MADRAS CENTRAL
Constituency no. 2 in Tamil Nadu · Lok Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1977.
Winner, 1999
Murasoli Maran
DMK
Elections held
9
1977–2004
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 9
Margin, 1999
1,36,949
22.16% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
ADMKAbdul Latheef, M.
- Votes
- 2,27,616
- Vote share
- 36.84%
- Behind by
- 1,36,949
Electors
12,75,067
Total votes polled
6,17,900
Valid votes
6,17,900
NOTA votes
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Turnout
48.5%
Full result, 1999
18 candidates · 6,17,900 valid votes
Murasoli MaranDMKwon
3,64,565
59.0%
Abdul Latheef, M.ADMK
2,27,616
36.8%
Janaki Ammal, R. (Tmt)PT
5,046
0.8%
Loganathan, V.G.IND
3,815
0.6%
Ranganathan, S.IND
3,561
0.6%
Dominic Savio, M.IND
2,613
0.4%
Sudarson, M.S.SPSP
2,200
0.4%
Subbu, A.P.S.NCP
1,814
0.3%
Santhosh Kumar, Dr.N.IND
1,620
0.3%
Ambeth Venkatesh, B.IND
887
0.1%
BalasamiAJBP
813
0.1%
Anavarathan, A.IND
778
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 18. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | DAYANIDHI MARAN | DMK | 3,16,329 | 61.68% | BALAGANGA N. | 1,34,178 |
| 1999 | Murasoli Maran | DMK | 3,64,565 | 59.00% | Abdul Latheef, M. | 1,36,949 |
| 1998 | MURASOLI MARAN | DMK | 3,00,774 | 51.73% | JAYAKUMAR, D | 71,727 |
| 1996 | MURASOLI MARAN | DMK | 4,03,867 | 69.02% | G.K.J.BHARATHI | 2,80,467 |
| 1991 | ANBARASU ERA | INC | 3,12,302 | 56.40% | SOMU N.V.N. | 1,03,271 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above