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{{Infobox Indian state legislative assembly constituency <br />
| image = Constitution-Veerapandi.svg<br />
| parl_name = State Assembly<br />
| Existence = <br />
| district = [[Salem district|Salem]]<br />
| constituency = [[Salem Lok Sabha constituency|Salem]]<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| party = {{Party index link|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
| mla = [[M. Rajamuthu]]<br />
| year = 2021<br />
| name = Veerapandi<br />
| electors = 2,60,064<ref>{{cite web |title= Form 21E (Return of Election) |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211223082750/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC091.pdf |url= https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC091.pdf|access-date= 28 Jan 2022 |archive-date=22 Dec 2021}}</ref><br />
| Reservation = <br />
| most_successful_party = [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]] (8 times)<br />
}} <br />
<br />
'''Veerapandi''' is a [[Legislature of Tamil Nadu|legislative assembly]] constituency in [[Salem district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/Const_map/map.htm |title= Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map |website= Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |access-date= 22 January 2017}}</ref> It comprises a portion of [[Salem taluk]] and is a part of the wider [[Salem Lok Sabha constituency|Salem constituency]] for national elections to the [[Parliament of India]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Tamilnadu/Final%20Notification%20&%20Order%20.pdf |title= Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order |website= Delimitation Commission of India |publisher= National Informatics Centre |access-date= 27 January 2017}}</ref> The constituency is in existence since 1957 election. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.<br />
<br />
==Demographics==<br />
{| class="wikitable" "width:300px"<br />
|+ Demographics <br />
! Category<br />
! Data<br />
|-<br />
|Created<br />
|2016<br />
|-<br />
|[[Vanniyar]]<br />
|30%<br />
|-<br />
|Sengundhar Kaikola Mudaliyar<br />
|25%<br />
|-<br />
| [[Kongu Vellalar]] [[Gounder]]<br />
|15%<br />
|-<br />
| Adi Dravida<br />
| 7%<br />
|-<br />
| Arunthathiyar<br />
|05%<br />
|-<br />
|Others<br />
|18%<br />
|-<br />
|Total Electorate<br />
|2,39,268<br />
|-<br />
|}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://m.dinamalar.com/detail.php?id=1506326 |author=Dinamalar |author-link=Dinamalar |title= Trouble for ADMK<br />
|year=2016}}</ref><br />
<br />
== Madras State ==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br />
| [[M. R. Kandasamy Mudaliar|M. R. Kandasami Mudaliar]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br />
| [[Veerapandy S. Arumugam|S. Arumugam]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
| [[Veerapandy S. Arumugam|S. Arumugam]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Tamil Nadu ==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]<br />
| [[Veerapandy S. Arumugam|S. Arumugam]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
| [[P. Venga Gounder]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
| [[P. Vijayalakshmi]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]<br />
| [[P. Vijayalakshmi]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br />
| [[P. Venkatachalam]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br />
| [[K. Arjunan]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br />
| [[Veerapandy S. Arumugam|S. Arumugam]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br />
| [[S. K. Selvam]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br />
| A. Rajendran<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br />
| [[S. K. Selvam]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br />
| [[P. Manonmani]]<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |title=2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2016/09-Constitutional%20Data%20Summarytamil.pdf |access-date=27 May 2016|page=91}}</ref><br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
| [[M. Rajamuthu]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Election results==<br />
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{{bar percent|[[#2021|2021]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|50.24}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#2016|2016]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|45.86}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#2011|2011]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|55.73}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#2006|2006]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|42.51}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#2001|2001]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|58.38}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1996|1996]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|54.34}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1991|1991]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|68.12}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1989|1989]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|34.53}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1984|1984]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|63.70}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1980|1980]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|57.95}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1977|1977]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|44.87}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1971|1971]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|62.23}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1967|1967]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|66.11}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1962|1962]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|54.78}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1957|1957]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|55.21}}<br />
}}<br />
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=== 2021 ===<br />
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{{Election box begin|title= [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Veerapandi<ref>{{cite web|title=Veerapandi Election Result|url= https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2021/tamil-nadu/-s22a091|access-date= 2 Jul 2022}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[M. Rajamuthu]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=111,682 |percentage=50.24% |change=+4.39 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. K. Tharun |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=91,787 |percentage=41.29% |change=+2.44 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Rajeshkumar |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=9,806 |percentage=4.41% |change=+3.81 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[S. K. Selvam]] |party=Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=4,986 |percentage=2.24% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes=1,409 |percentage=0.63% |change=-0.73 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Amutha |party=Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi |votes=1,302 |percentage=0.59% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=19,895 |percentage=8.95% |change= 1.94% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=222,293 |percentage=85.48% |change= -0.92% }}<br />
{{Election box rejected|votes=1063|percentage=0.48% }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 260,064 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 4.39% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<section end="Assembly Election 2021"/><br />
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<section end="Assembly Election 2021"/><br />
=== 2016 ===<br />
