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R. Vaithilingam
AC #175 · Thanjavur District

R. Vaithilingam

Orathanadu Assembly Constituency
DMK — Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ✓ Won · 2026 📅 23 Apr 2026 AC #175
86,759Votes
35,028Margin
44.42%Vote Share
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2026 Election Result · ECI

AC #175
86,759 Total Votes · Orathanadu · 23 April 2026
R. Vaithilingam (DMK)44.42%
Winning Margin
35,028
Turnout
83.63%
Top Candidates
1
R. Vaithilingam
DMK — Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
86,759
2
Dr. K. Arvind
TVK
51,731
3
M. Sekar
ADMK
44,260
← Prev AC #174 R. Vijaysaravanan Thanjavur · TVK Next → AC #176 Annadurai K Pattukkottai · DMK
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Personal Profile

Full Name
R. Vaithilingam
Party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
Constituency
Orathanadu, Thanjavur
Assembly No.
AC #175 of 234
District
Thanjavur
Elected
23 April 2026 · First Term
Status
✓ Active MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly
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2026 Election — Complete Data

ECI Official
86,759Votes Won
35,028Margin
44.42%Vote Share
83.63%Turnout
EVM Votes
85,816
Postal Votes
943
Total Votes Cast
195,304
Candidates
10 candidates contested
Runner-Up
Dr. K. Arvind (TVK) — 51,731 votes
3rd Place
M. Sekar (ADMK) — 44,260 votes
ECI Source
↗ ECI Official Results
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Constituency Profile

233,542Total Electors
113,315Male Electors
120,221Female Electors
District
Thanjavur
Male / Female
48.5% Male · 51.5% Female
Voter Turnout
83.63%
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Political History — This Constituency

Past Results
2021 Winner
R. Vaithilingam ADMK
2016 Winner
Ramchandran M DMK
Seat Change 2021→2026
Retained by same MLA
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Constituency Election History — Orathanadu

1962–2026
CPI(M) 5DMK 3ADMK 2AIADMK 2CPI 1Independent 1INC 1wins · 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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Affidavit Details

Myneta.info · ADR
Education
12th Pass
Total Assets
—
Liabilities
—
Criminal Cases
⚠ 5 Cases declared
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Key Facts

Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Chief Minister
C. Joseph Vijay — TVK (Perambur, AC #12)
Govt Strength
TVK — 108 seats · Majority 116 · Assembly 230
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PartyDMK
ConstituencyOrathanadu
AC No.#175
DistrictThanjavur
Votes86,759
Margin35,028
Vote Share44.42%
Turnout83.63%
Electors233,542
StatusActive MLA
🏛️ Assembly Context
Assembly17th TN Assembly
CMC. Joseph Vijay
SpeakerJ. C. D. Prabhakar
TVK Seats108
Strength227 (7 vacant)
Majority114
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