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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1989

Cheyyar

Winner — 1989

V. ANBALAGAN
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 46.8%INC 23.2%13 others 30.1%
Votes
46,376
46.8% share
Winning margin
23,383
23.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
70.8%
of 1,39,998

Cheyyar is a safe seat — V. ANBALAGAN won by 23.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V. ANBALAGAN
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
46,37646.8%
2
M. KRISNHASWAMY
INC
22,99323.2%
3
P. CHANDRAN
ADK(JL)
21,99822.2%
4
P. BALAKRISHNAN
ADK(JR)
5,0125.0%
5
T.M. NALACHAKAR
IND
5200.5%
6
V.G. RAMADOSS
IND
3920.4%
7
P.K. CHANDRAN
IND
3730.4%
8
M.P. VENKATESAPERUMAL
IND
2910.3%
9
M. BABU
IND
2810.3%
10
V, DHANAPATHY
IND
2460.3%
11
M. DEVENDRAN ALIAS DEVARAJ
IND
2180.2%
12
S.P. SUBRAMANIAN
IND
1620.2%
13
S. DHANASEKARAN
IND
1430.1%
14
G. JANAKIRAMAN
IND
1160.1%
15
APPASAMY
IND
690.1%

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 (77th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
23.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 3.5% · max 33.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
77th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
222nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
218th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 46.8%INC 23.2%ADK(JL) 22.2%ADK(JR) 5.0%OTH 2.8%

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?

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