Parliamentary Elections 2009 » Chennai Central

Candidate Affidavits

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:42:34 +0000

Election Commission has uploaded the affidavits filed by the candidates contesting in Tamil Nadu.

The affidavits can be accessed at the following links:

Tamil Nadu (all Constituencies)
http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/ECI/Affidavits/S22/GE/PCList.htm
Click on constituency name to view the candidates list.

Chennai North
http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/ECI/Affidavits/S22/GE/2/PC2CANDIDATE.htm

Chennai South
http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/ECI/Affidavits/S22/GE/3/PC3CANDIDATE.htm

Chennai Central
http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/ECI/Affidavits/S22/GE/4/PC4CANDIDATE.htm

Click on the name of the individual Candidates to view the affidavits. Some are in WORD DOCUMENT format while some are in PDF format and some as JPEG files.

Also check out www.myneta.info They are collating the information available across candidates & constituencies in a single place. (For Tamil Nadu, the update is under process).

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FINAL CANDIDATE LIST

admin — Wed, 06 May 2009 10:50:22 +0000

The final list of Candidates has been uploaded by Election Commission. The list of Candidates for the 3 Chennai Constituencies are as below:

2-Chennai North

S.No	Name	Sex	Party Affiliation
1	ELANGOVAN T.K.S	M	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2	SANTHASHRINI J.O.R	F	Bahujan Samaj Party
3	TAMILISAISOUNDARARAJAN	F	Bharatiya Janata Party
4	PANDIAN. D	M	Communist Party of India
5	ANANDHU.K	M	Lok Jan Shakti Party
6	SATHISH KUMAR. K.P	M	Makkal Manadu Katchi
7	PALANIMOSES. N	M	Pachai Kudi Makkal Katchi
8	MOHAMMED ABDULLAH	M	Republican Party of India (A)
9	YUVARAJ. V	M	Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
10	ARUMUGAM. K	M	Independent
11	ANANDARAJ.G	M	Independent
12	KADHIRAVAN. M	M	Independent
13	GIRIRAJ.D	M	Independent
14	SANKAR.K	M	Independent
15	SATHISH.C	M	Independent
16	SATHISH. T.P	M	Independent
17	SARAVANAN.M	M	Independent
18	SIVAKUMAR.V	M	Independent
19	THEYAGARAJAN.V	M	Independent
20	DEEPA	F	Independent
21	NIRMAL KUMAR.A	M	Independent
22	BHASKARAN.V ALIAS AAVIN V.BHASKARAN	M	Independent
23	MARIMUTHU.P	M	Independent
24	RAMESH.D	M	Independent
25	RAJARAM.R	M	Independent
26	RUDRAMOORTHY.M	M	Independent
27	VINOBHAGANDHI.C.H	M	Independent
28	ZEENATH UNNISSA BEGUM.M.B.	F	Independent
29	JAYACHANDRAN.K.	M	Independent

3-Chennai South

S.No		Name	Sex	Party Affiliation
1	RAJENDRAN C		M	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2	GANESAN LA		M	Bharatiya Janata Party
3	BHARATHY R.S.		M	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
4	GOPINATH V		M	Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
5	SATHIYASEELAN M		M	Lok Jan Shakti Party
6	MOHANRAJ J		M	Jebamani Janata
7	RAVINDRA DASS R		M	Kamarajar Deseeya Congress
8	RAJAMANITHAR S.J.		M	Pachai Kudi Makkal Katchi
9	VENKATARAMAN N.S.		M	Desia Pathukappu Kazhagam
10	JAYARAMAN S		M	Shivsena
11	JYOTHI G.M.		F	Pyramid Party of India
12	ASWATHAMAN K		M	Independent
13	IRUDAYADASS A		M	Independent
14	ELANGOVAN K		M	Independent
15	KARTHIKEYAN G		M	Independent
16	GIRIRAJAN M		M	Independent
17	CHRISTHUDASS N		M	Independent
18	KUMAR V.A		M	Independent
19	CHANDRA SEKARAN R		M	Independent
20	CHANDRAN K		M	Independent
21	SHANMUGA SUNDARAM P.T		M	Independent
22	SHANMUGARAJ V		M	Independent
23	SAMPATH KUMAR S		M	Independent
24	SARATH BABU E		M	Independent
25	ZIAUDDEN N		M	Independent
26	SRINIVASAN V.R		M	Independent
27	SUNDAR J		M	Independent
28	SURESH KUMAR M		M	Independent
29	TANMAY		M	Independent
30	TAMIL SELVAN M		M	Independent
31	DEVADOSS KUPPAL G		M	Independent
32	PALANI S.P.		M	Independent
33	BALA KRISHNAN M		M	Independent
34	BALASUBRAMANIAN V		M	Independent
35	BALAN B		M	Independent
36	MAHALINGAM J.S.		M	Independent
37	MATHIKKARASU P		M	Independent
38	MANIVANNAN C		M	Independent
39	RAMASWAMY @ TRAFFIC RAMASWAMY		M	Independent
40	RAJA L.D		M	Independent
41	RAJENDRAN V		M	Independent
42	VEERAMANI S		M	Independent
43	VENKATESAN D		M	Independent

