MADRAS NORTH
Constituency no. 1 in Tamil Nadu · Lok Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1971.
Winner, 1999
Kuppusamy, C.
DMK
Elections held
10
1971–2004
Most successful party
DMK
won 8 of 10
Margin, 1999
1,59,789
18.17% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
CPMSoundara Rajan, A.
- Votes
- 3,11,312
- Vote share
- 35.40%
- Behind by
- 1,59,789
Electors
20,41,341
Total votes polled
8,79,473
Valid votes
8,79,473
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
43.1%
Full result, 1999
20 candidates · 8,79,473 valid votes
Kuppusamy, C.DMKwon
4,71,101
53.6%
Soundara Rajan, A.CPM
3,11,312
35.4%
Aaroon Rasheed, J.M.TMCM
81,192
9.2%
Sreenivasan, K. (Alias) Gandhi SreenivasanIND
2,877
0.3%
Kumarasamy, S.CPI(ML)(L)
2,321
0.3%
Sampath, D.IND
2,227
0.3%
Rajendran, V.V.DTMK
1,767
0.2%
Nithiyanantham, K.IND
1,054
0.1%
Selvarajan, C.R.IND
832
0.1%
Selvaraj, M.T.R.IND
638
0.1%
Marimuthu, P.IND
633
0.1%
Amanullah, J.M.IND
536
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 20. 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.
