Tamil Nadu · AC 69
Vandavasi (SC)
Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 2016 · Tiruvannamalai
222,453
Electors
181,476
Votes polled
81.58%
Turnout
18,068
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ambethkumar, S
Won
Male
|
DMK | 80,206 | 44.20% |
| 2 |
Meganathan, V
Male
|
ADMK | 62,138 | 34.24% |
| 3 |
Vadivelravanan
Male
|
PMK | 24,277 | 13.38% |
| 4 |
Metharamesh, M.K
Male
|
VCK | 7,745 | 4.27% |
| 5 | Nota (NOTA) | NOTA | 2,421 | 1.33% |
| 6 |
Sudha, J
Female
|
IJK | 1,079 | 0.59% |
| 7 |
Ponnan, T
Male
|
BSP | 862 | 0.47% |
| 8 |
Ravi, C
Male
|
IND | 743 | 0.41% |
| 9 |
Neelakandan, C
Male
|
NTK | 685 | 0.38% |
| 10 |
Meganathan, M
Male
|
IND | 607 | 0.33% |
| 11 |
Jegan, S
Male
|
IND | 319 | 0.18% |
| 12 |
Parthasarathy, J
Male
|
IND | 214 | 0.12% |
| 13 |
Ramamoorthy, M
Male
|
SP | 180 | 0.10% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Vandavasi (SC) Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
Ambethkumar. S
Male
DMK
|
33.37% |
Rani. P
Female
ADMK
|
31.63% |
| 2021 |
Ambethkumar S
Male
DMK
|
54.88% |
Murali S
Male
PMK
|
35.55% |
| 2016 |
Ambethkumar, S
Male
DMK
|
44.20% |
Meganathan, V
Male
ADMK
|
34.24% |
| 2011 |
Gunaseelan.V
Male
AIADMK
|
52.05% |
Kamalakkannan.J
Male
DMK
|
44.48% |
| 2006 |
Jayaraman S P
Male
DMK
|
— |
Chakkrapani.M
Male
AIADMK
|
— |
| 2001 |
Murugavelrajan.K
Male
PMK
|
49.14% |
Loganathan .K
Male
DMK
|
41.33% |
| 1996 |
Anandan, Bala
Male
DMK
|
59.97% |
Gunaseelan, V
Male
ADMK
|
23.73% |
| 1991 |
Thamazharasan C.K
Male
ADK
|
53.34% |
Rajagopal V
Male
DMK
|
25.24% |
| 1989 |
Dhanaraj, V
Male
DMK
|
43.54% |
Govindan, T.S
Male
INC
|
26.15% |
| 1980 |
Kuppusami, C
Male
ADK
|
50.21% |
Kanniappan, C
Male
DMK
|
46.97% |
| 1977 |
P. Munuswamy
Male
ADK
|
41.11% |
C. Kanniappan
Male
DMK
|
38.45% |