Vaniyambadi Assembly constituency

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.

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Vaniyambadi Assembly constituency

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.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1952</td><td>A. K. Hanumantharaya Gounder</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>A. A. Rasheed</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>M. P. Vadivel</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>Rajamannar</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr></tbody></table>

Tamil Nadu

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

Election results

2026

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>Sayyed Farooq</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK+</td><td>G. Senthilkumar</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Murugesan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>S. Sayed</td><td></td><td></td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>240,220</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>gain from</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2021

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

2016

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

2011

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Govi. Sampath Kumar</td><td>80,563</td><td>54.65</td><td>+19.9</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>H. Abdul Basith</td><td>62,338</td><td>42.29</td><td>−10.87</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Mohammed Iliyas</td><td>2,548</td><td>1.73</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>J. Vazeer Ahmed</td><td>1,149</td><td>0.78</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Abdul Wagith</td><td>807</td><td>0.55</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>18,225</td><td>12.36</td><td>−6.05</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>147,405</td><td>78.80</td><td>9.60</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>187,055</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.49</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2006

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>H. Abdul Basith</td><td>69,837</td><td>53.16</td><td>+15.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. Mohamed Ali</td><td>45,653</td><td>34.75</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>K. Anwar-Ul-Haquy</td><td>9,937</td><td>7.56</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Radha Krishanan</td><td>2,218</td><td>1.69</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. Anandan</td><td>1,821</td><td>1.39</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>ABHM</td><td>G. S. Jaisankar</td><td>770</td><td>0.59</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>24,184</td><td>18.41</td><td>7.78</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>131,360</td><td>69.21</td><td>11.53</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>189,807</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>4.90</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2001

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

1996

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Abdul Lathief</td><td>74,223</td><td>67.36</td><td>+32.82</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. Kuppusamy</td><td>26,970</td><td>24.48</td><td>−30.5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Deenadayalan</td><td>4,883</td><td>4.43</td><td>+0.92</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD</td><td>K. Jayapal</td><td>2,253</td><td>2.04</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>47,253</td><td>42.88</td><td>22.45</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>110,189</td><td>62.85</td><td>5.16</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>180,164</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>12.38</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1991

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>E. Sampath</td><td>53,354</td><td>54.98</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. Abdul Hameed</td><td>33,523</td><td>34.54</td><td>−6.65</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMUL</td><td>A. P. A. Majid</td><td>4,973</td><td>5.12</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>G. S. Jaisankar</td><td>3,407</td><td>3.51</td><td>+2.39</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>19,831</td><td>20.43</td><td>2.69</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>97,046</td><td>57.69</td><td>−9.31</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>172,507</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>13.78</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1989

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. Abdul Samad</td><td>39,723</td><td>41.20</td><td>−2.68</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>N. Kulasekara Pandiyan</td><td>22,614</td><td>23.45</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>A. K. Abdul Samad</td><td>21,599</td><td>22.40</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Solaippan</td><td>6,657</td><td>6.90</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Venkatesan</td><td>1,633</td><td>1.69</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>G. K. Velayudam</td><td>1,084</td><td>1.12</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Karunanithi</td><td>912</td><td>0.95</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>17,109</td><td>17.74</td><td>16.25</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>96,421</td><td>67.00</td><td>−5.49</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>146,684</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-4.17</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1984

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>H. Abdul Majeed</td><td>39,141</td><td>45.36</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. P. Abdul Majid</td><td>37,856</td><td>43.87</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Kandasami</td><td>5,447</td><td>6.31</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. G. Pannerselvam</td><td>2,060</td><td>2.39</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>G. Selvam</td><td>718</td><td>0.83</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Thangaraj</td><td>597</td><td>0.69</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,285</td><td>1.49</td><td>−3.58</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>86,283</td><td>72.48</td><td>8.57</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>123,922</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-7.17</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1980

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>N. Kulasekara Pandiyan</td><td>38,049</td><td>52.54</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Abdul Latheef</td><td>34,375</td><td>47.46</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,674</td><td>5.07</td><td>−8.99</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>72,424</td><td>63.91</td><td>6.42</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>115,231</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>9.68</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1977

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Abdul Lathief</td><td>26,620</td><td>42.86</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>R. Sampanghi</td><td>17,886</td><td>28.80</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>Abdul Wahid</td><td>10,323</td><td>16.62</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>A. Venkatesan</td><td>5,698</td><td>9.17</td><td>−29.22</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. K. Arumugam</td><td>1,136</td><td>1.83</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Sayeed Ahmed</td><td>357</td><td>0.57</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>8,734</td><td>14.06</td><td>−3.68</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>62,108</td><td>57.50</td><td>−10.92</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>109,540</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-13.27</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1971

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Abdul Lathief</td><td>27,899</td><td>56.13</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. C. Samanna Gounder</td><td>19,082</td><td>38.39</td><td>−12.38</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>B. A. Raju</td><td>2,407</td><td>4.84</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. N. Vadivelu</td><td>314</td><td>0.63</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>8,817</td><td>17.74</td><td>14.65</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>49,702</td><td>68.41</td><td>−7.29</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>80,631</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.36</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1967

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Rajamannar</td><td>26,946</td><td>50.77</td><td>+10.41</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Vadivel</td><td>25,308</td><td>47.69</td><td>−7.18</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Gounder</td><td>819</td><td>1.54</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,638</td><td>3.09</td><td>−11.41</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>53,073</td><td>75.70</td><td>6.29</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>72,746</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-4.09</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1962

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. P. Vadival</td><td>27,275</td><td>54.86</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>T. Karia Goundar</td><td>20,068</td><td>40.37</td><td>−11.49</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>We Tamils</td><td>N. Thathappan</td><td>2,372</td><td>4.77</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,207</td><td>14.50</td><td>1.55</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>49,715</td><td>69.41</td><td>24.97</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>74,567</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>3.01</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1957

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>A. A. Rasheed</td><td>18,565</td><td>51.85</td><td>+24.24</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. P. Vadivelu Counder</td><td>13,930</td><td>38.91</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>G. E. Radhakrishnan</td><td>2,289</td><td>6.39</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Govindarajan</td><td>1,019</td><td>2.85</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,635</td><td>12.95</td><td>6.63</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>35,803</td><td>44.44</td><td>−13.65</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>80,556</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>17.57</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1952

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. K. Hanumantharaya Gounder</td><td>15,529</td><td>34.28</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Commonweal Party</td><td>M. Erusan</td><td>12,667</td><td>27.96</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Karia Gounder</td><td>12,511</td><td>27.62</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>RPI</td><td>C. Appadurai</td><td>3,182</td><td>7.02</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>M. K. Narayanaswami Gounder</td><td>1,412</td><td>3.12</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,862</td><td>6.32</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>45,301</td><td>58.10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>77,971</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>