| Vanur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 73 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Villupuram |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Villupuram |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 2,09,885 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Gautham Dravidamani | |
| Party | DMK |
| Alliance | SPA |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Vanur is a state assembly constituency in Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 73. The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes and comprises Vanur taluk and a portion of Viluppuram taluk. It is a part of Viluppuram Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | A. G. Balakrishna | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1967 | A. G. Balakrishnan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | D. Gowtham | 68,873 | 35.85 | New | |
| TVK | Suresh P | 61,839 | 32.19 | New | |
| AIADMK | Murugan P | 54,193 | 28.21 | ||
| NTK | Karikalan B | 4,697 | 2.44 | ||
| Independent | Vetrivel G | 572 | 0.30 | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 519 | 0.27 | ||
| TVK | Sakthivel S | 285 | 0.15 | New | |
| BSP | Vinayagamoorthy M | 265 | 0.14 | New | |
| Independent | Radhika S | 197 | 0.10 | New | |
| Independent | Sathyaraman P | 172 | 0.09 | New | |
| Independent | Sivakumar R | 112 | 0.06 | New | |
| Thakkam Katchi | Anandakumar P M | 95 | 0.05 | New | |
| Independent | Ayyanar E | 93 | 0.05 | New | |
| Independent | Murali M | 83 | 0.04 | New | |
| Independent | Suresh C V | 68 | 0.04 | New | |
| Independent | Thangarasu N | 56 | 0.03 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,034 | 3.66 | |||
| Turnout | 1,92,119 | 91.54 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,09,885 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | New | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Chakrapani | 92,219 | 50.99% | +14.21 | |
| VCK | Vanni Arasu | 70,492 | 38.98% | New | |
| NTK | M. Latchoumy | 8,587 | 4.75% | New | |
| DMDK | P. M. Ganapathi | 5,460 | 3.02% | New | |
| MNM | M. Sandoshkumar | 2,500 | 1.38% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,363 | 0.75% | −0.07 | |
| Margin of victory | 21,727 | 12.01% | 6.15% | ||
| Turnout | 180,845 | 79.83% | 1.00% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 209 | 0.12% | |||
| Registered electors | 226,539 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 14.21% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Chakrapani | 64,167 | 36.79% | −19.2 | |
| DMK | R. Mydili | 53,944 | 30.93% | −9.22 | |
| PMK | P. Sankar | 27,240 | 15.62% | New | |
| VCK | D. Ravikumar | 23,873 | 13.69% | New | |
| BJP | D. Thiruselvakumar | 1,716 | 0.98% | +0.03 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,430 | 0.82% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,223 | 5.86% | −9.98% | ||
| Turnout | 174,428 | 78.83% | −2.09% | ||
| Registered electors | 221,269 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -19.20% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | I. Janagiraman | 88,834 | 55.99% | +13.41 | |
| DMK | S. Pushparaj | 63,696 | 40.14% | New | |
| BJP | D. Vetrivendan | 1,520 | 0.96% | +0.22 | |
| BSP | N. Ramamoorthy | 1,193 | 0.75% | −0.09 | |
| Independent | D. Devi | 1,191 | 0.75% | New | |
| Independent | K. Janagiraman | 1,140 | 0.72% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 25,138 | 15.84% | 12.98% | ||
| Turnout | 158,671 | 80.92% | 10.90% | ||
| Registered electors | 196,094 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 13.41% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | N. Ganapathy | 59,978 | 42.57% | −13.07 | |
| PMK | N. Soundararajan | 55,942 | 39.71% | New | |
| DMDK | K. Raja | 19,051 | 13.52% | New | |
| Independent | M. Jayapal | 1,718 | 1.22% | New | |
| BSP | A. Govindasamy | 1,181 | 0.84% | New | |
| BJP | D. Paramasivam | 1,042 | 0.74% | New | |
| Independent | S. Kothandaraman | 912 | 0.65% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,036 | 2.86% | −14.50% | ||
| Turnout | 140,884 | 70.02% | 9.83% | ||
| Registered electors | 201,206 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -13.07% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | N. Ganapathy | 68,421 | 55.65% | +25.81 | |
