# Vadamadurai Assembly constituency

Vadamadurai is a state assembly constituency in Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu, India.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| Madras State ||||
| 1967 | P. T. Naicker | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | M. Maruthanayagam Pillai | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | T. Thirumalaimuthu Veerasakkayya Tiruvenkatasamy Naicker | Independent politician |
| 1952 | Chinaswamy Naidu | Indian National Congress |
| Tamil Nadu ||||
| 1971 | Nagarajan. K | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 1971 | 1971 | 58.75% | 58.75% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 49.11% | 49.11% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 57.97% | 57.97% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 44.00% | 44.00% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 62.97% | 62.97% |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vadamadurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Nagarajan. K | 35,989 | 58.75% | 12.62% |
| | INC | Rajendran. S | 25,270 | 41.25% | −7.86% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,719 | 17.50% | 14.51% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,259 | 70.55% | −3.39% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 92,205 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 9.64% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vadamadurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. T. Naicker | 30,507 | 49.11% | −8.86% |
| | DMK | V. S. Lakshmanan | 28,651 | 46.13% | 7.19% |
| | Independent | S. P. Pillai | 1,656 | 2.67% | |
| | Independent | K. A. Gounder | 1,301 | 2.09% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,856 | 2.99% | −16.05% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,115 | 73.94% | 4.02% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 88,792 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -8.86% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vadamadurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | M. Maruthanayagam Pillai | 27,975 | 57.97% | 19.38% |
| | DMK | A. Nallathambi | 18,788 | 38.93% | |
| | Independent | N. Ramarajan | 1,495 | 3.10% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,187 | 19.04% | 13.63% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,258 | 69.92% | 25.09% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,585 | | |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 13.97% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vadamadurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | T. Thirumalaimuthu Veerasakkayya Tiruvenkatasamy Naicker | 13,996 | 44.00% | |
| | INC | S. Chinnasamy Naidu | 12,275 | 38.59% | −24.37% |
| | PSP | R. Gopalakrishna Reddiar | 3,707 | 11.65% | |
| | Independent | T. Ramalingam | 1,830 | 5.75% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,721 | 5.41% | −34.84% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,808 | 44.83% | −1.41% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 70,949 | | |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | -18.96% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vadamadurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Chinaswamy Naidu | 22,745 | 62.97% | 62.97% |
| | Socialist | Srinivasan | 8,205 | 22.71% | |
| | KMPP | P. Venkataramadoss | 5,173 | 14.32% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,540 | 40.25% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,123 | 46.24% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,116 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |