Ayush Jain

Assembly constituency 175, Tamil Nadu

Orathanadu

R. Vaithilingam (DMK) won the 2026 election by 35,028 votes, taking 44.42% of the vote to Dr. K. Arvind (TVK)'s 26.49%. Below is every result here since 2009.

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Latest winnerDMKR. Vaithilingam, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202644.42%runner-up 26.49%
Winning margin, 202635,02817.94% of votes cast
Elections on record4DMK 2, AIADMK 2

Result by result

2011 AIADMK 91,724 57.8% vs 37.2%2016 DMK 84,378 46.9% vs 45.3%2021 AIADMK 90,063 47.0% vs 32.1%2026 DMK 86,759 44.4% vs 26.5%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyOrathanadu
Seat 175		R. Vaithilingam
DMK		86,759
44.4%		Dr. K. Arvind
TVK		51,731
26.5%		35,028 votes
17.94%
2021AssemblyOrathanadu
Seat 175		Vaithilingam, R.
AIADMK		90,063
47.0%		Ramchandran, M.
DMK		61,228
32.1%		28,835 votes
15.03%
2016AssemblyOrathanadu
Seat 175		Ramchandran. M
DMK		84,378
46.9%		Vaithilingam. R
AIADMK		80,733
45.3%		3,645 votes
2.02%
2011AssemblyOrathanadu
Seat 175		R.Vaithilingam
AIADMK		91,724
57.8%		T.Mahesh Krishanasamy
DMK		59,080
37.2%		32,644 votes
20.57%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.