Egmore | |
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  Egmore Egmore,Chennai,Tamil Nadu | |
| Coordinates:13°04′24″N80°15′39″E / 13.0732°N 80.2609°E /13.0732; 80.2609[1] | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Named after | Railway Station |
| Government | |
| • Type | Corporation |
| • Body | Greater Chennai Corporation |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600008 |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Ezhumboor |
Egmore is a neighbourhood ofChennai,India. Situated on the northern banks of theCoovum River, Egmore is an important residential area as well as a commercial and transportation hub. TheEgmore Railway Station was the main terminus of theMadras and Southern Mahratta Railway and later, themetre gauge section of theSouthern division of theIndian Railways. It continues to be an important railway junction. TheGovernment Museum, Chennai is also situated in Egmore. Other important institutions based in Egmore include the Government Women and Children's Hospital (currently a part ofMadras Medical College), the Tamil Nadu State Archives and theTamil Nadu Archaeology Department. TheWesley Church, Egmore is the oldest church of the region.
The earliest references to Egmore occur in the inscriptions of the Chola kingKulothunga I.[1] Under the Chola Empire, Egmore was the headquarters of an administrative division orNadu called Elumbur Nadu.[1] An inscription of the Nellore Chola king Vijaya Kanda Gopal dated 2 September 1264 speaks of a village in Elumur-Tudarmuni Nadu in Pulal Kottam. AVijayanagar period inscription of Sriranganatha Yadavaraya records an endowment to a monastery inThiruvottriyur by a resident of Serruppedu (identified with the present dayChetpet) in Elumur-Tudarmuni Nadu.
Egmore is the Anglicised form of "Ezhumbur", the name of a pre-British era village situated on the northern banks of the River.[2]Despite the fact that Egmore had been a part of the East India Company's possessions since 1720, it was not until the "Golden age of British rule" stretching from 1858 to 1947 that Egmore witnessed some real growth. The Egmore Museum was one of the first notable monuments to be constructed here. The construction of this famous landmark was undertaken immediately after the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857. The Connemara Library was created as an annex housing the museum's vast book collection and became operational in 1896.
Egmore, in 1796, was the site of the Military Male Orphan Asylum near Madras. This asylum was headed byAndrew Bell, who invented theMadras System for schooling there.
| Year | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) |
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| 2006 | 40.3%31,975 | 48.5%38,455 |
| 2001 | 47.6%33,103 | 47.7%33,189 |
| 1996 | 19.7%13,876 | 72.6%51,061 |
| 1991 | 47.8%21,936 | 50.5%23,139 |
| 1989* | 21.1%16,124 | 49.8%38,032 |
| 1984 | 47.4%27,246 | 51.8%29,795 |
| 1980 | 37.6%23,444 | 61.2%38,200 |
| 1977 | 28.0%19,414 | 38.6%26,746 |
Egmore has been a stronghold forDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), ever since the party's creation. Other than barely losing to Congress in1962 election, it has consistently voted for DMK, even during times of low popularity for the DMK. However, recently theAnna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK), have made significant in-grounds, like they have in many localities aroundChennai, which used to be DMK strongholds. Egmore is also 1 of the two total constituents won by DMK in1991 election. This constituent is reserved forscheduled caste. This is also the first MLA seat held byK Anbazhagan, when he won it in1957 election.
Egmore assembly constituency is part ofChennai Central (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
Egmore Railway Station is the second most important in the state of Tamil Nadu after the Chennai Central Railway Station. It was constructed in 1908 and functioned as the headquarters of the now defunctMadras and Southern Mahratta Railway till 1951.
Egmore is well connected to other parts of the city. Many of the state-run Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) buses run through Egmore. Egmore has its own suburban train station on the Chennai Beach - Tambaram Line, which connects it to other parts of the city.
Neighbourhoods adjacent to Egmore | |
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