Cheyyur (State Assembly Constituency)
Cheyyur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitation in 2007. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 34. 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. It is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | V. S. Raji | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | R. T. Arasu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | M. Babu | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | |
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VCK | M. Babu | 82,750 | 46.49% | ||
| AIADMK | S. Kanitha | 78,708 | 44.22% | 6.89% | |
| NTK | R. Rajesh | 9,653 | 5.42% | 4.88% | |
| DMDK | A. Siva | 3,054 | 1.72% | ||
| MNM | P. Anbu Tamilsekaran | 1,968 | 1.11% | ||
| NOTA | Nota | 1,141 | 0.64% | −0.44% | |
| BSP | S. Ilayaraja | 964 | 0.54% | 0.11% | |
| Margin of victory | 4,042 | 2.27% | 2.09% | ||
| Turnout | 1,77,979 | 78.27% | −1.84% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 231 | 0.13% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,27,402 | ||||
| VCK gain from DMK | Swing | 8.98% | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Arasu R T | 63,446 | 37.51% | ||
| AIADMK | Munusamy A | 63,142 | 37.33% | −18.26% | |
| VCK | Ezhil Caroline | 17,927 | 10.60% | ||
| PMK | Sadaiyappan V | 17,892 | 10.58% | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,827 | 1.08% | ||
| BJP | Sampath P | 1,559 | 0.92% | −0.06% | |
| NTK | Dhasarathan A | 919 | 0.54% | ||
| Margin of victory | 304 | 0.18% | −18.69% | ||
| Turnout | 1,69,134 | 80.11% | −0.90% | ||
| Registered electors | 2,11,135 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -18.08% | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | V. S . Raji | 78,307 | 55.59% | ||
| VCK | D. Parventhan | 51,723 | 36.72% | ||
| Puratchi Bharatham | O. E. Sankar | 2,322 | 1.65% | ||
| Independent | T. Raji | 2,162 | 1.53% | ||
| BJP | P. Sampath | 1,387 | 0.98% | ||
| BSP | V. Kathavarayan | 1,241 | 0.88% | ||
| Independent | M. Gangadharan | 1,144 | 0.81% | ||
| IJK | M. Murugan | 1,030 | 0.73% | ||
| Independent | A. Sankar | 648 | 0.46% | ||
| Independent | R. Palanivel | 501 | 0.36% | ||
| Independent | K. V. Suntharam | 406 | 0.29% | ||
| Margin of victory | 26,584 | 18.87% | {{{change}}} | ||
| Turnout | 1,73,908 | 81.00% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,40,871 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 34. Retrieved 27 May 2016.