4-Chennai central

S.No		Name	Sex	Party Affiliation
1	DAYANIDHI MARAN		M	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2	MOGAMED ALI JINNAH S.M.K.		M	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
3	YUNIS KHAN.AY		M	Bahujan Samaj Party
4	GANGADURAI.G		M	Jebamani Janata
5	THOMAS.T.JACOB		M	Youth And Students Party
6	NAHAMANI.J		M	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
7	RANGGANATHAN.V		M	Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Mazdoor Morcha
8	RAMANA REDDY.K.V		M	Kamarajar Deseeya Congress
9	RAMAKARISHNAN.V.V		M	Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
10	RAAJ RAMCHAND		M	Shivsena
11	VASU.S		M	Samajwadi Party
12	VIJAYAKUMAR		M	Pyramid Party of India
13	VISWANATHAN.E		M	Makkal Manadu Katchi
14	HYDER ALI.S		M	Manithaneya Makkal Katchi
15	ARASAKUMAR.M.S		M	Independent
16	ARIVUDAINAMBI.N		M	Independent
17	ANEES HUSSAIN.H		M	Independent
18	RAVIKUMAR.T		M	Independent
19	UDAYAKUMAR		M	Independent
20	GIRIJA SHANKER.R		F	Independent
21	KRISHNAN.P.R		M	Independent
22	GUNASEKARAN.M		M	Independent
23	SIVAKUMAR.S		M	Independent
24	SENTHIL.P		M	Independent
25	TEACKRAJ.D		M	Independent
26	DHAMODHARAN.T		M	Independent
27	PARIMALAM.V		M	Independent
28	PRABU.V		M	Independent
29	MANI.G		M	Independent
30	MARIMUTHU.E		M	Independent
31	MOHAMED ALI		M	Independent
32	MOHAMED ALI ZINNA.A		M	Independent
33	MOHAN.K		M	Independent
34	RAJAKUMAR.S		M	Independent
35	LOGANATHAN.V		M	Independent
36	WILSON PAUL.S		M	Independent
37	SRIDHAR.S		M	Independent

The Profiles of the Candidates will be updated shortly.

Chennai Voter List in English

admin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:36:55 +0000

Election Commission, Tamil Nadu has released the Voter List for Chennai in English.

Use the link to view the list:
http://elections.tn.nic.in/pdfs/dt2eng.htm

Election Observers

admin — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:16:42 +0000

Election Observers for the State of Tamil Nadu have been announced.

The election observers are each alloted 2 assembly constituency in a parliamentary constituency. The observers appointed for Chennai Constituencies are as below:

S. No.	Parliamentary Constituency	Observer Name/ G.Code	State	Assembly Constituency Assigned
1	Chennai North	Sunil Kumar IAS (9989)	C.G.	10.Tiruvottiyur 11.Dr.Radhakrishnan Nagar
2		K.M.Bali IRS (9234)		12.Perambur 17.Royapuram
3		B.L.Shukla IFS (10039)	G.J.	13.Kolathur 15.Thiru.Vi.Ka.Nagar
4	Chennai South	Anjali Prasad IAS (93)	U.L.	26.Velacherry 27.Sholinganallur
5		K. Sathiya Vasan IAS (5803)	W.B.	23.Saidapet 25.Mylapore
6		Mihir Kumar IC & CES (9433)		24.T.Nagar 22.Virugambakkam
7	Chennai Central	Veena Ghanekar IAS (2275)	M.P.	16.Egmore 20.Thousand Lights
8		C.M.Shivakumar IFS (947)	H.Y.	14.Villivakkam 21.Anna Nagar
9		Abhay Tayal IRS (9176)		18.Harbour 19.Chepauk & Thiruvallikeni

Candidates Contesting in the Constituency

admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:37:06 +0000

Update on 29/Apr: Election Commission has announced that a total of 824 Candidates are in fray in the 39 Parliamentary Constituencies in Tamil Nadu. The final figures for Chennai Constituencies are as below:

Chennai North – 29 Candidates

Chennai Central – 37 Candidates

Chennai South – 44 Candidates

UPDATED LIST – http://elections2009.pathipagam.com/chennainorth/final-candidate-list/

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Chennai Constituencies Candidates are as below:

