Vedasandur, a bellwether Assembly segment since 1957, bucks the trend

The Vedasandur Assembly conception successful Dindigul district, a bellwether constituency since the 1957 predetermination wherever the enactment returned by the electorate went connected to seizure powerfulness successful Tamil Nadu, bucked the inclination successful the 2026 Assembly elections. This time, the DMK won the Assembly segment, but actor-politician C. Joseph Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerged arsenic the azygous largest enactment successful the State. T. Saminathan of the DMK won the spot by a borderline of 10,063 votes, portion the TVK finished third.

Barring the 1980 election, the Sholavandan Assembly conception successful Madurai territory has remained a bellwether since the 1957 polls. Interestingly, the inclination continued successful this predetermination arsenic well, with TVK campaigner M.V. Karuppaiah winning the predetermination by a borderline of 2,678 votes.