Chennai Central Lok Sabha Constituency Election Results 2019 in Tamil Nadu: Dayanidhi Maran of DMK Wins This Parliamentary Seat
The Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency is also one of the smallest constituencies in India. The constituency number of the this constituency is 4 and is not reserved for any category (General Category).
Hyderabad, May 23: Results for the Chennai Central Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu has been declared by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Dayanidhi Maran of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party has won the seat. The counting of votes for the Chennai Central Lok Sabha Constituency began at 8 AM on Thursday, May 23. This is one of the 39 Parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu which went to poll on April 18.
Earlier, this constituency was known as Madras Central. The Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency is also one of the smallest constituencies in India. The constituency number of the this constituency is 4 and is not reserved for any category (General Category). Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Voting In 7 Phases From April 11 to May 19, Counting And Results On May 23; Check All Dates For General Elections.
In 2019, the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has fielded K K S M Dhehlan Baqavi from the Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency while the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), a political party founded by Kamal Haasan has fielded Kameela Nassar from this constituency. Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Dates: Constituency-Wise Complete Schedule Of Voting And Results For General Elections.
Lok Sabha Election 2019 Schedule for Chennai Central Constituency:
| Issue of Notification | March 19 |
| Last date for filing nomination | March 26 |
| Scrutiny of nomination | March 27 |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidature | March 29 |
| Date Of Poll | April 18 |
| Date of Result | May 23 |
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List of States And Constituencies That Will Vote On April 18 In Phase II
| State (No. of seats voting in this phase) | Constituencies |
| Assam (5) | Karimganj, Silchar, autonomous district, Mangaldoi, Nawgong |
| Bihar (5) | Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Banka |
| Chhattisgarh (3) | Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, Kanker |
| Jammu And Kashmir (2) | Srinagar, Udhampur |
| Karnataka (14) | Udupi Chikmagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Chikkballapur, Kolar |
| Maharashtra (10) | Buldhana, Akola, Amravati, Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani, Beed, Osmanabad, Latur, Solapur |
| Manipur (1) | Inner Manipur |
| Odisha (5) | Bargarh, Sundargarh, Bolangir, Kandhamal, Aska |
| Tamil Nadu (39) | Thiruvallur, Chennai North, Chennai South, Chennai Central, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram, Arakkonam, Vellore, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Tiruvannamalai, Arani, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Pollachi, Dindigul, Karur, Tiruchirappalli, Perambalur, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuturai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Sivaganga, Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari |
| Tripura (1) | Tripura East |
| Uttar Pradesh (8) | Nagina, Amroha, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Hathras, Mathura, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri |
| West Bengal (3) | Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Raiganj |
| Puducherry (1) | Puducherry |
Tamil Nadu saw brisk filing of nominations on Monday, a day before nominations for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections close. Voting in all the all the 39 parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu will go to polls on April 18. The counting of votes will be done on May 23. Out of the 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu, the BJP to contest 5 seats while the AIADMK is contesting on 27 seats.
In the 2014 General Elections, the Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) system with EVMs was used for the first time in Chennai Central Lok SabhaLok Sabha constituency. In the 2014 polls, S. R. Vijayakumar of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) had defeated Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate Dayanidhi Maran. Vijayakumar had won the Chennai Central seat with 3,33,296 votes.
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