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Lok Sabha constituency 2 · Tamil Nadu

Chennai North is parliamentary constituency number 2 in Tamil Nadu, made up of 6 assembly segments. In the 2024 general election Dr.kalanidhi Veeraswamy of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 55.1% of the vote, 3,39,222 votes ahead of R. Manohar (ADMK).

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Chennai North · 2024PC 2
  1. 01
    Dr.kalanidhi Veeraswamy
    DMK
    4,97,333
    55.11%
  2. 02
    R. Manohar
    AIADMK
    1,58,111
    17.52%
  3. 03
    R.C. Paul Kanagaraj
    BJP
    1,13,318
    12.56%
  4. 04
    Amudini
    NTK
    95,954
    10.63%
  5. 05
    Sarah Fathima
    Independent
    5,923
    0.66%
  6. 30 other candidates · 18,642 votesNOTA · 13,208 (1.46%)

Margin 3,39,222 votes · 37.59% of valid votes

14,96,459
Registered electors
2024 election
60.3%
Turnout
19 Apr 2024
3,39,222
Victory margin
37.6% of valid votes
2024 · candidate-wise result

All 35 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of 9,02,489 valid votes, NOTA included.

Chennai North 2024 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr.kalanidhi VeeraswamyMale · 54 yrsDMK4,97,333
55.11%
2R. ManoharMale · 57 yrsAIADMK1,58,111
17.52%
3R.C. Paul KanagarajMale · 59 yrsBJP1,13,318
12.56%
4AmudiniFemale · 44 yrsNTK95,954
10.63%
—NOTANOTA13,208
1.46%
5Sarah FathimaFemale · 44 yrsIndependent5,923
0.66%
6E. IqbalMale · 40 yrsBSP3,486
0.39%
7Moorthy. VMale · 42 yrsIndependent3,137
0.35%
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8SuriyamuthuMale · 49 yrsIndependent978
0.11%
9C. SenapathiMale · 45 yrs · SCIndependent850
0.09%
10Dilli Ganesh. EMale · 29 yrs · SCIndependent736
0.08%
11U. VenkateshMale · 29 yrsIndependent714
0.08%
12M. Zion RajMale · 41 yrsIndependent697
0.08%
13A. AjithkumarMale · 30 yrsTK673
0.07%
14J. SebastinMale · 47 yrsSUCI588
0.07%
15AkshayMale · 32 yrsNADLMMKLK566
0.06%
16B. BalamuruganMale · 60 yrsIndependent488
0.05%
17K.palaniappanMale · 51 yrsIndependent462
0.05%
18R. Senthil KumarMale · 53 yrsIndependent457
0.05%
19Mathankumar. GMale · 34 yrs · SCIndependent390
0.04%
20P. JayaselanMale · 39 yrsIndependent386
0.04%
21M. KolanjiMale · 52 yrs · SCIndependent362
0.04%
22B. Zakir HussainMale · 50 yrsIndependent355
0.04%
23P. UmadeviFemale · 43 yrs · SCIndependent346
0.04%
24K.c.jayaprakashMale · 49 yrsIndependent334
0.04%
25C. SridharMale · 41 yrs · SCIndependent307
0.03%
26T. ManoharanMale · 65 yrsIndependent293
0.03%
27K. SampathMale · 63 yrsIndependent269
0.03%
28D. SrinivasanMale · 51 yrsIndependent261
0.03%
29S. RavikumarMale · 43 yrs · SCRPI(S)259
0.03%
30T. KaviyarasuMale · 44 yrs · SCIndependent252
0.03%
31Sathish. BMale · 43 yrsIndependent246
0.03%
32D. KabilanMale · 33 yrs · SCIndependent209
0.02%
33R.vinayagamoorthyMale · 33 yrs · SCIndependent206
0.02%
34P. MarimuthuMale · 68 yrsIndependent172
0.02%
35V.madhan MohanMale · 32 yrs · SCIndependent163
0.02%
Past results

Winners and vote share in every Lok Sabha election on the current boundaries.

