Chennai South Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: AIADMK's J Jayavardhan vs DMK's Thamizhachi Thangapandian

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Chennai South Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Election in Chennai Lok Sabha constituency was held on April 18 in the second phase of Lok Sabha Election 2019. Polling in 39 out of 38 parliamentary constituencies was held in the second phase of general elections.

AIADMK's J Jayavardhan and DMK's Sumathy (Alias) Thamizhachi Thangapandian were the key candidates in the fray in 2019.  

Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency profile

Formed in 1957, the constituency comprised of 6 assembly segments. 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 — entered into an alliance with a number of parties in 2019 election. 

 AIADMK contested the election in alliance with BJP, PMK, DMDK, Tamil Maanila Congress, Puthia Tamizagam, Puthia Needhi Katchi and NR Congress. While DMK aligned with Congress, CPI(M), CPI, MDMK, VCK, IUML, KMDK and IJK.  
 
Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan's newly founded party Makkal Needhi Maiam and Mayawati's BSP and other regional parties also fielded their candidates in 2019 polls.  
 
Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency 2019 candidates
 
AIADMK: J Jayavardhan
DMK: Sumathy (Alias) Thamizhachi Thangapandian
Makkal Needhi Maiam: V Thirunavukkarasu
Republican Party of India: S Srinivasan
Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi: MA Jayakumar
Pyramind Party of India: K Murali Krishnan
Bahujan Samaj Party:  R Kumar
 
Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency results in 2014, 2009 and 2004 
 
2014: Dr J Jayavardhan (M) of the AIADMK received 438404 votes who defeated TKS Elangovan (M) of the DMK who only secured 301779 votes. 
 
2009: C Rajendran (M) of the AIADMK secured 308567 votes. He defeated RS Bharathy (M) of the DMK who only got 275632 votes. 
 
2004: TR Baalu of the DMK secured 564578 votes. He defeated ADMK's Bader Sayeed with a margin of more than 2 lakh votes. 
 
Chennai south also lies in the metropolitan region. English and Tamil are the two major languages 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. 

The state of Tamil Nadu has 39 parliamentary constituencies out of which seven are reserved for SCs (Sriperumbudur, Chidambaram, Rasipuram, Pollachi, Perambalur, Tenkasi, and Nagapattinam). However, no seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes in the state. 

In 2019, EC had cancelled the election in Vellore constituency after a large sum of cash was allegedly seized from a DMK candidate's office in Vellore, therefore, out of 39, polling took place in 38 Lok Sabha constituencies only.  

List of all 39 parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu

Tiruvallur, 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.