Cheyyur (state assembly constituency)

Last updated September 16, 2021

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

Year	Winner	Party
2011	V. S. Raji		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	R. T. Arasu ^[3]		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cheyyur
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

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cheyyur
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

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
	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)

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References

↑ "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.
1 2 "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 34. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

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[1] "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.

[2] "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.

[eci2016-3] 1 2 "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 34. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

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