Constituency	Candidate	Party	Remarks
Chennai North	T.K.S. Elangovan	DMK	New Candidate. DMK Organising Secretary & Spokesperson
	D. Pandian	CPI	CPI State Secretary. Represented the Constituency from 1989 till 1996
	Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan	BJP	BJP State General Secretary
	V. Yuvaraj	DMDK
Chennai Central	Dayanidhi Maran	DMK	Sitting MP in same Constituency
	S.M.K.Mohamedali Jenna	AIADMK	AIADMK’s south Chennai minority wing secretary
	V.V.Ramakrishnan	DMDK
	Yunis Khan	BSP
	S. Hyder Ali	MMK	New Party. Candidate is General Secretary of TMMK
Chennai South	R.S.Bharathi	DMK	New Candidate. Currently Chairperson, Alandur Municipality DMK Legal Wing Secretary
	S.Rajendran	AIADMK	New Candidate.
	L Ganesh	BJP	BJP State President
	Dr. R.Sridharan	BSP
	E Sarath Babu	Independent	IIM A Graduate, Owner, Foodking
	“Traffic” Ramaswamy	Independent	One of the Most Vocal Public Welfare Activist. Has initiated numerous litigations against the corrupt activities of Govt. officials & elected representatives.
Others Constituencies near Chennai
Sriperambathur	T.R.Baalu	DMK	Current MP from Chennai South
	A.K.Moorthy	PMK	Former Minister for State for Railways
	M. Arunsubramani	DMDK
	B. Rajappa	BSP
Thiruvallur	Gayathri Sreedharan	DMK	New Candidate.
	Dr P Venugopal	AIADMK
	R.Suresh	DMDK
	Anandan	BSP

Will be updated as Parties announce/change their Candidates. (updated on 28/Apr)
Awaiting official upload of Candidate list & respective affidavits at Election Commission Website.

Previous Election Results

admin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:04:35 +0000

Chennai Central – A DMK stronghold. DMK has won 6 out of 9 times since 1977 till 2004 including the last 4 consecutive elections.

Results from the Last elections in 2004 are as below:

Voters (in ‘000)	Voter Turnout
512.82	49.06%
Winning Candidate	% of Votes Polled	Party
Dayanidhi Maran	61.68%	DMK

Runner-up	% of Votes Polled	Party
Balaganga N	35.52%	AIADMK

The 2006 Assembly election results of the constituent Assembly Constituencies are as below:

Assembly Constituency	Voters (in ‘000)	Voter Turnout	Winning Party	% of Votes Polled	Runner-up Party	% of Votes Polled	Previous Winner
Villivakkam	611.25	64.95%	DMK	45.63%	AIADMK	40.70%	DMK
Egmore	79.33	64.86%	DMK	48.48%	MDMK	40.31%	DMK
Harbour	60.01	57.09%	DMK	44.24%	MDMK	43.55%	DMK
Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni	New
Thousand Lights	108.30	63.89%	DMK	46.00%	AIADMK	43.72%	DMK
Anna Nagar	217.24	61.57%	DMK	46.20%	MDMK	40.48%	DMK
OLD ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES
Chepauk	67.08	63.73%	DMK	50.96%	IND	38.25%	DMK
Triplicane	85.51	64.52%	AIADMK	47.25%	DMK	44.01%	DMK

NOTE: Delimitation excercise has change the boundaries of the Assembly Constituencies.

Issues Facing My Constituency

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:22:15 +0000

Use this to list down all the issues you would like to bring to the notice of the Candidates in particular and public in general.

Anything public issue related to your constituency in particular or of state/national importance can be included here.

Know Your Constituency

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:46:46 +0000

Chennai Central Parliamentary Constituency is spread over 6 Assembly Constituencies in the Central Part of the City of Chennai.

The Assembly Constituencies and the area they cover are listed below:

AC No.	Assembly Constituency Name	Areas Covered
14	Villivakkam	Chennai Corporation – Ward No.55 to 58, 63, 64
16	Egmore	Chennai Corporation – Ward No.42,45 to 47, 61, 71, 72, 100 to 106
18	Harbour	Chennai Corporation – Ward No.23 to 30, 43, 44, 48, 49, 80
19	Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni	Chennai Corporation – Ward No.79, 81 to 93, 95, 111
20	Thousand Lights	Chennai Corporation – Ward No.76 to 78,107 to 110, 112 to 114, 118
21	Anna Nagar	Chennai Corporation – Ward No.66 to 70,73 to 75

The Returning Officer for this constituency is the Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai

Know Your MP

admin — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:43:09 +0000

The sitting MP for Chennai Central Constituency is Shri. Dayanidhi Maran.

Details as below:

Party Name            Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK)
Father’s Name         Late Shri Murasoli Maran
Mother’s Name        Smt. Mallika Maran
Date of Birth             05.12.1966
Place of Birth           Kumbakonam, Distt. Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)
Marital Status          Married
Date of Marriage     26 Aug 1994
Spouse’s Name        Smt. Priya Dayanidhi Maran
No. of Sons               1
No.of Daughters     1
Educational Qualifications     B.A. (Economics)
Educated at Loyola College, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)

Address 18, Gopalapuram, 2nd Street,
Chennai – 600 086 (Tamil Nadu)
(044) 28122222,
Fax 28112255

Position Held 2004 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
May 2004 -13 May 2007 Union Cabinet Minister, Communications and Information Technology

Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Contributed several editorials to Kungumam – a Tamil Weekly; and assocaited with print media and information technology for the last 13 years

Sports and Clubs Golf, cricket, tennis and snookers

Countries Visited Widely travelled

Other Information Participated in various Business and Management programmes; and also attended Owner/President Management Programme, Harvard University, USA