K. A. Vezhavendan

K. A. Vezhavendan (5 May 1936 - 26 January 2022^[1]) (Tamil: கா.வேழவேந்தன்) was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Gummidipundi constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1967, and 1971 elections.^[2]^[3] He died on 26 January 2022.^[4]

Electoral performance

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gummidipoondi^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. S. Munirathinam	55,221	55.56%	+6.56
	DMK	K. A. Vezhavendan	43,174	43.44%	+3.6
	Independent	K. Palani	989	1.00%	New
Margin of victory			12,047	12.12%	2.96%
Turnout			99,384	78.49%	10.53%
Registered electors			1,34,311
	AIADMK hold		Swing	6.56%

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gummidipoondi^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. A. Vezhavendan	43,355	58.41%	+5.83
	INC	P. Obul Reddy	30,875	41.59%	−4.59
Margin of victory			12,480	16.81%	10.43%
Turnout			74,230	77.70%	2.29%
Registered electors			98,918
	DMK hold		Swing	5.83%

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Gummidipoondi^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. A. Vezhavendan	35,887	52.57%	*New*
	INC	G. Kamalam Bujammal	31,527	46.19%	+1.18
	Independent	A. V. J. Natcker	848	1.24%	New
Margin of victory			4,360	6.39%	4.89%
Turnout			68,262	75.41%	16.80%
Registered electors			94,205
	DMK gain from SWA		Swing	6.07%

^ MyTimes, Team. "Obit: K. Vezhavendhan, former state minister". MYLAPORE TIMES. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
^ 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
^ 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
^ [1]^{[dead link]}
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

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