MADRAS NORTH
Constituency no. 1 in Tamil Nadu · Lok Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1971.
Winner, 1998
KUPPUSAMI C
DMK
Elections held
10
1971–2004
Most successful party
DMK
won 8 of 10
Margin, 1998
69,093
8.11% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
MDMKSABAPATHY MOHAN, R.T.
- Votes
- 3,32,229
- Vote share
- 39.00%
- Behind by
- 69,093
Electors
18,80,857
Total votes polled
8,51,847
Valid votes
8,51,847
NOTA votes
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Turnout
45.3%
Full result, 1998
10 candidates · 8,51,847 valid votes
KUPPUSAMI CDMKwon
4,01,322
47.1%
SABAPATHY MOHAN, R.T.MDMK
3,32,229
39.0%
SOUNDARA RAJAN ACPM
50,590
5.9%
BHARATHI, G.K.JINC
47,147
5.5%
DEVANATHAN, TBSP
12,085
1.4%
KUMARASAMY, SCPI(ML)(L)
4,100
0.5%
KALAISELVAN, KIND
1,608
0.2%
GANESAN, JIND
1,331
0.2%
BASKAR, NIND
757
0.1%
MOORTHY, T.K.SAP
678
0.1%
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.
