Veerapandi is a key legislative assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, located in the Salem district. In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. M.raja, from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam defeated Dr.tharun of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of 19895 votes.
It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s Rajesh Kumar enters the fray.
Veerapandi Assembly constituency is part of the Salem Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Tm Selvaganapathi won the Salem parliamentary seat by defeating Vignesh of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with a margin of 70357 votes.
From election campaigns to final results, follow all developments related to Veerapandi assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
M.raja
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
111,682
Lead: 19,895
|
49.92% |
| Dr.tharun | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 91,787 | 41.03% |
| Rajeshkumar | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 9,806 | 4.38% |
| S.k.selvam | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 4,986 | 2.23% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,409 | 0.63% |
| Amudha Rajeshwaran | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 1,302 | 0.58% |
| Mohan, V. | Independent | 386 | 0.17% |
| Chinnanann, M. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 361 | 0.16% |
| Venkat, A. | Independent | 324 | 0.14% |
| Senthilmurugan, E. | Independent | 265 | 0.12% |
| Rajarathinam, K. | Independent | 237 | 0.11% |
| Indrajith Guptha | Independent | 230 | 0.10% |
| Sekar, M. | Independent | 208 | 0.09% |
| Mani, M. | My India Party | 133 | 0.06% |
| Mohan, P. | SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST) | 129 | 0.06% |
| Sathiyavani | Dhesiya Makkal Kazhagam | 118 | 0.05% |
| Senthilkumar, J. | Independent | 94 | 0.04% |
| Prabakaran, P. | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 69 | 0.03% |
| Vaithi, M. | Independent | 62 | 0.03% |
| Manikandan, S. | All India Jananayaka Makkal Kazhagam | 59 | 0.03% |
| Ramesh, C. | Independent | 55 | 0.02% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Manonmani.p
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
94,792
Lead: 14,481
|
46.49% |
| Rajendran. A | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 80,311 | 39.39% |
| Samraj.a.r.b | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 17,218 | 8.44% |
| Mohan. A | Communist Party of India | 6,483 | 3.18% |
| Others | Others | 2,828 | 1.39% |
| Sasi Kumar.m | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 1,233 | 0.60% |
| Kamaraaj. K.p | Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi | 1,198 | 0.59% |
| Sellammal.v.m | Bahujan Samaj Party | 803 | 0.39% |
| Loganathan.p | Independent | 616 | 0.30% |
| Mohankumar. M | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 345 | 0.17% |
| Margandeyan.a | Independent | 252 | 0.12% |
| Jayakumar.p | Independent | 225 | 0.11% |
| Manonmani.a | Independent | 138 | 0.07% |
| Kokila.g | Independent | 97 | 0.05% |
| Senthilkumar.m | Independent | 90 | 0.04% |
| Sathishkumar.m | Independent | 89 | 0.04% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Selvam.s.k
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
100,155
Lead: 26,498
|
55.73% |
| Rajendran.a. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 73,657 | 40.98% |
| Vaithi.m | Independent | 1,558 | 0.87% |
| Tamizharasan.k. | Independent | 1,355 | 0.75% |
| Rajarathinam.r | Independent | 724 | 0.40% |
| Vijayakumar.c | Bahujan Samaj Party | 683 | 0.38% |
| Venkatachalam.k.s | Bharatiya Janata Party | 644 | 0.36% |
| Ravichandran.k | Independent | 270 | 0.15% |
| Anbarasan.v.c. | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 259 | 0.14% |
| Yuvaraj.s | Independent | 156 | 0.09% |
| Dhanapal.s | Independent | 93 | 0.05% |
| Mathiazhagan.k | Independent | 90 | 0.05% |
| Dhanapal.k | Independent | 85 | 0.05% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Rajendran A
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
90,477
Lead: 1,638
|
43% |
| Vijayalakshmi Pandit | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 88,839 | 42% |
| Salem Govindaraj S | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 28,254 | 13% |
| Annadurai A | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,576 | 1% |
| Rajendran R | Independent | 983 | 0% |
| Radhakrishnan G | Independent | 648 | 0% |
| Benjamin K | Independent | 624 | 0% |
| Balakrishnan R | Independent | 443 | 0% |
| Arathanari A | Independent | 331 | 0% |
| Natarajan R | Independent | 182 | 0% |
| Samiyappan A | Independent | 133 | 0% |
| Sasi V | Independent | 124 | 0% |
| Selvageathan M | Independent | 124 | 0% |
| Subramaniam K | Independent | 108 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Selvam.s.k
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
85,657
Lead: 30,012
|
58% |
| Arumugam.s | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 55,645 | 38% |
| A. Anburajendran | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1,318 | 1% |
| S. Amirthalingam | Independent | 1,067 | 1% |
| V. Nehrurajan | Independent | 962 | 1% |
| Subramaniam.k | Independent | 661 | 0% |
| Selvam.s.k | Independent | 519 | 0% |
| T. Sampathkumar | Independent | 251 | 0% |
| Om Ayaba Eswaran.r.p. | Independent | 203 | 0% |
| Anandan.m | Independent | 189 | 0% |
| R. Govindasamy | Independent | 142 | 0% |
| Krishnamoorthy.n | Independent | 119 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Arumugam, S.
