Chennai South Lok Sabha Result 2024: Winner & Votes

Lok Sabha constituency 3 · Tamil Nadu

Chennai South is parliamentary constituency number 3 in Tamil Nadu, made up of 6 assembly segments. In the 2024 general election T.sumathy (alias) Thamizhachi Thangapandian of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 47.0% of the vote, 2,25,945 votes ahead of Dr.tamilisai Soundararajan (BJP).

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Chennai South · 2024PC 3

01
T.sumathy (alias) Thamizhachi Thangapandian
DMK
5,16,628
47.00%
02
Dr.tamilisai Soundararajan
BJP
2,90,683
26.44%
03
Dr.j.jayavardhan
AIADMK
1,72,491
15.69%
04
S.tamilchelvi
NTK
83,972
7.64%
05
M.g.ramu
JJ
3,534
0.32%
36 other candidates · 16,360 votesNOTA · 15,653 (1.42%)

Margin 2,25,945 votes · 20.55% of valid votes

20,23,381

Registered electors

2024 election

54.4%

Turnout

19 Apr 2024

2,25,945

Victory margin

20.6% of valid votes

2024 · candidate-wise result

All 41 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of 10,99,321 valid votes, NOTA included.

Chennai South 2024 Lok Sabha result
#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Vote share
1	T.sumathy (alias) Thamizhachi ThangapandianFemale · 61 yrs	DMK	5,16,628	47.00%
2	Dr.tamilisai SoundararajanFemale · 62 yrs	BJP	2,90,683	26.44%
3	Dr.j.jayavardhanMale · 36 yrs	AIADMK	1,72,491	15.69%
4	S.tamilchelviFemale · 61 yrs	NTK	83,972	7.64%
—	NOTA	NOTA	15,653	1.42%
5	M.g.ramuMale · 58 yrs	JJ	3,534	0.32%
6	M.azarutheenMale · 35 yrs	Independent	1,812	0.16%
7	G.P. RobertMale · 44 yrs	BSP	1,599	0.15%

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8	R.ravichandranMale · 56 yrs · SC	Independent	835	0.08%
9	S.manimaranMale · 48 yrs	Independent	803	0.07%
10	Farmer Jayaraman. S.k.jMale · 48 yrs	DMSK	792	0.07%
11	A.K.D. EllappanMale · 56 yrs · SC	MAHMMK	761	0.07%
12	K.kannanMale · 52 yrs	Independent	625	0.06%
13	Balaji. G. MangaduMale · 37 yrs	AVRMK	589	0.05%
14	R.kanchanaFemale · 47 yrs	MMKA	566	0.05%
15	Kuttimani. SMale · 39 yrs	VTVTK	565	0.05%
16	Sasi RekhaFemale · 53 yrs	NADLMMKLK	559	0.05%
17	P. Satheesh KumarMale · 49 yrs	Independent	521	0.05%
18	P.sekarMale · 55 yrs	TK	435	0.04%
19	R.yogeshwaranMale · 34 yrs	Independent	426	0.04%
20	J. SathishMale · 33 yrs	Independent	418	0.04%
21	V.P. RavikkaranMale · 55 yrs · SC	Independent	373	0.03%
22	A.ponnuduraiMale · 41 yrs	Independent	362	0.03%
23	N.v.damodaranMale · 49 yrs	NMSP	343	0.03%
24	M.munuswamyMale · 58 yrs	VKVIP	330	0.03%
25	Karthik MurthyMale · 44 yrs	Independent	315	0.03%
26	V.p.sureshMale · 51 yrs	Independent	289	0.03%
27	E.rameshMale · 49 yrs	Independent	270	0.02%
28	R.balajiMale · 34 yrs	Independent	264	0.02%
29	Dinesh Kumar. BMale · 29 yrs · SC	Independent	253	0.02%
30	A.babuMale · 47 yrs	Independent	246	0.02%
31	Dayalan. RMale · 34 yrs	Independent	242	0.02%
32	Vijirathinam. MMale · 40 yrs	Independent	237	0.02%
33	V.sivakumarMale · 43 yrs	Independent	217	0.02%
34	Murugan. PMale · 45 yrs	Independent	182	0.02%
35	G.rameshbabuMale · 53 yrs	Independent	179	0.02%
36	S.rajasekaranMale · 39 yrs	Independent	178	0.02%
37	N.narayanaswamyMale · 44 yrs	Independent	175	0.02%
38	R.devendranMale · 59 yrs	Independent	168	0.02%
39	Parthiban. SMale · 57 yrs	Independent	166	0.02%
40	I. DavidsinghMale · 55 yrs	Independent	151	0.01%
41	E RavendranMale · 47 yrs	Independent	114	0.01%

Past results

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

Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.

