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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 175 · 2026
Orathanadu
Winner — 2026
R. VAITHILINGAM
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 44.4%TVK 26.5%8 others 29.2%
Votes
86,759
44.4% share
Winning margin
35,028
17.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
83.6%
of 2,33,758
Orathanadu is a safe seat — R. VAITHILINGAM won by 17.9%.
Seat history
4 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.45 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. VAITHILINGAM | Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA) | 86,759 | 44.4% |
| 2 | DR. K. ARVIND | 51,731 | 26.5% | |
| 3 | M. SEKAR | 44,260 | 22.7% | |
| 4 | S.THIRUMURUGAN | 10,135 | 5.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 631 | 0.3% |
| 6 | M. SELVARAJ | PFTROOBC | 548 | 0.3% |
| 7 | M. KANAGARAJ | IND | 354 | 0.2% |
| 8 | C. GUNASEKARAN | TDMK | 352 | 0.2% |
| 9 | T. VIJAYAKUMAR | IND | 277 | 0.1% |
| 10 | A. AJESHKANNAN | IND | 257 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (166th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.9% · max 20.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
166th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
168th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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171st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 44.4%TVK 26.5%ADMK 22.7%NTK 5.2%OTH 0.9%NOTA 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.45 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,05,890
Density
705 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,411 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 7.9%Christian 5.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.6%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation45.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.4%
Health insurance70.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coconut🏺Handicraft & handloom
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.