<!-- This section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA --> <section begin="Assembly Election 2016"/><br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Veerapandi<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf|access-date= 30 Apr 2022|archive-date= 30 Apr 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430083638/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf|title=Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu|website=www.elections.tn.gov.in}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Manonmani |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=94,792 |percentage=45.86% |change=-9.87 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Rajendran |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=80,311 |percentage=38.85% |change=-2.13 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. R. B. Samraj |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=17,218 |percentage=8.33% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Mohan |party=Communist Party of India |votes=6,483 |percentage=3.14% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes=2,828 |percentage=1.37% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Sasi Kumar |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=1,233 |percentage=0.60% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. P. Kamaraaj |party=Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi |votes=1,198 |percentage=0.58% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=14,481 |percentage=7.01% |change= -7.74% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=206,718 |percentage=86.40% |change= -2.73% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 239,268 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -9.87% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<section end="Assembly Election 2016"/><br />
=== 2011 ===<br />
<!-- This section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA --> <section begin="Assembly Election 2011"/> <section end="Assembly Election 2011"/> <br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Veerapandi<ref>{{Cite report|url=http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf|title=Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu|work=Election Commission of Tamil Nadu|access-date=9 May 2021| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170215085458/http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf| archive-date =15 February 2017}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[S. K. Selvam]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=100,155 |percentage=55.73% |change=+13.99 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Rajendran |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=73,657 |percentage=40.98% |change=-1.53 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Vaithi |party=Independent politician |votes=1,558 |percentage=0.87% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Tamizharasan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,355 |percentage=0.75% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=26,498 |percentage=14.74% |change= 13.97% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=179,729 |percentage=89.12% |change= 9.95% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 201,660 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 13.22% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===2006===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Veerapandi<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = 2006 Election Statistical Report| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf| access-date = 12 May 2006| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007200819/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf| archive-date = 7 Oct 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Rajendran |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=90,477 |percentage=42.51% |change=+4.59 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Vijayalakshmi Palanisamy |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=88,839 |percentage=41.74% |change=-16.64 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Salem Govindaraj |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=28,254 |percentage=13.27% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Annadurai |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,576 |percentage=0.74% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,638 |percentage=0.77% |change= -19.68% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=212,846 |percentage=79.18% |change= 8.14% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 268,821 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -15.87% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===2001===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Veerapandi<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India|title = Statistical Report on General Election 2001|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf|date = 12 May 2001 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006173934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[S. K. Selvam]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=85,657 |percentage=58.38% |change=+19.25 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Veerapandy S. Arumugam]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=55,645 |percentage=37.92% |change=-16.42 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Anburajendran |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,318 |percentage=0.90% |change=-0.37 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Amirthalingam |party=Independent politician |votes=1,067 |percentage=0.73% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Nehrurajan |party=Independent politician |votes=962 |percentage=0.66% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=30,012 |percentage=20.45% |change= 5.24% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=146,733 |percentage=71.03% |change= 2.12% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 206,595 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 4.04% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===1996===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Veerapandi<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = 1996 Election Statistical Report| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007221700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf| archive-date = 7 October 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Veerapandy S. Arumugam]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=75,563 |percentage=54.34% |change=+34.3 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. Arjunan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=54,412 |percentage=39.13% |change=-28.99 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Chinnappan |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=6,303 |percentage=4.53% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Anbu Rajendran |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,760 |percentage=1.27% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=21,151 |percentage=15.21% |change= -32.88% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=139,054 |percentage=68.92% |change= 6.83% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 210,273 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -13.78% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===1991===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Veerapandi<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1991| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007161404/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf| archive-date = 7 October 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. Arjunan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=79,725 |percentage=68.12% |change=+37.56 }}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Venkatachalam |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=23,451 |percentage=20.04% |change=-14.49 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Chinnappan |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=11,799 |percentage=10.08% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Palaniappan |party=Janata Party |votes=798 |percentage=0.68% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=56,274 |percentage=48.09% |change= 44.12% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=117,028 |percentage=62.09% |change= -1.25% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 194,734 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 33.59% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1989===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Veerapandi<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1989| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006153620/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf| archive-date = 6 October 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Venkatachalam |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=36,040 |percentage=34.53% |change=-0.16 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[S. K. Selvam]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=31,899 |percentage=30.56% |change=-33.14 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Mariappan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=20,291 |percentage=19.44% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Vijayalakshmi |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=10,635 |percentage=10.19% |change=-53.52 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. G. C. Prabhakar |party=Independent politician |votes=2,300 |percentage=2.20% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Krishnamoorthy |party=Independent