# Vedaranyam Assembly constituency

Vedaranyam is a legislative assembly constituency in Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. 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 | Party |
| 1962 | N. S. Ramalingam | | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Karuppampulam P. Venkatachala Thevar | | Indian National Congress |

## Tamil Nadu

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

## Election Results

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

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,329 | 7.83% | −7.83% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 157,387 | 81.69% | 0.27% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 185 | 0.12% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 192,658 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 8.58% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22,998 | 15.67% | 7.31% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 146,803 | 81.42% | −2.87% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 180,294 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 0.28% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,928 | 8.36% | 3.45% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 130,708 | 84.29% | 0.93% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 155,065 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -8.77% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,531 | 4.91% | −7.76% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 132,984 | 83.37% | 9.19% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 159,520 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -3.78% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,000 | 12.67% | −7.06% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 118,353 | 74.18% | −4.34% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 159,591 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 6.79% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22,792 | 19.74% | 4.90% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115,473 | 78.52% | −3.98% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 154,906 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | -2.30% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,868 | 14.84% | 9.64% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 113,679 | 82.49% | 2.83% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 141,246 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 7.41% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,224 | 5.19% | 3.91% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,585 | 79.67% | −8.64% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 127,781 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | -8.41% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,276 | 1.28% | −21.58% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99,390 | 88.31% | 7.51% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 116,682 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -10.63% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,655 | 22.87% | 20.96% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,955 | 80.79% | −2.09% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 107,177 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 25.46% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,592 | 1.90% | −35.25% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,613 | 82.89% | 0.71% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 101,857 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -28.46% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 24,309 | 37.15% | 36.76% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,436 | 82.18% | −4.60% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 87,223 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 25.15% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 264 | 0.39% | −13.51% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,016 | 86.77% | 5.97% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 81,342 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -1.38% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,436 | 13.91% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,852 | 80.80% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 87,047 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |