Elections IN CHENNAI SOUTH (TAMIL NADU)

Anandharaj.N

 

CHENNAI: Forty-two candidates are in the fray from Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency, which has always witnessed maximum number of contestants for general elections.

While 43 contestants locked horns for the same seat in the 2009 polls, 35 crossed swords in the 2004 elections, the highest number both times for any Lok Sabha constituency in the country, according to Election Commission of India statistics.

"Chennai South generally receives lot of nominations. As of now, I can say it has 42 candidates, the maximum in the state. But the national scene will be known only after the last phase, since electoral process is still going on in other states," Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Kumar said.

Election Commission is planning to have one main control unit and three EVMs for each of the polling stations in Chennai South constituency, he said. While two of the EVMs would have 16 candidates, one EVM would have names of 10 candidates and the None of the Above Option (NOTA),he said.

Chennai South has sent political icons like former Union Finance Minister T T Krishnamachari, DMK founder and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C N Annadurai and former President R Venkataraman to the Lok Sabha.

While former Union Minister and DMK leader T R Baalu has won this seat for four consecutive terms between 1996 and 2004, his party colleague Murasoli Maran won the seat twice in 1967 and 1971.

Former President Venkataraman won the seat twice in 1977 and 1980 once each from Congress and Congress (Indira) respectively while actress and danseuse Vyjayanthimala Bali won twice in 1984 and 1989.

Of the 15 times since 1952, the Chennai South constituency went for polls, DMK won the seat eight times, Congress four, AIADMK two and Congress (Indira) one.

According to the statistics of the ECI, the maximum number of candidates in any constituency for any election in the country was at Modakurichi Assembly Constituency of Tamil Nadu in 1996, in which 1,033 candidates contested and the Election Commission was forced to give the ballot papers in the form of a booklet.

Loksabha 2014

Election Summary

HIGHLIGHTS OF CANDIDATES

Total number of constituencies=543

Total candidates analyzed by NEW = 7562

Candidates with declared criminal cases = 1279 (17%)

Candidates with declared serious criminal cases = 797 (11%)

Crorepati candidates = 2038 (27%)

Candidates who are graduate or above = 3674 (49%)

Candidates who have not declared PAN = 2163 (29%)

Total women candidates = 592 (8%)

Total candidates who have filed ITR = 3452 (46%)

List of Candidates - CHENNAI SOUTH:TAMIL NADU (Comparison Chart of Party Candidates)

Candidate            Party      Criminal Cases    Education            Age        Total Assets        Liabilities

(Kuppal)G.Devadoss         IND        0             8th Pass               61           Rs 36,30,000

~ 36 Lacs+           Rs 8,50,000

~ 8 Lacs+

A. Irudayadass    IND        0             Graduate             53           Rs 5,51,640

~ 5 Lacs+             Rs 0

~

A. Jaiganesh        Lok Satta Party   0             Graduate             29           Rs 58,55,905

~ 58 Lacs+           Rs 0

~

A. Magesh           IND        0             Graduate             31           Rs 68,94,841

~ 68 Lacs+           Rs 66,500

~ 66 Thou+

B. Kumar Sri Sri   IND        0             Not Given            37           Rs 50,000

~ 50 Thou+          Rs 0

~

Bhavani Janakiram           IND        0             Post Graduate    57           Rs 4,25,000

~ 4 Lacs+             Rs 3,50,000

~ 3 Lacs+

Colonel Kadar Basha        IND        0             Others   71           Rs 99,91,131

~ 99 Lacs+           Rs 0

~

Dr. J. Jayavardhan            AIADMK               0             Graduate Professional     26           Rs 3,39,59,072

~ 3 Crore+           Rs 1,09,81,100

~ 1 Crore+

Ganesan S           SUCI(C) 0             Graduate Professional     57           Rs 3,29,01,000