2024T.sumathy (alias) Thamizhachi ThangapandianDMK · 47.0% · margin 2,25,945Turnout54.4%

2019T.sumathy (a) Thamizhachi ThangapandianDMK · 50.2% · margin 2,62,223Turnout57.0%

2014Dr. J. JayavardhanAIADMK · 40.6% · margin 1,35,575Turnout60.4%

2009Rajendran CAIADMK · 42.4% · margin 32,935Turnout62.7%

Chennai South Lok Sabha result 2019

Chennai South 2019 Lok Sabha result
#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Vote share
1	T.sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian	DMK	5,64,872	50.17%
2	Dr.j.jayavardhan	AIADMK	3,02,649	26.88%
3	R.rangarajan	MNM	1,35,465	12.03%
4	A.j.sherine	NTK	50,222	4.46%
5	Dr.e.subaya (a) Esakki Subaya	Independent	29,522	2.62%
—	NOTA	NOTA	16,891	1.50%

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6	Kottur R.kumar	BSP	2,399	0.21%
7	K.saravana Perumal	Independent	1,645	0.15%
8	Saikumar.s	SUCI(C)	1,491	0.13%
9	Agni Sriramachandran	Independent	1,444	0.13%
10	Murthy.m	Independent	1,429	0.13%
11	Dr.a.naresh	TNLK	1,381	0.12%
12	D.karthick	Independent	1,203	0.11%
13	M.radha	Independent	1,042	0.09%
14	Farmer K.jayaraman	Independent	968	0.09%
15	S.elankumaran	Independent	959	0.09%
16	K.murali Krishnan	PPOI	860	0.08%
17	M.rajeswari Priya	Independent	772	0.07%
18	I.chidambara Anantha Raja (a) Icarr Weeoui	Independent	743	0.07%
19	R.ganesan	Independent	673	0.06%
20	S.srinivasan (a) Power Star	RPI	670	0.06%
21	Sibi Chakkaravarthy	Independent	647	0.06%
22	M.a.jayakumar	DMSK	639	0.06%
23	K.kannan	Independent	635	0.06%
24	P.azhagiri	Independent	553	0.05%
25	B.karthikeyan	Independent	533	0.05%
26	R.johnson	ICF	512	0.05%
27	C.rosi	Independent	498	0.04%
28	G.devasahayam	Independent	462	0.04%
29	G.dhanasekaran	Independent	437	0.04%
30	V.thirunavukarasu	MKat	436	0.04%
31	N.subramani	Independent	432	0.04%
32	A.ravichandran	Independent	427	0.04%
33	J.janci Rani	Independent	379	0.03%
34	E.dhanasekaran	Independent	350	0.03%
35	S.ashok	Independent	348	0.03%
36	Kuppal.g.devadoss	Independent	313	0.03%
37	S.manova	Independent	293	0.03%
38	K.sudhagar	Independent	224	0.02%
39	B.raji	Independent	220	0.02%
40	D.hari Haran	Independent	219	0.02%

Chennai South Lok Sabha result 2014

Chennai South 2014 Lok Sabha result
#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Vote share
1	Dr. J. Jayavardhan	AIADMK	4,34,540	40.56%
2	T.k.s.elangovan	DMK	2,98,965	27.90%
3	La.ganesan	BJP	2,58,262	24.10%
4	S.V. Ramani	INC	24,276	2.27%
—	NOTA	NOTA	20,229	1.89%
5	Jahir Hussain. M	AAP	17,208	1.61%

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6	Ganesan S	SUCI	1,708	0.16%
7	K.r.ramaswamy@traffic Ramaswamy	Independent	1,647	0.15%
8	V. Balaji	BSP	1,529	0.14%
9	S. Seethalakshmi	TNMC	1,289	0.12%
10	T.K. Ramajayam	Independent	1,180	0.11%
11	A. Irudayadass	Independent	976	0.09%
12	Kanthavel D	Independent	865	0.08%
13	S. Pragasam	Independent	636	0.06%
14	T. Ponnusamy	Independent	533	0.05%
15	A. Jaiganesh	LSP	518	0.05%
16	(kuppal)g.devadoss	Independent	511	0.05%
17	K. Shankar	Independent	498	0.05%
18	Colonel Kadar Basha	Independent	427	0.04%
19	S. Balamurali	Independent	416	0.04%
20	S.s.radhakrishnan	Independent	373	0.03%
21	R. Kandasamy@babu	APM	372	0.03%
22	T. Dhanasekar	NOC	328	0.03%
23	K. Mani	JD(U)	274	0.03%
24	Pon. Siva Kumar	Independent	271	0.03%
25	J.S. Mahalingam	Independent	267	0.02%
26	S. Balu	Independent	259	0.02%
27	S. Charumathi	Independent	257	0.02%
28	Joseph Gunasekar	Independent	253	0.02%
29	Bhavani Janakiram	Independent	244	0.02%
30	S. Devadoss	Independent	233	0.02%
31	B. Kumar Sri Sri	Independent	232	0.02%
32	M. Arumugam	Independent	221	0.02%
33	R. Ravichandran	Independent	215	0.02%
34	S. Sesu Raj	Independent	203	0.02%
35	M. Jayaraman	Independent	192	0.02%
36	Thangaraj	Independent	188	0.02%
37	S. Parthiban	Independent	174	0.02%
38	S. Rajeshwari	Independent	157	0.01%
39	Rajini Nivetha	Independent	140	0.01%
40	A. Magesh	Independent	121	0.01%
41	Loganathan	Independent	117	0.01%
42	S. Veeramani	Independent	105	0.01%

