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Vaniyambadi
Constituency No. 47 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirupathur
LS constituency	Vellore
Total electors	2,49,357^[1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent G. Sendhil Kumar
Party	AIADMK
Elected year	2021

Vaniyambadi is a legislative assembly constituency in Tirupathur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 47. It consists of a portion of Vaniyambadi taluk. It falls under Vellore Lok Sabha constituency.^[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

Madras State

Year	Winner
1952	A. K. Hanumantharaya Gounder	Independent
1957	A. A. Rasheed	Indian National Congress
1962	M. P. Vadivel	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967	Rajamannar	Indian National Congress

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner
1971	M. Abdul Lathief	Independent
1977	M. Abdul Lathief	Independent
1980	N. Kulasekara Pandian	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	H. Abdul Majeed	Indian National Congress
1989	P. Abdul Samad	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	E. Sampath	Indian National Congress
1996	M. Abdul Lathief	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	M. Abdul Lathief	Independent
2002(by-election)	M.Vedivel	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	H. Abdul Basith	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	Govi. Sampath Kumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	Nilofer Kafeel^[4]	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	G Sendhil Kumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates

2021			46.69%
2016			40.31%
2011			54.65%
2006			53.16%
2001			48.26%
1996			67.36%
1991			54.98%
1989			41.20%
1984			45.36%
1980			52.54%
1977			42.86%
1971			56.13%
1967			50.77%
1962			54.86%
1957			51.85%
1952			34.28%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Vaniyambadi^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	G. Sendhil Kumar	88,018	46.69%	+6.38
	IUML	N. Mohammed Nayeem	83,114	44.09%	+12.2
	NTK	A. J. Devendhiran	11,226	5.96%	New
	AIMIM	T. S. Vakeel Ahmed	1,897	1.01%	New
	MNM	M. Gnana Doss	1,868	0.99%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,492	0.79%	-0.24
Margin of victory			4,904	2.60%	-5.81%
Turnout			188,505	75.60%	-1.66%
Rejected ballots			405	0.21%
Registered electors			249,357
	AIADMK hold		Swing	6.38%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Vaniyambadi^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Nilofer	69,588	40.31%	-14.35
	IUML	Syed Farooq	55,062	31.89%	New
	TMC(M)	C. Gnanasekaran	21,090	12.22%	New
	AIMIM	T. S. Vakeel Ahmed	10,117	5.86%	New
	PMK	R. Kirubakaran	9,283	5.38%	New
	BJP	G. Venkatesan	1,935	1.12%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,774	1.03%	New
	WPOI	Mohammed Ismail	1,104	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			14,526	8.41%	-3.95%
Turnout			172,638	77.26%	-1.55%
Registered electors			223,458
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-14.35%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Vaniyambadi^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Govi. Sampath Kumar	80,563	54.65%	+19.9
	DMK	H. Abdul Basith	62,338	42.29%	-10.87
	Independent	Mohammed Iliyas	2,548	1.73%	New
	BSP	J. Vazeer Ahmed	1,149	0.78%	New
	Independent	P. Abdul Wagith	807	0.55%	New
Margin of victory			18,225	12.36%	-6.05%
Turnout			147,405	78.80%	9.60%
Registered electors			187,055
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	1.49%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Vaniyambadi^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	H. Abdul Basith	69,837	53.16%	+15.53
	AIADMK	K. Mohamed Ali	45,653	34.75%	New
	DMDK	K. Anwar-Ul-Haquy	9,937	7.56%	New
	Independent	N. Radha Krishanan	2,218	1.69%	New
	BJP	K. Anandan	1,821	1.39%	New
	ABHM	G. S. Jaisankar	770	0.59%	New
Margin of victory			24,184	18.41%	7.78%
Turnout			131,360	69.21%	11.53%
Registered electors			189,807
	DMK gain from Independent		Swing	4.90%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Vaniyambadi^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Abdul Lathief	54,218	48.26%	*New*
	DMK	J. M. Aaroon Rashid	42,280	37.63%	-29.73
	MDMK	R. Lakshmi Kanthan	7,724	6.88%	New
	Independent	Kaleel Nisar Ahmed	3,095	2.75%	New
	Independent	M. P. Natarajan	2,268	2.02%	New
	Independent	Sengam Jaffar	1,093	0.97%	New
	LJP	J. Parthiban	859	0.76%	New
Margin of victory			11,938	10.63%	-32.26%
Turnout			112,346	57.68%	-5.17%
Registered electors			194,773
	Independent gain from DMK		Swing	-19.10%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Vaniyambadi^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Abdul Lathief	74,223	67.36%	+32.82
	INC	K. Kuppusamy	26,970	24.48%	-30.5
	BJP	M. Deenadayalan	4,883	4.43%	+0.92
