Cheyyur (State Assembly Constituency)

Cheyyur
Constituency No. 34 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChengalpattu
LS constituencyKancheepuram
Total electors2,27,402[1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  VCK
Elected year2021

Cheyyur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitation in 2007.[2] 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.[3] It is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes.[4] 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[4] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 M. Babu Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
46.49%
2016
37.51%
2011
55.59%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Cheyyur
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

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Cheyyur
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

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Cheyyur
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

  1. ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. ^ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 34. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

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