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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1980

Chengalpattu

Winner — 1980

JAGADEESAN,ANOOR,P.G
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 53.1%INC(I) 46.3%1 others 0.6%
Votes
40,466
53.1% share
Winning margin
5,152
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
61.0%
of 1,24,925

A clear win with a 6.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGADEESAN,ANOOR,P.G
ADK
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
40,46653.1%
2
NATARAJAN,K
INC(I)
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
35,31446.3%
3
RAMACHANDRAN,S.P
IND
4650.6%

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 (134th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 1.4% · max 31.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
134th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
179th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
17th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 53.1%INC(I) 46.3%OTH 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
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