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Chennai Central (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Existence
  
1977-present

Elected Year
  
2014 Election

Most Successful Party
  
DMK (7 times)

State
  
Tamil Nadu

Female electors
  
662,749

Current MP
  
S.R.Vijayakumar

Total Electors
  
1,000,705

Member of parliament
  
S. R. Vijayakumar

Male electors
  
665,278

Chennai Central (Lok Sabha constituency)

Assembly Constituencies
  
14. Villivakkam 16. Egmore (SC) 18. Harbour 19. Chepauk 20. Thousand Lights 21. Anna Nagar

Party
  
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Last election
  
Indian general election, 2014

Assembly segments
  
Eg, Harbour, Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni, Villivakkam, Thousand Lights, Anna Nagar

The Lok Sabha constituency Chennai Central is one of three constituencies in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Formerly it was known as Madras Central.It is also one of the smallest constituencies in India. The Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) system with EVMs was used for the first time in this Lok Sabha constituency in 2014 elections.

Contents

Before 2009

Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:

  1. Park Town
  2. Purasawalkam
  3. Egmore (SC)
  4. Anna Nagar
  5. Thousand Lights
  6. Chepauk

2009-present

  1. Villivakkam
  2. Egmore (SC)
  3. Harbour
  4. Chepauk
  5. Thousand Lights
  6. Anna Nagar

References

Chennai Central (Lok Sabha constituency) Wikipedia