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Chennai South Lok Sabha — MP & election results

Who is the MP of Chennai South? — T.Sumathy (Alias) Thamizhachi Thangapandian (DMK), who won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 by 2,25,945 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.
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MP · 2024

T.Sumathy (Alias) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

DMK
Margin: 2,25,945Landslide

Election history — every MP of Chennai South

2 elections · newest first

  1. 2024Jun 2024T.Sumathy (Alias) Thamizhachi ThangapandianDMKCurrent MPLok Sabha Election 2024 · defeated Dr.Tamilisai Soundararajan (BJP)Margin2,25,945
  2. 2019May 2019T.Sumathy (A) Thamizhachi ThangapandianDMKLok Sabha Election 2019 · defeated Dr.J.JAYAVARDHAN (AIADMK)Margin2,62,223

Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results

Winner

T.Sumathy (Alias) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

DMKLandslide

votes

5,16,628

Margin

2,25,945(20.6%)

Winner vs Runner-up

T.Sumathy (Alias) Thamizhachi Thangapandian · DMKDr.Tamilisai Soundararajan · BJP
5,16,6282,90,683
Candidate (42)votes
  1. 1T.Sumathy (Alias) Thamizhachi Thangapandian✓ WinnerDMK5,16,62847%
  2. 2Dr.Tamilisai SoundararajanBJP2,90,68326.44%
  3. 3Dr.J.JayavardhanAIADMKDeposit lost1,72,49115.69%
  4. 4S.TamilchelviNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost83,9727.64%
  5. 5NOTA15,6531.42%
  6. 6M.G.RamuJebamani JanataDeposit lost3,5340.32%
See all candidates (+36)
  1. 7M.AzarutheenINDDeposit lost1,8120.16%
  2. 8G.P. RobertBSPDeposit lost1,5990.15%
  3. 9R.RavichandranINDDeposit lost8350.08%
  4. 10S.ManimaranINDDeposit lost8030.07%
  5. 11Farmer Jayaraman. S.K.JDesiya Makkal Sakthi KatchiDeposit lost7920.07%
  6. 12A.K.D. EllappanMahathma Makkal Munnetra KazhakamDeposit lost7610.07%
  7. 13K.KannanINDDeposit lost6250.06%
  8. 14Balaji. G. MangaduAravor Munnetra KazhagamDeposit lost5890.05%
  9. 15R.KanchanaTamizhaga Murpokku Makkal KatchiDeposit lost5660.05%
  10. 16Kuttimani. SVeerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal KatchiDeposit lost5650.05%
  11. 17Sasi RekhaNaadaalum Makkal KatchiDeposit lost5590.05%
  12. 18P. Satheesh KumarINDDeposit lost5210.05%
  13. 19P.SekarThakkam KatchiDeposit lost4350.04%
  14. 20R.YogeshwaranINDDeposit lost4260.04%
  15. 21J. SathishINDDeposit lost4180.04%
  16. 22V.P. RavikkaranINDDeposit lost3730.03%
  17. 23A.PonnuduraiINDDeposit lost3620.03%
  18. 24N.V.DamodaranNational Maha Sabha PartyDeposit lost3430.03%
  19. 25M.MunuswamyViro Ke Vir Indian PartyDeposit lost3300.03%
  20. 26Karthik MurthyINDDeposit lost3150.03%
  21. 27V.P.SureshINDDeposit lost2890.03%
  22. 28E.RameshINDDeposit lost2700.02%
  23. 29R.BalajiINDDeposit lost2640.02%
  24. 30Dinesh Kumar. BINDDeposit lost2530.02%
  25. 31A.BabuINDDeposit lost2460.02%
  26. 32Dayalan. RINDDeposit lost2420.02%
  27. 33Vijirathinam. MINDDeposit lost2370.02%
  28. 34V.SivakumarINDDeposit lost2170.02%
  29. 35Murugan. PINDDeposit lost1820.02%
  30. 36G.RameshbabuINDDeposit lost1790.02%
  31. 37S.RajasekaranINDDeposit lost1780.02%
  32. 38N.NarayanaswamyINDDeposit lost1750.02%
  33. 39R.DevendranINDDeposit lost1680.02%
  34. 40Parthiban. SINDDeposit lost1660.02%
  35. 41I. DavidsinghINDDeposit lost1510.01%
  36. 42E RavendranINDDeposit lost1140.01%
Total votes10,99,321

Deposit lost: 39 of 41 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
20,23,381

incl. service voters

Votes cast
11,00,005

incl. 4,079 postal

Turnout
54.36%
Polling stations
1,939

Turnout of men and women

Women53.2%

5,43,797 of 10,21,859 voted on EVMs

Men55.1%

5,52,034 of 10,01,058 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 464; 95 voted.

