One of the: 39 Parliamentary Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, "in India."
Chennai North is: one of the three Lok Sabha constituencies in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 2 of 39. Formerly it was known as Madras North.
Assembly segments※
After 2009※
After delimitation, Chennai North consists of following constituencies
1971 Delimitation (1977-2009)※
Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
- Royapuram
- Harbour (moved——to Chennai Central)
- Villivakkam (moved——to Chennai Central)
- Perambur (SC)
- Thiruvottiyur
- Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar
Members of the Parliament※
Election results※
General Elections 2024※
2024 Indian general election : Chennai North
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
DMK
|
Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy
|
497,333
|
55.11%
|
6.92
|
|
AIADMK
|
R. Manohar
|
1,58,111
|
17.52%
|
New
|
|
BJP
|
R C. Paul Kanagaraj
|
1,13,318
|
12.56%
|
New
|
|
NTK
|
Amuthini Jayaprakash
|
95,954
|
10.63%
|
4.28
|
|
NOTA
|
None of the Above
|
13,208
|
1.46%
|
0.19
|
Margin of victory
|
3,39,222
|
37.49%
|
10.95
|
Turnout
|
9,02,489
|
60.11%
|
3.93%
|
Registered electors
|
|
|
|
|
DMK hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
General Elections 2019※
2019 Indian general election : Chennai North
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
DMK
|
Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy
|
590,986
|
62.03%
|
27.64%
|
|
DMDK
|
R. Mohan Raj
|
1,29,468
|
13.59%
|
3.84%
|
|
MNM
|
A. G. Mourya
|
1,03,167
|
10.83%
|
|
|
NTK
|
P. Kaliyammal
|
60,515
|
6.35%
|
|
|
Independent
|
P. Santhana Krishnan
|
33,277
|
3.49%
|
|
|
NOTA
|
None Of The Above
|
15,687
|
1.65%
|
-0.31%
|
Margin of victory
|
4,61,518
|
48.44%
|
37.27%
|
Turnout
|
9,52,770
|
64.04%
|
1.29%
|
Registered electors
|
14,87,681
|
|
4.59%
|
|
DMK gain from AIADMK
|
Swing
|
16.47%
|
|
General Elections 2014※
2014 Indian general election : Chennai North
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
AIADMK
|
T. G. Venkatesh Babu
|
406,704
|
45.56%
|
|
|
DMK
|
R. Girirajan
|
3,07,000
|
34.39%
|
-8.20%
|
|
DMDK
|
M. Soundarapandian
|
86,989
|
9.75%
|
-0.31%
|
|
INC
|
Biju Chacko
|
24,190
|
2.71%
|
|
|
CPI(M)
|
U. Vasuki
|
23,751
|
2.66%
|
|
|
NOTA
|
None Of The Above
|
17,472
|
1.96%
|
|
|
SDPI
|
M. Nijam Mohaideen
|
14,585
|
1.63%
|
|
|
AAP
|
S. Srinivason
|
6,819
|
0.76%
|
|
|
BSP
|
K. C. Pallanishamy
|
4,960
|
0.56%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
99,704
|
11.17%
|
8.27%
|
Turnout
|
8,92,642
|
62.76%
|
-2.14%
|
Registered electors
|
14,22,392
|
|
39.91%
|
|
AIADMK gain from DMK
|
Swing
|
2.97%
|
|
General Elections 2009※
2009 Indian general election : Chennai North
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
DMK
|
T. K. S. Elangovan
|
281,055
|
42.60%
|
-19.65%
|
|
CPI
|
D. Pandian
|
2,61,902
|
39.69%
|
|
|
DMDK
|
V. Yuvaraj
|
66,375
|
10.06%
|
|
|
BJP
|
Tamilisai Soundararajan
|
23,350
|
3.54%
|
-31.03%
|
Margin of victory
|
19,153
|
2.90%
|
-24.78%
|
Turnout
|
10,16,663
|
64.90%
|
19.13%
|
Rejected ballots
|
31
|
0.00%
|
|
Registered electors
|
6,59,820
|
|
-49.19%
|
|
DMK hold
|
Swing
|
-19.65%
|
|
General Elections 2004※
2004 Indian general election : Chennai North
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
DMK
|
C. Kuppusami
|
570,122
|
62.25%
|
8.68%
|
|
BJP
|
M. N. Sukumar Nambiar
|
3,16,583
|
34.57%
|
|
|
JD(U)
|
Muthu Gunasekaran
|
4,512
|
0.49%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
2,53,539
|
27.68%
|
9.51%
|
Turnout
|
9,15,865
|
45.77%
|
1.98%
|
Rejected ballots
|
6
|
0.00%
|
|
Registered electors
|
20,00,866
|
|
-1.98%
|
|
DMK hold
|
Swing
|
8.68%
|
|
General Elections 1999※
1999 Indian general election : Chennai North
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
DMK
|
C. Kuppusami
|
471,101
|
53.57%
|
-12.54%
|
|
CPI(M)
