VANDAVASI
Constituency no. 9 in Tamil Nadu · Lok Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1980.
Tamil Nadu also has an assembly constituency called VANDAVASI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 1989
BALARAMAN, L.
INC
Elections held
8
1980–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 8
Margin, 1989
1,00,172
15.09% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
DMKVENUGOPAL, D.
- Votes
- 2,12,988
- Vote share
- 32.08%
- Behind by
- 1,00,172
Electors
9,78,457
Total votes polled
6,63,929
Valid votes
6,63,929
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.8%
Full result, 1989
8 candidates · 6,63,929 valid votes
BALARAMAN, L.INCwon
3,13,160
47.2%
VENUGOPAL, D.DMK
2,12,988
32.1%
KASILINGAM, D.PMK
1,28,318
19.3%
PUNITHAVATHI K.IND
3,476
0.5%
MANAVALAN, S.TMM
3,005
0.5%
KRISHNAN, A.IND
1,397
0.2%
JAYABALAN, M.IND
971
0.1%
ENIYADHARYALAN, G.IND
614
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | RAMACHANDRAN GINGEE, N. | MDMK | 3,94,903 | 56.15% | RAJALAKSHMI. R | 1,51,433 |
| 1999 | Durai, M. | PMK | 3,45,539 | 51.67% | Krishnasswamy, M. | 59,197 |
| 1998 | DURAI M. | PMK | 3,27,010 | 50.66% | BALARAMAN L. | 65,075 |
| 1996 | BALARAMAN.L | TMCM | 3,42,184 | 50.34% | KRISHNASWAMY.M | 1,73,304 |
| 1991 | KRISHNASWAMY M. | INC | 3,54,451 | 55.55% | VENUGOPAL D. | 1,77,095 |
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 constituency in 2004?
RAMACHANDRAN GINGEE, N. (MDMK) won VANDAVASI in 2004, by a margin of 1,51,433 votes.
Which party has won VANDAVASI the most times?
INC, with 3 of the 8 wins recorded since 1980.
How many times has VANDAVASI gone to the polls?
8 times, from 1980 to 2004.
Who has won VANDAVASI the most times?
RAMACHANDRAN GINGEE, N., with 1 win between 2004 and 2004.
