Vedaranyam Assembly constituency
Vedaranyam is a legislative assembly constituency in Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2] constituency comprises Vedharanyam and thalaignayiru Panchayat union.
| Vedaranyam | |
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| Constituency for the State Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Nagapattinam |
| LS constituency | Nagapattinam |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 1,92,658[1] |
| Reservation | General |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | O. S. Manian |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
The most successful party is DMK, having won six times.
Madras State
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | N. S. Ramalingam | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Karuppampulam P. Venkatachala Devar | Indian National Congress | |
Tamil Nadu
Election Results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | O. S. Manian | 78,719 | 50.02% | 8.58% | |
| DMK | S. K. Vedarathinam | 66,390 | 42.18% | ||
| NTK | K. Rajendran | 9,106 | 5.79% | 4.84% | |
| AMMK | P. S. Arumugam | 1,284 | 0.82% | ||
| NOTA | Nota | 673 | 0.43% | -0.39% | |
| BSP | R. Panneerselvam | 460 | 0.29% | -0.18% | |
| MNM | Mohamed Ali | 437 | 0.28% | ||
| Independent | P. V. Theenathayalan | 319 | 0.20% | ||
| Independent | V. Veerakumar | 297 | 0.19% | ||
| Independent | R. Kathirvel | 143 | 0.09% | ||
| SHS | Dr. T. Sundaravadivelan | 91 | 0.06% | ||
| Margin of victory | 12,329 | 7.83% | -7.83% | ||
| Turnout | 1,57,387 | 81.69% | 0.27% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 185 | 0.12% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,92,658 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 8.58% | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | O. S. Manian | 60,836 | 41.44% | 0.28% | |
| INC | Rajendiran. P. V | 37,838 | 25.77% | ||
| BJP | S. K. Vedarathinam | 37,086 | 25.26% | 24.30% | |
| DMDK | Vairavanathan. T | 4,594 | 3.13% | ||
| PMK | Usha Kannan | 2,081 | 1.42% | ||
| NTK | Rajendran. K | 1,386 | 0.94% | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,206 | 0.82% | ||
| BSP | Murugavelu. S | 695 | 0.47% | ||
| Independent | Veerakumar. V | 520 | 0.35% | ||
| Independent | Ramamurthy. R | 205 | 0.14% | ||
| Susila. N | 179 | 0.12% | |||
| Margin of victory | 22,998 | 15.67% | 7.31% | ||
| Turnout | 1,46,803 | 81.42% | -2.87% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,80,294 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 0.28% | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | N. V. Kamaraj | 53,799 | 41.16% | -3.86% | |
| Independent | S. K. Vedarathinam | 42,871 | 32.80% | ||
| PMK | R. Chinnathurai | 22,925 | 17.54% | ||
| Independent | K. Jegan | 2,270 | 1.74% | ||
| JMM | G. Shanmugavel | 2,041 | 1.56% | ||
| Independent | M. Rani | 1,991 | 1.52% | ||
| Independent | D. Ramsingh | 1,826 | 1.40% | ||
| BJP | S. Karthikeyan | 1,260 | 0.96% | 0.01% | |
| Independent | T. V. R. Veeramani | 838 | 0.64% | ||
| Independent | Dr. P. Subramanian | 257 | 0.20% | ||
| Independent | R. Ramamurthy | 246 | 0.19% | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,928 | 8.36% | 3.45% | ||
| Turnout | 1,55,065 | 84.29% | 0.93% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,30,708 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -8.77% | |||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. K. Vedarathinam | 66,401 | 49.93% | -3.78% | |
| AIADMK | O. S. Manian | 59,870 | 45.02% | ||
| DMDK | Veeravinayagam. B | 1,708 | 1.28% | ||
| BJP | Udayakumar. M | 1,267 | 0.95% | ||
| SP | Mahendran. G | 1,049 | 0.79% | ||
| Independent | Vedarathinam. G | 817 | 0.61% | ||
| BSP | Surya. S. T | 631 | 0.47% | ||
| Independent | Kathiresan. G | 444 | 0.33% | ||
| Independent | Srinivasan. M | 429 | 0.32% | ||
| Independent | Ramamurthi. R | 368 | 0.28% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,531 | 4.91% | -7.76% | ||
| Turnout | 1,32,984 | 83.37% | 9.19% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,59,520 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | -3.78% | |||
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. K. Vedarathinam | 63,568 | 53.71% | 6.79% | |
| CPI | Mutharasan. R | 48,568 | 41.04% | ||
| MDMK | Ilangovan N. | 3,678 | 3.11% | -22.22% | |
| Independent | Ramamurthy. R | 2,539 | 2.15% | ||
| Margin of victory | 15,000 | 12.67% | -7.06% | ||
| Turnout | 1,18,353 | 74.18% | -4.34% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,59,591 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 6.79% | |||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. K. Vedarathinam | 54,185 | 46.92% | 12.54% | |
