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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 32 · 2021

Chengalpattu

Winner — 2021

VARALAKSHMI.M
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 47.6%ADMK 37.9%12 others 14.5%
Votes
1,30,573
47.6% share
Winning margin
26,665
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
63.5%
of 4,31,361

A clear win with a 9.7% margin.

Seat history

1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.44 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VARALAKSHMI.M
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
1,30,57347.6%
2
GAJENDRAN.M
1,03,90837.9%
3
SANJEEVINATHAN.K
26,8689.8%
4
MUTHAMILSELVAN.S
IJK
4,1461.5%
NOTA
NOTA
3,0751.1%
6
SATHISHKUMAR.A
3,0691.1%
7
ERANIAPPAN.S
CPI(ML)(L)
6840.3%
8
DILLIBABU.S
TPSTP
4040.1%
9
VEERADOSS.E
IND
3440.1%
10
SEETHALAKSHMI.I
IND
3170.1%
11
RAJAGOPAL.G
IND
2330.1%
12
SARAVANAN.D
AIJYMKG
1950.1%
13
VASUMATHI.G
AMAK
1420.1%
14
GOPALAKRISHNAN.N
IND
1290.1%

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

Average turnout (118th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.2% · max 38.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
118th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
177th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
91st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 47.6%ADMK 37.9%NTK 9.8%OTH 3.5%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.44 Cr

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?

36 locations
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Megalithic cists and cairns intact with stone circles.

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Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles

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Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles

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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