# Vaniyambadi Assembly constituency

12°41′N 78°37′E﻿ / ﻿12.68°N 78.62°E﻿ / 12.68; 78.62
Vaniyambadi is a legislative assembly constituency in Tirupathur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 47. It consists of a portion of Vaniyambadi taluk. It falls under Vellore Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

## Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | A. K. Hanumantharaya Gounder | Independent |
| 1957 | A. A. Rasheed | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | M. P. Vadivel | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1967 | Rajamannar | Indian National Congress |

## Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | M. Abdul Lathief | Independent |
| 1977 | M. Abdul Lathief | Independent |
| 1980 | N. Kulasekara Pandian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | H. Abdul Majeed | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | P. Abdul Samad | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | E. Sampath | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | M. Abdul Lathief | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | M. Abdul Lathief | Independent |
| 2002(by-election) | M.Vedivel | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | H. Abdul Basith | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2011 | Govi. Sampath Kumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | Nilofer Kafeel | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | G Sendhil Kumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 46.69% | 46.69% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 40.31% | 40.31% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 54.65% | 54.65% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 53.16% | 53.16% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 48.26% | 48.26% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 67.36% | 67.36% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 54.98% | 54.98% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 41.20% | 41.20% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 45.36% | 45.36% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 52.54% | 52.54% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 42.86% | 42.86% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 56.13% | 56.13% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 50.77% | 50.77% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 54.86% | 54.86% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 51.85% | 51.85% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 34.28% | 34.28% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vaniyambadi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | G. Sendhil Kumar | 88,018 | 46.69% | +6.38 |
| | IUML | N. Mohammed Nayeem | 83,114 | 44.09% | +12.2 |
| | NTK | A. J. Devendhiran | 11,226 | 5.96% | New |
| | AIMIM | T. S. Vakeel Ahmed | 1,897 | 1.01% | New |
| | MNM | M. Gnana Doss | 1,868 | 0.99% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,492 | 0.79% | −0.24 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,904 | 2.60% | −5.81% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 188,505 | 75.60% | −1.66% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 405 | 0.21% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 249,357 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 6.38% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vaniyambadi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Nilofer | 69,588 | 40.31% | −14.35 |
| | IUML | Syed Farooq | 55,062 | 31.89% | New |
| | TMC(M) | C. Gnanasekaran | 21,090 | 12.22% | New |
| | AIMIM | T. S. Vakeel Ahmed | 10,117 | 5.86% | New |
| | PMK | R. Kirubakaran | 9,283 | 5.38% | New |
| | BJP | G. Venkatesan | 1,935 | 1.12% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,774 | 1.03% | New |
| | WPOI | Mohammed Ismail | 1,104 | 0.64% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,526 | 8.41% | −3.95% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 172,638 | 77.26% | −1.55% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 223,458 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -14.35% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vaniyambadi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Govi. Sampath Kumar | 80,563 | 54.65% | +19.9 |
| | DMK | H. Abdul Basith | 62,338 | 42.29% | −10.87 |
| | Independent | Mohammed Iliyas | 2,548 | 1.73% | New |
| | BSP | J. Vazeer Ahmed | 1,149 | 0.78% | New |
| | Independent | P. Abdul Wagith | 807 | 0.55% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,225 | 12.36% | −6.05% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147,405 | 78.80% | 9.60% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 187,055 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 1.49% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vaniyambadi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | H. Abdul Basith | 69,837 | 53.16% | +15.53 |
| | AIADMK | K. Mohamed Ali | 45,653 | 34.75% | New |
| | DMDK | K. Anwar-Ul-Haquy | 9,937 | 7.56% | New |
| | Independent | N. Radha Krishanan | 2,218 | 1.69% | New |
| | BJP | K. Anandan | 1,821 | 1.39% | New |
| | ABHM | G. S. Jaisankar | 770 | 0.59% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 24,184 | 18.41% | 7.78% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 131,360 | 69.21% | 11.53% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 189,807 | | |
| | DMK gain from Independent | DMK gain from Independent | Swing | 4.90% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vaniyambadi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | M. Abdul Lathief | 54,218 | 48.26% | New |
| | DMK | J. M. Aaroon Rashid | 42,280 | 37.63% | −29.73 |
| | MDMK | R. Lakshmi Kanthan | 7,724 | 6.88% | New |
| | Independent | Kaleel Nisar Ahmed | 3,095 | 2.75% | New |
| | Independent | M. P. Natarajan | 2,268 | 2.02% | New |
| | Independent | Sengam Jaffar | 1,093 | 0.97% | New |
| | LJP | J. Parthiban | 859 | 0.76% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,938 | 10.63% | −32.26% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 112,346 | 57.68% | −5.17% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 194,773 | | |
| | Independent gain from DMK | Independent gain from DMK | Swing | -19.10% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vaniyambadi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Abdul Lathief | 74,223 | 67.36% | +32.82 |
| | INC | K. Kuppusamy | 26,970 | 24.48% | −30.5 |
