WANDIWASH
Constituency no. 9 in Tamil Nadu · Lok Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has an assembly constituency called WANDIWASH. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 1 result.
Winner, 1977
VENUGOPAL GOUNDER
ADK
Elections held
2
1971–1977
Most successful party
ADK
won 1 of 2
Margin, 1977
81,132
17.69% of valid votes
Result, 1977
Runner-up
DMKDURAI MURUGAN
- Votes
- 1,86,798
- Vote share
- 40.72%
- Behind by
- 81,132
Electors
6,85,987
Total votes polled
4,58,738
Valid votes
4,58,738
NOTA votes
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Turnout
66.9%
Full result, 1977
3 candidates · 4,58,738 valid votes
VENUGOPAL GOUNDERADKwon
2,67,930
58.4%
DURAI MURUGANDMK
1,86,798
40.7%
JAGADEVA GOUNDER N.IND
4,010
0.9%
Past results
Most recent 2 of 2 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | VENUGOPAL GOUNDER | ADK | 2,67,930 | 58.41% | DURAI MURUGAN | 81,132 |
| 1971 | G. VISWANATHAN | DMK | 2,30,003 | 57.49% | A. KRISHNASWAMY | 87,955 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
