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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1991
Chengalpattu
Winner — 1991
VARDARAJAN C.D.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 48.6%DMK 32.8%8 others 18.5%
Votes
51,694
48.6% share
Winning margin
16,798
15.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
66.7%
of 1,59,450
Chengalpattu is a safe seat — VARDARAJAN C.D. won by 15.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VARDARAJAN C.D. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 51,694 | 48.6% |
| 2 | TAMILMANI V. | DMK | 34,896 | 32.8% |
| 3 | BASKARAN C.R. | 17,725 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | ELUMALAI A.N. | BJP | 1,262 | 1.2% |
| 5 | SELVAM N. | IND | 196 | 0.2% |
| 6 | DHANDAPANI N. | IND | 158 | 0.1% |
| 7 | DURAIRAJ L. | IND | 139 | 0.1% |
| 8 | ARUNACHALAM D. | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 9 | VENKATASUBBAIAH J. | IND | 59 | 0.1% |
| 10 | ABDULHAMEED M.G. | IND | 44 | 0.0% |
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.
Average turnout (134th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 1.4% · max 31.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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134th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
179th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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17th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 48.6%DMK 32.8%PMK 16.7%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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