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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1977
Chengalpattu
Winner — 1977
JAGADEESAN ANOOR
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 43.5%DMK 37.8%5 others 18.8%
Votes
29,306
43.5% share
Winning margin
3,870
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
60.9%
of 1,10,575
A clear win with a 5.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGADEESAN ANOOR |  ADKAIADMK | 29,306 | 43.5% |
| 2 | V. RUDRAKOTTI | DMK | 25,436 | 37.8% |
| 3 | B.S. RAGHUPATHY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 6,942 | 10.3% |
| 4 | P. DHANPAL NAYAGAR | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 4,275 | 6.3% |
| 5 | N.E. MAHBOOB BASHA | IND | 611 | 0.9% |
| 6 | M. VEDACHALAM | IND | 504 | 0.8% |
| 7 | S.A. KALI NAYAGAR | IND | 303 | 0.5% |
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 (134th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 1.4% · max 31.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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134th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
179th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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17th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 43.5%DMK 37.8%JNP 10.3%INC 6.3%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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