Vedaranyam (TN-176): 2001 vs 2006 — Billion Ballots

2001

VEDARATHINAM .S.K

DMKNDA (NDA)

Margin15,00012.7%

Winner votes63,56853.7%

ReservationGEN

DMKCPIMDMKIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	VEDARATHINAM .S.K DMK	63,568	53.7%
2	MUTHARASAN.R CPI	48,568	41.0%
3	ILANGOVAN N. MDMK	3,678	3.1%
4	RAMAMURTHY.R IND	2,539	2.1%

Turnout74.2%Votes cast1,18,353Electors1,59,591

2006

VEDARATHINAM.S.K

DMKDemocratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)

Margin6,5314.9%

Winner votes66,40149.9%

ReservationGEN

DMKADMKDMDKBJPSP

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	VEDARATHINAM.S.K DMK	66,401	49.9%
2	MANIYAN.O.S ADMK	59,870	45.0%
3	VEERAVINAYAGAM.B DMDK	1,708	1.3%
4	UDAYAKUMAR.M BJP	1,267	0.9%
5	MAHENDRAN.G SP	1,049	0.8%
6	VEDARATHINAM.G IND	817	0.6%
7	SURYA.S.T BSP	631	0.5%
8	KATHIRESAN.G IND	444	0.3%
9	SRINIVASAN.M IND	429	0.3%
10	RAMAMURTHI.R IND	368	0.3%

Turnout83.4%Votes cast1,32,984Electors1,59,520