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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 32 · 2011

Chengalpattu

Winner — 2011

D. MURUGESAN
DMDK· AIADMK-led Alliance
DMDK 44.6%PMK 44.4%14 others 11.0%
Votes
83,297
44.6% share
Winning margin
291
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
74.0%
of 2,52,409

Chengalpattu was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 291 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
D. MURUGESAN
AIADMK-led Alliance
83,29744.6%
2
V. G. RANGASAMY
83,00644.4%
3
M. PANNEER SELVAM
AIJMK
4,1242.2%
4
K. T. RAGHAVAN
4,0732.2%
5
R. MURUGAN
IND
3,5971.9%
6
S. MUTHAMILSELVAN
IJK
3,2651.8%
7
L. DURAIRAJ
1,1670.6%
8
K. SOMASUNDARAM
PB
1,0400.6%
9
R. VENKATESAN
IND
9020.5%
10
K. AYYANARAPPAN
IND
6410.3%
11
M. KUPPAN
IND
4190.2%
12
D. MAHADEVAN
IND
3210.2%
13
N. GOPALAKRISHNAN
IND
2830.1%
14
S. KANAGARAJ
IND
2710.1%
15
P. CHITTI BABU
IND
2710.1%
16
C. CHANDRAN
IND
1900.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (118th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.2% · max 38.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
118th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
177th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
91st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMDK 44.6%PMK 44.4%OTH 11.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,98,252
Density
892 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,483 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Christian 6.4%Other 5.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.7%
Electricity96.7%
Sanitation65.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate82.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel88.1%
Health insurance59.7%

What's nearby?

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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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