S. Vedachalam

S. Vedachalam
Member of the Ambattur Constituency, Tamil Nadu, India
In office May 15, 2011 – May 13, 2016
Succeeded by	V. Alexander
Personal details
Born	(1953-06-18) 18 June 1953 (age 71)
Political party	Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse	V. Mohana
Children	4

S. Vedachalam is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Ambattur constituency. He represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.[1] At present, he represents Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam.

The elections of 2016 resulted in his constituency being won by V. Alexander.[2]

Electoral performance

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ambattur[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Joseph Samuel	114,554	48.14%	New
	AIADMK	V. Alexander	72,408	30.43%	−10.67
	NTK	H.Mahendran	22,701	9.54%	+7.34
	MNM	S. Vaitheswaran	22,370	9.40%	New
	AMMK	S. Vedachalam	2,631	1.11%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	2,358	0.99%	−1.45
Margin of victory			42,146	17.71%	10.09%
Turnout			237,941	61.90%	−2.00%
Rejected ballots			84	0.04%
Registered electors			384,377
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	7.05%

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ambattur[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Vedachalam	99,330	53.30%	New
	DMK	B. Ranaganathan	76,613	41.11%	New
	BJP	T. Jeyachandra	3,912	2.10%	New
	JMM	C. Devarajan	1,128	0.61%	New
	BSP	S. Mohamed Abbas	962	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			22,717	12.19%
Turnout			186,347	70.32%
Registered electors			264,990
	AIADMK win (new seat)

References

1. "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
2. "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
3. "Ambattur Election Result". Retrieved 23 July 2022.
4. 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.