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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1996
Cheyyar
Winner — 1996
V. ANBALAGAN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 61.2%ADMK 29.1%18 others 9.7%
Votes
71,416
61.2% share
Winning margin
37,486
32.1% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
72.3%
of 1,61,200
Cheyyar is a safe seat — V. ANBALAGAN won by 32.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. ANBALAGAN | DMK-led | 71,416 | 61.2% |
| 2 | P. CHANDRAN | 33,930 | 29.1% | |
| 3 | S. SUNDARARAJAN | IND | 4,858 | 4.2% |
| 4 | R. RAMALINGAM | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 3,896 | 3.3% |
| 5 | K. RAJU | IND | 351 | 0.3% |
| 6 | K.R. THIAGARAJAN | IND | 328 | 0.3% |
| 7 | M. SEETHAPATHI | IND | 253 | 0.2% |
| 8 | S. EKAMBARAM | IND | 212 | 0.2% |
| 9 | V. SURIYAKUMAR | IND | 202 | 0.2% |
| 10 | T.M. NALACHAKRAVARTHY | IND | 186 | 0.2% |
| 11 | K. PANCHATCHARAM | IND | 156 | 0.1% |
| 12 | K. CHINNAKKANNU | SLAP | 132 | 0.1% |
| 13 | C.B. RAVISANKAR | IND | 132 | 0.1% |
| 14 | G. MUTHUSAMY | IND | 124 | 0.1% |
| 15 | P. ASOKAN | IND | 104 | 0.1% |
| 16 | R. GANDHI | IND | 97 | 0.1% |
| 17 | S. VASU | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
| 18 | K. NARAYANASAMY | IND | 82 | 0.1% |
| 19 | K.V. PACHAIYAPPAN | IND | 46 | 0.0% |
| 20 | G. GNANASAMBANDAN | IND | 30 | 0.0% |
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
safe32.1%
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 61.2%ADMK 29.1%OTH 9.7%
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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