0%20%40%60%2009201420192024DMK 55.1%AIADMK 17.5%BJP 12.6%DMDK 13.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Dr.kalanidhi VeeraswamyDMK · 55.1% · margin 3,39,222Turnout60.3%
2019Dr. Kalanidhi VeeraswamyDMK · 61.9% · margin 4,61,518Turnout64.2%
2014Venkatesh Babu .t.gAIADMK · 44.7% · margin 99,704Turnout64.0%
2009Elangovan T.k.sDMK · 42.6% · margin 19,153Turnout64.9%

Chennai North Lok Sabha result 2019

Chennai North 2019 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr. Kalanidhi VeeraswamyDMK5,90,986
61.85%
2Alagaapuram R. MohanrajDMDK1,29,468
13.55%
3A. G. MouryaMNM1,03,167
10.80%
4Kaliyammal.pNTK60,515
6.33%
5P.santhana KrishnanIndependent33,277
3.48%
—NOTANOTA15,687
1.64%
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6S.robert Gnana SekarBSP4,420
0.46%
7KameshTNLK2,669
0.28%
8S.selvarajIndependent2,459
0.26%
9G.srinivasanIndependent1,677
0.18%
10S.ganeshIndependent1,461
0.15%
11C.dhanrajIndependent1,116
0.12%
12V.saravananIndependent1,070
0.11%
13M.l.raviDMSK945
0.10%
14J. SebastinSUCI(C)900
0.09%
15N.satheesh KannanIndependent847
0.09%
16L.praveen KumarPPIS768
0.08%
17A.g.damodharanIndependent763
0.08%
18K.prabhakaranMKat679
0.07%
19R.arulmuruganIndependent615
0.06%
20P.marimuthuIndependent566
0.06%
21S.prithvirajIndependent555
0.06%
22L.rajIndependent533
0.06%
23J.dharanidharanIndependent402
0.04%

Chennai North Lok Sabha result 2014

Chennai North 2014 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Venkatesh Babu .t.gAIADMK4,06,704
44.69%
2Girirajan .rDMK3,07,000
33.73%
3Soundarapandian .mDMDK86,989
9.56%
4Biju ChackoINC24,190
2.66%
5Vasuki .uCPI(M)23,751
2.61%
—NOTANOTA17,472
1.92%
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6Nijam Mohaideen .mSDPI14,585
1.60%
7Srinivason .sAAP6,819
0.75%
8Janarthanan .jBSP4,960
0.54%
9Paul Kanagaraj. R.cIndependent1,589
0.17%
10Kolangi. MIndependent1,494
0.16%
11Kesavan. LIndependent1,198
0.13%
12Vijaya Kumar .kTNMC1,145
0.13%
13Srinivasan. JIndependent964
0.11%
14Sundar. GIndependent870
0.10%
15Marimuthu. PIndependent777
0.09%
16Sivashanmuga Perumal. SIndependent712
0.08%
17Ravi Pariyanar. DIndependent600
0.07%
18Babu Mailan .aLSP569
0.06%
19Mariraj. T.rIndependent559
0.06%
20Sivakumar . VSUCI502
0.06%
21Charavanan. M.P.Independent475
0.05%
22Deepak. CIndependent475
0.05%
23Senthil Kumar. KIndependent472
0.05%
24Seetha Mallar. AIndependent469
0.05%
25Prabhakaran. KIndependent457
0.05%
26Giriraj. DIndependent414
0.05%
27Paulraj .tMMKA387
0.04%
28Devaraj. GIndependent386
0.04%
29Mahendran. K.P.P.Independent343
0.04%
30Raja. BIndependent337
0.04%
31Balaji. EIndependent311
0.03%
32Mohamed MajasuddinIndependent302
0.03%
33Durai Babu. RIndependent297
0.03%
34Ramesh Kannan .gRPI257
0.03%
35Ramasamy. M.D.Independent234
0.03%
36Raj. NIndependent216
0.02%
37Ravikumar. TIndependent211
0.02%
38Anbazhagan .gIndependent208
0.02%
39Ponraj. PIndependent208
0.02%
40Yogaraj. SIndependent206
0.02%