~ 3 Crore+           Rs 0

~

J.S. Mahalingam               IND        0             Graduate Professional     53           Rs 1,42,321

~ 1 Lacs+             Rs 0

~

Jahir Hussain. M AAP        0             10th Pass             47           Rs 1,50,40,363

~ 1 Crore+           Rs 13,32,793

~ 13 Lacs+

Joseph Gunasekar            IND        0             Graduate Professional     41           Rs 23,25,000

~ 23 Lacs+           Rs 0

~

K. Mani JD(U)     0             5th Pass               61           Rs 27,23,000

~ 27 Lacs+           Rs 0

~

K.R.Ramaswamy@Traffic Ramaswamy    IND        0             Others   80           Rs 29,530

~ 29 Thou+          Rs 0

~

Kanthavel D        IND        0             8th Pass               37           Rs 2,46,000

~ 2 Lacs+             Rs 0

~

La.Ganesan         BJP         0             12th Pass             69           Rs 3,07,000

~ 3 Lacs+             Rs 0

~

Loganathan        IND        0             5th Pass               46           Rs 2,05,500

~ 2 Lacs+             Rs 0

~

M. Arumugam    IND        0             8th Pass               55           Rs 3,74,000

~ 3 Lacs+             Rs 0

~

M. Jayaraman    IND        0             Graduate             41           Rs 6,34,836

~ 6 Lacs+             Rs 0

~

Pon. Siva Kumar IND        0             Graduate             39           Rs 8,10,500

~ 8 Lacs+             Rs 4,70,000

~ 4 Lacs+

R. Kandasamy@Babu      Ambedkar Peoples Movement     0             8th Pass               47           Rs 3,51,747

~ 3 Lacs+             Rs 0

~

R. Ravichandran IND        0             5th Pass               48           Rs 6,60,000

~ 6 Lacs+             Rs 0

~

Rajini Nivetha     IND        0             12th Pass             43           Rs 1,51,457

~ 1 Lacs+             Rs 0

~

S. Balamurali      IND        0             Graduate             31           Rs 2,89,100

~ 2 Lacs+             Rs 0

~

S. Balu   IND        0             Graduate Professional     49           Rs 8,45,000

~ 8 Lacs+             Rs 2,63,732

~ 2 Lacs+

S. Charumathi     IND        0             8th Pass               39           Rs 8,50,000

~ 8 Lacs+             Rs 0

~

S. Devadoss        IND        0             12th Pass             49           Rs 25,000

~ 25 Thou+          Rs 0

~

S. Parthiban        IND        0             10th Pass             48           Rs 1,48,05,512

~ 1 Crore+           Rs 0

~

S. Pragasam        IND        0             Graduate Professional     40           Rs 1,09,02,944

~ 1 Crore+           Rs 0

~

S. Rajeshwari      IND        0             5th Pass               29           Nil          Rs 0

~

S. Seethalakshmi               Tamil Nadu Makkal Congress       0             Doctorate           45           Rs 41,80,000

~ 41 Lacs+           Rs 19,00,000

~ 19 Lacs+

S. Sesu Raj           IND        0             Others   44           Rs 5,00,000

~ 5 Lacs+             Rs 50,000

~ 50 Thou+

S. Veeramani      IND        0             Post Graduate    63           Rs 22,42,000

~ 22 Lacs+           Rs 0

~

S.S.Radhakrishnan            IND        0             Post Graduate    65           Rs 4,29,80,572

~ 4 Crore+           Rs 13,59,520

~ 13 Lacs+

S.V. Ramani        INC        0             Graduate             57           Rs 15,98,751

~ 15 Lacs+           Rs 2,55,309

~ 2 Lacs+

Shankar IND        0             Not Given            61           Rs 4,50,000

~ 4 Lacs+             Rs 0

~

T. Dhanasekar    National Organisation Congress  0             Graduate Professional     62           Rs 30,60,000

~ 30 Lacs+           Rs 0

~

T. Ponnusamy     IND        0             8th Pass               48           Rs 2,47,855

~ 2 Lacs+             Rs 0

~

T.K. Ramajayam IND        0             Graduate Professional     74           Rs 53,12,700

