Vedasandur Assembly constituency

Vedasandur is a legislative assembly constituency in Dindigul district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 133. It comes under Karur Lok Sabha constituency for parliament elections. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below.

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Vedasandur Assembly constituency

Vedasandur is a legislative assembly constituency in Dindigul district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 133. It comes under Karur Lok Sabha constituency for parliament elections. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners from this 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>V. Madanagopal</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>T. S. Soundram</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>S. Nanjunda Rao</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>N. Varadarajan</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India (Marxist)</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>P. Muthusamy</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>S. M. Vasan</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>V. P. Balasubramanian</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>P. Muthusamy</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>S. Gandhirajan</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>S. V. Krishnan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>P. Andivel</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>M. Dhandapani</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>S. Palanichamy</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>V. P. B. Paramasivam</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>S. Gandhirajan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</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>SPA</td><td>S. Gandhirajan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK+</td><td>V. P. B. Paramasivam</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>A. Hussain</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>N. Nagajothi</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>241,813</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>DMK</td><td>S. Gandhirajan</td><td>106,481</td><td>50.45%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>V. P. B. Paramasivam</td><td>88,928</td><td>42.13%</td><td>−7</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>R. Pothumani</td><td>8,495</td><td>4.02%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>P. Ramasamy</td><td>2,041</td><td>0.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>B. Palanichamy</td><td>1,293</td><td>0.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>S. Vetrivel</td><td>1,215</td><td>0.58%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>17,553</td><td>8.32%</td><td>−1.73%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>211,065</td><td>80.16%</td><td>−0.38%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>157</td><td>0.07%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>263,311</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.32%</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>V. P. B. Paramasivam</td><td>97,555</td><td>49.13%</td><td>−12.79</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. Sivasakthivel Gounder</td><td>77,617</td><td>39.09%</td><td>+7.21</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>S. R. K. Balu</td><td>12,445</td><td>6.27%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Kannan</td><td>2,512</td><td>1.27%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>2,256</td><td>1.14%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>M. Palanichamy</td><td>1,264</td><td>0.64%</td><td>−0.34</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Vengadash</td><td>1,206</td><td>0.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>19,938</td><td>10.04%</td><td>−20.01%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>198,558</td><td>80.54%</td><td>0.86%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>246,548</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-12.79%</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>S. Palanichamy</td><td>104,511</td><td>61.92%</td><td>+25.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. Dhandapani</td><td>53,799</td><td>31.88%</td><td>−14.29</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Varatharaj</td><td>2,018</td><td>1.20%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Rajan</td><td>1,643</td><td>0.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>M. Palanichamy</td><td>1,640</td><td>0.97%</td><td>+0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Raman</td><td>1,635</td><td>0.97%</td><td>−0.49</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Lakshmi</td><td>1,259</td><td>0.75%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>50,712</td><td>30.05%</td><td>20.17%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>168,772</td><td>79.68%</td><td>8.61%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>211,823</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>15.76%</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>INC</td><td>M. Dhandapani</td><td>68,953</td><td>46.16%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. Palanichamy</td><td>54,195</td><td>36.28%</td><td>−12.73</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>S. Venkatachalam</td><td>16,693</td><td>11.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Paraman</td><td>2,263</td><td>1.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>N. Palanisamy</td><td>2,180</td><td>1.46%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>D. Dhayalan</td><td>1,445</td><td>0.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Selvaraj</td><td>802</td><td>0.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>14,758</td><td>9.88%</td><td>−4.45%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>149,370</td><td>71.06%</td><td>9.39%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>210,197</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-2.85%</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>AIADMK</td><td>P. Andivel</td><td>65,415</td><td>49.01%</td><td>+20.09</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>R. Kavitha Parthipan</td><td>46,289</td><td>34.68%</td><td>−9.31</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>S. Karnan</td><td>8,381</td><td>6.28%</td><td>−18.24</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Thaayaga Makkal Katchi</td><td>V. Rethinam</td><td>6,984</td><td>5.23%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Sivasubramani Alias Dalit Siva</td><td>2,296</td><td>1.72%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Andavan</td><td>1,966</td><td>1.47%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(U)</td><td>A. Karuppanan</td><td>1,221</td><td>0.91%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(ML)L</td><td>S. Murugesan</td><td>923</td><td>0.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>19,126</td><td>14.33%</td><td>−0.74%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>133,475</td><td>61.67%</td><td>−4.79%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>216,457</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.02%</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. V. Krishnan</td><td>60,639</td><td>43.98%</td><td>+21.55</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. Gandhirajan</td><td>39,870</td><td>28.92%</td><td>−47.55</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>V. P. Balasubramanian</td><td>33,802</td><td>24.