AC 165 · Nagapattinam · AIADMK
VEDARANYAM (AC 165)
MANIAN. O.S of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won VEDARANYAM in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +7,331 votes. 12 candidates contested.
Winner
MANIAN. O.S
AIADMK
Votes59,172Net worthRs 1.92 CrAge72Education12th PassCriminal cases0
Runner-up
PUGAZHENDI. M
DMK
Votes51,841Net worthRs 2.34 CrAge57Education10th PassCriminal cases0
Margin +7,331 votes (6.60% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — VEDARANYAM
Votes & margin: Election Commission of India. Net worth, age, education and criminal-case counts: candidate affidavits as declared, not independently verified. More on sources.
| # ▲ | Candidate | Party | Votes | Net worth | Crim | Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANIAN. O.S | AIADMK | 59,172 | Rs 1.92 Cr | 0 | 72 | won |
| 2 | PUGAZHENDI. M | DMK | 51,841 | Rs 2.34 Cr | 0 | 57 | lost |
| 3 |  KINGSLY GERALD. A | TVK | 38,347 | Rs 36.93 Cr | 2 | 49 | lost |
| 4 |  KARTHICK. T | NTK | 10,396 | Rs 88,814 | 0 | 35 | lost |
| 5 |  LINGESWARAN. M | ALL IN | 382 | Rs 3.62 Cr | 0 | 44 | lost |
| 6 |  VEERAKUMAR. V | IND | 363 | Rs 36.29 L | 0 | 37 | lost |
| 7 |  THIVASKAR. B | IND | 324 | Rs 46.20 L | 0 | 35 | lost |
| 8 |  RAJASIMMAN. D | IND | 259 | Rs 1.38 Cr | 3 | 52 | lost |
| 9 |  SATHIYASEELAN. M | IND | 207 | Rs 13.33 L | 0 | 35 | lost |
| 10 |  GOWTHAMAN. M | IND | 204 | Rs 3.95 L | 0 | 35 | lost |
| 11 |  SELVAKUMAR. S | IND | 158 | Rs 3.03 L | 0 | 40 | lost |
| 12 |  NOTA | NONE O | 563 | — | — | — |