The Lok Sabha constituency Chennai South is one of three constituencies in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 3 of 39. It was formerly known as Madras South. It was created in 1957 through bifurcation of Madras Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the most populous parliamentary constituencies in South India.
| Chennai South | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
Chennai South constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Assembly constituencies | Virugampakkam Saidapet Thiyagarayanagar Mylapore Velachery Shozhinganallur |
| Established | 1957–present |
| Total electors | 21,83,315 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent Thamizhachi Thangapandian | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2024 Lok Sabha election |
Assembly segments
After 2009
After delimitation, Chennai South consists of following constituencies
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Virugampakkam | None | Chennai | DMK | DMK | ||
| 23 | Saidapet | None | |||||
| 24 | Thiyagarayanagar | None | |||||
| 25 | Mylapore | None | |||||
| 26 | Velachery | None | INC | ||||
| 27 | Shozhinganallur | None | DMK | ||||
Before 2009
Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
- Triplicane (defunct)
- Mylapore
- Saidapet
- Alandur (moved to Sriperumpudhur)
- Tambaram (moved to Sriperumpudhur)
- Chennai
- List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
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