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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 11 · 1977

Chepauk

Winner — 1977

A. RAHAMAN KHAN
DMK· DMK
DMK 38.4%ADK 28.0%2 others 33.6%
Votes
24,425
38.4% share
Winning margin
6,629
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
51.6%
of 1,23,253

A clear win with a 10.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. RAHAMAN KHAN
DMK
24,42538.4%
2
V. RAJKUMAR
ADK
AIADMK
17,79628.0%
3
S.V. KNANDASWAMY
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
13,84921.8%
4
N.M. MANIVARMA
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
7,53211.8%

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.

High turnout (45th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 1.1% · max 59.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
45th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
230th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
175th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 38.4%ADK 28.0%JNP 21.8%INC 11.8%

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?

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