Manian. O.S of ADMK won the Vedaranyam Assembly constituency (Nagapattinam district, Cauvery Delta) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 36.48% of 162,216 votes cast. The winning margin over Pugazhendi. M (DMK) was 7,331 votes, or 4.52 percentage points. ADMK held the seat it won here in 2021.
ADMK
Winning party
36.48%
Winner vote share
7,331
Margin (4.52%)
ADMK → ADMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Vedaranyam 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manian. O.S Winner | ADMK | 59,172 | 36.48% |
| 2 | Pugazhendi. M 2nd | DMK | 51,841 | 31.96% |
| 3 | Kingsly Gerald. A | TVK | 38,347 | 23.64% |
| 4 | Karthick. T | NTK | 10,396 | 6.41% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 563 | 0.35% |
| 6 | Lingeswaran. M | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 382 | 0.24% |
| 7 | Veerakumar. V | IND | 363 | 0.22% |
| 8 | Thivaskar. B | IND | 324 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Rajasimman. D | IND | 259 | 0.16% |
| 10 | Sathiyaseelan. M | IND | 207 | 0.13% |
| 11 | Gowthaman. M | IND | 204 | 0.13% |
| 12 | Selvakumar. S | IND | 158 | 0.1% |
How Vedaranyam compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | O.S.MANIAN | ADMK | 49.8% |
| 2026 | MANIAN. O.S | ADMK | 36.48% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -13.32 percentage points in the winning vote share.
This page is part of the full Tamil Nadu 2026 election results set. Explore every seat, party efficiency, regional swing and demographics in the TN 2026 Explorer. For the wider story, see TVK’s debut mapped, the incumbents who lost, and how DMK collapsed.