| DMK | R. Mydili | 47,072 | 38.28% | −11.95 | |
| MDMK | P. S. Velayudham | 2,986 | 2.43% | −0.04 | |
| Independent | R. Jayaraman | 2,410 | 1.96% | New | |
| Independent | A. Lakshmi Kanthan | 951 | 0.77% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 21,349 | 17.36% | −3.03% | ||
| Turnout | 122,958 | 60.19% | −6.52% | ||
| Registered electors | 204,268 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 5.41% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Marimuthu | 58,966 | 50.23% | +28.08 | |
| AIADMK | S. P. Erasendiran | 35,024 | 29.84% | −26.47 | |
| PMK | M. N. Eramajayam | 17,855 | 15.21% | New | |
| MDMK | K. Manjini | 2,900 | 2.47% | New | |
| BSP | K. Vijayan | 746 | 0.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 23,942 | 20.40% | −13.75% | ||
| Turnout | 117,386 | 66.72% | −0.15% | ||
| Registered electors | 186,365 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -6.07% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. Arumugam | 60,128 | 56.30% | +38.34 | |
| DMK | N. V. Jayaseelan | 23,659 | 22.15% | −26.08 | |
| PMK | M. H. Ramajayam | 21,081 | 19.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 36,469 | 34.15% | 9.36% | ||
| Turnout | 106,795 | 66.87% | 6.34% | ||
| Registered electors | 169,151 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 8.07% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Marimuthu | 42,825 | 48.24% | +12.77 | |
| INC | C. Krishnan | 20,813 | 23.44% | New | |
| AIADMK | M. N. Ramajayam | 15,951 | 17.97% | −46.57 | |
| CPI | V. Arjunan | 8,273 | 9.32% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 22,012 | 24.79% | −4.28% | ||
| Turnout | 88,784 | 60.53% | −13.04% | ||
| Registered electors | 150,426 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -16.30% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. N. Ramajayam | 58,196 | 64.54% | +18.78 | |
| DMK | A. Poopalan | 31,980 | 35.46% | −17.43 | |
| Margin of victory | 26,216 | 29.07% | 21.93% | ||
| Turnout | 90,176 | 73.57% | 12.90% | ||
| Registered electors | 130,927 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 11.64% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | N. Muthuvel | 38,883 | 52.89% | +18.58 | |
| AIADMK | M. N. Ramajayam | 33,635 | 45.75% | +14.58 | |
| Independent | V. Kanagaraj Vanur | 600 | 0.82% | New | |
| Independent | A. Erusan | 394 | 0.54% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,248 | 7.14% | 4.00% | ||
| Turnout | 73,512 | 60.67% | 2.93% | ||
| Registered electors | 123,245 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 18.58% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Paramasivam | 21,557 | 34.32% | −25.49 | |
| AIADMK | A. Boopalan | 19,584 | 31.18% | New | |
| INC | S. Gandhidass | 12,621 | 20.09% | −13.75 | |
| JP | A. Perumal | 7,862 | 12.52% | New | |
| Independent | A. Erusan | 861 | 1.37% | New | |
| Independent | Arulvaratharajan | 332 | 0.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,973 | 3.14% | −22.83% | ||
| Turnout | 62,817 | 57.74% | −11.05% | ||
| Registered electors | 110,777 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | -25.49% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | N. Muthuvel | 34,121 | 59.81% | +9.75 | |
| INC | A. Venkatachalam | 19,306 | 33.84% | −16.1 | |
| Independent | A. Erusan | 3,620 | 6.35% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,815 | 25.97% | 25.85% | ||
| Turnout | 57,047 | 68.80% | −1.46% | ||
| Registered electors | 91,533 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 9.75% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Balakrishnan | 30,023 | 50.06% | −1.64 | |
| INC | Velayudham | 29,953 | 49.94% | +1.64 | |
| Margin of victory | 70 | 0.12% | −3.28% | ||
| Turnout | 59,976 | 70.25% | 13.05% | ||
| Registered electors | 88,494 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | -1.64% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. G. Balakrishnan | 22,463 | 51.70% | New | |
| INC | S. Kannana | 20,987 | 48.30% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,476 | 3.40% | |||
| Turnout | 43,450 | 57.21% | |||
| Registered electors | 78,972 | ||||
| DMK win (new seat) | |||||