Vasudevanallur Assembly constituency

Vasudevanallur is a legislative assembly constituency in Tenkasi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[1] It is reserved for members of the Scheduled Castes. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. It is a part of Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency.^[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Vasudevanallur
Constituency No. 220 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tenkasi
Lok Sabha constituency	Tenkasi
Established	1967
Total electors	2,41,748
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Dr. T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Demographics

Gender demographics of Vasudevanallur Assembly constituency as of 01.05.2021,^[3] taken ahead of the state general elections in 2021.

Year	Female	Male	Transgender	Total
2021	1,18,227	1,22,101	39	2,40,367

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1967	A. Velladurai		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1971	A. Velladurai		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	R. Krishnan		Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1980
1984	R. Eswaran		Indian National Congress
1989
1991
1996			Tamil Maanila Congress
2001
2006	Dr. T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar		Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	Dr. S. Duraiappa		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	A. Manoharan
2021	Dr. T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			39.08%
2016			45.06%
2011			56.77%
2006			40.27%
2001			47.05%
1996			32.50%
1991			58.28%
1989			32.15%
1984			62.34%
1980			50.51%
1977			33.25%
1971			56.96%
1967			50.24%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vasudevanallur^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Dr. T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar	68,730	39.57%	New
	AIADMK	A. Manoharan	66,363	38.20%	−6.86
	NTK	S. S. Mathivanan	16,731	9.63%	+7.19
	AMMK	S. Thangaraj	13,376	7.70%	New
	PT	V. Petchiammal	3,651	2.10%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	2,171	1.25%	−0.43
	MNM	M. Chinnasamy	2,139	1.23%	New
Margin of victory			2,367	1.36%	−10.07%
Turnout			173,710	72.05%	−2.09%
Rejected ballots			8	0.00%
Registered electors			241,109
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-5.50%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vasudevanallur^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. Manoharan	73,904	45.06%	−11.71
	PT	S. Anbalagan	55,146	33.62%	New
	CPI	R. Samuthirakani	13,735	8.37%	New
	BJP	N. Rajkumar	7,121	4.34%	+2.69
	NTK	G. Palanisamy	4,008	2.44%	New
	Independent	M. Arunachalam	3,865	2.36%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	2,763	1.68%	New
	Independent	M. Samy	1,343	0.82%	New
	PMK	K. Kasipandiyan	1,198	0.73%	New
Margin of victory			18,758	11.44%	−8.34%
Turnout			164,007	74.14%	−2.35%
Registered electors			221,225
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-11.71%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vasudevanallur^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Dr. S. Duraiappa	80,633	56.77%	New
	INC	S. Ganesan	52,543	37.00%	New
	BJP	N. Rajkumar	2,340	1.65%	−0.62
	Independent	M. Ramalingam	2,291	1.61%	New
	Independent	V. Poosaipandi	1,862	1.31%	New
	BSP	S. Pandi	1,130	0.80%	−11.71
	Independent	S. Pitchaikani	778	0.55%	New
Margin of victory			28,090	19.78%	13.83%
Turnout			142,026	76.49%	6.09%
Registered electors			185,683
	AIADMK gain from MDMK		Swing	16.50%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vasudevanallur^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	MDMK	Dr. T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar	45,790	40.27%	+26.81
	CPI(M)	R. Krishnan	39,031	34.33%	New
	PT	D. Anandan	14,220	12.51%	New
	DMDK	S. Pitchai	6,390	5.62%	New
	AIFB	K. Babu	4,332	3.81%	New
	BJP	C. Selvakani	2,579	2.27%	New
	Independent	K. Chandra Sekaran	1,363	1.20%	New
