 Vedaranyam comes under the Vedaranyam assembly constituency and it elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years . From the 1977 elections , the assembly seat was won by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( DMK ) five times during 1977 , 1984 , 1996 , 2001 and 2006 elections , Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( ADMK ) twice during 1980 and 2011 elections and Indian National Congress for two times during 1989 and 1991 elections . The current MLA of the constituency is N.V. Kamaraj from the ADMK party . 
