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, 1991
KRISHNASWAMY M.
INC
Elections held
8
1980–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 8
Margin, 1991
1,77,095
27.75% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
DMKVENUGOPAL D.
- Votes
- 1,77,356
- Vote share
- 27.79%
- Behind by
- 1,77,095
Electors
9,70,805
Total votes polled
6,38,103
Valid votes
6,38,103
NOTA votes
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Turnout
65.7%
Full result, 1991
6 candidates · 6,38,103 valid votes
KRISHNASWAMY M.INCwon
3,54,451
55.5%
VENUGOPAL D.DMK
1,77,356
27.8%
KASILINGAM DURAIPMK
99,163
15.5%
PANDURANGAN S.IND
2,519
0.4%
MURUGESAN K.V.AMI
2,382
0.4%
APPADURAI S.IND
2,232
0.3%
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.