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
75,563
Lead: 21,151
|
52% |
| Arjunan, K. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 54,412 | 38% |
| Chinnappan, M. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 6,303 | 4% |
| Anbu Rajendran | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1,760 | 1% |
| Rajamanickkam, A. | Independent | 164 | 0% |
| Arumugam, S. | Independent | 151 | 0% |
| Pethasamy, P. | Independent | 124 | 0% |
| Ali Ibrahim | Independent | 99 | 0% |
| Kandasami, M. | Independent | 88 | 0% |
| Ashokkumar, G.v. | Independent | 87 | 0% |
| Ramanathan, S. | Independent | 66 | 0% |
| Veerapandi, A.v. Jagannathan | Independent | 55 | 0% |
| Velliangiri, K.s. | Independent | 41 | 0% |
| Ravi, R. | Independent | 40 | 0% |
| Thirumalai, C. | Independent | 39 | 0% |
| Selvaraj, S.s. | Independent | 34 | 0% |
| Madhu, K. | Independent | 28 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Arjunan K.
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
79,725
Lead: 56,274
|
66% |
| Venkatachalam P. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 23,451 | 19% |
| Chinnappan M. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 11,799 | 10% |
| Palaniappan P. | Jharkhand Party | 798 | 1% |
| Kumaravel K.p. | Tharasu Makkal Mandaram | 193 | 0% |
| Ashookumar G.v. | Independent | 132 | 0% |
| Arjunan G. | Independent | 111 | 0% |
| Marimuthu P. | Independent | 106 | 0% |
| Kandasamy Gounder | Independent | 94 | 0% |
| Annamalai G. | Independent | 90 | 0% |
| Arjunan A. | Independent | 80 | 0% |
| Amunulla K. | Independent | 75 | 0% |
| Ramanathan S. | Independent | 70 | 0% |
| Muthu Gounder P. | Independent | 64 | 0% |
| Natarajan N.s. | Independent | 55 | 0% |
| Velliangiri Veerapandi K.s. | Independent | 42 | 0% |
| Ramaliingam P. | Independent | 37 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Venkatachalam, P.
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
36,040
Lead: 4,141
|
34% |
| Selvam, S.k. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group) | 31,899 | 30% |
| Mariappan, K. | Indian National Congress | 20,291 | 19% |
| Vijayalakshmi Pandit | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(janaki Ramachandran) | 10,635 | 10% |
| Prabhakar, M.g.c. | Independent | 2,300 | 2% |
| Krishnamoorthy, N. | Independent | 1,618 | 2% |
| Govindan, M. | Independent | 673 | 1% |
| Ramadevan, K. | Independent | 257 | 0% |
| Ramalingam, M. | Independent | 196 | 0% |
| Palanisamy, D. | Independent | 181 | 0% |
| Manoharan, S. | Independent | 144 | 0% |
| Balraj, A. | Independent | 74 | 0% |
| Asok Kumar, V. | Independent | 61 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
61,609
Lead: 28,060
|
60% |
| Subramaniams | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 33,549 | 33% |
| Raja C. | Independent | 552 | 1% |
| Manickam, K. | Independent | 388 | 0% |
| Rajandran, S. | Independent | 298 | 0% |
| Asokan V. Alias Erimalai Ashokumara Nethaji G.v. | Independent | 171 | 0% |
| Anbukkarasu S.p.s. | Independent | 143 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
51,034
Lead: 15,973
|
57% |
| Srinivasan, K.p | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 35,061 | 39% |
| Nallathambi, M.m | Janata Party (jp) | 1,331 | 1% |
| Thangavel, T.k | Independent | 508 | 1% |
| Asok Kumar G.v. | Independent | 127 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
P. Venga Gounder
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
31,920
Lead: 13,776
|
44% |
