Dayanidhi Maran makes easy victory in Central Chennai Lok Sabha constituency

DMK candidate Dayanidhi Maran made victory over his opponent with a difference of 3,00,000 votes in Central Chennai Lok Sabha constituency. With a total of 13.16 lakh voters, Central Chennai is one of the smallest constituencies in India. It has recorded 57.86% turnout.

Though the DMK had won the Central Chennai LS seat seven times, the AIADMK registered its first win here in the 2014 Parliamentary polls when its candidate S R Vijayakumar defeated Maran with a margin of close to 50,000 votes.

In the opposition front, the AIADMK decided to allot the seat to one of its allies PMK, which has fielded entrepreneur Sam Paul. The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) on the other hand, allotted the seat to its only alliance partner SDPI, which has fielded its state president Tehlan Baqavi.

Kamal Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam has fielded Kameela Nasser. Seeman’s Naam Tamilar Katchi too, hoped to make a mark. The pro-Tamil outfit has fielded Dr Karthikeyan as its candidate.