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Orathanadu

Assembly constituency 175 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2021

[01]Result · 2021

#175 · GEN
Poll date6 Apr 2021
Contestants12
Electors2,31,555
Votes polled1,90,973
Turnout82.5%
NOTA8670.4% of votes
WinnerVaithilingam, R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam90,06347.2% of votes
MARGIN28,835 votes · 15.1 pp90,063 − 61,228
Runner-upRamchandran, M. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam61,22832.1% of votes
AIADMK 59.5% of top-two votesDMK 40.5%

All candidates 12

  1. 01 Vaithilingam, R.AIADMK90,063 47.2%
  2. 02 Ramchandran, M.DMK61,228 32.1%
  3. 03 Sekar, M.AMMK26,022 13.6%
  4. 04 Kandhasamy, M.NTK9,050 4.7%
  5. 05 Mookkaiyan, V.IND2,041 1.1%
  6. 06 Rengasamy, G.MNM721 0.4%
  7. 07 Stalin, R.BSP550 0.3%
  8. 08 Jayasooriyan, T.IND428 0.2%
  9. 09 Rengaraj, S.IND319 0.2%
  10. 10 Thanraj, R.USIP229 0.1%
  11. 11 Arunkumar, K.IND223 0.1%
  12. 12 Prabakaran, U.AMPK99 0.1%

Turnout 82.5%

025507510082.5%TURNOUT◦ state median 78.7%
Male 1.13 lakh49.0% Female 1.18 lakh51.0%

Share of 2,31,555 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,040
  • NOTAreported alongside the total867 · 0.4%
  • State median turnoutmedian of 234 seats, 202178.7%
  • ReconciliationΣ 12 candidates = 1,90,973Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    17.9 pp
    R. VaithilingamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  2. 2021
    15.1 pp
    Vaithilingam, R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  3. 2016
    2.0 pp
    Ramchandran. MDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2011
    20.6 pp
    R.VaithilingamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  5. 2006
    1.9 pp
    Marimuthu.VCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  6. 2001
    15.0 pp
    Jeevanantham RAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  7. 1996
    17.6 pp
    G. NizamudeenDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  8. 1991
    9.5 pp
    Kodimari R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  9. 1989
    13.6 pp
    G. VeeraiyanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  10. 1984
    5.3 pp
    G. VeeraiyanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  11. 1980
    2.7 pp
    Umanath, R.Communist Party of India (Marxist)
  12. 1977
    0.9 pp
    R. UmanathCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  13. 1971
    10.5 pp
    Vadivel S.Communist Party of India
  14. 1967
    21.7 pp
    K.B.S.ManiIndependent
  15. 1962
    14.6 pp
    C. Srinivasa IyengarIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 21.7 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 79.2% of votes; the other 10 candidates 20.8% between them.

    (90,063 + 61,228) ÷ 1,90,973 = 79.2% · 39,682 ÷ 1,90,973 = 20.8%

  2. Turnout of 82.5% was 3.8 pp above the state's median seat (78.7%).

    82.5 − 78.7 = +3.8

  3. The margin widened from 2.0 pp in 2016 to 15.1 pp.

    15.1 − 2.0 = +13.1 pp

  4. Ramchandran, M., the 2016 winner, finished second in 2021.

    2016 winner name = 2021 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 12 candidate lines1,90,973
  • NOTAreported alongside the total867
  • Published totalVotes polled1,90,973
  • Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2021 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates12 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 234 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2021 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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