Chennai North Lok Sabha result 2009

Chennai North 2009 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Elangovan T.k.sDMK2,81,055
42.59%
2Pandian. DCPI2,61,902
39.69%
3Yuvaraj. VDMDK66,375
10.06%
4TamilisaisoundararajanBJP23,350
3.54%
5Santhashrini J.o.rBSP3,952
0.60%
6Bhaskaran.v Alias Aavin V.bhaskaranIndependent3,459
0.52%
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7Jayachandran.k.Independent2,626
0.40%
8Saravanan.mIndependent1,915
0.29%
9DeepaIndependent1,886
0.29%
10Mohammed AbdullahRPI(A)1,619
0.25%
11Sathish. T.pIndependent1,444
0.22%
12Anandhu.kLJP1,442
0.22%
13Sivakumar.vIndependent971
0.15%
14Satish Kumar. K.pMMKA814
0.12%
15Palanimoses. NPKMK729
0.11%
16Giriraj.dIndependent709
0.11%
17Rajaram.rIndependent551
0.08%
18Theyagarajan.vIndependent539
0.08%
19Nirmal Kumar.aIndependent530
0.08%
20Zeenath Unnissa Begum.m.b.Independent528
0.08%
21Arumugam. KIndependent509
0.08%
22Kadhiravan. MIndependent502
0.08%
23Marimuthu.pIndependent440
0.07%
24Vinobhagandhi.c.hIndependent375
0.06%
25Rudramoorthy.mIndependent371
0.06%
26Ramesh.dIndependent338
0.05%
27Sathish.cIndependent331
0.05%
28Sankar.kIndependent314
0.05%
29Anandaraj.gIndependent313
0.05%
Assembly segments

Lead of Dr.kalanidhi Veeraswamy (DMK) over R. Manohar (ADMK) in each assembly segment. Bars to the right are segments the winner led; bars to the left went to the runner-up.

◀ R. Manohar (AIADMK) ledDr.kalanidhi Veeraswamy (DMK) led ▶

EVM votes by assembly segment (ECI report 34). Postal ballots are counted at constituency level only, so segment totals are slightly lower than the final result.

Assembly segments of Chennai North: Lok Sabha lead and assembly winner
SegmentElectorsLed in Lok Sabha 2024Assembly winner (latest)
Thiruvottiyur AC 102,76,800DMK by 57,903TVK (2026)
Dr.radhakrishnan Nagar AC 112,43,101DMK by 44,426TVK (2026)
Perambur AC 122,84,072DMK by 67,173TVK (2026)
Kolathur AC 132,82,966DMK by 76,976TVK (2026)
Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar AC 152,16,845DMK by 54,975TVK (2026)
Royapuram AC 171,92,675DMK by 36,649TVK (2026)
Map

Chennai North outlined in orange among the Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha seats, each coloured by the 2024 winner. Click a seat to open it. Boundaries are approximate.

DMKINCCPI(M)VCKCPIIUMLOthers
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FAQ

Answers use the Election Commission of India statistical report for the 2024 general election.

Who won the Chennai North Lok Sabha seat in 2024?

Dr.kalanidhi Veeraswamy of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won Chennai North in the 2024 Lok Sabha election with 4,97,333 votes (55.11%). The margin over R. Manohar (ADMK) was 3,39,222 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Chennai North in 2024?

9,02,753 of 14,96,459 registered electors voted, a turnout of 60.33% across 1,458 polling stations.

Which assembly segments are in Chennai North?

Chennai North is made up of 6 assembly segments: Thiruvottiyur, Dr.radhakrishnan Nagar, Perambur, Kolathur, Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar, Royapuram. Dr.kalanidhi Veeraswamy led in 6 of them on EVM votes.

Who has won Chennai North in past Lok Sabha elections?

2024: Dr.kalanidhi Veeraswamy (DMK); 2019: Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy (DMK); 2014: Venkatesh Babu .t.g (AIADMK); 2009: Elangovan T.k.s (DMK).

Is Chennai North a reserved Lok Sabha seat?

No, Chennai North is a general (unreserved) constituency.

When is the next Lok Sabha election for Chennai North?

The Lok Sabha elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by mid-2029 unless the house is dissolved early or a bye-election is held for this seat.

Source: Election Commission of India, General Election to Lok Sabha 2024 statistical reports — 33 (constituency-wise detailed result), 32 (constituency data summary) and 34 (details of assembly segments). Segment figures are EVM votes only. Boundaries: DataMeet india_pc_2019 (simplified, CC0), approximate.

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