S. K. Vedarathinam

S. K. Vedarathinam
Born (1958-03-18) 18 March 1958 (age 66)
Thethakudi South, Vedaranyam
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Politician, Farmer
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
SpouseIsaiyarasi
Children2
ParentKailasha Gounder-Sarathambal

S. K. Vedarathinam (தமிழ் : எஸ். கே. வேதரத்தினம்) is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Vedaranyam constituency in 1996, 2001, 2006 elections. He won 3 consecutive elections in Vedaranyam constituency. Later he joined BJP and is a former nation executive member of 2011 election.[1][2][3] He is one among the 11 State secretaries of BJP, Tamilnadu during his involvement with BJP. He again joined DMK on 22.07.2020 with his followers. He was National General Council member of BJP at the time he rejoined DMK in 2020.

Electoral performance

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK O. S. Manian 78,719 50.02% +8.58
DMK S. K. Vedarathinam 66,390 42.18% New
NTK K. Rajendran 9,106 5.79% +4.84
AMMK P. S. Arumugam 1,284 0.82% New
Margin of victory 12,329 7.83% −7.83%
Turnout 157,387 81.69% 0.27%
Rejected ballots 185 0.12%
Registered electors 192,658
AIADMK hold Swing 8.58%
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK O. S. Manian 60,836 41.44% +0.28
INC P. V. Rajendiran 37,838 25.77% New
BJP S. K. Vedarathinam 37,086 25.26% +24.3
DMDK T. Vairavanathan 4,594 3.13% New
PMK Usha Kannan 2,081 1.42% −16.12
NTK K. Rajendran 1,386 0.94% New
NOTA NOTA 1,206 0.82% New
Margin of victory 22,998 15.67% 7.31%
Turnout 146,803 81.42% −2.87%
Registered electors 180,294
AIADMK hold Swing 0.28%
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK N. V. Kamaraj 53,799 41.16% −3.86
Independent S. K. Vedarathinam 42,871 32.80% New
PMK R. Chinnathurai 22,925 17.54% New
Independent K. Jegan 2,270 1.74% New
JMM G. Shanmugavel 2,041 1.56% New
Independent M. Rani 1,991 1.52% New
Independent D. Ramsingh 1,826 1.40% New
BJP S. Karthikeyan 1,260 0.96% +0.01
Independent T. V. R. Veeramani 838 0.64% New
Margin of victory 10,928 8.36% 3.45%
Turnout 130,708 84.29% 0.93%
Registered electors 155,065
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -8.77%
2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. K. Vedarathinam 66,401 49.93% −3.78
AIADMK O. S. Manian 59,870 45.02% New
DMDK B. Veera Vinayagam 1,708 1.28% New
BJP M. Udayakumar 1,267 0.95% New
SP G. Mahendran 1,049 0.79% New
Independent G. Vedarathinam 817 0.61% New
Margin of victory 6,531 4.91% −7.76%
Turnout 132,984 83.37% 9.19%
Registered electors 159,520
DMK hold Swing -3.78%
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. K. Vedarathinam 63,568 53.71% +6.79
CPI R. Mutharasan 48,568 41.04% New
MDMK N. Ilangovan 3,678 3.11% −22.22
Independent R. Ramamurthy 2,539 2.15% New
Margin of victory 15,000 12.67% −7.06%
Turnout 118,353 74.18% −4.34%
Registered electors 159,591
DMK hold Swing 6.79%
1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. K. Vedarathinam 54,185 46.92% +12.54
INC P. C. V. Balasubramaniam 31,393 27.19% −22.04
MDMK M. Meenakshi Sundaram 29,252 25.33% New
Margin of victory 22,792 19.74% 4.90%
Turnout 115,473 78.52% −3.98%
Registered electors 154,906
DMK gain from INC Swing -2.30%

References

  1. ^ 1996 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. ^ 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. ^ 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. ^ "Tmil Nadu General Legislative Election 2021 - Tamil Nadu - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Vedaranyam Election Result". Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
  9. ^ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
  10. ^ Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.


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