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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1996
Chengalpattu
Winner — 1996
TAMILMANI, V.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 57.5%ADMK 25.7%15 others 16.8%
Votes
66,443
57.5% share
Winning margin
36,805
31.9% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
66.2%
of 1,74,487
Chengalpattu is a safe seat — TAMILMANI, V. won by 31.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAMILMANI, V. | DMK-led | 66,443 | 57.5% |
| 2 | KUMARASAMY, C.V.N. | 29,638 | 25.7% | |
| 3 | BHASKARAN, C.R. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 11,969 | 10.4% |
| 4 | RADHAKRISHNAN, N. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 5,776 | 5.0% |
| 5 | VEERARAGHAVAN, N.J. | BJP | 848 | 0.7% |
| 6 | SEKAR, M. | IND | 132 | 0.1% |
| 7 | RAJENDRAN, O. | IND | 131 | 0.1% |
| 8 | THARANI, D. | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| 9 | RADHAKRISHNAN, R. | MELPHC | 75 | 0.1% |
| 10 | ARUNACHALAM, D. | IND | 70 | 0.1% |
| 11 | LOGANATHAN, M.P. | IND | 70 | 0.1% |
| 12 | VAIDYANATHASWAMY, R. | IND | 50 | 0.0% |
| 13 | VEDAGIRI, C.R. | IND | 46 | 0.0% |
| 14 | AYUB KHAN, R. | IND | 43 | 0.0% |
| 15 | MUNUSAMY, R. | IND | 40 | 0.0% |
| 16 | ABDUL HAMEED, M.G. | IND | 39 | 0.0% |
| 17 | MOHAN, S. | IND | 32 | 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
lean31.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 1.4% · max 31.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
134th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
179th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
17th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 57.5%ADMK 25.7%PMK 10.4%MDMK 5.0%OTH 1.4%
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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