# Vandavasi Assembly constituency

12°30′N 79°37′E﻿ / ﻿12.5°N 79.62°E﻿ / 12.5; 79.62
Vandavasi is a state legislative assembly constituency in Tiruvannamalai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 69. The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes and comprises a portion of Vandavasi taluk. It is a part of the Arani constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

## Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | Dasarathan | All India Scheduled Castes Federation |
| 1952 | Somasundara Gounder | Commonweal Party |
| 1957 | D. Dasarathan | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | M. Ramachandra Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | S. Muthulingam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1967 | Muthulingam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | V. Rajagopal | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | P. Munuswamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | C. Kuppusami | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | A. Arumugam | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | V. Dhanaraj | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | C. K. Tamizharasan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | Bala Anandan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | K. Murugavelrajan | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
| 2006 | S. P. Jayaraman | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2009 | Kamalakannan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2011 | V. Gunaseelan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | S. Ambethkumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | S. Ambethkumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
* ↑ 2-member constituency
* ↑ 2-member constituency
* ↑ by-election

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 55.41% | 55.41% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 44.20% | 44.20% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 52.05% | 52.05% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 53.29% | 53.29% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 49.14% | 49.14% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 59.97% | 59.97% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 53.34% | 53.34% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 43.54% | 43.54% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 53.29% | 53.29% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 50.21% | 50.21% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 41.11% | 41.11% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 63.85% | 63.85% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 61.25% | 61.25% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 64.57% | 64.57% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 28.13% | 28.13% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 31.02% | 31.02% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vandavasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Ambethkumar | 102,064 | 55.41% | +11.21 |
| | PMK | S. Murali | 66,111 | 35.89% | +22.51 |
| | NTK | G. Prabavathi | 9,284 | 5.04% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,769 | 0.96% | −0.37 |
| | AMMK | P. Venkatesan | 1,728 | 0.94% | New |
| | MNM | S. Suresh | 1,692 | 0.92% | New |
| | Independent | K. Manikandan | 1,264 | 0.69% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 35,953 | 19.52% | 9.56% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 184,205 | 76.58% | −5.00% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 347 | 0.19% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 240,533 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 11.21% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vandavasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Ambethkumar | 80,206 | 44.20% | −0.28 |
| | AIADMK | V. Meganathan | 62,138 | 34.24% | −17.81 |
| | PMK | Vadivel Ravanan | 24,277 | 13.38% | New |
| | VCK | M. K. Metharamesh | 7,745 | 4.27% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 2,421 | 1.33% | New |
| | IJK | J. Sudha | 1,079 | 0.59% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,068 | 9.96% | 2.38% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 181,476 | 81.58% | −0.02% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 222,453 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -7.85% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vandavasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | V. Gunaseelan | 84,529 | 52.05% | +17.23 |
| | DMK | J. Kamalakkannan | 72,233 | 44.48% | −8.81 |
| | Independent | A. Devendiran | 2,020 | 1.24% | New |
| | BSP | T. Ponnan | 1,112 | 0.68% | New |
| | BJP | K. Rajasekar | 1,090 | 0.67% | −0.57 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,296 | 7.57% | −10.89% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 162,399 | 81.60% | 10.82% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 199,026 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -1.24% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vandavasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. P. Jayaraman | 65,762 | 53.29% | +11.96 |
| | AIADMK | M. Chakkrapani | 42,974 | 34.82% | New |
| | DMDK | N. Siva Shanmugam | 9,096 | 7.37% | New |
| | Independent | S. Jayaraman | 1,895 | 1.54% | New |
| | BJP | K. Rajasekar | 1,535 | 1.24% | New |
| | SP | M. Mohan | 684 | 0.55% | New |
| | Independent | M. Masilamani | 673 | 0.55% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22,788 | 18.46% | 10.65% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 123,414 | 70.77% | 7.42% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 174,376 | | |
| | DMK gain from PMK | DMK gain from PMK | Swing | 4.14% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vandavasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | K. Murugavelrajan | 55,773 | 49.14% | New |
| | DMK | K. Loganathan | 46,902 | 41.33% | −18.64 |
| | Independent | N. K. Jayavindhiyaraj | 3,822 | 3.37% | New |
| | MDMK | V. Rajagopal | 2,832 | 2.50% | +0.48 |
| | Independent | P. Lakshmanan | 1,790 | 1.58% | New |
| | Independent | R. Anbumani | 998 | 0.88% | New |
| | Independent | G. Sivakumar | 863 | 0.76% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,871 | 7.82% | −28.42% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 113,490 | 63.35% | −5.27% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 179,151 | | |
| | PMK gain from DMK | PMK gain from DMK | Swing | -10.82% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vandavasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Bala Anandan | 65,775 | 59.97% | +34.73 |
| | AIADMK | V. Gunaseelan | 26,029 | 23.73% | −29.61 |
| | Independent | A. V. Devaraj | 13,496 | 12.30% | New |
| | MDMK | V. Rajagopal | 2,214 | 2.02% | New |
