Vedaranyam Assembly constituency

Vedaranyam is a legislative assembly constituency in Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[2] This constituency comprises Vedharanyam and Thalaignayiru Panchayat union. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Vedaranyam
Constituency No. 165 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagapattinam
Lok Sabha constituency	Nagapattinam
Established	1962
Total electors	1,92,658[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent O. S. Manian
Party	AIADMK
Elected year	2021

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

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1962	N. S. Ramalingam		Indian National Congress
1967	Karuppampulam P. Venkatachala Thevar

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1971	M. Meenakshi Sundaram		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977|
1980	M. S. Manickam		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	M. Meenakshi Sundaram		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989	P. V. Rajendran		Indian National Congress
1991
1996	S. K. Vedarathinam		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001
2006
2011	N. V. Kamaraj		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	O.S. Manian
2021

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			50.02%
2016			41.44%
2011			41.16%
2006			49.93%
2001			53.71%
1996			46.92%
1991			49.22%
1989			41.82%
1984			50.23%
1980			60.86%
1977			35.40%
1971			63.86%
1967			38.71%
1962			40.09%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	O. S. Manian	78,719	50.02%	+8.58
	DMK	S. K. Vedarathinam	66,390	42.18%	New
	NTK	K. Rajendran	9,106	5.79%	+4.84
	AMMK	P. S. Arumugam	1,284	0.82%	New
Margin of victory			12,329	7.83%	−7.83%
Turnout			157,387	81.69%	0.27%
Rejected ballots			185	0.12%
Registered electors			192,658
	AIADMK hold		Swing	8.58%

2016

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	O. S. Manian	60,836	41.44%	+0.28
	INC	P. V. Rajendiran	37,838	25.77%	New
	BJP	S. K. Vedarathinam	37,086	25.26%	+24.3
	DMDK	T. Vairavanathan	4,594	3.13%	New
	PMK	Usha Kannan	2,081	1.42%	−16.12
	NTK	K. Rajendran	1,386	0.94%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,206	0.82%	New
Margin of victory			22,998	15.67%	7.31%
Turnout			146,803	81.42%	−2.87%
Registered electors			180,294
	AIADMK hold		Swing	0.28%

2011

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	N. V. Kamaraj	53,799	41.16%	−3.86
	Independent	S. K. Vedarathinam	42,871	32.80%	New
	PMK	R. Chinnathurai	22,925	17.54%	New
	Independent	K. Jegan	2,270	1.74%	New
	JMM	G. Shanmugavel	2,041	1.56%	New
	Independent	M. Rani	1,991	1.52%	New
	Independent	D. Ramsingh	1,826	1.40%	New
	BJP	S. Karthikeyan	1,260	0.96%	+0.01
	Independent	T. V. R. Veeramani	838	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			10,928	8.36%	3.45%
Turnout			130,708	84.29%	0.93%
Registered electors			155,065
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-8.77%

2006

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. K. Vedarathinam	66,401	49.93%	−3.78
	AIADMK	O. S. Manian	59,870	45.02%	New
	DMDK	B. Veera Vinayagam	1,708	1.28%	New
	BJP	M. Udayakumar	1,267	0.95%	New
	SP	G. Mahendran	1,049	0.79%	New
	Independent	G. Vedarathinam	817	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			6,531	4.91%	−7.76%
Turnout			132,984	83.37%	9.19%
Registered electors			159,520
	DMK hold		Swing	-3.78%

2001

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. K. Vedarathinam	63,568	53.71%	+6.79
	CPI	R. Mutharasan	48,568	41.04%	New
	MDMK	N. Ilangovan	3,678	3.11%	−22.22
	Independent	R. Ramamurthy	2,539	2.15%	New
Margin of victory			15,000	12.67%	−7.06%
Turnout			118,353	74.18%	−4.34%
Registered electors			159,591
	DMK hold		Swing	6.79%

1996

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. K. Vedarathinam	54,185	46.92%	+12.54
	INC	P. C. V. Balasubramaniam	31,393	27.19%	−22.04
	MDMK	M. Meenakshi Sundaram	29,252	25.33%	New
Margin of victory			22,792	19.74%	4.90%
Turnout			115,473	78.52%	−3.98%
Registered electors			154,906
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-2.30%

1991

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. V. Rajendran	55,957	49.22%	+7.41
	DMK	M. Meenakshi Sundaram	39,089	34.39%	−2.24
	PMK	M. Marimuthu Gounder	17,327	15.24%	New
	BJP	K. Subramaniam	889	0.78%	New
Margin of victory			16,868	14.84%	9.64%
Turnout			113,679	82.49%	2.83%
Registered electors			141,246
	INC hold		Swing	7.41%

1989

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. V. Rajendran	42,060	41.82%	−7.13
	DMK	M. Meenakshi Sundaram	36,836	36.62%	−13.61
	AIADMK	O. S. Manian	18,226	18.12%	New
	AIADMK	S. Kanagasunderam	2,460	2.45%	New
	Independent	P. Jayaraman	558	0.55%	New
Margin of victory			5,224	5.19%	3.91%
Turnout			100,585	79.67%	−8.64%
Registered electors			127,781
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	-8.41%

1984

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Meenakshi Sundaram	49,922	50.23%	+12.24
	INC	P. V. Rajendran	48,646	48.94%	New
	Independent	K. Veerasamy	822	0.83%	New
Margin of victory			1,276	1.28%	−21.58%
Turnout			99,390	88.31%	7.51%
Registered electors			116,682
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-10.63%

1980

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. S. Manickam	52,311	60.86%	+35.11
	DMK	M. Meenakshi Sundaram	32,656	37.99%	+2.59
	JP	K. V. M. Subramania Gounder	988	1.15%	New
Margin of victory			19,655	22.87%	20.96%
Turnout			85,955	80.79%	−2.09%
Registered electors			107,177
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	25.46%

1977

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Meenakshi Sundaram	29,601	35.40%	−28.46
	INC	S. Devarajan	28,009	33.50%	+6.79
	AIADMK	M. S. Manickam	21,530	25.75%	New
	JP	K. Gokilachandran	3,965	4.74%	New
	Independent	G. Venkatachalam	508	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			1,592	1.90%	−35.25%
Turnout			83,613	82.89%	0.71%
Registered electors			101,857
	DMK hold		Swing	-28.46%

1971

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Meenakshi Sundaram	41,787	63.86%	+25.54
	INC	P. C. Velayuthan	17,478	26.71%	−12
	CPI(M)	G. Raming	6,171	9.43%	New
Margin of victory			24,309	37.15%	36.76%
Turnout			65,436	82.18%	−4.60%
Registered electors			87,223
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	25.15%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. V. Thevar	25,942	38.71%	−1.38
	DMK	M. Meenakshisundaram	25,678	38.32%	+12.14
	Independent	M. V. Gowndar	9,812	14.64%	New
	CPI	S. S. Pillai	5,584	8.33%	−7.72
Margin of victory			264	0.39%	−13.51%
Turnout			67,016	86.77%	5.97%
Registered electors			81,342
	INC hold		Swing	-1.38%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. S. Ramalingam	27,200	40.09%	New
	DMK	N. Dharmalingam	17,764	26.18%	New
	CPI	R. Sellathurathevar	10,893	16.05%	New
	Independent	K. V. Veerappapillai	6,750	9.95%	New
	Independent	M. Vaithianathan	2,770	4.08%	New
	SWA	N. Samithuraithevar	2,475	3.65%	New
Margin of victory			9,436	13.91%
Turnout			67,852	80.80%
Registered electors			87,047
	INC win (new seat)