Madras (Lok Sabha)

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Madras (Lok Sabha) was a prominent parliamentary constituency in the city of Madras (now Chennai) that played a key role in early post-independence Indian politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lok Sabha constituency ⓘ
former Lok Sabha constituency ⓘ
abbreviation Madras Parliamentary Constituency ⓘ
linked to: Madras (Lok Sabha)
associatedWith Madras city political history ⓘ
early Indian National Congress dominance in urban South India ⓘ
category Former Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu ⓘ
cityNowKnownAs Chennai ⓘ
country India ⓘ
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting system ⓘ
electorateType urban electorate ⓘ
elects Member of Parliament ⓘ
historicalImportance key constituency in shaping early parliamentary representation from Madras city ⓘ
house Lower house of the Parliament of India ⓘ
jurisdiction House of the People ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of India
languageContext English ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ
locatedIn Chennai ⓘ
Madras ⓘ
linked to: Madras, India
locatedInState Madras State ⓘ
linked to: Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu ⓘ
parliamentName Lok Sabha ⓘ
Parliament of India ⓘ
partOf Madras parliamentary seats ⓘ
linked to: Madras (Lok Sabha)
playedRoleIn early post-independence Indian politics ⓘ
region South India ⓘ
representedUrbanArea central parts of Madras city ⓘ
significance prominent parliamentary constituency in Madras ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
timePeriod post-independence era ⓘ

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T. T. Krishnamachari → representedConstituency → Madras (Lok Sabha) ⓘ
Madras (Lok Sabha) → abbreviation → Madras Parliamentary Constituency ⓘ
linked to: Madras (Lok Sabha)
Madras (Lok Sabha) → partOf → Madras parliamentary seats ⓘ
linked to: Madras (Lok Sabha)