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 (Lok Sabha) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Madras Parliamentary Constituency
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 Parliament of India
surface form: House of the People
languageContext English
Tamil
locatedIn Chennai
Madras, India
surface form: Madras
locatedInState Tamil Nadu
surface form: Madras State

Tamil Nadu
parliamentName Lok Sabha
Parliament of India
partOf Madras (Lok Sabha) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Madras parliamentary seats
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 (Lok Sabha) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Madras Parliamentary Constituency
Madras (Lok Sabha) partOf Madras (Lok Sabha) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Madras parliamentary seats