| Vedaranyam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 165 for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Nagapattinam |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Nagapattinam |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 1,92,658[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Vedaranyam is alegislative assembly constituency inNagapattinam district in theIndian state ofTamil 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.
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | N. S. Ramalingam | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Karuppampulam P. Venkatachala Thevar | ||
| 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% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | O. S. Manian | ||||
| SPA | |||||
| NTK | Idumbavanam Karthick | ||||
| TVK | New | ||||
| NOTA | NOTA | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 8.58% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 0.28% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | -8.77% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | -3.78% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 6.79% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKgain fromINC | Swing | -2.30% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| INChold | Swing | 7.41% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| INCgain fromDMK | Swing | -8.41% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -10.63% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 25.46% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | -28.46% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKgain fromINC | Swing | 25.15% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| INChold | Swing | -1.38% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| INCwin (new seat) | |||||
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