Vedaranyam Assembly constituency

Vedaranyam is a legislative assembly constituency in Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This constituency comprises Vedharanyam and Thalaignayiru Panchayat union. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

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Vedaranyam Assembly constituency

Vedaranyam is a legislative assembly constituency in Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This constituency comprises Vedharanyam and Thalaignayiru Panchayat union. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

The most successful party is DMK, having won six times.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1962</td><td>N. S. Ramalingam</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>Karuppampulam P. Venkatachala Thevar</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. Meenakshi Sundaram</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1977|</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>M. S. Manickam</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>M. Meenakshi Sundaram</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>P. V. Rajendran</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>S. K. Vedarathinam</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>N. V. Kamaraj</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>O.S. Manian</td></tr><tr><td>2021</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>AIADMK</td><td>O. S. Manian</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Ma. Me. Pugazhendi</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Idumbavanam Karthick</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>A. Kingsley Gerald</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>186,034</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>O. S. Manian</td><td>78,719</td><td>50.02%</td><td>+8.58</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. K. Vedarathinam</td><td>66,390</td><td>42.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>K. Rajendran</td><td>9,106</td><td>5.79%</td><td>+4.84</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>P. S. Arumugam</td><td>1,284</td><td>0.82%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,329</td><td>7.83%</td><td>−7.83%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>157,387</td><td>81.69%</td><td>0.27%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>185</td><td>0.12%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>192,658</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>8.58%</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>O. S. Manian</td><td>60,836</td><td>41.44%</td><td>+0.28</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. V. Rajendiran</td><td>37,838</td><td>25.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>S. K. Vedarathinam</td><td>37,086</td><td>25.26%</td><td>+24.3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>T. Vairavanathan</td><td>4,594</td><td>3.13%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>Usha Kannan</td><td>2,081</td><td>1.42%</td><td>−16.12</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>K. Rajendran</td><td>1,386</td><td>0.94%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,206</td><td>0.82%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>22,998</td><td>15.67%</td><td>7.31%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>146,803</td><td>81.42%</td><td>−2.87%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>180,294</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.28%</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>N. V. Kamaraj</td><td>53,799</td><td>41.16%</td><td>−3.86</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. K. Vedarathinam</td><td>42,871</td><td>32.80%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>R. Chinnathurai</td><td>22,925</td><td>17.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Jegan</td><td>2,270</td><td>1.74%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JMM</td><td>G. Shanmugavel</td><td>2,041</td><td>1.56%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Rani</td><td>1,991</td><td>1.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. Ramsingh</td><td>1,826</td><td>1.40%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>S. Karthikeyan</td><td>1,260</td><td>0.96%</td><td>+0.01</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. V. R. Veeramani</td><td>838</td><td>0.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>10,928</td><td>8.36%</td><td>3.45%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>130,708</td><td>84.29%</td><td>0.93%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>155,065</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-8.77%</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>S. K. Vedarathinam</td><td>66,401</td><td>49.93%</td><td>−3.78</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>O. S. Manian</td><td>59,870</td><td>45.02%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>B. Veera Vinayagam</td><td>1,708</td><td>1.28%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Udayakumar</td><td>1,267</td><td>0.95%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SP</td><td>G. Mahendran</td><td>1,049</td><td>0.79%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>G. Vedarathinam</td><td>817</td><td>0.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,531</td><td>4.91%</td><td>−7.76%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>132,984</td><td>83.37%</td><td>9.19%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>159,520</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-3.78%</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>DMK</td><td>S. K. Vedarathinam</td><td>63,568</td><td>53.71%</td><td>+6.79</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>R. Mutharasan</td><td>48,568</td><td>41.04%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>N. Ilangovan</td><td>3,678</td><td>3.11%</td><td>−22.22</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Ramamurthy</td><td>2,539</td><td>2.15%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>15,000</td><td>12.67%</td><td>−7.06%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>118,353</td><td>74.18%</td><td>−4.34%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>159,591</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>6.79%</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>S. K. Vedarathinam</td><td>54,185</td><td>46.92%</td><td>+12.54</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. C. V. Balasubramaniam</td><td>31,393</td><td>27.19%</td><td>−22.04</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>M. Meenakshi