| | BJP | M. Deenadayalan | 4,883 | 4.43% | +0.92 |
| | JD | K. Jayapal | 2,253 | 2.04% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 47,253 | 42.88% | 22.45% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 110,189 | 62.85% | 5.16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 180,164 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 12.38% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vaniyambadi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | E. Sampath | 53,354 | 54.98% | New |
| | DMK | A. Abdul Hameed | 33,523 | 34.54% | −6.65 |
| | TMUL | A. P. A. Majid | 4,973 | 5.12% | New |
| | BJP | G. S. Jaisankar | 3,407 | 3.51% | +2.39 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,831 | 20.43% | 2.69% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 97,046 | 57.69% | −9.31% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 172,507 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | 13.78% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vaniyambadi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | P. Abdul Samad | 39,723 | 41.20% | −2.68 |
| | AIADMK | N. Kulasekara Pandiyan | 22,614 | 23.45% | New |
| | IUML | A. K. Abdul Samad | 21,599 | 22.40% | New |
| | Independent | N. Solaippan | 6,657 | 6.90% | New |
| | Independent | A. Venkatesan | 1,633 | 1.69% | New |
| | BJP | G. K. Velayudam | 1,084 | 1.12% | New |
| | Independent | S. Karunanithi | 912 | 0.95% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,109 | 17.74% | 16.25% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 96,421 | 67.00% | −5.49% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 146,684 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | -4.17% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vaniyambadi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | H. Abdul Majeed | 39,141 | 45.36% | New |
| | DMK | A. P. Abdul Majid | 37,856 | 43.87% | New |
| | Independent | K. Kandasami | 5,447 | 6.31% | New |
| | Independent | A. G. Pannerselvam | 2,060 | 2.39% | New |
| | Independent | G. Selvam | 718 | 0.83% | New |
| | Independent | T. Thangaraj | 597 | 0.69% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,285 | 1.49% | −3.58% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,283 | 72.48% | 8.57% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 123,922 | | |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | -7.17% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vaniyambadi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | N. Kulasekara Pandiyan | 38,049 | 52.54% | New |
| | Independent | M. Abdul Latheef | 34,375 | 47.46% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,674 | 5.07% | −8.99% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,424 | 63.91% | 6.42% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 115,231 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from Independent | AIADMK gain from Independent | Swing | 9.68% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vaniyambadi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | M. Abdul Lathief | 26,620 | 42.86% | New |
| | DMK | R. Sampanghi | 17,886 | 28.80% | New |
| | JP | Abdul Wahid | 10,323 | 16.62% | New |
| | INC | A. Venkatesan | 5,698 | 9.17% | −29.22 |
| | Independent | N. K. Arumugam | 1,136 | 1.83% | New |
| | Independent | P. Sayeed Ahmed | 357 | 0.57% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,734 | 14.06% | −3.68% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,108 | 57.50% | −10.92% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 109,540 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | -13.27% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vaniyambadi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | M. Abdul Lathief | 27,899 | 56.13% | New |
| | INC | R. C. Samanna Gounder | 19,082 | 38.39% | −12.38 |
| | Independent | B. A. Raju | 2,407 | 4.84% | New |
| | Independent | V. N. Vadivelu | 314 | 0.63% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,817 | 17.74% | 14.65% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,702 | 68.41% | −7.29% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 80,631 | | |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | 5.36% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vaniyambadi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Rajamannar | 26,946 | 50.77% | +10.41 |
| | DMK | Vadivel | 25,308 | 47.69% | −7.18 |
| | Independent | M. Gounder | 819 | 1.54% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,638 | 3.09% | −11.41% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,073 | 75.70% | 6.29% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,746 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | -4.09% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vaniyambadi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. P. Vadival | 27,275 | 54.86% | New |
| | INC | T. Karia Goundar | 20,068 | 40.37% | −11.49 |
| | We Tamils | N. Thathappan | 2,372 | 4.77% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,207 | 14.50% | 1.55% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,715 | 69.41% | 24.97% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,567 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 3.01% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vaniyambadi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. A. Rasheed | 18,565 | 51.85% | +24.24 |
| | Independent | M. P. Vadivelu Counder | 13,930 | 38.91% | New |
| | Independent | G. E. Radhakrishnan | 2,289 | 6.39% | New |
| | Independent | C. Govindarajan | 1,019 | 2.85% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,635 | 12.95% | 6.63% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,803 | 44.44% | −13.65% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 80,556 | | |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 17.57% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vaniyambadi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | A. K. Hanumantharaya Gounder | 15,529 | 34.28% | New |
| | Commonweal Party | M. Erusan | 12,667 | 27.96% | New |
| | INC | Karia Gounder | 12,511 | 27.62% | New |
| | RPI | C. Appadurai | 3,182 | 7.02% | New |
| | Socialist | M. K. Narayanaswami Gounder | 1,412 | 3.12% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,862 | 6.32% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,301 | 58.10% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,971 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |