India, May 4 -- V Vaithilingam, a senior leader of the Indian National Congress in Puducherry, is currently trailing on the Thattanchavady seat as per the latest trends as the voting for Assembly elections continues in the Union Territory. He is currently a Member of Parliament representing Puducherry in the Lok Sabha and has also served twice as Puducherry's chief minister. Track live updates on Puducherry counting

Vaithilingam entered politics in the early 1980s, contesting his first Assembly election in 1980 at the age of 30, where he lost by a narrow margin. He was elected to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly in 1985 and served as Minister for Public Works and Power until 1990. He rose to prominence within the Congress party and be...