Vadamadurai Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Defunct state assembly constituency in Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu, India}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Vadamadurai

| type = SLA

| map_image =

| established = 1951

| district = Dindigul

| loksabha_cons = Erode

| state = Tamil Nadu

| party=DMK

| mla = Nagarajan. K

| electors = 92,205

| reservation = None

| abolished = 1971

}}

Vadamadurai is a state assembly constituency in Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu, India.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Winner

! colspan="2"| Party

style="text-align: center;" colspan="4"|Madras State
1967P. T. Naicker{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
1962M. Maruthanayagam Pillai{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
1957T. Thirumalaimuthu Veerasakkayya Tiruvenkatasamy Naicker{{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}
1952Chinaswamy Naidu{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
style="text-align: center;" colspan="4"|Tamil Nadu
1971Nagarajan. K{{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

Election results

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{{bar percent|1971|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|58.75}}

{{bar percent|1967|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|49.11}}

{{bar percent|1962|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|57.97}}

{{bar percent|1957|{{party color|Independent politician}}|44.00}}

{{bar percent|1952|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|62.97}}

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=1971=

{{Election box begin|title= 1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vadamadurai{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006131227/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | archive-date = 6 Oct 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Nagarajan. K |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=35,989 |percentage=58.75% |change=12.62% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Rajendran. S |party=Indian National Congress |votes=25,270 |percentage=41.25% |change=-7.86% }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,719 |percentage=17.50% |change=14.51% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=61,259 |percentage=70.55% |change= -3.39% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 92,205 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 9.64% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1967=

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vadamadurai{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf |title= 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320175222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2012 |date=19 April 2009 }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=P. T. Naicker |party=Indian National Congress |votes=30,507 |percentage=49.11% |change=-8.86% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. S. Lakshmanan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=28,651 |percentage=46.13% |change=7.19% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. P. Pillai |party=Independent politician |votes=1,656 |percentage=2.67% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. A. Gounder |party=Independent politician |votes=1,301 |percentage=2.09% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,856 |percentage=2.99% |change=-16.05% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=62,115 |percentage=73.94% |change= 4.02% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 88,792 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -8.86% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1962=

{{Election box begin|title= 1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vadamadurai{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf |title=1962 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India |access-date= 19 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201143/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf |archive-date=27 Jan 2013}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=M. Maruthanayagam Pillai |party=Indian National Congress |votes=27,975 |percentage=57.97% |change=19.38% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Nallathambi |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=18,788 |percentage=38.93% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Ramarajan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,495 |percentage=3.10% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,187 |percentage=19.04% |change=13.63% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=48,258 |percentage=69.92% |change= 25.09% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 71,585 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Independent politician |swing= 13.97% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1957=

{{Election box begin|title= 1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vadamadurai{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2015-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127200447/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf |archive-date=27 Jan 2013}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=T. Thirumalaimuthu Veerasakkayya Tiruvenkatasamy Naicker |party=Independent politician |votes=13,996 |percentage=44.00% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Chinnasamy Naidu |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,275 |percentage=38.59% |change=-24.37% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Gopalakrishna Reddiar |party=Praja Socialist Party |votes=3,707 |percentage=11.65% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Ramalingam |party=Independent politician |votes=1,830 |percentage=5.75% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,721 |percentage=5.41% |change=-34.84% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=31,808 |percentage=44.83% |change= -1.41% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 70,949 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -18.96% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1952=

{{Election box begin|title= 1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vadamadurai{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-14 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Chinaswamy Naidu |party=Indian National Congress |votes=22,745 |percentage=62.97% |change=62.97% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Srinivasan |party=Socialist Party (India) |votes=8,205 |percentage=22.71% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Venkataramadoss |party=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |votes=5,173 |percentage=14.32% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=14,540 |percentage=40.25% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=36,123 |percentage=46.24% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 78,116 |change = }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

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