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Vedaranyam

Assembly constituency 165 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#165 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants11
ElectorsNot recorded
Votes polled1,62,216
Turnout86.2%
NOTA563
WinnerManian. O.SAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam59,17236.5% of votes
MARGIN7,331 votes · 4.5 pp59,172 − 51,841
Runner-upPugazhendi. M Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam51,84132.0% of votes
AIADMK 53.3% of top-two votesDMK 46.7%

All candidates 11

  1. 01 Manian. O.SAIADMK59,172 36.5%
  2. 02 Pugazhendi. MDMK51,841 32.0%
  3. 03 Kingsly Gerald. ATVK38,347 23.6%
  4. 04 Karthick. TNTK10,396 6.4%
  5. 05 Lingeswaran. MAIPTM382 0.2%
  6. 06 Veerakumar. VIND363 0.2%
  7. 07 Thivaskar. BIND324 0.2%
  8. 08 Rajasimman. DIND259 0.2%
  9. 09 Sathiyaseelan. MIND207 0.1%
  10. 10 Gowthaman. MIND204 0.1%
  11. 11 Selvakumar. SIND158 0.1%

Turnout 86.2%

025507510086.2%TURNOUT◦ state median 86.6%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAcounted within the total563
  • State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
  • ReconciliationΣ 11 candidates = 1,61,653Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    4.5 pp
    Manian. O.SAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  2. 2021
    7.8 pp
    O.S.ManianAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  3. 2016
    15.8 pp
    Manian.O.SAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2011
    8.4 pp
    N.V.KamarajAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  5. 2006
    5.6 pp
    Paranjothi M.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  6. 2001
    9.2 pp
    Balasubramanian.K.KAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  7. 1996
    21.7 pp
    Mayavan T.P.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  8. 1991
    42.2 pp
    P. A. KrishnanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  9. 1989
    6.4 pp
    Venkateswara Dikshidar Y.Janata Party
  10. 1984
    18.7 pp
    R. SoudararajanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  11. 1980
    6.9 pp
    Soundararajan, R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  12. 1977
    6.0 pp
    R. SoundararajanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  13. 1971
    15.9 pp
    Ilechezhiyan V. S.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  14. 1967
    6.5 pp
    S.S.ThethuvandarDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  15. 1962
    3.1 pp
    KarunanithiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 42.2 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed TVK polled 38,347 votes, 5.2× the 7,331-vote margin.

    38,347 ÷ 7,331 = 5.2

  2. The top two polled 68.4% of votes; the other 9 candidates 31.2% between them.

    (59,172 + 51,841) ÷ 1,62,216 = 68.4% · 50,640 ÷ 1,62,216 = 31.2%

  3. Turnout of 86.2% was 0.4 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).

    86.2 − 86.6 = −0.4

  4. The margin narrowed from 7.8 pp in 2021 to 4.5 pp.

    4.5 − 7.8 = −3.3 pp

  5. AIADMK held the seat it won in 2021.

    2021 AIADMK · 2026 AIADMK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 11 candidate lines1,61,653
  • NOTAcounted within the total563
  • Published totalVotes polled1,62,216
  • Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates11 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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