Chennai South Lok Sabha result 2009

Chennai South 2009 Lok Sabha result
#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Vote share
1	Rajendran C	AIADMK	3,08,567	42.38%
2	Bharathy R.S.	DMK	2,75,632	37.86%
3	Gopinath V	DMDK	67,291	9.24%
4	Ganesan La	BJP	42,925	5.90%
5	Sarath Babu E	Independent	15,885	2.18%
6	Venkataraman N.S.	DPK	2,154	0.30%

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7	Mathikkarasu P	Independent	1,780	0.24%
8	Ramaswamy @ Traffic Ramaswamy	Independent	1,693	0.23%
9	Girirajan M	Independent	1,197	0.16%
10	Christhudass N	Independent	803	0.11%
11	Palani S.P.	Independent	628	0.09%
12	Bala Krishnan M	Independent	597	0.08%
13	Venkatesan D	Independent	588	0.08%
14	Shanmuga Sundaram P.t	Independent	531	0.07%
15	Sathiyaseelan M	LJP	520	0.07%
16	Jayaraman S	Shiv Sena	491	0.07%
17	Elangovan K	Independent	436	0.06%
18	Chandran K	Independent	412	0.06%
19	Ziaudden N	Independent	365	0.05%
20	Sampath Kumar S	Independent	354	0.05%
21	Tanmay	Independent	299	0.04%
22	Balasubramanian V	Independent	293	0.04%
23	Mohanraj J	JJ	278	0.04%
24	Balan B	Independent	270	0.04%
25	Ravindra Dass R	KDC	268	0.04%
26	Rajendran V	Independent	263	0.04%
27	Chandra Sekaran R	Independent	258	0.04%
28	Devadoss Kuppal G	Independent	258	0.04%
29	Karthikeyan G	Independent	256	0.04%
30	Kumar V.a	Independent	255	0.04%
31	Rajamanithar S.J.	PKMK	252	0.03%
32	Sundar J	Independent	243	0.03%
33	Jyothi G.M.	PPOI	235	0.03%
34	Shanmugaraj V	Independent	224	0.03%
35	Irudayadass A	Independent	218	0.03%
36	Srinivasan V.r	Independent	211	0.03%
37	Veeramani S	Independent	209	0.03%
38	Aswathaman K	Independent	195	0.03%
39	Tamil Selvan M	Independent	184	0.03%
40	Suresh Kumar M	Independent	183	0.03%
41	Manivannan C	Independent	151	0.02%
42	Mahalingam J.S.	Independent	143	0.02%
43	Raja L.d	Independent	118	0.02%

Assembly segments

Lead of T.sumathy (alias) Thamizhachi Thangapandian (DMK) over Dr.tamilisai Soundararajan (BJP) in each assembly segment. Bars to the right are segments the winner led; bars to the left went to the runner-up.

Assembly segment◀ Dr.tamilisai Soundararajan (BJP) ledT.sumathy (alias) Thamizhachi Thangapandian (DMK) led ▶

Virugampakkam 2225,512
Saidapet 2348,334
Thiyagarayanagar 245,884
Mylapore 2525,847
Velachery 2624,892
Shozhinganallur 2795,609

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 South: Lok Sabha lead and assembly winner
Segment	Electors	Led in Lok Sabha 2024	Assembly winner (latest)
Virugampakkam AC 22	2,80,145	DMK by 25,512	TVK (2026)
Saidapet AC 23	2,69,366	DMK by 48,334	TVK (2026)
Thiyagarayanagar AC 24	2,31,958	DMK by 5,884	TVK (2026)
Mylapore AC 25	2,63,904	DMK by 25,847	TVK (2026)
Velachery AC 26	3,10,328	DMK by 24,892	TVK (2026)
Shozhinganallur AC 27	6,67,680	DMK by 95,609	TVK (2026)

Map

Chennai South 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.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Chennai South Lok Sabha seat in 2024?

T.sumathy (alias) Thamizhachi Thangapandian of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won Chennai South in the 2024 Lok Sabha election with 5,16,628 votes (47.00%). The margin over Dr.tamilisai Soundararajan (BJP) was 2,25,945 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Chennai South in 2024?

11,00,005 of 20,23,381 registered electors voted, a turnout of 54.36% across 1,939 polling stations.

Which assembly segments are in Chennai South?

Chennai South is made up of 6 assembly segments: Virugampakkam, Saidapet, Thiyagarayanagar, Mylapore, Velachery, Shozhinganallur. T.sumathy (alias) Thamizhachi Thangapandian led in 6 of them on EVM votes.

Who has won Chennai South in past Lok Sabha elections?

2024: T.sumathy (alias) Thamizhachi Thangapandian (DMK); 2019: T.sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian (DMK); 2014: Dr. J. Jayavardhan (AIADMK); 2009: Rajendran C (AIADMK).

Is Chennai South a reserved Lok Sabha seat?

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

When is the next Lok Sabha election for Chennai South?

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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