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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1989

Chengalpattu

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Winner — 1989

V. TAMILMANI
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 45.7%ADK(JL) 26.5%13 others 27.7%
Votes
38,948
45.7% share
Winning margin
16,341
19.2% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
60.2%
of 1,41,410

Chengalpattu is a safe seat — V. TAMILMANI won by 19.2%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1984 vs 1989

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V. TAMILMANI
DMK
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
38,94845.7%
2
C.D. VARADARAJAN
ADK(JL)
22,60726.5%
3
R. VASUDEVAN
INC
INC
12,86615.1%
4
PONKUMAR
ADK(JR)
5,3426.3%
5
T. MUNUSAMY
IND
3,5454.2%
6
M. RAJENDRAN
IND
4560.5%
7
M. SEKAR
IND
3260.4%
8
B. SAGADEVAN
IND
2180.3%
9
S. NARENDRAN
IND
2170.3%
10
M. PRABAKARAN
IND
1750.2%
11
T.V. JEGANNATHEN
IND
1690.2%
12
N. KUPPAN
IND
1120.1%
13
T.M.S. MANIGURUKKAL
IND
900.1%
14
R. VEERARAGHAVAN
IND
590.1%
15
K. MARIMUTHU`
IND
370.0%

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

Average turnout (134th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.2%
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
DMK 45.7%ADK(JL) 26.5%INC 15.1%ADK(JR) 6.3%OTH 6.4%

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
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering and Auto components
St.Anne's Church Nesapakkam

St.Anne's Church Nesapakkam

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