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Assembly constituency 69 · Tamil Nadu · SC

Vandavasi is assembly constituency number 69 in Tamil Nadu, in Tiruvannamalai district, and one of the segments of the Arani Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Ambethkumar. S of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 33.4% of the vote, 3,333 votes ahead of Rani. P (ADMK).

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Vandavasi · 2026AC 69
  1. 01
    Ambethkumar. S
    DMK
    63,805
    33.37%
  2. 02
    Rani. P
    AIADMK
    60,472
    31.63%
  3. 03
    Udhayakumar. M
    TVK
    58,174
    30.43%
  4. 04
    Ganesh. R
    NTK
    5,495
    2.87%
  5. 05
    Rani. A
    Independent
    674
    0.35%
  6. 10 other candidates · 1,596 votesNOTA · 988 (0.52%)

Margin 3,333 votes · 1.74% of valid votes

2,13,574
Registered electors
2026 election
89.6%
Turnout
+12.2 pts vs 2021
3,333
Victory margin
1.7% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,91,204 valid votes, NOTA included.

Vandavasi 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ambethkumar. SMale · 49 yrs · SCDMK63,805
33.37%
2Rani. PFemale · 54 yrs · SCAIADMK60,472
31.63%
3Udhayakumar. MMale · 32 yrs · SCTVK58,174
30.43%
4Ganesh. RMale · 42 yrs · SCNTK5,495
2.87%
—NOTANOTA988
0.52%
5Rani. AFemale · 53 yrs · SCIndependent674
0.35%
6Jaisankar. MMale · 43 yrs · SCIndependent331
0.17%
7Ponnambalam. PMale · 56 yrs · SCIndependent262
0.14%
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8Thamarai Selvi. SFemale · 38 yrs · SCtavk252
0.13%
9Udhayakumar. NMale · 36 yrs · SCIndependent187
0.10%
10Muthuperumal. KMale · 33 yrs · SCAJPK124
0.06%
11Kanniyappan. SMale · 56 yrs · SCIndependent121
0.06%
12Muthuselvam. VMale · 38 yrs · SCACDP113
0.06%
13Ambedkar. TMale · 26 yrs · SCIndependent104
0.05%
14Rakesh Sharma. RMale · 37 yrs · SCTK61
0.03%
15Arjunan. MMale · 50 yrs · SCIndependent41
0.02%
Past results

DMK held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026DMK 33.4%AIADMK 31.6%TVK 30.4%PMK 35.5%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Ambethkumar. SDMK · 33.4% · margin 3,333Turnout89.6%
2021Ambethkumar SDMK · 54.9% · margin 35,953Turnout77.4%
2016Ambethkumar, SDMK · 44.2% · margin 18,068Turnout81.6%
2011Gunaseelan.vAIADMK · 52.0% · margin 12,296Turnout81.7%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Vandavasi result 2021

Vandavasi 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ambethkumar SDMK1,02,064
54.88%
2Murali SPMK66,111
35.55%
3Prabavathi GNTK9,284
4.99%
—NOTANOTA1,769
0.95%
4Venkatesan PAMMK1,728
0.93%
5Suresh SMNM1,692
0.91%
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6Manikandan KIndependent1,264
0.68%
7Arjunan MBSP607
0.33%
8Vignesh SIndependent546
0.29%
9Murali CIndependent407
0.22%
10Durai BGPI363
0.20%
11Muthuperumal KIndependent139
0.07%

Vandavasi result 2016

Vandavasi 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ambethkumar, SDMK80,206
44.20%
2Meganathan, VAIADMK62,138
34.24%
3VadivelravananPMK24,277
13.38%
4Metharamesh, M.kVCK7,745
4.27%
—NOTANOTA2,421
1.33%
5Sudha, JIJK1,079
0.59%
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6Ponnan, TBSP862
0.47%
7Ravi, CIndependent743
0.41%
8Neelakandan, CNTK685
0.38%
9Meganathan, MIndependent607
0.33%
10Jegan, SIndependent319
0.18%
11Parthasarathy, JIndependent214
0.12%
12Ramamoorthy, MSP180
0.10%

Vandavasi result 2011

Vandavasi 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Gunaseelan.vAIADMK84,529
52.05%
2Kamalakkannan.jDMK72,233
44.48%
3Devendiran.aIndependent2,020
1.24%
4Ponnan.tBSP1,112
0.68%
5Rajasekar.kBJP1,090
0.67%
6Segar.eIndependent788
0.49%
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7Sankar.pIndependent333
0.21%
8Anandavel.aIndependent294
0.18%
Map

Vandavasi outlined in orange among the other Tamil Nadu seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Tiruvannamalai district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Vandavasi is one of the assembly segments of Arani. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Arani candidates.

  • Tharaniventhan M SDMK83,010 48.1%
  • Dr Ganesh Kumar A Me PhdPMK42,968 24.9%
  • Gajendran, G.V.AIADMK31,039 18.0%
  • Bakiyalakshmi, K.NTK9,263 5.4%
  • Manigandan, V.Independent1,045 0.6%

In the assembly election DMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 40,042 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Vandavasi.

Who won the Vandavasi assembly seat in 2026?

Ambethkumar. S of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won Vandavasi in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 63,805 votes, which was 33.37% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Vandavasi?

The margin was 3,333 votes (1.74% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rani. P of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 60,472 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Vandavasi in 2026?

Turnout was 89.62%: 1,91,401 of 2,13,574 registered electors voted, across 293 polling stations. That is 12.2 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Vandavasi part of?

Vandavasi is an assembly segment of the Arani Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Tharaniventhan M S got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Vandavasi a reserved constituency?

Yes. Vandavasi is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Vandavasi?

The Tamil Nadu assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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