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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 42 · 1977Reserved (SC)

Chengam

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Winner — 1977

T. SWAMIKANNU
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 46.4%DMK 24.2%5 others 29.5%
Votes
22,789
46.4% share
Winning margin
10,912
22.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
51.1%
of 96,111

Chengam is a safe seat — T. SWAMIKANNU won by 22.2%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
T. SWAMIKANNU
ADK
AIADMK
22,78946.4%
2
N. POOSANAR
DMK
DMK
11,87724.2%
3
P. ANBALAGAN
JNP
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
8,09416.5%
4
D. RAJA
CPI
4,4929.1%
5
P. DHANAPAL
IND
1,4783.0%
6
A. JAYA ARUMUGAM
IND
3170.6%
7
K.V. ALLIMUTHU
IND
1110.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (29th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 1.5% · max 40.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
29th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
205th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
189th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 46.4%DMK 24.2%JNP 16.5%CPI 9.1%OTH 3.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

3 locations
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Adjoining Building to the masjid and two ponds

Adjoining Building to the masjid and two ponds

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Adjoining Building to the masjid and two ponds

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Cannon

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Cannon

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Masjid and two ponds in the west of the citadel

Masjid and two ponds in the west of the citadel

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Masjid and two ponds in the west of the citadel

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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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