CHENNAI SOUTH
Constituency no. 3 in Tamil Nadu · Lok Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2009.
Winner, 2014
DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN
ADMK
Elections held
4
2009–2024
Most successful party
DMK
won 2 of 4
Margin, 2014
1,35,575
12.65% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
DMKT.K.S.ELANGOVAN
- Votes
- 2,98,965
- Vote share
- 27.90%
- Behind by
- 1,35,575
Electors
17,95,776
Total votes polled
10,71,409
Valid votes
10,71,409
NOTA votes
20,229
1.89% of votes polled
Turnout
59.7%
Full result, 2014
42 candidates · 10,71,409 valid votes
DR. J. JAYAVARDHANADMKwon
4,34,540
40.6%
T.K.S.ELANGOVANDMK
2,98,965
27.9%
LA.GANESANBJP
2,58,262
24.1%
S.V. RAMANIINC
24,276
2.3%
JAHIR HUSSAIN. MAAAP
17,208
1.6%
GANESAN SSUCI
1,708
0.2%
K.R.RAMASWAMY@TRAFFIC RAMASWAMYIND
1,647
0.1%
V. BALAJIBSP
1,529
0.1%
S. SEETHALAKSHMITNMC
1,289
0.1%
T.K. RAMAJAYAMIND
1,180
0.1%
A. IRUDAYADASSIND
976
0.1%
KANTHAVEL DIND
865
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 42. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | T.SUMATHY (ALIAS) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN | DMK | 5,16,628 | 46.99% | DR.TAMILISAI SOUNDARARAJAN | 2,25,945 |
| 2019 | T.SUMATHY (A) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN | DMK | 5,64,872 | 50.17% | Dr.J.JAYAVARDHAN | 2,62,223 |
| 2014 | DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN | ADMK | 4,34,540 | 40.56% | T.K.S.ELANGOVAN | 1,35,575 |
| 2009 | RAJENDRAN C | ADMK | 3,08,567 | 42.38% | BHARATHY R.S. | 32,935 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