Margin of victory			6,759	5.94%	−5.37%
Turnout			113,705	70.40%	9.44%
Registered electors			161,517
	MDMK gain from TMC(M)		Swing	-6.77%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vasudevanallur^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMC(M)	R. Eswaran	48,019	47.05%	New
	PT	S. Thangapandian	36,467	35.73%	New
	MDMK	G. Ganesh Kumar	13,742	13.46%	New
	Independent	S. Durai Raj	2,775	2.72%	New
	Independent	T. Samuthirapandian	1,066	1.04%	New
Margin of victory			11,552	11.32%	10.71%
Turnout			102,069	60.96%	−8.40%
Registered electors			167,586
	TMC(M) hold		Swing	14.55%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vasudevanallur^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMC(M)	R. Eswaran	32,693	32.50%	New
	INC	P. Suresh Babu	32,077	31.89%	−26.39
	CPI(M)	R. Krishnan	20,302	20.18%	−16.45
	Independent	V. Gopalakrishnan	8,950	8.90%	New
	BJP	A. Singarayan	2,843	2.83%	New
	PMK	S. Murugan	1,705	1.69%	New
Margin of victory			616	0.61%	−21.04%
Turnout			100,597	69.36%	4.01%
Registered electors			153,308
	TMC(M) gain from INC		Swing	-25.78%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vasudevanallur^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R. Eswaran	54,688	58.28%	+26.13
	CPI(M)	S. Madasamy	34,374	36.63%	+4.91
	IUML	K. Paulraj	3,567	3.80%	New
	THMM	R. Krishnan	572	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			20,314	21.65%	21.22%
Turnout			93,835	65.35%	−6.74%
Registered electors			149,712
	INC hold		Swing	26.13%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vasudevanallur^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R. Eswaran	30,805	32.15%	−30.19
	CPI(M)	R. Krishnan	30,394	31.72%	−2.83
	CPI	S. Kanagasabai	17,325	18.08%	New
	AIADMK	T. Rengasay	17,043	17.79%	New
Margin of victory			411	0.43%	−27.37%
Turnout			95,816	72.09%	1.67%
Registered electors			135,907
	INC hold		Swing	-30.19%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vasudevanallur^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R. Eswaran	50,303	62.34%	+16.69
	CPI(M)	M. S. Periasamy	27,875	34.55%	−15.97
	Independent	S. Muthiah	865	1.07%	New
	Independent	V. Vijayan	595	0.74%	New
	Independent	K. Maruthan	588	0.73%	New
	Independent	V. Sankarapandian	460	0.57%	New
Margin of victory			22,428	27.80%	22.94%
Turnout			80,686	70.41%	13.35%
Registered electors			120,134
	INC gain from CPI(M)		Swing	11.83%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vasudevanallur^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	R. Krishnan	33,107	50.51%	+17.26
	INC	R. Eswaran	29,921	45.65%	New
	JP	Ayyadurai Alias Anantharaj	2,513	3.83%	New
Margin of victory			3,186	4.86%	−1.83%
Turnout			65,541	57.06%	6.27%
Registered electors			116,791
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	17.26%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vasudevanallur^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	R. Krishnan	20,092	33.25%	New
	CPI	I. Muthuraj	16,048	26.56%	New
	JP	Ayyadurai Alias Anantharaj	10,826	17.92%	New
	DMK	M. Duraisamy	10,330	17.10%	−39.86
	Independent	S. Kattapan	2,472	4.09%	New
	Independent	K. Maruthan	650	1.08%	New
Margin of victory			4,044	6.69%	−7.22%
Turnout			60,418	50.79%	−14.90%
Registered electors			121,099
	CPI(M) gain from DMK		Swing	-23.70%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vasudevanallur^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. Velladurai	35,954	56.96%	+6.72
	INC	A. Gopa Thevar	27,169	43.04%	+3.15
Margin of victory			8,785	13.92%	3.56%
Turnout			63,123	65.69%	−9.79%
Registered electors			99,614
	DMK hold		Swing	6.72%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vasudevanallur^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. Velladurai	33,865	50.24%	New
	INC	M. P. Swamy	26,885	39.89%	New
	CPI	K. C. Thevar	6,653	9.87%	New
Margin of victory			6,980	10.36%
Turnout			67,403	75.48%
Registered electors			92,896
	DMK win (new seat)