Chennai Central
Constituency No. 4 · General
Assembly segments in this district
- Egmore
- Harbour
- Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni
- Thousand Lights
- Anna Nagar
- Virugampakkam
Chennai District
Tamil Nadu
Chennai district is one of the districts of Tamil Nadu. Its administrative headquarters is at Chennai. It covers 426 sq km and had a population of 71,39,630 at the 2011 census, a density of 16,760 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 16 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Chennai
Area
426 sq km
Population
71.40 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
16,760 /km²
Literacy Rate
90.18%
Sex Ratio
989
per 1,000 males
Chennai District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Chennai district.
Total Population
71.40 Lakh
Male Population
36.14 Lakh
Female Population
35.26 Lakh
Rural Population
0
Urban Population
71.40 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
12.01 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
18,200
Literacy Rate
90.18%
Population Density
16,760 /km²
Sex Ratio
989
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 93.7%Female literacy 86.64%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Chennai district.
16
Tehsils
0
Blocks
0
Nyay Panchayats
0
Gram Panchayats
0
Villages
- Headquarters
- Chennai
- Languages
- Tamil, English, Telugu, Hindi
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 13.08° N, 80.27° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Chennai
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Chennai
(16)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 11
JE
JJ Ebenezer
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
No. 12
RS
RD Sekar
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
No. 13
MS
M. K. Stalin
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
No. 14
AV
A. Vetriazhagan
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
No. 15
PS
P. Sivakumar
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
No. 16 · Chennai Central
IP
I. Paranthamen
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
No. 17
IM
iDream R. Murthy
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
No. 18 · Chennai Central
PB
P. K. Sekar Babu
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
No. 19 · Chennai Central
US
Udhayanidhi Stalin
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
No. 20 · Chennai Central
DN
Dr. Ezhilan Naganathan
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
No. 21 · Chennai Central
MM
MK Mohan
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
No. 22 · Chennai Central
AR
AMV Prabhakara Raja
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
No. 23
MS
Ma. Subramanian
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
No. 24
JK
J. Karunanithi
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
No. 25
TV
T. Velu
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
No. 26
JM
JM Hassen Maulana
Indian National Congress
MLA
Your Representatives from Chennai
(17)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Chennai district.
- JEJJ EbenezerDravida Munnetra KazhagamMLADr. Radhakrishnan Nagar · No. 11
- RSRD SekarDravida Munnetra KazhagamMLAPerambur · No. 12
- MSM. K. StalinDravida Munnetra KazhagamMLAKolathur · No. 13
- AVA. VetriazhaganDravida Munnetra KazhagamMLAVillivakkam · No. 14
- PSP. SivakumarDravida Munnetra KazhagamMLAThiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar · No. 15
- IPI. ParanthamenDravida Munnetra KazhagamMLAEgmore · No. 16
- IMiDream R. MurthyDravida Munnetra KazhagamMLARoyapuram · No. 17
- PBP. K. Sekar BabuDravida Munnetra KazhagamMLAHarbour · No. 18
- USUdhayanidhi StalinDravida Munnetra KazhagamMLAChepauk-Thiruvallikeni · No. 19
- DNDr. Ezhilan NaganathanDravida Munnetra KazhagamMLAThousand Lights · No. 20
- MMMK MohanDravida Munnetra KazhagamMLAAnna Nagar · No. 21
- ARAMV Prabhakara RajaDravida Munnetra KazhagamMLAVirugampakkam · No. 22
- MSMa. SubramanianDravida Munnetra KazhagamMLASaidapet · No. 23
- JKJ. KarunanithiDravida Munnetra KazhagamMLATiyagarayanagar · No. 24
- TVT. VeluDravida Munnetra KazhagamMLAMylapore · No. 25
- JMJM Hassen MaulanaIndian National CongressMLAVelachery · No. 26
Election History
Lok SabhaChennai Central · No. 4
- 202418th Lok SabhaDMKDayanidhi MaranVotes 4,15,893Vote share 55.81%Margin 2,44,689
- 1. Dayanidhi Maran · DMK4,15,893 (55.81%)
- 2. Vinoj P. Selvam · BJP1,71,204 (22.97%)
- 3. B. Parthasarathy · Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam72,016 (9.66%)
- 4. Dr. R. Karthikeyan · Naan Tamilar Katchi46,010 (6.17%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaDMKDayanidhi MaranVotes 4,48,493Vote share 57.15%Margin 3,01,520
- 1. Dayanidhi Maran · DMK4,48,493 (57.15%)
- 2. S. R. Samraj · PMK1,46,973 (18.73%)
- 3. Kameela Nasser · MNTM92,249 (11.76%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamS. R. VijayakumarVotes 3,33,296Vote share 41.84%Margin 45,841
- 1. S. R. Vijayakumar · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam3,33,296 (41.84%)
- 2. Dayanidhi Maran · DMK2,87,455 (36.08%)
- 3. J. Constandine Ravindran · Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam1,14,798 (14.41%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
Tamil Nadu
State
Chennai
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 4
16 Assembly
No. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
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Chennai District at a Glance
- State
- Tamil Nadu
- Headquarters
- Chennai
- Area
- 426 sq km
- Population
- 71.40 Lakh
- Population density
- 16,760 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 989 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 90.18%
- Languages
- Tamil, English, Telugu, Hindi
- Tehsils
- 16
- Blocks
- 0
- Gram panchayats
- 0
- Villages
- 0
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 16
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Tamil Nadu
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.