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Assembly constituency 165 · Tamil Nadu

Vedaranyam is assembly constituency number 165 in Tamil Nadu, in Nagapattinam * district, and one of the segments of the Nagapattinam Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Manian. O.s of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 36.5% of the vote, 7,331 votes ahead of Pugazhendi. M (DMK).

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Vedaranyam · 2026AC 165
  1. 01
    Manian. O.s
    AIADMK
    59,172
    36.48%
  2. 02
    Pugazhendi. M
    DMK
    51,841
    31.96%
  3. 03
    Kingsly Gerald. A
    TVK
    38,347
    23.64%
  4. 04
    Karthick. T
    NTK
    10,396
    6.41%
  5. 05
    Lingeswaran. M
    AIPTMMK
    382
    0.24%
  6. 6 other candidates · 1,515 votesNOTA · 563 (0.35%)

Margin 7,331 votes · 4.52% of valid votes

1,87,527
Registered electors
2026 election
86.6%
Turnout
+4.5 pts vs 2021
7,331
Victory margin
4.5% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,62,216 valid votes, NOTA included.

Vedaranyam 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Manian. O.sMale · 72 yrsAIADMK59,172
36.48%
2Pugazhendi. MMale · 57 yrsDMK51,841
31.96%
3Kingsly Gerald. AMale · 49 yrsTVK38,347
23.64%
4Karthick. TMale · 35 yrsNTK10,396
6.41%
—NOTANOTA563
0.35%
5Lingeswaran. MMale · 44 yrsAIPTMMK382
0.24%
6Veerakumar. VMale · 37 yrsIndependent363
0.22%
7Thivaskar. BMale · 35 yrsIndependent324
0.20%
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8Rajasimman. DMale · 52 yrsIndependent259
0.16%
9Sathiyaseelan. MMale · 35 yrsIndependent207
0.13%
10Gowthaman. MMale · 35 yrsIndependent204
0.13%
11Selvakumar. SMale · 40 yrsIndependent158
0.10%
Past results

ADMK held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2011201620212026AIADMK 36.5%DMK 32.0%TVK 23.6%NTK 6.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Manian. O.sAIADMK · 36.5% · margin 7,331Turnout86.6%
2021O.s.manianAIADMK · 49.8% · margin 12,329Turnout82.1%
2016Manian.o.sAIADMK · 41.4% · margin 22,998Turnout81.4%
2011N.v.kamarajAIADMK · 41.2% · margin 10,928Turnout84.3%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Vedaranyam result 2021

Vedaranyam 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1O.s.manianAIADMK78,719
49.80%
2S.k.vetharathinamDMK66,390
42.00%
3K.rajendranNTK9,106
5.76%
4P.s.arumugamAMMK1,284
0.81%
—NOTANOTA673
0.43%
5R.panneerselvamBSP460
0.29%
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6Mohamed AliMNM437
0.28%
7P.v.theenathayalanIndependent319
0.20%
8V.veerakumarIndependent297
0.19%
9R.kathirvelIndependent143
0.09%
10Dr.t.sundaravadivelanShiv Sena91
0.06%
11T.ramajayamIndependent76
0.05%
12R.ramamurthyIndependent65
0.04%

Vedaranyam result 2016

Vedaranyam 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Manian.o.sAIADMK60,836
41.44%
2Rajendiran.p.vINC37,838
25.77%
3Vetharathinam.s.kBJP37,086
25.26%
4Vairavanathan.tDMDK4,594
3.13%
5Usha KannanPMK2,081
1.42%
6Rajendran.kNTK1,386
0.94%
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—NOTANOTA1,206
0.82%
7Murugavelu.sBSP695
0.47%
8Veerakumar.vIndependent520
0.35%
9Ramamurthy.rIndependent205
0.14%
10Susila.nTAVK179
0.12%
11Kasinathan.p.cIndependent177
0.12%

Vedaranyam result 2011

Vedaranyam 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1N.v.kamarajAIADMK53,799
41.16%
2S.k.vedarathinamIndependent42,871
32.80%
3R.chinnathuraiPMK22,925
17.54%
4K.jeganIndependent2,270
1.74%
5G.shanmugavelJMM2,041
1.56%
6M.raniIndependent1,991
1.52%
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7D.ramsinghIndependent1,826
1.40%
8S.karthikeyanBJP1,260
0.96%
9T.v.r.veeramaniIndependent838
0.64%
10Dr.p.subramanianIndependent257
0.20%
11R.ramamurthyIndependent246
0.19%
12V.subramanianIndependent227
0.17%
13V.chandramohanIndependent157
0.12%
Map

Vedaranyam outlined in orange among the other Tamil Nadu seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Nagapattinam * district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Vedaranyam is one of the assembly segments of Nagapattinam. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Nagapattinam candidates.

  • Selvaraj VCPI55,203 39.2%
  • Dr Sursith Sankar GAIADMK42,927 30.5%
  • Karthika MNTK21,970 15.6%
  • Rameshgovind S G MBJP19,316 13.7%
  • Vijayaragavan NIndependent341 0.2%

In the assembly election ADMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, CPI led here by 12,276 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Vedaranyam.

Who won the Vedaranyam assembly seat in 2026?

Manian. O.s of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) won Vedaranyam in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 59,172 votes, which was 36.48% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Vedaranyam?

The margin was 7,331 votes (4.52% of valid votes). The runner-up was Pugazhendi. M of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 51,841 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Vedaranyam in 2026?

Turnout was 86.64%: 1,62,476 of 1,87,527 registered electors voted, across 240 polling stations. That is 4.5 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Vedaranyam part of?

Vedaranyam is an assembly segment of the Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Selvaraj V got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Vedaranyam a reserved constituency?

No. Vedaranyam is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Vedaranyam?

The Tamil Nadu assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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