Vridhachalam is a
legislative assembly constituency in
Cuddalore district
Cuddalore District is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.
History
Since ancient times, the old town has been a seaport. Through the centuries, Cuddalore has been subject to a number of foreign powers including the Net ...
in the
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
n state of
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
. Before 2009, it was part of the
Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency
Chidambaram is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 27 of 39. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. It spread on district of Ariyalur and Cuddalore.
Assembly segm ...
. After 2009, it is a part of
Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency. This constituent was won by popular actor
Vijaykanth
Narayanan Vijayaraj Alagarswami (born 25 August 1952), better known by his stage name Vijayakanth, is an Indian politician and former actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Le ...
, during the 2006 Assembly election, under his new party
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
The Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (; DMDK) is an Indian regional political party in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is a Dravidian party founded by the former leader of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Vijayakant (Captain ...
. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Madras State
Tamil Nadu
Election Results
2021
2016
2011
2006
2001
1996
1991
1989
1984
1980
1977
1971
1967
1962
1957
1952
References
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{{Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu
Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu
Cuddalore district