Vedaranyam
All 11 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. S. ManianWonAIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 59,17236.48% |
| 2 | M. PugazhendiDMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 51,84131.96% |
| 3 | A. Kingsly GeraldTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 38,34723.64% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 26,942 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 1,61,653 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | T. Karthick (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 10,3966.41% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 5630.35% | |
| 5 | M. Lingeswaran (lost deposit)AIPTMM All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 3820.24% |
| 6 | V. Veerakumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 3630.22% |
| 7 | B. Thivaskar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 3240.20% |
| 8 | D. Rajasimman (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2590.16% |
| 9 | M. Sathiyaseelan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2070.13% |
| 10 | M. Gowthaman (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2040.13% |
| 11 | S. Selvakumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1580.10% |
Vedaranyam 2026: AIADMK's Manian wins third term
O. S. Manian won Vedaranyam for the third straight time, the AIADMK's fourth win in a row here, polling 59,172 votes against DMK's M. Pugazhendi on 51,841. The margin was tighter than his 12,329 in 2021 but kept the salt-pan seat firmly with the AIADMK in 2026.
Where Vedaranyam was won
| Led by | Booths of 240 | Villages of 53 |
|---|---|---|
| O. S. Manian AIADMK | 148 | 36 |
| M. Pugazhendi DMK | 79 | 16 |
| Others | 13 | 1 |
| Closest village | Marudur South Sethi: DMK ahead by 7 | |
O. S. Manian’s biggest leads
- Katharipulam+9948 booths
- Talanayar+75313 booths
- Vedaranyam+75236 booths
M. Pugazhendi’s best villages
- Ayakkaranpulam II Sethi+4124 booths
- Ayakkaranpulam Ist Sethi+2963 booths
- Neermulai+2833 booths
Counted from Form 20, booth by booth (vote leads are in votes cast at the booth; postal ballots are counted for the whole seat only).
Every village and booth
The constituency
- Reservation
- General seat (not reserved)
- Lok Sabha seat
- Nagapattinam (SC)
- Electors, 2026
- 1,87,439women 95,090 (50.7%) · men 92,348 (49.3%) · third gender 1
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. DMK PUGAZHENDI. M led postal ballots (1,254), but AIADMK MANIAN. O.S won the seat overall (59,172).
2,833 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Pugazhendi | DMK | 1,254 | 50,587 | 51,841 |
| 2 | O. S. Manian | AIADMK | 1,064 | 58,108 | 59,172 |
| 3 | A. Kingsly Gerald | TVK | 276 | 38,071 | 38,347 |
| 4 | T. Karthick | NTK | 185 | 10,211 | 10,396 |
| 5 | B. Thivaskar | IND | 15 | 309 | 324 |
Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in
How this seat compares
| Measure | This seat | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winning margin, votes | 7,331 | 152nd | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 36.5% | 135th | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 86.5% | 127th | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 1,62,216 | 214th | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 11 | =201st | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 563 | 192nd | 784 |
| Since 2021 | AIADMK held the seat. In 2021 O. S. Manian won it by 12,329 votes. | ||
Winners and runners-up, 2006–2026
2011, 2016 and 2021 rows: checked against the ECI detailed results. Earlier rows: secondary sources.
Vedaranyam has voted AIADMK at every election since 2011 (N. V. Kamaraj in 2011, then O. S. Manian three times). Nannilam, also in the delta, has the same unbroken AIADMK record.
About Vedaranyam
Vedaranyam runs along the southern tip of the Cauvery delta, where the river finally meets the Bay of Bengal as a maze of mangroves and salt flats. The Vedaranyeswarar temple and Rajagopalan's 1930 salt satyagraha march give the town its history. Today the economy is salt pans, paddy on the inland delta and the fishing villages around Kodikkarai.
Point Calimere wildlife sanctuary, with its flamingo flocks and feral horses, sits at the edge of the constituency. Manian first lost this seat to S. K. Vedarathinam of DMK in 2006 and has since flipped the equation thoroughly.
Around Vedaranyam
Drive out at dawn to Point Calimere - the flamingo flocks lift off the lagoon as the sun comes up, and the feral horses are on the grass strips by 7am. The Kodikkarai lighthouse and the salt-march memorial near the old Vedaranyam tehsil office round the day.
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Who won Vedaranyam in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
O. S. Manian of AIADMK won Vedaranyam (AC 165) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 59,172 votes, 36.48% of the votes polled, ahead of M. Pugazhendi of DMK by 7,331 votes.
Who is the MLA of Vedaranyam?
O. S. Manian of AIADMK was elected MLA for Vedaranyam in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Vedaranyam in 2026?
Turnout was 86.5%: 1,62,216 of 1,87,439 electors voted.
Which district is Vedaranyam in?
Vedaranyam (constituency number 165) is in Nagapattinam district, part of the Nagapattinam (SC) Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Vedaranyam before 2026?
In 2021 O. S. Manian of AIADMK won by 12,329 votes over S. K. Vedarathinam. In 2016 O. S. Manian of AIADMK won by 22,998 votes over P. V. Rajendiran.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 165
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