Election history
All the elections where a candidate by the name R.S. Velan contested in whether lost or won, by how many votes. His/ her vote share etc details all can be found here.
LOST against V.K. Lakshmanan
with 16% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| V.K. Lakshmanan | TMC(M) | 61,860 |
| R.S. Velan | INC | 14,174 |
| K.C. Karunakaran | CPM | 8,523 |
| N. Soundaraj | BJP | 3,500 |
| K.B. Balan | IND | 332 |
| Venugopal | ICS | 282 |
| M. Guruswamy | ATMK | 248 |
| S. Sounderrajan | IND | 179 |
| C.N. Ravishankar | SHS | 126 |
| P. Rajendran | IND | 91 |
| G. Krishnamoorthy | IND | 73 |
| Rajeev Mathur | IND | 69 |
| B. Bhuvanendran | IND | 67 |
| I. Yesudass | IND | 66 |
| R. Gopal | IND | 63 |
| K. Jayaraj | IND | 52 |
| Chelladurai P. | IND | 44 |
| B. Sadanandan | IND | 39 |
| M. Mani | IND | 37 |
| K. Mantharachalam | IND | 30 |
| V. Ramakirushnan | IND | 27 |
| M. Radhakrishnan | IND | 24 |
LOST against C. Aranganaragam
with 11% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| C. Aranganaragam | ADMK | 27,742 |
| B.S. Mohamed Ali | DMK | 20,393 |
| A. Alagiriswamy | JNP | 17,942 |
| R.S. Velan | INC | 8,085 |
| C. Durairaj | IND | 962 |
| R. Palaniswamy | IND | 169 |
| Krishnaveni Thirumathi | IND | 96 |