| M. Muthuswamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 18,144 | 25% |
| T.v. Thirumalai | Indian National Congress | 10,777 | 15% |
| P.c. Kolandavelu | Janta Party | 9,898 | 14% |
| R. Viruppannan | Independent | 401 | 1% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Votes | Lead | Vote Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | M.raja | AIADMK | 111,682 | 19,895 | 49.92% |
| 2016 | Manonmani.p | AIADMK | 94,792 | 14,481 | 46.49% |
| 2011 | Selvam.s.k | AIADMK | 100,155 | 26,498 | 55.73% |
| 2006 | Rajendran A | DMK | 90,477 | 1,638 | 43% |
| 2001 | Selvam.s.k | AIADMK | 85,657 | 30,012 | 58% |
| 1996 | Arumugam, S. | DMK | 75,563 | 21,151 | 52% |
| 1991 | Arjunan K. | AIADMK | 79,725 | 56,274 | 66% |
| 1989 | Venkatachalam, P. | DMK | 36,040 | 4,141 | 34% |
| 1984 | Vijayalakshmi Pandit | AIADMK | 61,609 | 28,060 | 60% |
| 1980 | Vijayalakshmi Pandit | AIADMK | 51,034 | 15,973 | 57% |
| 1977 | P. Venga Gounder | AIADMK | 31,920 | 13,776 | 44% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | M.raja | AIADMK |
111,682
(Lead: 19,895)
|
49.92% |
| Dr.tharun | DMK | 91,787 | 41.03% | |
| 2016 | Manonmani.p | AIADMK |
94,792
(Lead: 14,481)
|
46.49% |
| Rajendran. A | DMK | 80,311 | 39.39% | |
| 2011 | Selvam.s.k | AIADMK |
100,155
(Lead: 26,498)
|
55.73% |
| Rajendran.a. | DMK | 73,657 | 40.98% | |
| 2006 | Rajendran A | DMK |
90,477
(Lead: 1,638)
|
43% |
| Vijayalakshmi Pandit | AIADMK | 88,839 | 42% | |
| 2001 | Selvam.s.k | AIADMK |
85,657
(Lead: 30,012)
|
58% |
| Arumugam.s | DMK | 55,645 | 38% | |
| 1996 | Arumugam, S. | DMK |
75,563
(Lead: 21,151)
|
52% |
| Arjunan, K. | AIADMK | 54,412 | 38% | |
| 1991 | Arjunan K. | AIADMK |
79,725
(Lead: 56,274)
|
66% |
| Venkatachalam P. | DMK | 23,451 | 19% | |
| 1989 | Venkatachalam, P. | DMK |
36,040
(Lead: 4,141)
|
34% |
| Selvam, S.k. | ADK(JL) | 31,899 | 30% | |
| 1984 | Vijayalakshmi Pandit | AIADMK |
61,609
(Lead: 28,060)
|
60% |
| Subramaniams | DMK | 33,549 | 33% | |
| 1980 | Vijayalakshmi Pandit | AIADMK |
51,034
(Lead: 15,973)
|
57% |
| Srinivasan, K.p | DMK | 35,061 | 39% | |
| 1977 | P. Venga Gounder | AIADMK |
31,920
(Lead: 13,776)
|
44% |
| M. Muthuswamy | DMK | 18,144 | 25% |
All 234 Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu
M.raja of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the Veerapandi Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating Dr.tharun of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) by a margin of 19895 votes.
The strike rate in the Veerapandi constituency is 73% AIADMK and 27% DMK, with AIADMK won 8 times and DMK won 3 times since the 1977 elections.
M.raja (AIADMK) received 49.92% vote share.
Dr.tharun (DMK) received 41.03% vote share.
M.raja (AIADMK) won the 2021 election with 111682 votes, leading by 19895 votes and securing a 49.92% vote share.
The Veerapandi Assembly constituency falls under the Salem Lok Sabha constituency of Salem district.
M.raja (AIADMK) won the Veerapandi Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 19895 votes over Dr.tharun (DMK).
The Veerapandi Assembly constituency is part of the Salem Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Omalur, Edappadi, Salem (west), Salem (north), Salem (south).
The top candidates in the Veerapandi Assembly Election 2021 were:
M.raja (AIADMK)
Dr.tharun (DMK)
Rajeshkumar (NTK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with M.raja (AIADMK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Veerapandi Assembly Election 2021 was 85.53%
The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.