Vedaranyam Assembly constituency

Vedaranyam
Constituency No. 165 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictNagapattinam
LS constituencyNagapattinam
Established1962
Total electors1,92,658[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  AIADMK
Elected year2021

Vedaranyam is a legislative assembly constituency in Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2] This constituency comprises Vedharanyam and Thalaignayiru Panchayat union. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

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 Thevar

Tamil Nadu

Year Winner Party
1971 M. Meenakshi Sundaram Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977|
1980 M. S. Manickam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 Meenakshi Sundaram Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 P. V. Rajendran Indian National Congress
1991
1996 S. K. Vedarathinam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001
2006
2011 N. V. Kamaraj All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 O.S. Manian
2021

Election Results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
 
 50.02%
2016
 
 41.44%
2011
 
 41.16%
2006
 
 49.93%
2001
 
 53.71%
1996
 
 46.92%
1991
 
 49.22%
1989
 
 41.82%
1984
 
 50.23%
1980
 
 60.86%
1977
 
 35.40%
1971
 
 63.86%
1967
 
 38.71%
1962
 
 40.09%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam[3][4]
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

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam[5]
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

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam[6]
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

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam[7]
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

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam[8]
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

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam[9]
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%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam[10]
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% New
BJP K. Subramaniam 889 0.78% New
Margin of victory 16,868 14.84% 9.64%
Turnout 113,679 82.49% 2.83%
Registered electors 141,246
INC hold Swing 7.41%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam[11]
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% New
AIADMK S. Kanagasunderam 2,460 2.45% New
Independent P. Jayaraman 558 0.55% New
Margin of victory 5,224 5.19% 3.91%
Turnout 100,585 79.67% −8.64%
Registered electors 127,781
INC gain from DMK Swing -8.41%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. Meenakshi Sundaram 49,922 50.23% +12.24
INC P. V. Rajendran 48,646 48.94% New
Independent K. Veerasamy 822 0.83% New
Margin of victory 1,276 1.28% −21.58%
Turnout 99,390 88.31% 7.51%
Registered electors 116,682
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -10.63%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. S. Manickam 52,311 60.86% +35.11
DMK M. Meenakshi Sundaram 32,656 37.99% +2.59
JP K. V. M. Subramania Gounder 988 1.15% New
Margin of victory 19,655 22.87% 20.96%
Turnout 85,955 80.79% −2.09%
Registered electors 107,177
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 25.46%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam[14]
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% New
JP K. Gokilachandran 3,965 4.74% New
Independent G. Venkatachalam 508 0.61% New
Margin of victory 1,592 1.90% −35.25%
Turnout 83,613 82.89% 0.71%
Registered electors 101,857
DMK hold Swing -28.46%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. Meenakshi Sundaram 41,787 63.86% +25.54
INC P. C. Velayuthan 17,478 26.71% −12
CPI(M) G. Raming 6,171 9.43% New
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

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam[16]
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% New
CPI S. S. Pillai 5,584 8.33% −7.72
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

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC N. S. Ramalingam 27,200 40.09% New
DMK N. Dharmalingam 17,764 26.18% New
CPI R. Sellathurathevar 10,893 16.05% New
Independent K. V. Veerappapillai 6,750 9.95% New
Independent M. Vaithianathan 2,770 4.08% New
SWA N. Samithuraithevar 2,475 3.65% New
Margin of victory 9,436 13.91%
Turnout 67,852 80.80%
Registered electors 87,047
INC win (new seat)

References

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