https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=2409%3A4072%3A481%3A81E7%3A7199%3ACD86%3A3811%3AF317 Bharatpedia - User contributions [en] 2026-08-19T20:01:46Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cheyyur_(state_assembly_constituency)&diff=41495 Cheyyur (state assembly constituency) 2021-05-01T04:32:42Z <p>2409:4072:481:81E7:7199:CD86:3811:F317: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}<br /> {{use Indian English|date=May 2018}}<br /> <br /> '''Cheyyur''' is a [[Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu|state assembly]] constituency in [[Tamil Nadu]], India, that was formed after constituency delimitation in 2007.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008 |url=http://www.elections.tn.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515102633/http://elections.tn.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf |archive-date=15 May 2012 }}&lt;/ref&gt; Located in [[Chengalpattu district]], it comprises [[Cheyyur taluk]] and a portion of [[Tirukalukundram taluk]]. It is included in the [[Kancheepuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kancheepuram parliamentary constituency]] for elections to the [[Parliament of India]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url= http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Tamilnadu/Final%20Notification%20&amp;%20Order%20.pdf |title= Tamil Nadu - Final Notification &amp; Order |website= Delimitation Commission of India |publisher= National Informatics Centre |access-date= 25 January 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160804211957/http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Tamilnadu/Final%20Notification%20%26%20Order%20.pdf# |archive-date= 4 August 2016 |url-status= dead |df= dmy-all }}&lt;/ref&gt; It is [[reservation in India|reserved]] for candidates from the [[Scheduled Caste]]s.&lt;ref name=&quot;eci2016&quot;&gt;{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |title=2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2016/09-Constitutional%20Data%20Summarytamil.pdf |access-date=27 May 2016|page=34}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Members of Legislative Assembly==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! Year<br /> ! Winner<br /> ! Party<br /> |-<br /> |[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br /> |[[V. S. Raji]]<br /> |[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br /> |[[R. T. Arasu]]&lt;ref name=&quot;eci2016&quot;/&gt;<br /> |[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br /> |}<br /> ==Election Results==<br /> ===2016===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Cheyyur]]}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |candidate =Arasu R. T.<br /> |votes = 63,446<br /> |percentage = 37.51<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |candidate = A. Munusamy <br /> |votes = 63,142<br /> |percentage = 37.33<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi<br /> |candidate =Ezhil Caroline<br /> |votes = 17,927<br /> |percentage = 10.60<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Pattali Makkal Katchi<br /> |candidate =Sadaiyappan V<br /> |votes = 17,892<br /> |percentage =10.58 <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = None of the above<br /> |candidate =None of the above<br /> |votes = 1,827<br /> |percentage = 1.08<br /> |change = ''New''<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority|<br /> |votes = 304<br /> |percentage = 0.18<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|<br /> |votes = 1,69,218<br /> |percentage = 80.15<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |loser = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2011===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Cheyyur]]}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |candidate = V. S . Raji<br /> |votes = 78,307<br /> |percentage = 55.59<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi<br /> |candidate =<br /> D. Parventhan<br /> |votes = 51,723<br /> |percentage = 36.72<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Puratchi Bharatham<br /> |candidate =O. E. Sankar<br /> |votes = 2,322<br /> |percentage = 1.65<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate |<br /> |party = [[Independent politician|IND]]<br /> |candidate =T. Raji<br /> |votes = 2,162<br /> |percentage = 1.53<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |candidate =P. Sampath<br /> |votes = 1,387<br /> |percentage = 0.98<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority|<br /> |votes = 26,584 <br /> |percentage = 18.87<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|<br /> |votes = 1,41,004<br /> |percentage = 81.08<br /> |change = ''New''<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win|<br /> |winner = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Tamil Nadu assembly elections|state=expanded}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}<br /> <br /> {{coord|12.6580|N|79.5424|E|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Kanchipuram district]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-constituency-stub}}</div> 2409:4072:481:81E7:7199:CD86:3811:F317