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Cheyyur (state assembly constituency)
Cheyyur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitation in 2007.[1] Located in Chengalpattu district, it comprises Cheyyur taluk and a portion of Tirukalukundram taluk. It is included in the Kancheepuram parliamentary constituency for elections to the Parliament of India.[2] It is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes.[3]
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | V. S. Raji | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | R. T. Arasu[3] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election Results[edit]
2021[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VCK | Babu M | 82,750 | 46.2 | ||
| AIADMK | Kanitha S | 78,708 | 43.94 | ||
| NTK | Rajesh R | 9,653 | 5.39 | ||
| DMDK | Siva A | 3,054 | 1.71 | ||
| MNM | Anbu Tamilsekaran P | 1,968 | 1.10 | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,042 | 2.27 | |||
| Turnout | 1,79,351 | 78.85 | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
2016[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Arasu R. T. | 63,446 | 37.51 | ||
| AIADMK | A. Munusamy | 63,142 | 37.33 | ||
| VCK | Ezhil Caroline | 17,927 | 10.60 | ||
| PMK | Sadaiyappan V | 17,892 | 10.58 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,827 | 1.08 | New | |
| Majority | 304 | 0.18 | |||
| Turnout | 1,69,218 | 80.15 | |||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | ||||
2011[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | V. S. Raji | 78,307 | 55.59 | ||
| VCK | D. Parventhan | 51,723 | 36.72 | ||
| PB | O. E. Sankar | 2,322 | 1.65 | ||
| IND | T. Raji | 2,162 | 1.53 | ||
| BJP | P. Sampath | 1,387 | 0.98 | ||
| Majority | 26,584 | 18.87 | |||
| Turnout | 1,41,004 | 81.08 | New | ||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit]
- ↑ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 34. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
Coordinates: 12°39′29″N 79°32′33″E / 12.6580°N 79.5424°E
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