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Assembly Constituency No. 165

Vedaranyam

15 elections on record · ADMK dominant · 15 total

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15 Elections
on Record
ADMK Dominant Party
10 wins
51544 Biggest Margin
(1991)
1928 Smallest Margin
(1962)
★ 2026 — Current MLA
O. S. Manian
ADMK
59172 votes · 36.48%
Margin: 7331
Runner-up
M. Pugazhendi
DMK
🏆 Biggest Victory
51544 votes
P. A. Krishnan
ADMK
1991 Election
⚡ Closest Contest
1928 votes
M. Karunanidhi
DMK
1962 Election
📈 Peak Votes Ever
89135 votes — M. Paranjothi in 2006
Party Win History
ADMK
10W
67%
DMK
4W
27%
JP
1W
7%
ADMK
10 wins
DMK
4 wins
JP
1 wins
📍 Know About Vedaranyam

Vedaranyam is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 15 elections from 1962 to 2026. ADMK is the historically dominant party with 10 wins out of 15 elections.

AC No. 165 15 elections ADMK 10x
Complete Election History
Vedaranyam — All Years 15 elections
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote %Runner-upPartyMargin
2026 O. S. Manian ADMK 59172 36.48% M. Pugazhendi DMK 7331
2021 O. S. Manian ADMK 78719 49.80% S. K. Vetharathinam DMK 12329
2016 Manian O.S ADMK 60836 41.44% Rajendiran P.V INC 22998
2011 N.V. Kamaraj AIADMK 53799 41.16% S. K. Vedarathinam IND 10928
2006 M. Paranjothi ADMK 89135 45.98% G. Jerome Arokiaraj INC 10922
2001 K.K. Balasubramanian AIADMK 72993 53.07% M. Soundarapandian BJP 12676
1996 T.P. Mayavan DMK 73371 55.74% M. Paranjothi ADMK 29859
1991 P. A. Krishnan ADMK 82462 70.51% R. Jayabalan JD 51544
1989 Y. Venkateswara Dikshidar JP 42629 35.00% Ku. Pa. Krishnan ADK(J) 8008
1984 R. Soudararajan AIADMK 58861 56.52% C. Ramasamy Udayar JP 20462
1980 R. Soudararajan AIADMK 49160 53.48% Swaminathan. V. INC 6399
1977 R. Soundararajan AIADMK 26200 31.31% M. Dharmalingam DMK 5065
1971 Ilechezhiyan V. S. DMK 41813 57.47% Karuppiah Udayar A. INC 11539
1967 S. S. Thethuvandar DMK 30288 49.63% P. P. Gounder INC 3934
1962 M. Karunanidhi DMK 32145 50.89% A. Y. S. Parisutha Nadar INC 1928
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