# 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.

## 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

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 46.49% | 46.49% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 37.51% | 37.51% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 55.59% | 55.59% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cheyyur :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,042 | 2.27% | 2.09% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,77,979 | 78.27% | −1.84% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 231 | 0.13% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,27,402 | | |
| | VCK gain from DMK | VCK gain from DMK | Swing | 8.98% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cheyyur :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 304 | 0.18% | −18.69% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,69,134 | 80.11% | −0.90% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,11,135 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -18.08% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cheyyur :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 26,584 | 18.87% | {{{change}}} |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,73,908 | 81.00% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,40,871 | | |
| | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) |