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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1977
Cheyyar
Winner — 1977
PULAVAR GOVINDAN
DMK· DMK
DMK 43.3%ADK 27.8%5 others 28.8%
Votes
33,338
43.3% share
Winning margin
11,919
15.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
70.5%
of 1,09,131
Cheyyar is a safe seat — PULAVAR GOVINDAN won by 15.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PULAVAR GOVINDAN | DMK | 33,338 | 43.3% |
| 2 | K. SHANMUGHASUNDARAM |  ADKAIADMK | 21,419 | 27.8% |
| 3 | M. BOOPALAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 14,271 | 18.6% |
| 4 | M. KRISHNASWAMV | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 5,992 | 7.8% |
| 5 | C.M. PERUMALSAMI | IND | 1,174 | 1.5% |
| 6 | NARAYANAN | IND | 502 | 0.7% |
| 7 | P.K. CHANDRAN | IND | 234 | 0.3% |
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.
Average turnout (77th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 3.5% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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77th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
222nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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218th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 43.3%ADK 27.8%JNP 18.6%INC 7.8%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,331
Density
648 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,075 km²
SC population21.9%
ST population1.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 10.5%Other 3.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation41.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.9%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance71.4%
What's nearby?
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