politician |votes=1,618 |percentage=1.55% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Govindan |party=Independent politician |votes=673 |percentage=0.64% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,141 |percentage=3.97% |change= -25.05% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=104,369 |percentage=63.34% |change= -8.81% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 168,878 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -29.17% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1984===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Veerapandi<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1984| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120117121208/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf| archive-date = 17 Jan 2012}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[P. Vijayalakshmi]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=61,609 |percentage=63.70% |change=+5.75 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Subramaniam |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=33,549 |percentage=34.69% |change=-5.12 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Raja |party=Independent politician |votes=552 |percentage=0.57% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=28,060 |percentage=29.01% |change= 10.88% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=96,710 |percentage=72.15% |change= 1.15% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 141,355 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 5.75% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1980===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Veerapandi<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1980| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006231656/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf| archive-date = 6 Oct 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[P. Vijayalakshmi]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=51,034 |percentage=57.95% |change=+13.08 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. P. Srinivasan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=35,061 |percentage=39.81% |change=+14.31 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. M. Nallathambi |party=Janata Party |votes=1,331 |percentage=1.51% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. K. Thangavel |party=Independent politician |votes=508 |percentage=0.58% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=15,973 |percentage=18.14% |change= -1.23% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=88,061 |percentage=71.00% |change= 9.83% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 125,608 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 13.08% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1977===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Veerapandi<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1977| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007141448/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf | archive-date = 7 Oct 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Venga Gounder |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=31,920 |percentage=44.87% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Muthuswamy |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=18,144 |percentage=25.50% |change=-36.72 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. V. Thirumalai |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,777 |percentage=15.15% |change=-12.6 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. C. Kolandavelu |party=Janata Party |votes=9,898 |percentage=13.91% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Viruppannan |party=Independent politician |votes=401 |percentage=0.56% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,776 |percentage=19.36% |change= -15.11% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=71,140 |percentage=61.17% |change= -6.99% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 117,964 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -17.36% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1971===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Veerapandi<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1971| 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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Veerapandy S. Arumugam]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=41,369 |percentage=62.23% |change=-3.88 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. V. Thirumalai |party=Indian National Congress |votes=18,449 |percentage=27.75% |change=-6.13 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Rangannan |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=4,221 |percentage=6.35% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Malaikolundupillai |party=Independent politician |votes=2,440 |percentage=3.67% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=22,920 |percentage=34.48% |change= 2.25% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=66,479 |percentage=68.16% |change= -4.92% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 101,883 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -3.88% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1967===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election]] : Veerapandi<ref>{{Cite web| last = Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf|title= Statistical Report on General Election 1967|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|access-date= 19 April 2009}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Veerapandy S. Arumugam]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=42,681 |percentage=66.11% |change=+11.33 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. S. Sundararajan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=21,876 |percentage=33.89% |change=-5.5 }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=20,805 |percentage=32.23% |change= 16.83% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=64,557 |percentage=73.08% |change= 0.73% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 90,758 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 11.33% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1962===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election]] : Veerapandi<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election 1962|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf|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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Veerapandy S. Arumugam]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=30,840 |percentage=54.78% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Mariappan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=22,171 |percentage=39.39% |change=-15.82 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Siddha Chetty |party=Independent politician |votes=1,450 |percentage=2.58% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Chinnathambi Gounder |party=Independent politician |votes=937 |percentage=1.66% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Samuel |party=Independent politician |votes=895 |percentage=1.59% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,669 |percentage=15.40% |change= -9.26% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=56,293 |percentage=72.35% |change= 20.62% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 80,507 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -0.42% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1957===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election]] : Veerapandi<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title=Statistical Report on General Election 1957 | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf| 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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[M. R. Kandasamy Mudaliar]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=21,264 |percentage=55.21% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chelliah |party=Independent politician |votes=11,765 |percentage=30.54% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. V. Palanisamy |party=Independent politician |votes=2,838 |percentage=7.37% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shanmuga Mudali |party=Independent politician |votes=1,589 |percentage=4.13% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Muthusamy Konan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,062 |percentage=2.76% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,499 |percentage=24.66% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=38,518 |percentage=51.74% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 74,451 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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