Candidate
VAITHILINGAM. R
Also on ballots as R. VAITHILINGAM, VAITHILINGAM, R., R.VAITHILINGAM, VAITHILINGAM.R
DMK·AIADMK
Also recorded as
Other spellings of what is very likely the same person — names are stored as free text, so word order, initials and joined words split a career across pages.
- VAITHILINGAM. R · 4 contests · 2001–2021
Contests
6
2001–2026
Wins
5
Parties
2
States / UT
1
Every contest
Matched by name across the dataset — spelling variants are merged, and distinct people with the same name may be too.
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu 2026 | 175. Orathanadu | DMK | 86,759 | 44.4% | Won |
| Tamil Nadu 2021 | 175. Orathanad | AIADMK | 90,063 | 46.9% | Won |
| Tamil Nadu 2016 | 175. Orathanad | AIADMK | 80,733 | 44.8% | Lost · 2nd |
| Tamil Nadu 2011 | 175. Orathanad | AIADMK | 91,724 | 57.8% | Won |
| Tamil Nadu 2006 | 181. Orathanadu | AIADMK | 61,595 | 47.9% | Won |
| Tamil Nadu 2001 | 181. Orathanadu | AIADMK | 63,836 | 53.3% | Won |