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Vandavasi (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Existence
  
1962-2004

State
  
Tamil Nadu

Vandavasi (Lok Sabha constituency)

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.

Contents

Assembly segments

Vandavasi Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:

  1. Tiruvannamalai (moved to Tiruvannamalai constituency after 2009)
  2. Polur (moved to Arani constituency after 2009)
  3. Vandavasi (SC) (moved to Arani constituency after 2009)
  4. Peranamallur
  5. Melmalayanur
  6. 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
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