Parliament Election 2009 GEN
Dravida Munetra Kazhagam
Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency
In the 2009 Lok Sabha election, Dayanidhi Maran of Dravida Munetra Kazhagam secured victory in the Chennai Central constituency (Tamil Nadu) with a margin of 33,454 votes.
Out of 1,000,705 registered electors, 610,372 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 61.00%. A total of 37 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.
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