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, 1998
DURAI M.
PMK
Elections held
8
1980–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 8
Margin, 1998
65,075
10.08% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
TMCMBALARAMAN L.
- Votes
- 2,61,935
- Vote share
- 40.58%
- Behind by
- 65,075
Electors
10,75,770
Total votes polled
6,45,536
Valid votes
6,45,536
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.0%
Full result, 1998
5 candidates · 6,45,536 valid votes
DURAI M.PMKwon
3,27,010
50.7%
BALARAMAN L.TMCM
2,61,935
40.6%
KRISHANASWAMY.MINC
34,827
5.4%
KUPPUSAMY ALIAS ARATTAVADYAR R.IND
21,219
3.3%
CHANDRABOSE G.S.IND
545
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.
