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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. ANBALAGAN | National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989 | 46,376 | 46.8% |
| 2 | M. KRISNHASWAMY | INC | 22,993 | 23.2% |
| 3 | P. CHANDRAN | ADK(JL) | 21,998 | 22.2% |
| 4 | P. BALAKRISHNAN | ADK(JR) | 5,012 | 5.0% |
| 5 | T.M. NALACHAKAR | IND | 520 | 0.5% |
| 6 | V.G. RAMADOSS | IND | 392 | 0.4% |
| 7 | P.K. CHANDRAN | IND | 373 | 0.4% |
| 8 | M.P. VENKATESAPERUMAL | IND | 291 | 0.3% |
| 9 | M. BABU | IND | 281 | 0.3% |
| 10 | V, DHANAPATHY | IND | 246 | 0.3% |
| 11 | M. DEVENDRAN ALIAS DEVARAJ | IND | 218 | 0.2% |
| 12 | S.P. SUBRAMANIAN | IND | 162 | 0.2% |
| 13 | S. DHANASEKARAN | IND | 143 | 0.1% |
| 14 | G. JANAKIRAMAN | IND | 116 | 0.1% |
| 15 | APPASAMY | IND | 69 | 0.1% |
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
safe23.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 3.5% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
77th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
222nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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218th of 234Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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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