|
N. Soundararajan
|
3,11,312
|
35.40%
|
27.54%
|
|
TMC(M)
|
J. M. Aaroon Rashid
|
81,192
|
9.23%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
1,59,789
|
18.17%
|
-27.90%
|
Turnout
|
8,79,473
|
43.79%
|
-12.06%
|
Registered electors
|
20,41,341
|
|
8.53%
|
|
DMK hold
|
Swing
|
-12.54%
|
|
General Elections 1998※
1998 Indian general election : Chennai North
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
DMK
|
C. Kuppusami
|
401,322
|
47.11%
|
|
|
MDMK
|
R. T. Sabapathy Mohan
|
3,32,229
|
39.00%
|
|
|
CPI(M)
|
A. Soundara Rajan
|
50,590
|
5.94%
|
|
|
INC
|
G. K. J. Bharathi
|
47,147
|
5.53%
|
|
|
BSP
|
T. Devanathan
|
12,085
|
1.42%
|
|
|
CPI(ML)L
|
S. Kumarasamy
|
4,100
|
0.48%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
69,093
|
8.11%
|
-37.96%
|
Turnout
|
8,51,847
|
46.58%
|
-9.27%
|
Registered electors
|
18,80,857
|
|
21.10%
|
|
DMK hold
|
Swing
|
-19.00%
|
|
General Elections 1996※
1996 Indian general election : Chennai North
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
DMK
|
N. V. N. Somu
|
559,048
|
66.11%
|
27.66%
|
|
INC
|
D. Pandian
|
1,69,431
|
20.04%
|
-34.58%
|
|
CPI(M)
|
W. R. Varada Rajan
|
66,479
|
7.86%
|
|
|
BJP
|
Mohan V. Bharathamatha
|
19,113
|
2.26%
|
-0.10%
|
|
PMK
|
G. Mahadevan
|
16,143
|
1.91%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
3,89,617
|
46.07%
|
29.91%
|
Turnout
|
8,45,640
|
55.85%
|
0.72%
|
Registered electors
|
15,53,112
|
|
14.31%
|
|
DMK gain from INC
|
Swing
|
11.50%
|
|
General Elections 1991※
1991 Indian general election : Chennai North
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
INC
|
D. Pandian
|
400,454
|
54.61%
|
-0.23%
|
|
DMK
|
Aladi Aruna
|
2,81,936
|
38.45%
|
-2.38%
|
|
PMK
|
Rama Muthukumar
|
18,856
|
2.57%
|
|
|
BJP
|
G. Krishnan
|
17,309
|
2.36%
|
|
|
Doordarshi Party
|
M. Kalidass
|
3,646
|
0.50%
|
|
|
JP
|
T. Vellaiyan
|
3,557
|
0.49%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
1,18,518
|
16.16%
|
2.15%
|
Turnout
|
7,33,279
|
55.13%
|
-5.78%
|
Registered electors
|
13,58,695
|
|
1.01%
|
|
INC hold
|
Swing
|
-0.23%
|
|
General Elections 1989※
1989 Indian general election : Chennai North
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
INC
|
D. Pandian
|
445,197
|
54.84%
|
9.91%
|
|
DMK
|
N. V. N. Somu
|
3,31,426
|
40.83%
|
-11.37%
|
|
PMK
|
Rama Muthukumar
|
21,537
|
2.65%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
1,13,771
|
14.02%
|
6.75%
|
Turnout
|
8,11,761
|
60.91%
|
9.58%
|
Registered electors
|
13,45,150
|
|
35.72%
|
|
INC gain from DMK
|
Swing
|
2.65%
|
|
General Elections 1984※
General Elections 1980※
General Elections 1977※
General Elections 1971※
1971 Indian general election : Chennai North
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
DMK
|
Nanjil K. Manoharan
|
245,401
|
55.03%
|
-1.29%
|
|
INC(O)
|
S. G. Vinayagamoorthy
|
1,93,807
|
43.46%
|
2.30%
|
|
Independent
|
Zainuddin
|
3,452
|
0.77%
|
|
|
Independent
|
Virandra Nath Bajpai
|
3,294
|
0.74%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
51,594
|
11.57%
|
-3.60%
|
Turnout
|
4,45,954
|
66.07%
|
-8.78%
|
Registered electors
|
6,91,938
|
|
25.74%
|
|
DMK hold
|
Swing
|
-1.29%
|
|
General Elections 1967※
General Elections 1962※
1962 Indian general election : Chennai North
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
INC
|
P. Seenivasan
|
122,160
|
37.67%
|
-5.39%
|
|
IUML
|
A. K. A. Abdul Samad
|
1,13,311
|
34.94%
|
|
|
Socialist Labour League
|
S. C. C. Anthony Pillai
|
80,227
|
24.74%
|
|
|
Independent
|
Rajamannar
|
5,508
|
1.70%
|
|
|
Independent
|
R. Ramanathan
|
3,079
|
0.95%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
8,849
|
2.73%
|
-2.93%
|
Turnout
|
3,24,285
|
73.73%
|
34.43%
|
Registered electors
|
4,52,645
|
|
0.59%
|
|
INC gain from Independent
|
Swing
|
-11.04%
|
|
General Elections 1957※
See also※
References※
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