Vandavasi Lok Sabha constituency explained

12.5°N 79.62°W

Type:LS
Vandavasi
Established:1962
Abolished:2009
Electors:12,13,662
Reservation:None

Vandavasi was a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu.[1] After delimitation in 2009, it is defunct.

Assembly segments

Vandavasi Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]

  1. Tiruvannamalai (moved to Tiruvannamalai constituency)
  2. Polur (moved to Arani constituency)
  3. Vandavasi (SC) (moved to Arani constituency)
  4. Peranamallur (defunct)
  5. Melmalayanur (defunct)
  6. Gingee (moved to Arani constituency)

Members of Parliament

YearNameParty
1962A.JayaramanIndian National Congress
1967G ViswanathanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971G ViswanathanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977VenugopalAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980D. PattuswamyIndian National Congress (I)
1984L BalaramanIndian National Congress
1989L BalaramanIndian National Congress
1991M. Krishnasamy[3] Indian National Congress
1996L BalaramanTamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
1998M. Durai[4] Pattali Makkal Katchi
1999M. Durai[5] Pattali Makkal Katchi
2004N. Ramachandran Gingee[6] Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

General Election 1999

PartyCandidateVotes%
PMKM.Durai345,53950.8%
INCM.Krishnasamy286,34242.1%
TMC(M)K.Wahab36,8445.4%
Majority59,1978.7%
Turnout679,99261.5%
PMK Hold

General Election 1998

PartyCandidateVotes%
PMKM.Durai327,01049.0%
TMC(M)L.Balaramam261,93539.3%
INCM.Krishnasamy34,8275.2%
INDKaruppasamy21,2193.2%
INDG.S.Chandrabose5450.1%
Majority65,0759.8%
Turnout667,28762.0%
PMK gain from TMC(M)

General Election 1996

PartyCandidateVotes%
TMC(M)L.Balaraman342,18447.7%
INCM.Krishnasamy168,88023.5%
PMKP.Senthamizhan106,38814.8%
MDMKA.Chinnadurai39,4495.5%
BJP]]4,9860.7%
Majority173,30624.1%
Turnout717,84469.6%
TMC(M) gain from INC

General Election 1991

PartyCandidateVotes%
INCM.Krishnasamy35445153.7%
DMKD.Venugopal177,35626.8%
PMKKasilanga Durai99,16315.0%
bgcolor=INDK.Pandurangam2,5190.4%
Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam K.V.Murugesan2,3820.4%
INDS.Appadurai2,2320.3%
Majority177,09526.8%
Turnout660,56068.0%
INC Hold

General Election 1989

PartyCandidateVotes%
INCL.Balaraman313,16046.2%
DMKD.Venugopal212,98831.4%
PMKKasilingam128,31818.9%
INDK.Punithavathi3,4760.5%
Tharasu Makkal MandramS.Manavalan3,0050.4%
Majority100,17214.8%
Turnout677,68669.3%
INC Hold

General Election 1984

PartyCandidateVotes%
INCL.Balaraman341,26759.4%
DMKR.K.Pandian206,37535.9%
Majority134,89223.5%
Turnout574,97575.3%
INC Hold

General Election 1980

PartyCandidateVotes%
INCD.Pattusamy285,54961.0%
AIADMKVenugopal Gounder158,39533.8%
INC(U)R.A.Natrajan5,3271.1%
Majority127,15427.2%
Turnout468,03965.5%
INC gain from INC

General Election 1977

PartyCandidateVotes%
AIADMKVenugopal Gounder267,93057.0%
DMKDuraimurugan186,79839.7%
INDJagaDeva gounder4,0100.9%
Majority81,13217.2%
Turnout470,35568.6%
AIADMK gain from DMK

General Election 1971

PartyCandidateVotes%
DMKG.Viswanathan230,00355.9%
INC(O)M.K.Gounder182,65945.7%
INDManiazhilan25,1146.1%
INDJ.P.Ganesa Mudhaliar2,8970.7%
Majority87,95521.4%
Turnout411,64076.3%
DMK Hold

General Election 1967

PartyCandidateVotes%
DMKG.Vishwanathan213,53753.0%
INCM.K.Gounder132,87833.0%
INDP.S.Gounder31,0087.7%
INDK.M.K.Nayagar8,9982.2%
Majority80,65920.0%
Turnout386,42173.8%
DMK gain from INC

General Election 1962

PartyCandidateVotes%
INCJayaraman111,05337.7%
RPIM.Krishnasami100,25634.0%
SWPPulavar Mani57,19019.4%
INDGangadaran13,4144.5%
Majority10,7973.7%
Turnout281,91367.7%
INC Win (New Seat)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 . . 1 December 1976 . 13 October 2021.
  2. Web site: List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies . 2008-10-08 . Tamil Nadu . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20081031131000/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf . 2008-10-31 . dead.
  3. Web site: General Election, 1991 (Vol I, II) . . 31 December 2021.
  4. Web site: General Election, 1998 (Vol I, II) . . 3 May 2023.
  5. Web site: General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III) . . 31 December 2021.
  6. Web site: General Election 2004 . . 22 October 2021.