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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1985 by-elections
Cheyyar
Winner — 1985 by-elections
V.KUPPUSAMY
ADK
ADK 60.0%DMK 38.3%8 others 1.7%
Votes
59,043
60.0% share
Winning margin
21,368
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
10
Cheyyar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 21,368 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V.KUPPUSAMY |  ADK | 59,043 | 0.0% |
| 2 | V.ANBAZHAGAN | 37,675 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | N.NALINI(W) | IND | 312 | 0.0% |
| 4 | T.KARUTHAPANDY | IND | 304 | 0.0% |
| 5 | M.C.NAHAR | IND | 269 | 0.0% |
| 6 | A.R.NARAYANAN | IND | 212 | 0.0% |
| 7 | E.JEGANNATHAN | IND | 183 | 0.0% |
| 8 | R.SELVAM | IND | 137 | 0.0% |
| 9 | G.RAJASEKARAN | IND | 119 | 0.0% |
| 10 | P.M.EZHILAN | IND | 95 | 0.0% |
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?
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safe0.0%
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?
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2.71
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222nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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218th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
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— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
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— 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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