Thursday, 12 November 2026
Lok Sabha · Parliamentary constituency 3 of Tamil Nadu

Chennai South

GeneralTamil NaduPC 3
20.23LElectors · 2024
10.84LVotes to candidates
54.3%Turnout
6Assembly segments
Elected in the 2024 Lok Sabha election

T.Sumathy (Alias) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

DMK · Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
5.17L
Votes
47.0%
Vote share
2.26L
Margin
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Election history · 2009 → 2024

Lok Sabha results since delimitation

Contests since the 2008 delimitation. Earlier elections used different boundaries and are not compared.

Year
Winner & runner-up
Vote %
Margin
2024
T.Sumathy (Alias) Thamizhachi Thangapandian DMK
def. Dr.Tamilisai Soundararajan (BJP)
47.0%
2.26L
2019
T.Sumathy (A) Thamizhachi Thangapandian DMK
def. Dr.J.JAYAVARDHAN (AIADMK)
50.2%
2.62L
2014
Dr. J. Jayavardhan AIADMK
def. T.K.S.Elangovan (DMK)
40.6%
1.36L
2009
Rajendran C AIADMK
def. Bharathy R.S. (DMK)
42.4%
32,935

2024 vote share

DMK T.Sumathy (Alias) Thamizhachi Thangapandian47.0%
BJP Dr.Tamilisai Soundararajan26.4%
AIADMK Dr.J.Jayavardhan15.7%
Others (38 candidates)9.4%

Source: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity). NOTA excluded.

Source: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity); TCPD Lok Dhaba, Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University.

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41 candidates

Every candidate, 2024

#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1T.Sumathy (Alias) Thamizhachi ThangapandianDravida Munnetra Kazhagam5,16,62847.00%
2Dr.Tamilisai SoundararajanBharatiya Janata Party2,90,68326.44%
3Dr.J.JayavardhanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1,72,49115.69%
4S.TamilchelviNaam Tamilar Katchi83,9727.64%
5M.G.RamuJebamani Janata3,5340.32%
6M.AzarutheenIndependent1,8120.16%
7G.P. RobertBahujan Samaj Party1,5990.15%
8R.RavichandranIndependent8350.08%
9S.ManimaranIndependent8030.07%
10Farmer Jayaraman. S.K.JDesiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi7920.07%
11A.K.D. EllappanMahathma Makkal Munnetra Kazhakam7610.07%
12K.KannanIndependent6250.06%
13Balaji. G. MangaduAravor Munnetra Kazhagam5890.05%
14R.KanchanaTamizhaga Murpokku Makkal Katchi5660.05%
15Kuttimani. SVeerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi5650.05%
16Sasi RekhaNaadaalum Makkal Katchi5590.05%
17P. Satheesh KumarIndependent5210.05%
18P.SekarThakkam Katchi4350.04%
19R.YogeshwaranIndependent4260.04%
20J. SathishIndependent4180.04%
21V.P. RavikkaranIndependent3730.03%
22A.PonnuduraiIndependent3620.03%
23N.V.DamodaranNational Maha Sabha Party3430.03%
24M.MunuswamyViro Ke Vir Indian Party3300.03%
25Karthik MurthyIndependent3150.03%
26V.P.SureshIndependent2890.03%
27E.RameshIndependent2700.02%
28R.BalajiIndependent2640.02%
29Dinesh Kumar. BIndependent2530.02%
30A.BabuIndependent2460.02%
31Dayalan. RIndependent2420.02%
32Vijirathinam. MIndependent2370.02%
33V.SivakumarIndependent2170.02%
34Murugan. PIndependent1820.02%
35G.RameshbabuIndependent1790.02%
36S.RajasekaranIndependent1780.02%
37N.NarayanaswamyIndependent1750.02%
38R.DevendranIndependent1680.02%
39Parthiban. SIndependent1660.02%
40I. DavidsinghIndependent1510.01%
41E RavendranIndependent1140.01%

Source: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity). NOTA votes are not listed.

About this data

Villages & boundaries

We place 0 villages in Chennai South — by their own map location where we have it, otherwise from where most mapped villages of the same mandal fall. Villages with too little evidence are left out rather than guessed. Open any assembly segment above to see its villages.

Boundaries: Lok Sabha boundaries, 2024 (Arun Ganesh / planemad).

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