The key contest in 2019 here is going to be among DMK's Dayanidhi Maran and PMK's Sam Paul. AIADMK has not filed candidate and the seat went to PMK which is looking to unseat a formidable opponent.
Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency: Parliamentary constituency Chennai Central will vote in the second phase of the general election on April 18. Polling in all 39 parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu will be held in the second phase. The key contest in 2019 here is going to be among DMK's Dayanidhi Maran and PMK's Sam Paul. AIADMK has not filed candidate and the seat went to PMK which is looking to unseat a formidable opponent.
AIADMK's SR Vijayakumar (M) is the sitting MP in the Chennai Central region. He had defeated DMK's Dayanidhi Maran (M) with a margin of close to 50,000 votes.
The two major parties in Tamil Nadu — AIADMK and DMK — have entered into an alliance with a number of parties for the forthcoming elections.
AIADMK is contesting the election in alliance with BJP, PMK, DMDK, Tamil Maanila Congress, Puthia Tamizagam, Puthia Needhi Katchi and NR Congress. While the DMK has aligned with Congress, CPI(M), CPI, MDMK, VCK, IUML, KMDK and IJK.
Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency 2019 candidates
DMK: Dayanidhi Maran
PMK: Sam Paul
Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency results in 2014, 2009 and 2004
2014: SR Vijayakumar (M) of the AIADMK secured 333296 votes and defeated Dayanidhi Maran (M) of the DMK with a margin of close to 50,000 votes. Maran secured 287455 votes.
2009: Thiru Dayanidhi Maran (M) of the DMK got 285783 vote. He defeated Mogamed Ali Jinnah SMK (M) of the ADMK who received 252329 votes.
2004: Dayanidhi Maran (M) of the DMK received 316329 votes and defeated N Balaganga (M) of the ADMK with a margin of almost 2 lakh votes. ADMK's candidate secured 182151 votes.
Chennai Central seat lies is a metropolitan region in state capital Chennai. English and Tamil are the two major which are spoken here. The average literacy rate here is above 90%.
Seven out of 39 parliamentary seats in Tamil Nadu have been reserved for SCs. These are Sriperumbudur, Chidambaram, Rasipuram, Pollachi, Perambalur, Tenkasi, and Nagapattinam. However, no seat here has been reserved for Scheduled tribes.
List of all 39 parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu
Thiruvallur, Chennai North, Chennai South, Chennai Central, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram, Arakkonam, Vellore, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Tiruvannamalai, Arani, Viluppuram, Kallakurichi, Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Pollachi, Dindigul, Karur, Tiruchirappalli, Perambalur, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Sivaganga, Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukkudi, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari.
The BJP is contesting the forthcoming election in the state in alliance with the AIADMK while Congress has tied-up with MK Stalin's DMK. BJP will be contesting in only 5 constituencies while Congress will fight on 8 seats.
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