Cheyyur Assembly constituency
State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu
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Cheyyur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitation in 2008.[1] 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 Kancheepuram Lok Sabha constituency for elections to the Parliament of India.[2] It is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes.[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.
| Cheyyur | |
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| Constituency No. 34 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chengalpattu |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kancheepuram |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 2,04,049 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
Assembly election 2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | E. Rajasekar | 63,809 | 34.02% | New | |
| TVK | M. G. K. Mohan Raja | 58,141 | 30.99% | New | |
| VCK | M. Sinthanai Selvan | 57,909 | 30.87% |  15.62 | |
| NTK | Swathilakshmi Sekar | 4,853 | 2.59% | 2.83 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 783 | 0.42% | 0.22 | |
| Margin of victory | 5,668 | 3.02% |  0.75 | ||
| Turnout | 188,026 | 92.15% | 13.30 | ||
| Total valid votes | 187,584 | ||||
| Registered electors | 204,049 | 10.30 | |||
| AIADMK gain from VCK | Swing | 12.47 |
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Assembly election 2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VCK | M. Babu | 82,750 | 46.49% | 35.89 | |
| AIADMK | S. Kanitha Sampath | 78,708 | 44.22% | 6.89 | |
| NTK | R. Rajesh | 9,653 | 5.42% | 4.88 | |
| DMDK | A. Siva | 3,054 | 1.72% | New | |
| MNM | P. Anbu Tamilsekaran | 1,968 | 1.11% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,141 | 0.64% | 0.44 | |
| Margin of victory | 4,042 | 2.27% | 2.09 | ||
| Turnout | 179,351 | 78.85% | 1.30 | ||
| Total valid votes | 177,979 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 231 | 0.13% | 0.08 | ||
| Registered electors | 227,468 | 7.74 | |||
| VCK gain from DMK | Swing | 8.98 |
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Assembly election 2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R. T. Arasu | 63,446 | 37.51% | New | |
| AIADMK | A. Munusamy | 63,142 | 37.33% | 18.26 | |
| VCK | Ezhil Caroline | 17,927 | 10.60% | 26.12 | |
| PMK | V. Sadaiyappan | 17,892 | 10.58% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,827 | 1.08% | New | |
| BJP | P. Sampath | 1,559 | 0.92% | 0.06 | |
| Margin of victory | 304 | 0.18% | 18.69 | ||
| Turnout | 169,218 | 80.15% | 0.93 | ||
| Total valid votes | 169,134 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 84 | 0.05% | 0.04 | ||
| Registered electors | 211,135 | 21.41 | |||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 18.08 |
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Assembly election 2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | V. S. Raji | 78,307 | 55.59% | New | |
| VCK | D. Parventhan | 51,723 | 36.72% | New | |
| Puratchi Bharatham | O. E. Sankar | 2,322 | 1.65% | New | |
| Independent | T. Raji | 2,162 | 1.53% | New | |
| BJP | P. Sampath | 1,387 | 0.98% | New | |
| BSP | V. Kathavarayan | 1,241 | 0.88% | New | |
| Independent | M. Gangadharan | 1,144 | 0.81% | New | |
| IJK | M. Murugan | 1,030 | 0.73% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 26,584 | 18.87% | |||
| Turnout | 141,004 | 81.08% | |||
| Total valid votes | 140,871 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 133 | 0.09% | |||
| Registered electors | 173,908 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||