~ 53 Lacs+           Rs 0

~

T.K.S.Elangovan DMK      0             Post Graduate    59           Rs 2,04,82,886

~ 2 Crore+           Rs 6,75,903

~ 6 Lacs+

Thangaraj            IND        0             Graduate             26           Rs 25,500

~ 25 Thou+          Rs 0

~

V. Balaji               BSP        0             12th Pass             33           Rs 4,43,000

~ 4 Lacs+             Rs 0

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN

CHENNAI SOUTH (TAMIL NADU)

Party:AIADMK

S/o|D/o|W/o: Thiru. D. Jayakumar

Age: 26

Address: No. 10 Leith Castle South Street, Raja annamalaipuram, Santhome, Chennai 600028

Name Enrolled as Voter in: 25-Mylapore (Tamil Nadu) constituency , at Serial no 279 in Part no 210

Email:

Contact Number:9840387494

Self Profession:Medical Practitioner
Spouse Profession:House Surgron

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Assets & Liabilities

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Assets:Rs 3,39,59,072 ~3 Crore+

Liabilities:Rs 1,09,81,100~1 Crore+

Educational Details

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Graduate Professional

MBBS in 2010 from Ramachendra university

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T.K.S.ELANGOVAN

CHENNAI SOUTH (TAMIL NADU)

Party:DMK

S/o|D/o|W/o: T.K. Srinivasan

Age: 59

Address: Resident Of C 5, Lloyds Colony, Royapettah, Chennai 600014

Name Enrolled as Voter in: 19 Chepauk Tiruvallikeni (Tamil Nadu) constituency , at Serial no 63 in Part no 165

Email:tkselangovan@gmail.com

Contact Number:04428474040, 9444075882

Self Profession:Member Of Parliament
Spouse Profession:Bank Employee

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Assets & Liabilities

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Assets:Rs 2,04,82,886 ~2 Crore+

Liabilities:Rs 6,75,903 ~6 Lacs

LA.GANESAN

CHENNAI SOUTH (TAMIL NADU)

Party:BJP

S/o|D/o|W/o: Late Narayanan Lakshmi Raghavan Iyer

Age: 69

Address: Old No:37, New No:18, Postal Colony, 1st street, West Mambalam, Chennai-600033

Name Enrolled as Voter in: T. Nagar (Tamil Nadu) constituency , at Serial no 421 in Part no 172

Email:laganesan@gmail.com

Contact Number:9841433948 ; 914443512087

Self Profession:Social Worker
Spouse Profession:

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Assets:Rs 3,07,000 ~3 Lacs+

Liabilities:Nil

Educational Details

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12th Pass

Veeraraghavan High School, Tanjavur, (1960)

 

S.V. RAMANI

CHENNAI SOUTH (TAMIL NADU)

Party:INC

S/o|D/o|W/o: Natesan Srinivasan (Late)

Age: 57

Address: New No:10, Old No:18, Nagarjuna Nagar, 2nd Street, Rangarajapuram, Chennai-600024

Name Enrolled as Voter in: T.Nagar (Tamil Nadu) constituency , at Serial no 591 in Part no 113

Email:svramanni@gmail.com

Contact Number:9811383863, 9282166727

Self Profession:Management Consulting
Spouse Profession:Business

Assets & Liabilities

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Assets:Rs 15,98,751 ~15 Lacs+

Liabilities:Rs 2,55,309 ~2 Lacs+

Educational Details

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Graduate

B.Sc Electrical Engineering (Electronics) from Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi, Passed out in 1979

DMK has shifted its spokesman T K S Elangovan from Chennai North to South seat, hoping that he would fare well in the new constituency.

