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, 2011
GUNASEELAN.V
ADMK
Elections held
11
1977–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2011
12,296
7.57% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
DMKKAMALAKKANNAN.J
- Votes
- 72,233
- Vote share
- 44.48%
- Behind by
- 12,296
Electors
1,99,026
Total votes polled
1,62,399
Valid votes
1,62,399
NOTA votes
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Turnout
81.6%
Full result, 2011
8 candidates · 1,62,399 valid votes
GUNASEELAN.VADMKwon
84,529
52.0%
KAMALAKKANNAN.JDMK
72,233
44.5%
DEVENDIRAN.AIND
2,020
1.2%
PONNAN.TBSP
1,112
0.7%
RAJASEKAR.KBJP
1,090
0.7%
SEGAR.EIND
788
0.5%
SANKAR.PIND
333
0.2%
ANANDAVEL.AIND
294
0.2%
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.
