Tamil Nadu Elections: Hot seat - Harbour

A detailed look at the problems plaguing the Constituencies in Chennai

Sowcarpet | R Satish Babu

A detailed look at the problems plaguing the Constituencies in Chennai

Past winners

2011 - AIADMK - Pala Karuppiah; 2006 - DMK - 
K Anbazhagan; 2001 - DMK -  K Anbazhagan; 
1996 - DMK - K Anbazhagan;
1991 - DMK - M Karunanidhi

Face-off

•  Vinoj P Selvam (BJP) vs MLA Sekar Babu  (DMK)
•  North Indians constitute one-fourth of the population. The BJP hopes to win here

Voter woes

•  Delay in reconstruction of the elephant gate bridge 
•  Sewage and inundation woes for traditional weavers near Mint 
•  Traffic jam 

KNOW YOUR CONSITUENCY

•  This constituency has the least number of voters among the 234 constituencies
•  DMK has won nine out of ten times from here
•  Karunanidhi has won twice from here
•  Karunanidhi won by a mere 900 vote difference in 1991
•  DMK’s K Anbazhagan won by 500 vote difference in 2001, 400 votes difference in 2006