Vedaranyam
Part of the Nagapattinam Lok Sabha seat.
O. S. Manian (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) won Vedaranyam in 2026, 7,331 votes ahead of Pugazhendi. M.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
59,172 votes · 36.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PMDravida Munetra Kazhagam
51,841 votes · 31.9%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- KATamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
38,347 votes · 23.6%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- KTNaam Tamilar Katchi
10,396 votes · 6.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- LMAll India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam
382 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- VVIndependent
363 votes · 0.2%
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- TBIndependent
324 votes · 0.2%
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- RDIndependent
259 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SMIndependent
207 votes · 0.1%
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- GMIndependent
204 votes · 0.1%
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- SSIndependent
158 votes · 0.1%
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165 · Vedaranyam
General1,87,527 registered voters · 11 candidates · 7,331 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
O. S. Manian
ADMK · Male · 59,172 votes (36.48%) · 7,331 ahead of Pugazhendi. M
- 86.64%
- Turnout
- 1,62,476
- Votes cast
- 1,61,653
- Valid votes
- 563
- None of the above
- 95,092
- Women electors
73,881 men and 85,501 women voted in person, plus 3,093 postal ballots. 260 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 88.
- ADMK59,1721,064 postal36.48%
- Pugazhendi. MMale
DMK51,8411,254 postal31.96% 
TVK38,347276 postal23.64%- Karthick. TMaleNTKFarmer Carrying Plough10,396185 postal6.41%
- None of the aboveNOTA5630.35%
- Lingeswaran. MMaleAIPTMMKCoconut farm3824 postal0.24%
- Veerakumar. VMaleINDCCTV Camera36311 postal0.22%
- Thivaskar. BMaleINDMatchbox32415 postal0.20%
- Rajasimman. DMaleINDGas cylinder2596 postal0.16%
- Sathiyaseelan. MMaleINDTelevision2071 postal0.13%
- Gowthaman. MMaleINDCapsicum2042 postal0.13%
- Selvakumar. SMaleINDElectric pole1580.10%
The bar compares each count with the highest count on this seat. The percentage is the share of valid votes plus None of the above, which is the figure the Commission prints.
Official counts from the Election Commission of India.