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, 1996
BALARAMAN.L
TMCM
Elections held
8
1980–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 8
Margin, 1996
1,73,304
25.49% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCKRISHNASWAMY.M
- Votes
- 1,68,880
- Vote share
- 24.84%
- Behind by
- 1,73,304
Electors
10,31,471
Total votes polled
6,79,813
Valid votes
6,79,813
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
65.9%
Full result, 1996
18 candidates · 6,79,813 valid votes
BALARAMAN.LTMCMwon
3,42,184
50.3%
KRISHNASWAMY.MINC
1,68,880
24.8%
SENTHAMIZHSELVAN.PPMK
1,06,388
15.7%
CHINNADURAI.AMDMK
39,449
5.8%
MUNUSWAMY.K.RBJP
4,986
0.7%
KRISHNAMOORTHY.VIND
3,069
0.5%
MUNUSWAMY.GIND
2,626
0.4%
ELUMALAI.SIND
2,226
0.3%
KOOTHAN.M.AIND
1,961
0.3%
MURUGESAN.PIND
1,364
0.2%
NAMPERUMAL.R.RIND
1,351
0.2%
MUNUSWAMY.RIND
1,090
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 18. The full list is in the API.
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.
