Constituency
377. Madras Central
Community mirrorTamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1999
IN-MADRAS-CENTRAL
DMK 59.0%won by 22.2%AIADMK 36.8%
What changed here
DerivedDravida Munnetra Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin widened from 12.3% to 22.2%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
12,75,067
Turnout
48.5%
Valid votes
6,17,900
Margin
1,36,949
22.16%
Candidates
18 contested · winner DMK- 1Murasoli MaranDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK3,64,56559.0%
- 2Abdul Latheef, M.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK2,27,61636.8%
- 3Janaki Ammal, R. (Tmt)Puthiya Tamilagam · PT5,0460.8%
- 4Loganathan, V.G.Independent · IND3,8150.6%
- 5Ranganathan, S.Independent · IND3,5610.6%
- 6Dominic Savio, M.Independent · IND2,6130.4%
- 7Sudarson, M.S.SPSP · SPSP2,2000.4%
- 8Subbu, A.P.S.Nationalist Congress Party · NCP1,8140.3%
- 9Santhosh Kumar, Dr.N.Independent · IND1,6200.3%
- 10Ambeth Venkatesh, B.Independent · IND8870.1%
- 11BalasamiAJBP · AJBP8130.1%
- 12Anavarathan, A.Independent · IND7780.1%
- 13Rajasheakar, S.DTMK · DTMK5670.1%
- 14Arumugam, A.Independent · IND5000.1%
- 15Ganesan, R.Independent · IND4280.1%
- 16Asan Meeran, M.Independent · IND4190.1%
- 17Arumugam, J.Independent · IND3500.1%
- 18Ramachanthiran, S.Independent · IND3080.0%
Since 1998
Derived- Winner then
- DMK
- Winner now
- DMK
- DMK–AIADMK swing
- +9.8%
- DMK share
- 51.7% → 59.0%
- AIADMK share
- 39.4% → 36.8%
- Turnout
- 48.2% → 48.5%