	JD	K. Jayapal	2,253	2.04%	New
Margin of victory			47,253	42.88%	22.45%
Turnout			110,189	62.85%	5.16%
Registered electors			180,164
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	12.38%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Vaniyambadi^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	E. Sampath	53,354	54.98%	*New*
	DMK	A. Abdul Hameed	33,523	34.54%	-6.65
	TMUL	A. P. A. Majid	4,973	5.12%	New
	BJP	G. S. Jaisankar	3,407	3.51%	+2.39
Margin of victory			19,831	20.43%	2.69%
Turnout			97,046	57.69%	-9.31%
Registered electors			172,507
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	13.78%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Vaniyambadi^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	P. Abdul Samad	39,723	41.20%	-2.68
	AIADMK	N. Kulasekara Pandiyan	22,614	23.45%	New
	IUML	A. K. Abdul Samad	21,599	22.40%	New
	Independent	N. Solaippan	6,657	6.90%	New
	Independent	A. Venkatesan	1,633	1.69%	New
	BJP	G. K. Velayudam	1,084	1.12%	New
	Independent	S. Karunanithi	912	0.95%	New
Margin of victory			17,109	17.74%	16.25%
Turnout			96,421	67.00%	-5.49%
Registered electors			146,684
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-4.17%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Vaniyambadi^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	H. Abdul Majeed	39,141	45.36%	*New*
	DMK	A. P. Abdul Majid	37,856	43.87%	New
	Independent	K. Kandasami	5,447	6.31%	New
	Independent	A. G. Pannerselvam	2,060	2.39%	New
	Independent	G. Selvam	718	0.83%	New
	Independent	T. Thangaraj	597	0.69%	New
Margin of victory			1,285	1.49%	-3.58%
Turnout			86,283	72.48%	8.57%
Registered electors			123,922
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	-7.17%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Vaniyambadi^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	N. Kulasekara Pandiyan	38,049	52.54%	*New*
	Independent	M. Abdul Latheef	34,375	47.46%	New
Margin of victory			3,674	5.07%	-8.99%
Turnout			72,424	63.91%	6.42%
Registered electors			115,231
	AIADMK gain from Independent		Swing	9.68%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Vaniyambadi^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Abdul Lathief	26,620	42.86%	*New*
	DMK	R. Sampanghi	17,886	28.80%	New
	JP	Abdul Wahid	10,323	16.62%	New
	INC	A. Venkatesan	5,698	9.17%	-29.22
	Independent	N. K. Arumugam	1,136	1.83%	New
	Independent	P. Sayeed Ahmed	357	0.57%	New
Margin of victory			8,734	14.06%	-3.68%
Turnout			62,108	57.50%	-10.92%
Registered electors			109,540
	Independent hold		Swing	-13.27%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Vaniyambadi^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Abdul Lathief	27,899	56.13%	*New*
	INC	R. C. Samanna Gounder	19,082	38.39%	-12.38
	Independent	B. A. Raju	2,407	4.84%	New
	Independent	V. N. Vadivelu	314	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			8,817	17.74%	14.65%
Turnout			49,702	68.41%	-7.29%
Registered electors			80,631
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	5.36%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Vaniyambadi^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Rajamannar	26,946	50.77%	+10.41
	DMK	Vadivel	25,308	47.69%	-7.18
	Independent	M. Gounder	819	1.54%	New
Margin of victory			1,638	3.09%	-11.41%
Turnout			53,073	75.70%	6.29%
Registered electors			72,746
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	-4.09%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Vaniyambadi^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. P. Vadival	27,275	54.86%	*New*
	INC	T. Karia Goundar	20,068	40.37%	-11.49
	We Tamils	N. Thathappan	2,372	4.77%	New
Margin of victory			7,207	14.50%	1.55%
Turnout			49,715	69.41%	24.97%
Registered electors			74,567
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	3.01%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Vaniyambadi^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. A. Rasheed	18,565	51.85%	+24.24
	Independent	M. P. Vadivelu Counder	13,930	38.91%	New
	Independent	G. E. Radhakrishnan	2,289	6.39%	New
	Independent	C. Govindarajan	1,019	2.85%	New
Margin of victory			4,635	12.95%	6.63%
Turnout			35,803	44.44%	-13.65%
Registered electors			80,556
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	17.57%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Vaniyambadi^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. K. Hanumantharaya Gounder	15,529	34.28%	*New*
	Commonweal Party	M. Erusan	12,667	27.96%	New
	INC	Karia Gounder	12,511	27.62%	New
	RPI	C. Appadurai	3,182	7.02%	New
	Socialist	M. K. Narayanaswami Gounder	1,412	3.12%	New
Margin of victory			2,862	6.32%
Turnout			45,301	58.10%
Registered electors			77,971
	Independent win (new seat)

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