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>H. R. S. Muthukrishnan</td><td>733</td><td>0.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>20,769</td><td>15.06%</td><td>−38.98%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>137,863</td><td>66.46%</td><td>3.38%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>216,941</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-32.49%</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>AIADMK</td><td>S. Gandhirajan</td><td>94,937</td><td>76.47%</td><td>+46.75</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. Muthusamy</td><td>27,847</td><td>22.43%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>67,090</td><td>54.04%</td><td>53.34%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>124,147</td><td>63.08%</td><td>−9.37%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>203,269</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>46.75%</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. Muthusamy</td><td>37,928</td><td>29.72%</td><td>−25.76</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Gandhirajan</td><td>37,038</td><td>29.02%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Dhandapani</td><td>25,742</td><td>20.17%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. P. Balasubramaniam</td><td>21,045</td><td>16.49%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Durai Marikannu</td><td>3,302</td><td>2.59%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>890</td><td>0.70%</td><td>−24.83%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>127,615</td><td>72.45%</td><td>1.42%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>180,162</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-25.76%</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>AIADMK</td><td>V. P. Balasubramanian</td><td>60,583</td><td>55.48%</td><td>−8.41</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. Muthusamy</td><td>32,714</td><td>29.96%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>G. S. Veerappan</td><td>13,359</td><td>12.23%</td><td>−23.88</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Marikkannan Durai</td><td>983</td><td>0.90%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Sathiyamurthy</td><td>837</td><td>0.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>27,869</td><td>25.52%</td><td>−2.25%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>109,194</td><td>71.03%</td><td>11.78%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>162,490</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-8.41%</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>V. P. Balasubramanian</td><td>58,128</td><td>63.89%</td><td>+26.68</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>G. P. V. Raju</td><td>32,857</td><td>36.11%</td><td>+1.46</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>25,271</td><td>27.77%</td><td>25.22%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>90,985</td><td>59.25%</td><td>9.10%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>156,681</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>26.68%</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>AIADMK</td><td>Vasan</td><td>26,995</td><td>37.21%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. Nanjunda Row</td><td>25,141</td><td>34.66%</td><td>+0.73</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>R. V. Subbarayalu</td><td>9,808</td><td>13.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. Abdul Kader Sait</td><td>6,467</td><td>8.91%</td><td>−45.27</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. M. J. Ali Mohamad</td><td>2,040</td><td>2.81%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Dorai</td><td>1,192</td><td>1.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. M. Moosa</td><td>903</td><td>1.24%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,854</td><td>2.56%</td><td>−17.70%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>72,546</td><td>50.15%</td><td>−18.45%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>146,304</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-16.97%</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>P. Muthusamy</td><td>36,746</td><td>54.18%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. Nanjundarow</td><td>23,007</td><td>33.92%</td><td>−13.13</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>N. Varadarajan</td><td>8,068</td><td>11.90%</td><td>−36.26</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>13,739</td><td>20.26%</td><td>19.15%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>67,821</td><td>68.60%</td><td>1.37%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>106,399</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from CPI(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>6.02%</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>CPI(M)</td><td>N. Varadarajan</td><td>30,063</td><td>48.16%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. N. Rao</td><td>29,372</td><td>47.05%</td><td>−1.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. P. Gowder</td><td>1,912</td><td>3.06%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. M. Ramasamy</td><td>1,079</td><td>1.73%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>691</td><td>1.11%</td><td>−7.24%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>62,426</td><td>67.23%</td><td>−1.82%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>98,263</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-0.43%</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>S. Nanjunda Roy</td><td>30,394</td><td>48.58%</td><td>−2.06</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>V. Madanagopal</td><td>25,171</td><td>40.24%</td><td>−3.54</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. Muthusamy</td><td>5,558</td><td>8.88%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA</td><td>S. Subbiah Gounder</td><td>1,436</td><td>2.30%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,223</td><td>8.35%</td><td>1.48%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>62,559</td><td>69.06%</td><td>12.08%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>94,573</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-2.06%</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>T. S. Soundram Ramachandran</td><td>26,312</td><td>50.64%</td><td>+21.76</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>V. Madanagopal</td><td>22,745</td><td>43.78%</td><td>−7.74</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Kandasamy Chetti</td><td>2,899</td><td>5.58%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,567</td><td>6.87%</td><td>−15.77%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>51,956</td><td>56.97%</td><td>1.56%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>91,194</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from CPI</td><td>Swing</td><td>-0.87%</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>CPI</td><td>V. Madanagopal</td><td>21,012</td><td>51.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. R. Krishnaswami Reddiar</td><td>11,779</td><td>28.88%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KMPP</td><td>P. N. Govindarajulu Saidu</td><td>6,604</td><td>16.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Muthuswami Pillai</td><td>1,392</td><td>3.41%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,233</td><td>22.64%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>40,787</td><td>55.41%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>73,604</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>