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Cheyyur Assembly constituency

Cheyyur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitation in 2008. 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. It is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

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Cheyyur
Constituency No. 34 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChengalpattu
Lok Sabha constituencyKancheepuram
Established2008
Total electors2,04,049
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  AIADMK
Alliance  NDA
Elected year2026

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.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Member Party
2011 V. S. Raji All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 R. T. Arasu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 M. Babu Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
2026 E. Rajasekar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2026
 
 34.02%
2021
 
 46.49%
2016
 
 37.51%
2011
 
 55.59%

Assembly election 2026

2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Cheyyur456
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% Decrease15.62
NTK Swathilakshmi Sekar 4,853 2.59% Decrease2.83
NOTA None of the above 783 0.42% Decrease0.22
Margin of victory 5,668 3.02% Increase0.75
Turnout 188,026 92.15% Increase13.30
Total valid votes 187,584
Registered electors 204,049 Decrease10.30
AIADMK gain from VCK Swing Decrease12.47

Assembly election 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Cheyyur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
VCK M. Babu 82,750 46.49% Increase35.89
AIADMK S. Kanitha Sampath 78,708 44.22% Increase6.89
NTK R. Rajesh 9,653 5.42% Increase4.88
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% Decrease0.44
Margin of victory 4,042 2.27% Increase2.09
Turnout 179,351 78.85% Decrease1.30
Total valid votes 177,979
Rejected ballots 231 0.13% Increase0.08
Registered electors 227,468 Increase7.74
VCK gain from DMK Swing Increase8.98

Assembly election 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Cheyyur7
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK R. T. Arasu 63,446 37.51% New
AIADMK A. Munusamy 63,142 37.33% Decrease18.26
VCK Ezhil Caroline 17,927 10.60% Decrease26.12
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% Decrease0.06
Margin of victory 304 0.18% Decrease18.69
Turnout 169,218 80.15% Decrease0.93
Total valid votes 169,134
Rejected ballots 84 0.05% Decrease0.04
Registered electors 211,135 Increase21.41
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing Decrease18.08

Assembly election 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Cheyyur8
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)
References

References

  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.
  3. "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 34. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. "Cheyyur election results 2026: AIADMK's Mukkur N. Subramanian wins Cheyyar by 21,081 votes, defeats TVK and DMK". The Times of India. 5 May 2026. Archived from the original on 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  5. "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Result 2026 - Cheyyur". Election Commission of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  6. "Cheyyur Constituency Election Results 2016 - 2026". The Times of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  7. "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  8. Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

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