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Tamil Nadu · PC 5 · 1984

Chengalpattu

Winner — Lok Sabha 1984

S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN
ADK
ADK 54.1%DMK 43.5%6 others 2.4%
Votes
2,97,415
54.1% share
Winning margin
58,209
10.6% of votes
Total votes cast
5,49,896
Candidates
8
Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN
ADK
2,97,41554.1%
2
M.V.RAMU
2,39,20643.5%
3
V. SELVARAJ
IND
3,3970.6%
4
D.V. RADHAKRISHNASHA
IND
2,4840.5%
5
E.V. PERUMALSWAMY
IND
2,3900.4%
6
M.V. ANANDAN
IND
1,9810.4%
7
V. ARUNAGIRI
IND
1,8940.3%
8
V.K. RAMAN
IND
1,1290.2%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Low turnout (36th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 1.9% · max 36.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
36th of 39

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 39

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
2nd of 39

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 54.1%DMK 43.5%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,98,252
Density
892 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,483 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population1.0%

Figures are for Kancheepuram, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Christian 6.4%Other 5.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.7%
Electricity96.7%
Sanitation65.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate82.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel88.1%
Health insurance59.7%

What's nearby?

34 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Automobile products🏷️Kancheepuram SilkGI🏺Textiles and Garments
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Group of cairns, Kadapperi

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Group of cairns

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Group of cairns, Tiruneermalai

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Group of cairns

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Megalithic cairns with stone circles and sarvophagi

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Megalithic cairns with stone circles and sarvophagi

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Megalithic cairns with stone circles and sarvophagi

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Megalithic cairns with stone circles and sarvophagi

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Megalithic cist

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Megalithic cist

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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