MADRAS NORTH
Constituency no. 1 in Tamil Nadu · Lok Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1971.
Winner, 1996
SOMU N.V.N
DMK
Elections held
10
1971–2004
Most successful party
DMK
won 8 of 10
Margin, 1996
3,89,617
46.07% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCPANDIAN.D
- Votes
- 1,69,431
- Vote share
- 20.04%
- Behind by
- 3,89,617
Electors
15,53,112
Total votes polled
8,45,640
Valid votes
8,45,640
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
54.5%
Full result, 1996
35 candidates · 8,45,640 valid votes
SOMU N.V.NDMKwon
5,59,048
66.1%
PANDIAN.DINC
1,69,431
20.0%
VARADA RAJAN W.RCPM
66,479
7.9%
MOHAN V. BHARATHAMATHABJP
19,113
2.3%
MAHADEVAN.GPMK
16,143
1.9%
CHARLES.GIND
2,192
0.3%
UDAYAN.PIND
1,818
0.2%
RAMACHANDIRAN.MSHS
1,528
0.2%
JALALUDEEN.MIND
993
0.1%
ABDUL FAROOK.PIND
587
0.1%
SWAMINATHAN.K.RMMS
572
0.1%
SUNDARRAJ.PIND
542
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 35. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | KUPPUSAMI. C | DMK | 5,70,122 | 62.25% | SUKUMAR NAMBIAR. M N | 2,53,539 |
| 1999 | Kuppusamy, C. | DMK | 4,71,101 | 53.57% | Soundara Rajan, A. | 1,59,789 |
| 1998 | KUPPUSAMI C | DMK | 4,01,322 | 47.11% | SABAPATHY MOHAN, R.T. | 69,093 |
| 1996 | SOMU N.V.N | DMK | 5,59,048 | 66.11% | PANDIAN.D | 3,89,617 |
| 1991 | D. PANDIAN | INC | 4,00,454 | 54.61% | ARUNACHALAM ALIAS ALADI ARUNA | 1,18,518 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the MADRAS NORTH constituency in 2004?
KUPPUSAMI. C (DMK) won MADRAS NORTH in 2004, by a margin of 2,53,539 votes.
Which party has won MADRAS NORTH the most times?
DMK, with 8 of the 10 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has MADRAS NORTH gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1971 to 2004.
Who has won MADRAS NORTH the most times?
D. PANDIAN, with 2 wins between 1989 and 1991.
