A detailed look at the problems plaguing the Constituencies in Chennai
Voter woes
Safety concerns in Chepauk MRTS station
Sewage and traffic issues in some areas
Face-off
Udhayanidhi Stalin (DMK) vs AVA Kassali (PMK)
Other contestants
Jayasimmaraja (Naam Tamilar Katchi)
L Rajendran (AMMK)
Mohammed Ithris (India Jananayaga Katchi)
KNOW YOUR CONSTITUENCY
M Karunanidhi won thrice from here
If there’s one constituency that can purely be called a DMK fortress, it is the Chepauk-Tiruvallikeni constituency. Even during DMK’s worst electoral defeats in Tamil Nadu, the party always managed to win this constituency
DMK has won the seat nine times since 1977, except for once when it lost in 1991 to Congress which was with AIADMK’s in alliance
1991 was also the first election for Jayalalithaa as AIADMK party leader (post merger with Janaki faction). Jayalalithaa led the party to a historical landslide victory of 225 seats, while the DMK was crushed to just seven seats in the Assembly
M Karunanidhi was sent to the Assembly from Chepauk three times in a row – 1996, 2001 & 2006. Fast-forwarding to 2021, his grandson Udhayanidhi Stalin is now contesting from here
Muslims constitute majority of the population in the constituency
The seat is lying vacant since the death of MLA Anbazhagan J due to Covid-19 in 2020
Most protesters used Chepauk MRTS station to join the Jallikattu protests; station was temporarily shut for a few hours during the protests
Key places in Chepauk
Madras University Marina Beach Chepauk Stadium Napier Bridge Government Omandurar Hospital
