Existence 1962-2004 | State Tamil Nadu | |
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Most Successful Party Indian National Congress (5 times) | ||
Vandavasi was a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. After delimitation in 2009, it is defunct.
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Assembly segments
Vandavasi Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
- Tiruvannamalai (moved to Tiruvannamalai constituency after 2009)
- Polur (moved to Arani constituency after 2009)
- Vandavasi (SC) (moved to Arani constituency after 2009)
- Peranamallur
- Melmalayanur
- Gingee (moved to Arani constituency after 2009)
Election results
Note: The incumbent party PMK did not contest this seat in 2004. Instead it was contested by its United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition partner Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), who won the seat. Thus, the UPA held the seat. MDMK had not contested this seat in the previous 1999 elections.
References
Vandavasi (Lok Sabha constituency) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA