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Chennai North Lok Sabha — MP & election results

Who is the MP of Chennai North? — Dr.Kalanidhi Veeraswamy (DMK), who won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 by 3,39,222 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.
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MP · 2024

Dr.Kalanidhi Veeraswamy

DMK
Margin: 3,39,222Landslide

Election history — every MP of Chennai North

2 elections · newest first

  1. 2024Jun 2024Dr.Kalanidhi VeeraswamyDMKCurrent MPLok Sabha Election 2024 · defeated R. Manohar (AIADMK)Margin3,39,222
  2. 2019May 2019Dr. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMYDMKLok Sabha Election 2019 · defeated Alagaapuram R. Mohanraj (Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam)Margin4,61,518

Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results

Winner

Dr.Kalanidhi Veeraswamy

DMKLandslide

votes

4,97,333

Margin

3,39,222(37.6%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Dr.Kalanidhi Veeraswamy · DMKR. Manohar · AIADMK
4,97,3331,58,111
Candidate (36)votes
  1. 1Dr.Kalanidhi Veeraswamy✓ WinnerDMK4,97,33355.11%
  2. 2R. ManoharAIADMK1,58,11117.52%
  3. 3R.C. Paul KanagarajBJPDeposit lost1,13,31812.56%
  4. 4AmudiniNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost95,95410.63%
  5. 5NOTA13,2081.46%
  6. 6Sarah FathimaINDDeposit lost5,9230.66%
See all candidates (+30)
  1. 7E. IqbalBSPDeposit lost3,4860.39%
  2. 8Moorthy. VINDDeposit lost3,1370.35%
  3. 9SuriyamuthuINDDeposit lost9780.11%
  4. 10C. SenapathiINDDeposit lost8500.09%
  5. 11Dilli Ganesh. EINDDeposit lost7360.08%
  6. 12U. VenkateshINDDeposit lost7140.08%
  7. 13M. Zion RajINDDeposit lost6970.08%
  8. 14A. AjithkumarThakkam KatchiDeposit lost6730.07%
  9. 15J. SebastinSocialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)Deposit lost5880.07%
  10. 16AkshayNaadaalum Makkal KatchiDeposit lost5660.06%
  11. 17B. BalamuruganINDDeposit lost4880.05%
  12. 18K.PalaniappanINDDeposit lost4620.05%
  13. 19R. Senthil KumarINDDeposit lost4570.05%
  14. 20Mathankumar. GINDDeposit lost3900.04%
  15. 21P. JayaselanINDDeposit lost3860.04%
  16. 22M. KolanjiINDDeposit lost3620.04%
  17. 23B. Zakir HussainINDDeposit lost3550.04%
  18. 24P. UmadeviINDDeposit lost3460.04%
  19. 25K.C.JayaprakashINDDeposit lost3340.04%
  20. 26C. SridharINDDeposit lost3070.03%
  21. 27T. ManoharanINDDeposit lost2930.03%
  22. 28K. SampathINDDeposit lost2690.03%
  23. 29D. SrinivasanINDDeposit lost2610.03%
  24. 30S. RavikumarRepublican Party of India (Sivaraj)Deposit lost2590.03%
  25. 31T. KaviyarasuINDDeposit lost2520.03%
  26. 32Sathish. BINDDeposit lost2460.03%
  27. 33D. KabilanINDDeposit lost2090.02%
  28. 34R.VinayagamoorthyINDDeposit lost2060.02%
  29. 35P. MarimuthuINDDeposit lost1720.02%
  30. 36V.Madhan MohanINDDeposit lost1630.02%
Total votes9,02,489

Deposit lost: 33 of 35 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
14,96,459

incl. service voters

Votes cast
9,02,753

incl. 3,423 postal

Turnout
60.33%
Polling stations
1,458

Turnout of men and women

Women58.5%

4,47,866 of 7,65,310 voted on EVMs

Men61.8%

4,51,315 of 7,30,606 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 543; 149 voted.

  • Candidates35 (3 women)
  • Lost deposit33
  • NOTA13,208
  • Valid votes8,89,281

Women candidates: Amudini, Sarah Fathima, P. Umadevi

Past elections

Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: Dr. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY (DMK)Full result ▾
Candidate (24)votes
  1. 1Dr. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY✓ WinnerDMK5,90,98661.85%
  2. 2Alagaapuram R. MohanrajDesiya Murpokku Dravida KazhagamDeposit lost1,29,46813.55%
  3. 3A. G. MouryaMakkal Needhi MaiamDeposit lost1,03,16710.8%
See all candidates (+21)
  1. 4Kaliyammal.PNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost60,5156.33%
  2. 5P.Santhana KrishnanINDDeposit lost33,2773.48%
  3. 6NOTA15,6871.64%
  4. 7S.Robert Gnana SekarBSPDeposit lost4,4200.46%
  5. 8KameshTamil Nadu Ilangyar KatchiDeposit lost2,6690.28%
  6. 9S.SelvarajINDDeposit lost2,4590.26%
  7. 10G.SrinivasanINDDeposit lost1,6770.18%
  8. 11S.GaneshINDDeposit lost1,4610.15%
  9. 12C.DhanrajINDDeposit lost1,1160.12%
  10. 13V.SaravananINDDeposit lost1,0700.11%
  11. 14M.L.RaviDesiya Makkal Sakthi KatchiDeposit lost9450.1%
  12. 15J. SebastinSOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST)Deposit lost9000.09%
  13. 16N.Satheesh KannanINDDeposit lost8470.09%
  14. 17L.Praveen KumarPeople's Party of India(secular)Deposit lost7680.08%
  15. 18A.G.DamodharanINDDeposit lost7630.08%
  16. 19K.PrabhakaranMakkalatchi KatchiDeposit lost6790.07%
  17. 20R.ArulmuruganINDDeposit lost6150.06%
  18. 21P.MarimuthuINDDeposit lost5660.06%
  19. 22S.PrithvirajINDDeposit lost5550.06%
  20. 23L.RajINDDeposit lost5330.06%
  21. 24J.DharanidharanINDDeposit lost4020.04%
Total votes9,55,545

Lok Sabha Election 2019 — full result page →

Assembly segments

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MP of Chennai North?

Dr.Kalanidhi Veeraswamy (DMK) won Chennai North in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 4,97,333 votes.

What was the winning margin in Chennai North?

Dr.Kalanidhi Veeraswamy defeated R. Manohar (AIADMK) by 3,39,222 votes.

Who were the previous MPs of Chennai North?

2019: Dr. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY (DMK)

What was the turnout in Chennai North in 2024?

60.33% — 9,02,753 of 14,96,459 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 58.5%, men's 61.8%.

How many voters does Chennai North have?

14,96,459 electors at the 2024 election — 7,30,606 men, 7,65,310 women, 543 third gender (service voters included), and 1,458 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