ORATHANADU (AC 175)
R. VAITHILINGAM of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won ORATHANADU in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +35,028 votes. 10 candidates contested.
Winner
R. VAITHILINGAM
DMK
Votes86,759Net worthRs 2.24 CrAge71Education12th PassCriminal cases0
Runner-up
DR. K. ARVIND
TVK
Votes51,731Net worthRs 35.74 LAge31EducationOthersCriminal cases0
Margin +35,028 votes (25.29% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — ORATHANADU
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 | R. VAITHILINGAM | DMK | 86,759 | Rs 2.24 Cr | 0 | 71 | won |
| 2 | DR. K. ARVIND | TVK | 51,731 | Rs 35.74 L | 0 | 31 | lost |
| 3 |  M. SEKAR | AIADMK | 44,260 | Rs -65.01 L | 0 | 63 | lost |
| 4 |  S.THIRUMURUGAN | NTK | 10,135 | Rs 1.28 Cr | 0 | 46 | lost |
| 5 |  M. SELVARAJ | PARTY | 548 | Rs 2.22 Cr | 0 | 62 | lost |
| 6 |  M. KANAGARAJ | IND | 354 | — | — | — | lost |
| 7 |  C. GUNASEKARAN | THAMIZ | 352 | Rs 13.22 L | 0 | 48 | lost |
| 8 |  T. VIJAYAKUMAR | IND | 277 | Rs 8.03 L | 0 | 45 | lost |
| 9 |  A. AJESHKANNAN | IND | 257 | Rs 44.61 L | 0 | 45 | lost |
| 10 |  NOTA | NONE O | 631 | — | — | — |