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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 34 · 2016Reserved (SC)

Cheyyur

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Winner — 2016

ARASU R T
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 37.5%ADMK 37.3%12 others 25.2%
Votes
63,446
37.5% share
Winning margin
304
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
80.1%
of 2,11,135

Cheyyur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 304 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARASU R T
DMK
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
63,44637.5%
2
MUNUSAMY A
ADMK
63,14237.3%
3
EZHIL CAROLINE
VCK
17,92710.6%
4
SADAIYAPPAN V
PMK
17,89210.6%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,8271.1%
6
SAMPATH P
BJP
BJP
1,5590.9%
7
DHASARATHAN A
NTK
9190.5%
8
MUNUSAMY S
IND
8030.5%
9
RAMESH D
BSP
7220.4%
10
RAMACHANDRAN P
IND
2860.2%
11
DINAKARAN K
IND
2060.1%
12
SENTHILKUMAR C
IND
1590.1%
13
KANNANN I
PPIS
1510.1%
14
KRISHNARAJ S
IND
950.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (20th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.2% · max 26.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
20th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
101st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
99th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 37.5%ADMK 37.3%VCK 10.6%PMK 10.6%OTH 2.9%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,98,252
Density
892 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,483 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Christian 6.4%Other 5.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.7%
Electricity96.7%
Sanitation65.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate82.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel88.1%
Health insurance59.7%

What's nearby?

4 locations
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Tirupulisvara Temple

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Vittal Temple

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Chromlechs

🏛️MonumentASI

Chromlechs

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Ruined Dutch Fort and cemetery

Ruined Dutch Fort and cemetery

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruined Dutch Fort and cemetery

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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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