| | BJP | M. Murugesan | 1,362 | 1.24% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 39,746 | 36.24% | 8.14% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 109,686 | 68.62% | 1.21% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 169,850 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 6.63% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vandavasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. K. Thamazharasan | 55,990 | 53.34% | +35.41 |
| | DMK | V. Rajagopal | 26,496 | 25.24% | −18.3 |
| | PMK | G. Murthy | 21,649 | 20.62% | New |
| | Independent | C. Kistan | 839 | 0.80% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 29,494 | 28.10% | 10.70% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 104,974 | 67.41% | 11.42% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 162,559 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 9.79% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vandavasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. Dhanaraj | 35,264 | 43.54% | +1.61 |
| | INC | T. S. Govindan | 21,176 | 26.15% | −27.14 |
| | AIADMK | C. Senguttuvan | 14,522 | 17.93% | New |
| | AIADMK | Pon. Munusamy | 7,962 | 9.83% | New |
| | Independent | M. Govindarajan | 1,421 | 1.75% | New |
| | Independent | K. M. Saminathan | 524 | 0.65% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,088 | 17.40% | 6.03% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80,988 | 55.99% | −18.12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 147,671 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | -9.75% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vandavasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. Arumugham | 48,712 | 53.29% | New |
| | DMK | V. Rajagopal | 38,326 | 41.93% | −5.04 |
| | Independent | R. Malgova | 1,219 | 1.33% | New |
| | Independent | E. Kuppan | 1,217 | 1.33% | New |
| | Independent | C. Krishnan | 532 | 0.58% | New |
| | Independent | D. Panneerselvam | 525 | 0.57% | New |
| | INC(J) | M. V. Arumugham | 474 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,386 | 11.36% | 8.13% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 91,406 | 74.11% | 11.69% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 130,211 | | |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 3.08% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vandavasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. Kuppusami | 38,501 | 50.21% | +9.11 |
| | DMK | C. Kanniappan | 36,019 | 46.97% | +8.53 |
| | JP | Ashok Iiayaraja | 1,178 | 1.54% | New |
| | Independent | A. Mohanavelu | 570 | 0.74% | New |
| | Independent | D. Radhakrishnan | 410 | 0.53% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,482 | 3.24% | 0.58% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,678 | 62.41% | 4.20% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 124,733 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 9.11% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vandavasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | P. Munuswamy | 28,306 | 41.11% | New |
| | DMK | C. Kanniappan | 26,476 | 38.45% | −25.41 |
| | JP | A. Kumaraswamy | 10,034 | 14.57% | New |
| | Independent | M. Saminathan | 2,071 | 3.01% | New |
| | RPI | A. Arumugam | 820 | 1.19% | New |
| | Independent | S. Muthulingam | 682 | 0.99% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,830 | 2.66% | −25.05% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,862 | 58.22% | −11.73% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 119,981 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -22.75% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vandavasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. Rajagopal | 41,452 | 63.85% | +2.6 |
| | INC | D. Dasarathan | 23,465 | 36.15% | +2.37 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,987 | 27.71% | 0.23% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,917 | 69.95% | −0.67% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 95,562 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 2.60% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vandavasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Muthulingam | 38,626 | 61.25% | −3.32 |
| | INC | A. Adineelam | 21,300 | 33.78% | −1.65 |
| | RPI | C. Kuppusami | 1,903 | 3.02% | New |
| | Independent | M. Karunaiprakasam | 1,231 | 1.95% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,326 | 27.48% | −1.67% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,060 | 70.62% | 9.23% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 93,447 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -3.32% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vandavasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Muthulingam | 34,922 | 64.57% | New |
| | INC | D. Dasarathan | 19,160 | 35.43% | +7.29 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,762 | 29.14% | 21.94% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,082 | 61.39% | −37.69% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 92,928 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 36.44% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vandavasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | M. Ramachandra Reddy | 44,610 | 28.13% | 5.99% |
| | Independent | A. Dharma Gounder | 33,185 | 20.93% | |
| | INC | D. Dasarathan (SC) | 22,187 | 13.99% | −8.15% |
| | Independent | S. Muthuilingam (ST) | 15,747 | 9.93% | |
| | Independent | Ettippa Gounder | 12,965 | 8.18% | |
| | Independent | Ramasamy (SC) | 7,941 | 5.01% | |
| | Independent | Kerunaiprakasam (SC) | 6,187 | 3.90% | |
| | Independent | Govindaraju (SC) | 6,081 | 3.83% | |
| | Independent | Damodaram (SC) | 5,170 | 3.26% | |
| | Independent | Perumal (SC) | 4,494 | 2.83% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,425 | 7.21% | −1.67% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,58,567 | 99.09% | 5.72% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,60,030 | | |
| | INC gain from Commonweal Party | INC gain from Commonweal Party | Swing | -2.89% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vandavasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Commonweal Party | Somasundara Gounder | 41,975 | 31.02% | |
| | INC | Ramanuja Reddiar | 29,962 | 22.14% | 22.14% |
| | RPI | Dasaratham | 29,115 | 21.52% | |
| | INC | Velayuthapani | 23,557 | 17.41% | 17.41% |
| | Independent | Subramania Iyer | 10,714 | 7.92% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,013 | 8.88% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,35,323 | 93.37% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,44,937 | | |
| | Commonweal Party win (new seat) | Commonweal Party win (new seat) | Commonweal Party win (new seat) | Commonweal Party win (new seat) | Commonweal Party win (new seat) |