South Chennai comprises Virugambakkam, Saidapet, T Nagar, Mylapore, Velachery, Sholinganallur, Tambaram parts of which fall under IT corridor (Old Mahabalipuram Road) and Triplicane with a total electorate strength of about 11.62 lakh.

Though the seat remained a strong hold of DMK which had won eight times so far, AIADMK wrested it last time.

Some of the major issues that have been in the news are water scarcity and security of women. The ground water level has considerably reduced forcing many residents and IT companies to buy water from tanker lorries. Besides, safety of women working in IT companies in IT corridor has also come into sharp focus after the brutal murder and rape of an employee of a top IT company early this year.

“People have personally told me that ground water level is decreasing and it is becoming a major problem in some of the areas (in my constituency). I would also raise my voice for enhancing safety to women,” Elangovan told PTI.

“There are women who continuously work during nights. After the woman employee was raped and murdered in SIPCOT IT Park, many people said that shifts for working women should be between 9am and 5pm. But I am not for that. My priority is that women should be protected and their safety should be enhanced irrespective of what time they work,” he said.

Asked about BJP candidate Ganesan, he said the contest is between DMK and AIADMK.

“Even if BJP contests, there may be reduction of votes in AIADMK, but DMK votes will not get affected…,” Elangovan said.

On shifting his constituency from North Chennai to South Chennai, he said, “People of South Chennai know me well through my attendance (in Rajya Sabha) and through the issues taken by me (in Rajya Sabha). Moreover, my residence is in South Chennai constituency.”

Ganesan said he has set up a committee to address the issues faced by the locals.

“I have set up a committee to look after the continued…

Election campaign

AIADMK

AIADMK  add star power to campaign

In a star-push to its poll campaign, the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has roped in an assorted set of film and television personalities, who will tour Tamil Nadu from March 11.

A majority of the 20 star campaigners chosen by party leader Jayalalithaa have their roots in the film industry. Besides actor-turned-politicians R. Ramarajan, former MP, and C.R. Saraswathi, Chairperson, Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Board, the list included comedians Senthil, Gundu Kalyanam and Ponnambalam. Film director Nanjil P.C. Anbalagan, lyrist Muthulingam, actors Vindhya, Kuyili, and Anandraj were among others.

‘Vennira Aadai’ Nirmala, who recently joined the AIADMK, was introduced to Tamil cinema along with Ms. Jayalalithaa in the 1965 Tamil commercial hit ‘Vennira Aadai’. She had lost to Ms. Jayalalithaa in Bodi in 1989. Ms. Nirmala’s name also figures in the list of frontline speakers. Actor Singamuthu, who worked with popular comedian Vadivelu in several movies and later got into a bitter legal tangle with him, has been roped in to showcase the party’s achievements and seek votes for its candidates. Mr. Vadivelu had campaigned extensively for the DMK in the 2011 Assembly election. After the party suffered a debacle, the comedian, who then was at the peak of his career, was completely sidelined in the industry.

The party has also named fiery speaker Nanjil Sampath and former Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Minister Parithi Ilamvazhuthi, known for his sarcastic oratory. The party has directed poll committee teams formed in all the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies to extend support to these campaigners. Tamil Nadu has a history of politics that is entwined with the film industry and actors are known to draw a good crowd during election campaign.

 

‘This lady is better than Modi’

“Who is a better administrator? Is it Gujarat’s Modi or this Tamil Nadu lady?” asked Chief Minister and AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa, inviting, for the first time, a direct comparison between herself and the BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate.

As the crowd replied “Lady!” in one voice, Ms. Jayalalithaa thundered again, “Tamil Nadu’s lady is better than Gujarat’s Modi in providing better administration in all spheres of governance.”

‘More inclusive’

Winding up her over-a-month-long campaign for the Lok Sabha elections in Chennai, Ms. Jayalalithaa went on to say that as far as Human Development Indicators went, Tamil Nadu was way better. “Tamil Nadu’s growth story is much more inclusive, it is one in which the poor have a role to play,” she said, quoting statistics from Human Development Index.

