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Chennai Central

Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has won it 2 times in a row, holding it since 2019. It changed hands 2 times between 2009 and 2024.

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Results, 2009–2024

YearWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnout
2024Dayanidhi MaranDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (INDIA), 4,13,848 votesVinojBharatiya Janata Party, 1,69,159 votes2,44,68934.0%54.2%
2019Dayanidhi MaranDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (UPA), 4,48,911 votesSam Paul. S.R.Pattali Makkal Katchi, 1,47,391 votes3,01,52039.1%59.0%
2014S.R. VijayakumarAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, 3,33,296 votesDayanidhi MaranDravida Munnetra Kazhagam, 2,87,455 votes45,8415.8%61.4%
2009Dayanidhi MaranDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (UPA), 2,85,783 votesMogamed Ali Jinnah S.M.K.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, 2,52,329 votes33,4545.5%61.0%

Source: Election Commission of India statistical reports (2009–2019 via the India Data Portal). Seat names follow the current ECI spelling.