Sundaram</td><td>29,252</td><td>25.33%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>22,792</td><td>19.74%</td><td>4.90%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>115,473</td><td>78.52%</td><td>−3.98%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>154,906</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-2.30%</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>P. V. Rajendran</td><td>55,957</td><td>49.22%</td><td>+7.41</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Meenakshi Sundaram</td><td>39,089</td><td>34.39%</td><td>−2.24</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>M. Marimuthu Gounder</td><td>17,327</td><td>15.24%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. Subramaniam</td><td>889</td><td>0.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>16,868</td><td>14.84%</td><td>9.64%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>113,679</td><td>82.49%</td><td>2.83%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>141,246</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>7.41%</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>INC</td><td>P. V. Rajendran</td><td>42,060</td><td>41.82%</td><td>−7.13</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Meenakshi Sundaram</td><td>36,836</td><td>36.62%</td><td>−13.61</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>O. S. Manian</td><td>18,226</td><td>18.12%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. Kanagasunderam</td><td>2,460</td><td>2.45%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Jayaraman</td><td>558</td><td>0.55%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,224</td><td>5.19%</td><td>3.91%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>100,585</td><td>79.67%</td><td>−8.64%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>127,781</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-8.41%</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>DMK</td><td>M. Meenakshi Sundaram</td><td>49,922</td><td>50.23%</td><td>+12.24</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. V. Rajendran</td><td>48,646</td><td>48.94%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Veerasamy</td><td>822</td><td>0.83%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,276</td><td>1.28%</td><td>−21.58%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>99,390</td><td>88.31%</td><td>7.51%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>116,682</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-10.63%</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>M. S. Manickam</td><td>52,311</td><td>60.86%</td><td>+35.11</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Meenakshi Sundaram</td><td>32,656</td><td>37.99%</td><td>+2.59</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>K. V. M. Subramania Gounder</td><td>988</td><td>1.15%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>19,655</td><td>22.87%</td><td>20.96%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>85,955</td><td>80.79%</td><td>−2.09%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>107,177</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>25.46%</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>DMK</td><td>M. Meenakshi Sundaram</td><td>29,601</td><td>35.40%</td><td>−28.46</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. Devarajan</td><td>28,009</td><td>33.50%</td><td>+6.79</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. S. Manickam</td><td>21,530</td><td>25.75%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>K. Gokilachandran</td><td>3,965</td><td>4.74%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>G. Venkatachalam</td><td>508</td><td>0.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,592</td><td>1.90%</td><td>−35.25%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>83,613</td><td>82.89%</td><td>0.71%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>101,857</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-28.46%</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>DMK</td><td>M. Meenakshi Sundaram</td><td>41,787</td><td>63.86%</td><td>+25.54</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. C. Velayuthan</td><td>17,478</td><td>26.71%</td><td>−12</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>G. Raming</td><td>6,171</td><td>9.43%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>24,309</td><td>37.15%</td><td>36.76%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>65,436</td><td>82.18%</td><td>−4.60%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>87,223</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>25.15%</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>P. V. Thevar</td><td>25,942</td><td>38.71%</td><td>−1.38</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Meenakshisundaram</td><td>25,678</td><td>38.32%</td><td>+12.14</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. V. Gowndar</td><td>9,812</td><td>14.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>S. S. Pillai</td><td>5,584</td><td>8.33%</td><td>−7.72</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>264</td><td>0.39%</td><td>−13.51%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>67,016</td><td>86.77%</td><td>5.97%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>81,342</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-1.38%</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>INC</td><td>N. S. Ramalingam</td><td>27,200</td><td>40.09%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>N. Dharmalingam</td><td>17,764</td><td>26.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>R. Sellathurathevar</td><td>10,893</td><td>16.05%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. V. Veerappapillai</td><td>6,750</td><td>9.95%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Vaithianathan</td><td>2,770</td><td>4.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA</td><td>N. Samithuraithevar</td><td>2,475</td><td>3.65%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,436</td><td>13.91%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>67,852</td><td>80.80%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>87,047</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>