  • Candidates41 (5 women)
  • Lost deposit39
  • NOTA15,653
  • Valid votes10,83,668

Women candidates: T.Sumathy (Alias) Thamizhachi Thangapandian, Dr.Tamilisai Soundararajan, S.Tamilchelvi, R.Kanchana, Sasi Rekha — a woman won this seat.

Past elections

Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: T.Sumathy (A) Thamizhachi Thangapandian (DMK)Full result ▾
Candidate (41)votes
  1. 1T.Sumathy (A) Thamizhachi Thangapandian✓ WinnerDMK5,64,87250.17%
  2. 2Dr.J.JAYAVARDHANAIADMK3,02,64926.88%
  3. 3R.RangarajanMakkal Needhi MaiamDeposit lost1,35,46512.03%
See all candidates (+38)
  1. 4A.J.SherineNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost50,2224.46%
  2. 5Dr.E.SUBAYA (A) ESAKKI SUBAYAINDDeposit lost29,5222.62%
  3. 6NOTA16,8911.5%
  4. 7Kottur R.KumarBSPDeposit lost2,3990.21%
  5. 8K.Saravana PerumalINDDeposit lost1,6450.15%
  6. 9Saikumar.SSOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST)Deposit lost1,4910.13%
  7. 10Agni SriramachandranINDDeposit lost1,4440.13%
  8. 11Murthy.MINDDeposit lost1,4290.13%
  9. 12Dr.A.NARESHTamil Nadu Ilangyar KatchiDeposit lost1,3810.12%
  10. 13D.KarthickINDDeposit lost1,2030.11%
  11. 14M.RadhaINDDeposit lost1,0420.09%
  12. 15Farmer K.JayaramanINDDeposit lost9680.09%
  13. 16S.ElankumaranINDDeposit lost9590.09%
  14. 17K.Murali KrishnanPyramid Party of IndiaDeposit lost8600.08%
  15. 18M.Rajeswari PriyaINDDeposit lost7720.07%
  16. 19I.Chidambara Anantha Raja (A) Icarr WeeouiINDDeposit lost7430.07%
  17. 20R.GanesanINDDeposit lost6730.06%
  18. 21S.Srinivasan (A) Power StarRepublican Party of IndiaDeposit lost6700.06%
  19. 22Sibi ChakkaravarthyINDDeposit lost6470.06%
  20. 23M.A.JayakumarDesiya Makkal Sakthi KatchiDeposit lost6390.06%
  21. 24K.KannanINDDeposit lost6350.06%
  22. 25P.AzhagiriINDDeposit lost5530.05%
  23. 26B.KarthikeyanINDDeposit lost5330.05%
  24. 27R.JohnsonIndian Christian FrontDeposit lost5120.05%
  25. 28C.RosiINDDeposit lost4980.04%
  26. 29G.DevasahayamINDDeposit lost4620.04%
  27. 30G.DhanasekaranINDDeposit lost4370.04%
  28. 31V.ThirunavukarasuMakkalatchi KatchiDeposit lost4360.04%
  29. 32N.SubramaniINDDeposit lost4320.04%
  30. 33A.RavichandranINDDeposit lost4270.04%
  31. 34J.Janci RaniINDDeposit lost3790.03%
  32. 35E.DhanasekaranINDDeposit lost3500.03%
  33. 36S.AshokINDDeposit lost3480.03%
  34. 37Kuppal.G.DevadossINDDeposit lost3130.03%
  35. 38S.ManovaINDDeposit lost2930.03%
  36. 39K.SudhagarINDDeposit lost2240.02%
  37. 40B.RajiINDDeposit lost2200.02%
  38. 41D.Hari HaranINDDeposit lost2190.02%
Total votes11,25,857

Lok Sabha Election 2019 — full result page →

Assembly segments

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MP of Chennai South?

T.Sumathy (Alias) Thamizhachi Thangapandian (DMK) won Chennai South in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 5,16,628 votes.

What was the winning margin in Chennai South?

T.Sumathy (Alias) Thamizhachi Thangapandian defeated Dr.Tamilisai Soundararajan (BJP) by 2,25,945 votes.

Who were the previous MPs of Chennai South?

2019: T.Sumathy (A) Thamizhachi Thangapandian (DMK)

What was the turnout in Chennai South in 2024?

54.36% — 11,00,005 of 20,23,381 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 53.2%, men's 55.1%.

How many voters does Chennai South have?

20,23,381 electors at the 2024 election — 10,01,058 men, 10,21,859 women, 464 third gender (service voters included), and 1,939 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