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Assembly Constituency No. 175

Orathanadu

15 elections on record · CPI(M) dominant · 15 total

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15 Elections
on Record
CPI(M) Dominant Party
5 wins
35028 Biggest Margin
(2026)
710 Smallest Margin
(1977)
★ 2026 — Current MLA
R. Vaithilingam
DMK
86759 votes · 44.42%
Margin: 35028
Runner-up
Dr. K. Arvind
TVK
🏆 Biggest Victory
35028 votes
R. Vaithilingam
DMK
2026 Election
⚡ Closest Contest
710 votes
R. Umanath
CPI(M)
1977 Election
📈 Peak Votes Ever
91724 votes — R. Vaithilingam in 2011
Party Win History
CPI(M)
5W
33%
ADMK
4W
27%
DMK
3W
20%
INC
1W
7%
Independent
1W
7%
CPI
1W
7%
CPI(M)
5 wins
ADMK
4 wins
DMK
3 wins
INC
1 wins
Independent
1 wins
CPI
1 wins
📍 Know About Orathanadu

Orathanadu is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 15 elections from 1962 to 2026. CPI(M) is the historically dominant party with 5 wins out of 15 elections.

AC No. 175 15 elections CPI(M) 5x
Complete Election History
Orathanadu — All Years 15 elections
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote %Runner-upPartyMargin
2026 R. Vaithilingam DMK 86759 44.42% Dr. K. Arvind TVK 35028
2021 R. Vaithilingam ADMK 90063 46.95% M. Ramachandran DMK 28835
2016 Ramchandran M DMK 84378 46.87% Vaithilingam R ADMK 3645
2011 R. Vaithilingam AIADMK 91724 57.8% Mahendran K. S PMK 32644
2006 V. Marimuthu CPI(M) 57315 45.83% K. A. Jayapal ADMK 2344
2001 R. Jeevanantham AIADMK 59808 53.55% S.P. Thangaiya DMK 16717
1996 G. Nizamudeen DMK 46533 43.68% R. Jeevanantham ADMK 19728
1991 R. Kodimari ADMK 53050 52.20% G. Veerajyan CPI(M) 9934
1989 G. Veeraiyan CPI(M) 44681 44.70% Pon Palanivelu INC 13797
1984 G. Veeraiyan CPI(M) 43684 48.24% S. Thenkovan AIADMK 4986
1980 R. Umanath CPI(M) 44105 51.38% Ramanatha Thevar. S. S. R. INC 2367
1977 R. Umanath CPI(M) 31519 39.65% A. Ambalavanan DMK 710
1971 Vadivel S. CPI 31977 53.25% K. B. S. Mani INC 6310
1967 K. B. S. Mani Independent 34316 58.23% R. Thangavelu INC 12814
1962 C. Srinivasa Iyengar INC 33301 44.78% S. P. Thangavelan DMK 10862
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