S. K. Vedarathinam (தமிழ் : எஸ். கே. வேதரத்தினம்) is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Vedaranyam constituency in 1996, 2001, 2006 elections. He won 3 consecutive elections in Vedaranyam constituency. Later he joined BJP and is a former nation executive member of 2011 election.[1][2][3] He is one among the 11 State secretaries of BJP, Tamilnadu during his involvement with BJP. He again joined DMK on 22.07.2020 with his followers. He was National General Council member of BJP at the time he rejoined DMK in 2020.
S. K. Vedarathinam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 March 1958 Thethakudi South,
Vedaranyam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, Farmer |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Spouse | Isaiyarasi |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | Kailasha Gounder-Sarathambal |
Electoral performance
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | O. S. Manian | 78,719 | 50.02% | +8.58 | |
| DMK | S. K. Vedarathinam | 66,390 | 42.18% | New | |
| NTK | K. Rajendran | 9,106 | 5.79% | +4.84 | |
| AMMK | P. S. Arumugam | 1,284 | 0.82% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,329 | 7.83% | −7.83% | ||
| Turnout | 157,387 | 81.69% | 0.27% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 185 | 0.12% | |||
| Registered electors | 192,658 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 8.58% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | O. S. Manian | 60,836 | 41.44% | +0.28 | |
| INC | P. V. Rajendiran | 37,838 | 25.77% | New | |
| BJP | S. K. Vedarathinam | 37,086 | 25.26% | +24.3 | |
| DMDK | T. Vairavanathan | 4,594 | 3.13% | New | |
| PMK | Usha Kannan | 2,081 | 1.42% | −16.12 | |
| NTK | K. Rajendran | 1,386 | 0.94% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,206 | 0.82% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 22,998 | 15.67% | 7.31% | ||
| Turnout | 146,803 | 81.42% | −2.87% | ||
| Registered electors | 180,294 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 0.28% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | N. V. Kamaraj | 53,799 | 41.16% | −3.86 | |
| Independent | S. K. Vedarathinam | 42,871 | 32.80% | New | |
| PMK | R. Chinnathurai | 22,925 | 17.54% | New | |
| Independent | K. Jegan | 2,270 | 1.74% | New | |
| JMM | G. Shanmugavel | 2,041 | 1.56% | New | |
| Independent | M. Rani | 1,991 | 1.52% | New | |
| Independent | D. Ramsingh | 1,826 | 1.40% | New | |
| BJP | S. Karthikeyan | 1,260 | 0.96% | +0.01 | |
| Independent | T. V. R. Veeramani | 838 | 0.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,928 | 8.36% | 3.45% | ||
| Turnout | 130,708 | 84.29% | 0.93% | ||
| Registered electors | 155,065 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -8.77% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. K. Vedarathinam | 66,401 | 49.93% | −3.78 | |
| AIADMK | O. S. Manian | 59,870 | 45.02% | New | |
| DMDK | B. Veera Vinayagam | 1,708 | 1.28% | New | |
| BJP | M. Udayakumar | 1,267 | 0.95% | New | |
| SP | G. Mahendran | 1,049 | 0.79% | New | |
| Independent | G. Vedarathinam | 817 | 0.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,531 | 4.91% | −7.76% | ||
| Turnout | 132,984 | 83.37% | 9.19% | ||
| Registered electors | 159,520 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | -3.78% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. K. Vedarathinam | 63,568 | 53.71% | +6.79 | |
| CPI | R. Mutharasan | 48,568 | 41.04% | New | |
| MDMK | N. Ilangovan | 3,678 | 3.11% | −22.22 | |
| Independent | R. Ramamurthy | 2,539 | 2.15% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,000 | 12.67% | −7.06% | ||
| Turnout | 118,353 | 74.18% | −4.34% | ||
| Registered electors | 159,591 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 6.79% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. K. Vedarathinam | 54,185 | 46.92% | +12.54 | |
| INC | P. C. V. Balasubramaniam | 31,393 | 27.19% | −22.04 | |
| MDMK | M. Meenakshi Sundaram | 29,252 | 25.33% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 22,792 | 19.74% | 4.90% | ||
| Turnout | 115,473 | 78.52% | −3.98% | ||
| Registered electors | 154,906 | ||||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | -2.30% | |||
References
edit- ^ 1996 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ "Tmil Nadu General Legislative Election 2021 - Tamil Nadu - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Vedaranyam Election Result". Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
- ^ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
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