Selva KumarThakkam KatchiDeposit lost2700.04%
  20. 26R.VijayINDDeposit lost2680.04%
  21. 27M.NagarajINDDeposit lost2540.03%
  22. 28J.NagarajINDDeposit lost2410.03%
  23. 29SenthilkumarChennai Youth PartyDeposit lost2230.03%
  24. 30Ranjithkumar.SINDDeposit lost2150.03%
  25. 31Ravi BalaramanINDDeposit lost1830.03%
  26. 32Manjunatha.RINDDeposit lost1590.02%
Total votes7,30,549

Deposit lost: 29 of 31 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Lok Sabha election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
13,50,334

incl. service voters

Votes cast
7,31,710

incl. 3,808 postal

Turnout
54.19%
Polling stations
1,303

Turnout of men and women

Women52.4%

3,57,463 of 6,82,261 voted on EVMs

Men55.5%

3,70,304 of 6,67,618 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 455; 135 voted.

  • Candidates31
  • Lost deposit29
  • NOTA11,163
  • Valid votes7,19,386

Past elections

Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: Dayanidhi Maran (DMK)Full result ▾
Candidate (32)votes
  1. 1Dayanidhi Maran✓ WinnerDMK4,48,91157.15%
  2. 2Sam Paul. S.R.PMK1,47,39118.77%
  3. 3Kameela NasserMakkal Needhi MaiamDeposit lost92,24911.74%
See all candidates (+29)
  1. 4Dr.KARTHIKEYAN. RNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost30,8863.93%
  2. 5Sheik Mohamed @ Dhehlan BaqaviSOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF INDIADeposit lost23,7413.02%
  3. 6NOTA13,8221.76%
  4. 7Karnan.C.S.Anti Corruption Dynamic PartyDeposit lost5,7680.73%
  5. 8Jitendra Kumar Jain.Republican Party of India (A)Deposit lost3,3980.43%
  6. 9Parthasarathy.M.BSPDeposit lost2,6960.34%
  7. 10Kuppusamy. K.INDDeposit lost1,7700.23%
  8. 11Sasikumar.S.Tamil Nadu Ilangyar KatchiDeposit lost1,5560.2%
  9. 12Sam PaulINDDeposit lost1,4440.18%
  10. 13Samuel PaulINDDeposit lost1,2340.16%
  11. 14Dr. GUNASEKAR. NINDDeposit lost1,2290.16%
  12. 15Govindaraj. L.INDDeposit lost1,1840.15%
  13. 16Geethalakshmi.V.R.Pyramid Party of IndiaDeposit lost1,0300.13%
  14. 17Chandranathan. S.INDDeposit lost9290.12%
  15. 18Suresh Babu. D.Desiya Makkal Sakthi KatchiDeposit lost6900.09%
  16. 19NajimunnissaAnaithu Makkal KatchiDeposit lost6450.08%
  17. 20Valarmathi. K.Akila India Vallalar PeravaiDeposit lost6430.08%
  18. 21Tamilarasan. V.V.INDDeposit lost5110.07%
  19. 22Radhakrishnan. V.INDDeposit lost5040.06%
  20. 23Raj RamchandINDDeposit lost4970.06%
  21. 24Prabhakaran. N.INDDeposit lost3770.05%
  22. 25Nasar. K.INDDeposit lost3600.05%
  23. 26Vaithiyanathan. RINDDeposit lost3560.05%
  24. 27Prabakaran. K.M.INDDeposit lost3340.04%
  25. 28Dinakaran. G.INDDeposit lost3250.04%
  26. 29Raghavan. M.INDDeposit lost3220.04%
  27. 30Madhanagopal. TINDDeposit lost2350.03%
  28. 31Pushparaj. J. L.INDDeposit lost2160.03%
  29. 32Ravichandran. MINDDeposit lost1970.03%
Total votes7,85,450

Lok Sabha Election 2019 — full result page →

Assembly segments

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MP of Chennai Central?

Dayanidhi Maran (DMK) won Chennai Central in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 4,13,848 votes.

What was the winning margin in Chennai Central?

Dayanidhi Maran defeated Vinoj (BJP) by 2,44,689 votes.

Who were the previous MPs of Chennai Central?

2019: Dayanidhi Maran (DMK)

What was the turnout in Chennai Central in 2024?

54.19% — 7,31,710 of 13,50,334 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 52.4%, men's 55.5%.

How many voters does Chennai Central have?

13,50,334 electors at the 2024 election — 6,67,618 men, 6,82,261 women, 455 third gender (service voters included), and 1,303 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2024/1 · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2019/cat/1551 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer