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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 11 · 1977
Chepauk
Winner — 1977
A. RAHAMAN KHAN
DMK· DMK
DMK 38.4%ADK 28.0%2 others 33.6%
Votes
24,425
38.4% share
Winning margin
6,629
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
51.6%
of 1,23,253
A clear win with a 10.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. RAHAMAN KHAN | DMK | 24,425 | 38.4% |
| 2 | V. RAJKUMAR |  ADKAIADMK | 17,796 | 28.0% |
| 3 | S.V. KNANDASWAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 13,849 | 21.8% |
| 4 | N.M. MANIVARMA | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 7,532 | 11.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
High turnout (45th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 1.1% · max 59.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
45th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
230th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
175th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 38.4%ADK 28.0%JNP 21.8%INC 11.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%
What's nearby?
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