Vandavasi (Lok Sabha constituency)

Vandavasi
Vandavasi constituency, 1971 delimitation.
Existence	1962-2004
State	Tamil Nadu
Most Successful Party	Indian National Congress (5 times)

Vandavasi was a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. After delimitation in 2009, it is defunct.

Assembly segments

Vandavasi Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:^[1]

Year	Winning Candidate	Party
1962	Jayaraman	Indian National Congress
1967	G. Viswanathan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971	G. Viswanathan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	Venugopal Gounder	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	D. Pattuswamy	Indian National Congress (I)
1984	L. Balaraman	Indian National Congress
1989	L. Balaraman	Indian National Congress
1991	M. Krishnasamy	Indian National Congress
1996	L. Balaraman	Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
1998	M. Durai	Pattali Makkal Katchi
1999	M. Durai	Pattali Makkal Katchi
2004	N. Ramachandran Gingee	Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

General Election, 2004: Vandavasi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	MDMK	N. Ramachandran Gingee	394,903	56.12	n/a
	AIADMK	Rajalakshmi R.	243,470	34.60	n/a
	JD(U)	Punniyakotti P.	23,609	3.36	n/a
	Independent	Vinayagam S.	14,473	2.06	n/a
Majority			151,433	21.52	+12.81
Turnout			703,669	62.35	+0.80
	MDMK gain from PMK		Swing	+56.12

Note: The incumbent party PMK did not contest this seat in 2004. Instead it was contested by its United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition partner Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), who won the seat. Thus, the UPA held the seat. MDMK had not contested this seat in the previous 1999 elections.

↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-08.

Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu

2009-present	Thiruvallur Chennai North Chennai South Chennai Central Sriperumbudur Kancheepuram Arakkonam Vellore Krishnagiri Dharmapuri Tiruvannamalai Arani Viluppuram Kallakurichi Salem Namakkal Erode Tiruppur Nilgiris Coimbatore Pollachi Dindigul Karur Tiruchirappalli Perambalur Cuddalore Chidambaram Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Thanjavur Sivaganga Madurai Theni Virudhunagar Ramanathapuram Thoothukkudi Tenkasi Tirunelveli Kanniyakumari

1977-2004	Chennai North Chennai Central Chennai South Sriperumbudur Chengalpattu Arakkonam Vellore Tiruppattur Vandavasi Tindivanam Cuddalore Chidambaram Dharmapuri Krishnagiri Rasipuram Salem Tiruchengode Nilgiris Gobichettipalayam Coimbatore Pollachi Palani Dindigul Madurai Periyakalum Karur Tiruchirappalli Perambalur Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Thanjavur Pudukkottai Sivaganga Ramanathapuram Sivakasi Tirunelveli Tenkasi Tiruchendur Nagercoil

1952-77	Kumbakonam

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