Dip in crimes

Among the indicators she summoned to emphasise her point were infant mortality rate, maternal mortality rate, foodgrains production, industrial growth, foreign direct investment and beneficiaries under the public distribution system. In all these areas, Tamil Nadu was way ahead of Gujarat, and as far as crimes against women went, Tamil Nadu recorded a dip while Gujarat witnessed a 65 per cent increase, she added.

A change in government at the Centre was essential, she said, urging the electorate to strengthen her hands so that the AIADMK would be a part of the new government to safeguard the rights of Tamils. 

BJP

Modi attacks AIADMK, DMK for ignoring people's concern

Hitting back at AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa, BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Sunday charged the ruling party and its arch-rival DMK with showing no concern about the people and concentrating efforts to settle political scores whenever they were in power.

"Tamil Nadu was divided between AIADMK and DMK and people had no choice beyond them. They waste their time to finish off each other. When AIADMK is in power, it targets DMK and vice-versa. They are not worried about the welfare of the people," he charged at an election rally here.

His sharp attack on AIADMK came hours after Jayalalithaa surprised the saffron party with her first ever barb in her campaign, painting the BJP and Congress with the same brush on the issue of inter-state Cauvery water sharing.

The offensive came amid speculations in the state that Jayalalithaa, who has a good personal rapport with Modi, would be the natural ally of the NDA in the post election scenario and the persistent attack by Congress that AIADMK was the "B Team" of BJP.

Jayalalithaa's soft approach towards the BJP by not talking about it in her electioneering has attracted strong criticism by her political opponents including Congress leader P Chidambaram, who had described AIADMK as the B-Team of BJP.

However, slamming Congress, DMK and BJP for their "betrayal" of the state on the vexed river water dispute, Jayalalithaa today asked the electorate to give a firm drubbing to the candidates of all three parties, saying they should lose deposit.

Making a strong pitch for the NDA's six-party alliance in the state, Modi claimed it had emerged as the third alternative to the two major Dravidian parties and also a force to reckon with in the April 24 Lok Sabha polls.

"This alliance comprising DMDK and MDMK among others will bring in a new hope and confidence to the people of Tamil Nadu," he said promising to deliver on various issues concerning the state such as attacks on fishermen.

With Tamils living all over the world, including in Malayasia, Sri Lanka and Fiji, it should be a priority of the union government to take care of their well being, he said and promised to do so if a BJP-led Government assumes power after the elections.

He said a strong and determined government was the need of the hour as small countries like Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh were poking the country and they have to be met eye-on-eye and dealt with strongly.

DMK

Karunanidhi hits back at Modi over criticism of DMK Chennai: Joining issue with Narendra Modi over criticism of his party besides ruling AIADMK, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today said BJP leader's comments will only earn him the wrath of people of Tamil Nadu but remained tightlipped on Rajnikanth's praise for the Gujarat chief minister. DMK Chief Karunanidhi. PTI "He had launched his election campaign for the first time in Tamil Nadu. And he made a very nice statement. (He) needs no other reason to earn the wrath of the people of the state," Karunanidhi said in response to reporters' queries. The BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate had said arch rivals DMK and AIADMK settle political scores whenever they were in power. "They waste their time to finish off each other. When AIADMK is in power, it targets DMK and vice-versa. They are not worried about the welfare of the people," he had charged at an election rally here yesterday. On 'Superstar' Rajinikant's words of praise for Modi, describing him as an able administrator during the duo's meeting at the former's Poes Garden residence, Karunanidhi declined to say anything. "No comments. I don't want to say anything," said the DMK chief, who alongwith the erstwhile Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) in 1996 drubbed the then ruling AIADMK with Rajinikant himself publicly supporting the combine.