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Orathanadu

Assembly constituency 175 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#175 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants9
ElectorsNot recorded
Votes polled1,95,304
Turnout83.4%
NOTA631
WinnerR. VaithilingamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam86,75944.4% of votes
MARGIN35,028 votes · 17.9 pp86,759 − 51,731
Runner-upDr. K. Arvind Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam51,73126.5% of votes
DMK 62.6% of top-two votesTVK 37.4%

All candidates 9

  1. 01 R. VaithilingamDMK86,759 44.4%
  2. 02 Dr. K. ArvindTVK51,731 26.5%
  3. 03 M. SekarAIADMK44,260 22.7%
  4. 04 S.ThirumuruganNTK10,135 5.2%
  5. 05 M. SelvarajPROBC548 0.3%
  6. 06 M. KanagarajIND354 0.2%
  7. 07 C. GunasekaranTDMK352 0.2%
  8. 08 T. VijayakumarIND277 0.1%
  9. 09 A. AjeshkannanIND257 0.1%

Turnout 83.4%

025507510083.4%TURNOUT◦ state median 86.6%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAcounted within the total631
  • State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
  • ReconciliationΣ 9 candidates = 1,94,673Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    17.9 pp
    R. VaithilingamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  2. 2021
    15.1 pp
    Vaithilingam, R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  3. 2016
    2.0 pp
    Ramchandran. MDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2011
    20.6 pp
    R.VaithilingamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  5. 2006
    1.9 pp
    Marimuthu.VCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  6. 2001
    15.0 pp
    Jeevanantham RAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  7. 1996
    17.6 pp
    G. NizamudeenDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  8. 1991
    9.5 pp
    Kodimari R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  9. 1989
    13.6 pp
    G. VeeraiyanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  10. 1984
    5.3 pp
    G. VeeraiyanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  11. 1980
    2.7 pp
    Umanath, R.Communist Party of India (Marxist)
  12. 1977
    0.9 pp
    R. UmanathCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  13. 1971
    10.5 pp
    Vadivel S.Communist Party of India
  14. 1967
    21.7 pp
    K.B.S.ManiIndependent
  15. 1962
    14.6 pp
    C. Srinivasa IyengarIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 21.7 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed AIADMK polled 44,260 votes, 1.3× the 35,028-vote margin.

    44,260 ÷ 35,028 = 1.3

  2. The top two polled 70.9% of votes; the other 7 candidates 28.8% between them.

    (86,759 + 51,731) ÷ 1,95,304 = 70.9% · 56,183 ÷ 1,95,304 = 28.8%

  3. Turnout of 83.4% was 3.2 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).

    83.4 − 86.6 = −3.2

  4. The margin widened from 15.1 pp in 2021 to 17.9 pp.

    17.9 − 15.1 = +2.8 pp

  5. The seat changed hands: AIADMK in 2021, DMK in 2026.

    2021 AIADMK · 2026 DMK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 9 candidate lines1,94,673
  • NOTAcounted within the total631
  • Published totalVotes polled1,95,304
  • 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

Candidates9 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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