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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1984

Chengalpattu

Winner — 1984

JEGADESAN, ANNOR, G.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 50.1%DMK 48.8%3 others 1.1%
Votes
45,423
50.1% share
Winning margin
1,220
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
75.4%
of 1,20,202

Chengalpattu was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,220 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JEGADESAN, ANNOR, G.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
45,42350.1%
2
RUDRAKOTTI, V.
DMK
44,20348.8%
3
SAGADEVAN, B.
IND
3730.4%
4
PARAMANANDAM, N. S.
IND
3210.3%
5
ABDUL HAMEED, M. G.
IND
2670.3%

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
lean
1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 1.4% · max 31.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
134th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
179th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
17th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 50.1%DMK 48.8%OTH 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
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?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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