VANDAVASI
Assembly seat no. 69 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1977.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called VANDAVASI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 8 results.
Winner, 2006
JAYARAMAN S P
DMK
Elections held
11
1977–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2006
22,788
18.46% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
ADMKCHAKKRAPANI.M
- Votes
- 42,974
- Vote share
- 34.82%
- Behind by
- 22,788
Electors
1,74,376
Total votes polled
1,23,414
Valid votes
1,23,414
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.8%
Full result, 2006
9 candidates · 1,23,414 valid votes
JAYARAMAN S PDMKwon
65,762
53.3%
CHAKKRAPANI.MADMK
42,974
34.8%
SIVASHANMUGAM NDMDK
9,096
7.4%
JAYARAMAN SIND
1,895
1.5%
RAJASEKAR KBJP
1,535
1.2%
MOHAN MSP
684
0.6%
MASILAMANI MIND
673
0.6%
RAVI MIND
425
0.3%
SASIKUMAR .VIND
370
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ambethkumar. S | DMK | 63,805 | 33.37% | Rani. P | 3,333 |
| 2021 | Ambethkumar S | DMK | 1,02,064 | 54.88% | Murali S | 35,953 |
| 2016 | AMBETHKUMAR S | DMK | 80,206 | 44.20% | MEGANATHAN V | 18,068 |
| 2011 | GUNASEELAN.V | ADMK | 84,529 | 52.05% | KAMALAKKANNAN.J | 12,296 |
| 2006 | JAYARAMAN S P | DMK | 65,762 | 53.29% | CHAKKRAPANI.M | 22,788 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the VANDAVASI assembly constituency in 2026?
Ambethkumar. S (DMK) won VANDAVASI in 2026, by a margin of 3,333 votes.
Which party has won VANDAVASI the most times?
DMK, with 6 of the 11 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has VANDAVASI gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1977 to 2026.
Who has won VANDAVASI the most times?
Ambethkumar. S, with 1 win between 2026 and 2026.
