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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 32 · 2026

Chengalpattu

Winner — 2026

S. THIYAGARAJAN
TVK· Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
TVK 42.3%DMK 31.3%14 others 26.4%
Votes
1,37,136
42.3% share
Winning margin
35,641
11.0% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
86.9%
of 3,72,889

A clear win with a 11.0% margin.

Seat history

3 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. THIYAGARAJAN
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
1,37,13642.3%
2
KARTHIKDHANDAPANI
1,01,49531.3%
3
M.GAJENDRAN
69,76321.5%
4
AMUTHA.N
12,0323.7%
NOTA
NOTA
1,3950.4%
6
S.SELVAM (A) CHELLA
TAVK
3810.1%
7
S. SARAVANAN
3740.1%
8
M.ANANDAN
IND
2990.1%
9
C.VIMALRAJ
IND
2900.1%
10
P.GEORGE DEVADOSS
IND
1840.1%
11
V. RAMAKRISHNAN
IND
1660.1%
12
S.DELHI BABU
IND
1270.0%
13
A.ESAKKIAPPAN
IND
1220.0%
14
KARTHICK.A
IND
1070.0%
15
T. PREM BALAJI
IND
710.0%
16
G. CHRISTOPHER
IND
680.0%

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
11.0%
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
TVK 42.3%DMK 31.3%ADMK 21.5%OTH 4.4%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.16 Cr

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?

36 locations
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Megalithic cists and cairns in virgin state.

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Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles

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Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles

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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