Constituency
377. Madras Central
Community mirrorTamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 2004
IN-MADRAS-CENTRAL
DMK 61.7%won by 26.2%AIADMK 35.5%
What changed here
DerivedDravida Munnetra Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin widened from 22.2% to 26.2%.
- Safe seatDravida Munnetra Kazhagam won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
10,45,260
Turnout
49.1%
Valid votes
5,12,820
Margin
1,34,178
26.16%
Candidates
23 contested · winner DMK- 1DAYANIDHI MARANDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK3,16,32961.7%
- 2BALAGANGA N.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK1,82,15135.5%
- 3VENKATESAN GJanahitha Paksha · JP2,8960.6%
- 4SAGUL HAMEEDHUBahujan Samaj Party · BSP2,1640.4%
- 5MOHAMED ANSARE, PIndependent · IND1,4330.3%
- 6BHEEMA RAO. B RIndependent · IND1,1010.2%
- 7FAROUK MOHAMED. M SIndependent · IND8580.2%
- 8MOHAMMED ALI JINNA, JIndependent · IND7720.2%
- 9ARUNTHATHI JAIGANESH(ALIAS) JAIGANESH. SIndependent · IND5370.1%
- 10MEENAKSHISUNDARAM, S PIndependent · IND5010.1%
- 11KUMARESH, N.Independent · IND4420.1%
- 12KALAIAZHAGAN A.Independent · IND4130.1%
- 13RAVICHANDRAN K S.Independent · IND3870.1%
- 14KUMAR, KIndependent · IND3840.1%
- 15DURAIRAJ, JIndependent · IND3420.1%
- 16GOPINATH, DIndependent · IND3260.1%
- 17DALITKUDIMAHAN, T D K.(ALIAS) DAYA. KRISHNAMURTHY, T.Independent · IND2930.1%
- 18VASANTHA, ( TMT.) L.Independent · IND2890.1%
- 19SUDHARSAN. M SIndependent · IND2810.1%
- 20KIRUBANANDAM, S N.Independent · IND2690.1%
- 21RAVIKUMAR, K G.Independent · IND2270.0%
- 22VIJAYASEKAR, DIndependent · IND2240.0%
- 23GOVINDARAJAN, A.Independent · IND2010.0%
Since 1999
Derived- Winner then
- DMK
- Winner now
- DMK
- DMK–AIADMK swing
- +4.0%
- DMK share
- 59.0% → 61.7%
- AIADMK share
- 36.8% → 35.5%
- Turnout
- 48.5% → 49.1%