| INC | Balasubramaniam P. C. V. | 31,393 | 27.19% | -22.04% | |
| MDMK | M. Meenakshi Sundaram | 29,252 | 25.33% | ||
| Independent | Karthikeyan N. A. | 332 | 0.29% | ||
| Independent | Natarajan K. | 229 | 0.20% | ||
| Independent | Ramamoorthy R. | 82 | 0.07% | ||
| Margin of victory | 22,792 | 19.74% | 4.90% | ||
| Turnout | 1,15,473 | 78.52% | -3.98% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,54,906 | ||||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | -2.30% | |||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. V. Rajendran | 55,957 | 49.22% | 7.41% | |
| DMK | M. Meenakshi Sundaram | 39,089 | 34.39% | -2.24% | |
| PMK | M. Marimuthu Gounder | 17,327 | 15.24% | ||
| BJP | K. Subramaniam | 889 | 0.78% | ||
| Tharasu Makkal Mandram | S. Manivanna | 330 | 0.29% | ||
| Independent | S. Ramakrishnan | 87 | 0.08% | ||
| Margin of victory | 16,868 | 14.84% | 9.64% | ||
| Turnout | 1,13,679 | 82.49% | 2.83% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,41,246 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | 7.41% | |||
1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. V. Rajendran | 42,060 | 41.82% | -7.13% | |
| DMK | M. Meenakshi Sundaram | 36,836 | 36.62% | -13.61% | |
| AIADMK | O. S. Manian | 18,226 | 18.12% | ||
| AIADMK | S. Kanagasunderam | 2,460 | 2.45% | ||
| Independent | P. Jayaraman | 558 | 0.55% | ||
| Independent | K. Veerasamy | 192 | 0.19% | ||
| Independent | M. Arunan | 129 | 0.13% | ||
| Independent | S. Chidambaram | 124 | 0.12% | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,224 | 5.19% | 3.91% | ||
| Turnout | 1,00,585 | 79.67% | -8.64% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,27,781 | ||||
| INC gain from DMK | Swing | -8.41% | |||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Meenakshi Sundaram | 49,922 | 50.23% | 12.24% | |
| INC | Rajendran. P. V. | 48,646 | 48.94% | ||
| Independent | Veerasamy. K. | 822 | 0.83% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,276 | 1.28% | -21.58% | ||
| Turnout | 99,390 | 88.31% | 7.51% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,16,682 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -10.63% | |||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. S. Manickam | 52,311 | 60.86% | 35.11% | |
| DMK | M. Meenakshi Sundaram | 32,656 | 37.99% | 2.59% | |
| JP | Subramania Gounder. K. V. M. | 988 | 1.15% | ||
| Margin of victory | 19,655 | 22.87% | 20.96% | ||
| Turnout | 85,955 | 80.79% | -2.09% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,07,177 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 25.46% | |||
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Meenakshi Sundaram | 29,601 | 35.40% | -28.46% | |
| INC | S. Devarajan | 28,009 | 33.50% | 6.79% | |
| AIADMK | M. S. Manickam | 21,530 | 25.75% | ||
| JP | K. Gokilachandran | 3,965 | 4.74% | ||
| Independent | G. Venkatachalam | 508 | 0.61% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,592 | 1.90% | -35.25% | ||
| Turnout | 83,613 | 82.89% | 0.71% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,01,857 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | -28.46% | |||
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Meenakshi Sundaram | 41,787 | 63.86% | 25.54% | |
| INC | Velayuthan P. C. | 17,478 | 26.71% | -12.00% | |
| CPI(M) | Raming G. | 6,171 | 9.43% | ||
| Margin of victory | 24,309 | 37.15% | 36.76% | ||
| Turnout | 65,436 | 82.18% | -4.60% | ||
| Registered electors | 87,223 | ||||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | 25.15% | |||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. V. Thevar | 25,942 | 38.71% | -1.38% | |
| DMK | M. Meenakshisundaram | 25,678 | 38.32% | 12.14% | |
| Independent | M. V. Gowndar | 9,812 | 14.64% | ||
| CPI | S. S. Pillai | 5,584 | 8.33% | ||
| Margin of victory | 264 | 0.39% | -13.51% | ||
| Turnout | 67,016 | 86.77% | 5.97% | ||
| Registered electors | 81,342 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | -1.38% | |||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. S. Ramalingam | 27,200 | 40.09% | ||
| DMK | N. Dharmalingam | 17,764 | 26.18% | ||
| CPI | R. Sellathurathevar | 10,893 | 16.05% | ||
| Independent | K. V. Veerappapillai | 6,750 | 9.95% | ||
| Independent | M. Vaithianathan | 2,770 | 4.08% | ||
| SWA | N. Samithuraithevar | 2,475 | 3.65% | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,436 | 13.91% | |||
| Turnout | 67,852 | 80.80% | |||
| Registered electors | 87,047 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
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