Results 2026/Constituencies/Melur

Constituency #188 · Madurai

Melur

13 candidates229.8K electors

2026 Winner

P.viswanathan

INC

SPA

Winner

P.viswanathan

INC(SPA / DMK+)

60.1K

votes · 31.5%

Margin: 2.7K

Vote Share

P.viswanathan31.5%
A.maduraiveeran30.1%
P.periyapullan (a) Selvam29.8%
Kottaikumar5.0%
Soniagandhi1.4%
M.murugan1.1%

All Candidates

#CandidatePartyVotes%
1
✓P.viswanathan
INC
60.1K31.5%
2
A.maduraiveeran
TVK
57.4K30.1%
3
P.periyapullan (a) Selvam
ADMK
56.7K29.8%
4
Kottaikumarlost deposit
NTK
9.6K5.0%
5
Soniagandhilost deposit
AIPTMMK
2.6K1.4%
6
M.muruganlost deposit
IND
2.2K1.1%
7
NOTAlost deposit
NOTA
5540.3%
8
M.panneerselvamlost deposit
PT
4230.2%
9
C.rameshlost deposit
IND
3170.2%
10
K.meyyarlost deposit
CPI(ML)(L)
2760.1%
11
C.mohanramlost deposit
IND
2690.1%
12
K.manikandaprabulost deposit
IND
1380.1%
13
S.boopathilost deposit
IND
1160.1%
14
K.sethuramanlost deposit
IND
850.0%

Turnout History

74.2%

2016 Turnout

171.7K voted

74.8%

2021 Turnout

181.8K voted

82.2%

2026 Turnout

189.0K voted

MLA History

2021

P. Selvam

ADMK
45.8%%
2016

P. Selvam

ADMK
51.5%%
2011

R. Samy

ADMK
55.7%%
2006

R. Samy

ADMK
47.3%%
2001

R. Samy

ADMK
46.3%%
1996

K.V.V Rajamanickam

TMC
62.2%%
1991

K.V.V Rajamanickam

INC
72.3%%
1989

K.V.V Rajamanickam

INC
36.4%%
1984

nan

INC
nan%
1980

nan

INC (I)
nan%
1977

nan

ADMK
nan%
1962

nan

INC
nan%
1957

nan

INC
nan%
1952

nan

INC
nan%

Electorate 2026

229.8K

Total Electors

114.0K

Male

115.8K

Female

11

Third Gender

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Data source: Election Commission of India · tnelections2026.in