Vedaranyam
Vedaranyam 2026: AIADMK's Manian wins third term by 7,331 votes
O. S. Manian made it three straight wins for AIADMK at Vedaranyam, polling 59,172 votes against DMK's M. Pugazhendi on 51,841. The 7,331-vote margin is tighter than his 12,329 in 2021 but still keeps the salt-pan seat firmly with AIADMK.
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANIAN. O.S | AIADMK | 59,172 | 37.06% |
| 2 | PUGAZHENDI. M | DMK | 51,841 | 32.47% |
| 3 | KINGSLY GERALD. A | TVK | 38,347 | 24.02% |
| 4 | KARTHICK. T | NTK | 10,396 | 6.51% |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 563 | 0.35% |
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).
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUGAZHENDI. M | DMK | 1,254 | 50,587 | 51,841 |
| 2 | MANIAN. O.S | AIADMK | 1,064 | 58,108 | 59,172 |
| 3 | KINGSLY GERALD. A | TVK | 276 | 38,071 | 38,347 |
| 4 | KARTHICK. T | NTK | 185 | 10,211 | 10,396 |
| 5 | THIVASKAR. B | IND | 15 | 309 | 324 |
Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in
Past results
Verified winners and runners-up across the last five elections, with the major alliance partners each side fielded.
Vedaranyam has voted AIADMK in every cycle since 2011 - the only delta seat south of the Cauvery to do so without a break.
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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