Chengalpattu District

Tamil Nadu

Chengalpattu district is one of the districts of Tamil Nadu. Its administrative headquarters is at Chengalpattu. It covers 2,945 sq km and had a population of 25,56,244 at the 2011 census, a density of 868 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 7 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Chengalpattu
Area
2,945 sq km
Population
25.56 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
868 /km²
Literacy Rate
84.5%
Sex Ratio
983
per 1,000 males
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Chengalpattu District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Chengalpattu district.

Total Population
25.56 Lakh
Male Population
12.89 Lakh
Female Population
12.67 Lakh
Rural Population
8.12 Lakh
Urban Population
17.44 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
5.21 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
31,200
Literacy Rate
84.5%
Population Density
868 /km²
Sex Ratio
983
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 89.8%Female literacy 79.1%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Chengalpattu district.

8
Tehsils
8
Blocks
60
Nyay Panchayats
359
Gram Panchayats
638
Villages
Headquarters
Chengalpattu
Languages
Tamil, English, Telugu
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
12.69° N, 79.98° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Chengalpattu

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Kancheepuram

Constituency No. 6 · Scheduled Caste
Primary
GS
G. Selvam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Chengalpattu
  • Thiruporur
  • Cheyyur
  • Madurantakam
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Chengalpattu

(7)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Chengalpattu
No. 32 · Kancheepuram
MV
M. Varalakshmi
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Thiruporur
No. 33 · Kancheepuram
SB
S. S. Balaji
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
MLA
Cheyyur
No. 34 · Kancheepuram
PB
Panaiyur Babu
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
MLA
Madurantakam
No. 35 · Kancheepuram
KM
K. Maragatham
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Pallavaram
No. 30
IK
I. Karunanithi
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Tambaram
No. 31
SR
S. R. Raja
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA

Your Representatives from Chengalpattu

(8)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Chengalpattu district.

  • GS
    G. Selvam
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MP
    Kancheepuram · No. 6
  • MV
    M. Varalakshmi
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Chengalpattu · No. 32
  • SB
    S. S. Balaji
    Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
    MLA
    Thiruporur · No. 33
  • PB
    Panaiyur Babu
    Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
    MLA
    Cheyyur · No. 34
  • KM
    K. Maragatham
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Madurantakam · No. 35
  • IK
    I. Karunanithi
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Pallavaram · No. 30
  • SR
    S. R. Raja
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Tambaram · No. 31
  • SR
    S. Aravind Ramesh
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Shozhinganallur · No. 27

Election History

Lok Sabha

Kancheepuram · No. 6

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaDMKG. Selvam
    Votes 5,86,048Vote share 46.8%Margin 2,21,473
    1. 1. G. Selvam · DMK5,86,048 (46.8%)
    2. 2. E. Rajasekar · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam3,64,575 (29.11%)
    3. 3. V. Joti · Pattali Makkal Katchi1,78,200 (14.23%)
    4. 4. V. Santhosh Kumar · Naan Tamilar Katchi92,100 (7.35%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaDMKG. Selvam
    Votes 6,84,004Vote share 55.26%Margin 2,86,632
    1. 1. G. Selvam · DMK6,84,004 (55.26%)
    2. 2. K. Maragatham · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam3,97,372 (32.1%)
    3. 3. A. Munusamy · Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam55,210 (4.46%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamK. Maragatham
    Votes 4,99,395Vote share 44.15%Margin 1,46,866
    1. 1. K. Maragatham · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4,99,395 (44.15%)
    2. 2. G. Selvam · DMK3,52,529 (31.17%)
    3. 3. C. E. Sathya · MDMK2,07,080 (18.31%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Tamil Nadu
State
Chengalpattu
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 6
7 Assembly
No. 32, 33, 34, 35, 30, 31, 27

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Chengalpattu District at a Glance

State
Tamil Nadu
Headquarters
Chengalpattu
Area
2,945 sq km
Population
25.56 Lakh
Population density
868 per km²
Sex ratio
983 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
84.5%
Languages
Tamil, English, Telugu
Tehsils
8
Blocks
8
Gram panchayats
359
Villages
638
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
7
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Tamil Nadu
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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