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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 42 · 1991Reserved (SC)

Chengam

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Winner — 1991

P. VEERA PANDIYAN
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 59.3%JD 18.5%7 others 22.2%
Votes
54,611
59.3% share
Winning margin
37,617
40.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
63.5%
of 1,44,912

Chengam is a safe seat — P. VEERA PANDIYAN won by 40.9%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. VEERA PANDIYAN
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
54,61159.3%
2
K. MUNUSAMY
JD
16,99418.5%
3
M. ANNAPPAN
PMK
11,28312.3%
4
T. SAMIKKANNU
IND
7,0567.7%
5
K. KESAVALU
BJP
BJP
1,1091.2%
6
V. NARAYANASAMY
IND
4590.5%
7
P. DHANAPAL
IND
2740.3%
8
A. RAMACHANDARAN
IND
1870.2%
9
P. GOVINDARAJ
IND
1080.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (29th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
40.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 1.5% · max 40.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
29th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
205th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
189th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 59.3%JD 18.5%PMK 12.3%IND 7.7%OTH 2.3%

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?

3 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
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Adjoining Building to the masjid and two ponds

Adjoining Building to the masjid and two ponds

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Adjoining Building to the masjid and two ponds

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Cannon

Cannon

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Cannon

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Masjid and two ponds in the west of the citadel

Masjid and two ponds in the west of the citadel

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Masjid and two ponds in the west of the citadel

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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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