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Chennai has a history of over 2,000 years. Initially a collection of villages, it is today one of the largest cities of India, with a cosmopolitan society. The area has been a popular trading port, especially among spice and cloth merchants. 

In the 16th century the Portuguese arrived here, shortly followed by the British East India Company, which set up base in Madraspatnam, as it was then known. The British set about building Fort St George, which was completed in 1653. The township which sprung up around it, George Town, is the oldest municipality in India, being granted a charter by James II in 1688. 

The area saw conflicts between the French and British traders in the 1700s and early 1800s, culminating in the Carnatic Wars. 
Eventually the French were forced to back away, and later Madras became the centre of one of the regions of the British Empire. Today, the city is a bustling metropolis, where the streets are ever pulsating with life and people. All-night restaurants offer spicy, enticing dishes even at the wee hours of the day. 

Huge shopping plazas like Spencer Plaza tower in contrast to the more earthy bazaars of Ranganathan Street where you could find literally everything under the sun, and Burma bazaar, the imported goods market. Residents of the city are particularly proud of Marina Beach, the largest in Asia and the second largest in the world, lined with tall buildings running parallel to the water. 

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Royapuram Tondiarpet, Ma-Po-Si nagar, Grace Garden, Sanjeevirayanpet, Narayanappa naicken Garden, Singara Garden, Royapuram, Meenakshiammanpet and Old Washermanpet divisions of Chennai City Corporation 

Harbour Fort St. George area and Seven Wells (North) Ammankoil(North), Muthialpet, Vallal Seedhakkadhi Nagar, Mannady, Ammankoil(South), Seven Wells(South), Sowcarpet, Kothawalchavadi, Katchaleshwarar and Kondithope divisions of Chennai City Corporation. 

Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar
Mottai Garden, Dr.Radhakrishnan Nagar, Jeeva Nagar, Cherian nagar, Korukupet, Kumaraswami Nagar and Dr.Vijayaraghavalu Nagar and Dr. Vijayaraghavalu Nagar divisions of Chennai City Corporation 

Perambur(SC) Basin Bridge, Vyasarpadi, Elango Nagar, Perambur, Thiru Vi-Ka-Nagar, Wadia Nagar and Dr.Sathyavani Muthu Nagar divisions of Chennai City Corporation. 

Thiruvottiyur Thiruvottiyur municipality, Madhavaram and Kathivakkam Townships and Madhavaram panchayat Union (excluding Naravarikuppam panchayat) in Saidapet taluk. 

Villivakkam Ambathur Township and Villivakkam Panchayat Union and Naravarikuppam panchayat in Madhavaram Panchayat Union in SAidapet taluk. Chennai North has [18%] Scheduled Castes. Christians, Muslims, Vellalas, Vannairs, Brahmins and the trading community all are present in strength. Adi Dravidas [16%] are dominant among the Scheduled Castes. 

Park Town Peddu Naickenpet, Perumal Koil Garden, Choolai, Periamet, Elephant Gate, Netaji Nagar, Edapalayam, Park Town, Pulianthope, Dr. Besant Nagar and Thattankulam divisions of Chennai City Corporation. 

Purasawalkam Sembiam, Agaram, Siruvallur, Viduthalai Guruswamy Nagar, Nagamma Ammaiyar Nagar, Ayanavaram, Panneerselvam Nagar, Marai Malai Adigal Nagar and Purasawalkam divisions of Chennai City Corporation. 

Egmore(SC) Kosapet, Perumalpet, Kannappar nagar, Anbazhagan Nagar, Pattalam, Anjugam Ammaiyar Nagar, Cherput, Dr.Ambedkar Nagar, Egmore and Pudupet divisions of Chennai City Corporation. 

Anna Nagar Anna Nagar, Shenoy Nagar, Nungambakkam, Kilpauk, Gangadareswararkoil, Aminjikarai and -Periar Nagar divisions of Chennai City Corporation. 

Thousand Lights Thousand Lights, Azhagiri Nagar, Amir Mahal, Royapettah, Ko-Su-Mani Nagar, Nakkeerar Nagar, Satyamurthi Nagar, Alwarpet and Teynampet divisions of Chennai City Corporation. 

Chepauk Komaleeswarampet, Balasubramaniam Nagar, Adikesavapuram, chintadripet, Narasingapuram, Nehru Nagar, Thiruvateeswaranpet, Chepauk and Dr. Natesan Nagar divisions of Chennai City Corporation. 

Theagarayanagar Kalaivanar Nagar, Theagaraya Nagar, Rajaji Nagar, Valani, Navalar Nedunchezhian Nagar, M.G.R.Nagar and Kamaraj Nagar divisons of Chennai City Corporation. 

Triplicane Umaru Pulavar Nagar, Bharathi Nagar, Azad Nagar, Bharathi Dasan Nagar, Krishnampet, Zam Bazar, Triplicane, Marina and Vivekanandapuram divisions of Chennai City Corporation. 

Mylapore Madavaperumalpuram, Karaneeswarapuram, Santhome, Mylapore, Thiruvalluvar Nagar, Bheemannapet, Raja Annamalaipuram, Avvai Nagar and Adyar divisions of Chennai City Corporation. 

Saidapet Kalaignar Karunanidhi Nagar, V.O.C. Nagar, Kumaran Nagar, Saidapet, G.D.Naidu Nagar and Guindy divisions of Chennai City Corporation. 

Alandur Alandur and Pallavapuram municipalities, St. Thomas Mount-cum-Pallavaram Cantonment and the panchayats in St. Thomas Mount Panchayat Union specified in item 91) of the Appendix in Saidapet taluk. 

Tambaram Tambaram municipality and St. Thomas Mount Panchayats Union (excluding the panchayats specified in item (1) of the Appendix) in Saidapet taluk. 

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