Vandavasi Assembly constituency
Vandavasi is a state legislative assembly constituency in Tiruvannamalai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2] The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes and comprises a portion of Vandavasi taluk. It is a part of the Arani constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[3]
| Vandavasi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the State Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tiruvannamalai |
| LS constituency | Arani |
| Total electors | 2,40,533[1] |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | S. Ambethkumar |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Madras State
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952[lower-alpha 1] | Dasarathan | All India Scheduled Castes Federation | |
| Somasundara Gounder | Commonweal Party | ||
| 1957[lower-alpha 2] | D. Dasarathan | Indian National Congress | |
| M. Ramachandra Reddy | |||
| 1962 | S. Muthulingam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1967 | Muthulingam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Tamil Nadu
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | V. Rajagopal | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1977 | P. Munuswamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1980 | C. Kuppusami | ||
| 1984 | A. Arumugam | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | V. Dhanaraj | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1991 | C. K. Tamizharasan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1996 | Bala Anandan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2001 | K. Murugavelrajan | Pattali Makkal Katchi | |
| 2006 | S. P. Jayaraman | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2009[lower-alpha 3] | Kamalakannan | ||
| 2011 | V. Gunaseelan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016[4] | S. Ambethkumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | |||
- 2-member constituency
- 2-member constituency
- by-election
Election Results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Ambeeth Kumar | 102,064 | 54.88 | ||
| PMK | S. Murali Shankar | 66,111 | 35.55 | ||
| Majority | 35,953 | 19.33 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Ramachandra Reddy | 44,610 | 28.13% | 5.99% | |
| Independent | A. Dharma Gounder | 33,185 | 20.93% | ||
| INC | D. Dasarathan (SC) | 22,187 | 13.99% | -8.15% | |
| Independent | S. Muthuilingam (ST) | 15,747 | 9.93% | ||
| Independent | Ettippa Gounder | 12,965 | 8.18% | ||
| Independent | Ramasamy (SC) | 7,941 | 5.01% | ||
| Independent | Kerunaiprakasam (SC) | 6,187 | 3.90% | ||
| Independent | Govindaraju (SC) | 6,081 | 3.83% | ||
| Independent | Damodaram (SC) | 5,170 | 3.26% | ||
| Independent | Perumal (SC) | 4,494 | 2.83% | ||
| Margin of victory | 11,425 | 7.21% | -1.67% | ||
| Turnout | 1,58,567 | 99.09% | 5.72% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,60,030 | ||||
| INC gain from Commonweal Party | Swing | -2.89% | |||
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonweal Party | Somasundara Gounder | 41,975 | 31.02% | ||
| INC | Ramanuja Reddiar | 29,962 | 22.14% | 22.14% | |
| RPI | Dasaratham | 29,115 | 21.52% | ||
| INC | Velayuthapani | 23,557 | 17.41% | 17.41% | |
| Independent | Subramania Iyer | 10,714 | 7.92% | ||
| Margin of victory | 12,013 | 8.88% | |||
| Turnout | 1,35,323 | 93.37% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,44,937 | ||||
| Commonweal Party win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 69. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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