Constituency #189 · Madurai
Madurai East
15 candidates336.5K electors
2026 Winner
Karthikeyan S
TVK
TVK
Winner
Karthikeyan S
TVK(TVK)
118.8K
votes · 43.7%
Margin: 16.5K
Vote Share
Karthikeyan S43.7%
Moorthy P37.6%
Mahendran K11.4%
Selvam K5.0%
Prince S0.6%
NOTA0.4%
All Candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✓Karthikeyan S | TVK | 118.8K | 43.7% |
| 2 | Moorthy P | DMK | 102.2K | 37.6% |
| 3 | Mahendran Klost deposit | ADMK | 31.0K | 11.4% |
| 4 | Selvam Klost deposit | NTK | 13.6K | 5.0% |
| 5 | Prince Slost deposit | RPPRINAT | 1.6K | 0.6% |
| 6 | NOTAlost deposit | NOTA | 1.2K | 0.4% |
| 7 | Karthikeyan Glost deposit | IND | 750 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Bharathiraja Alost deposit | PT | 594 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Mugeshkumar Mlost deposit | IND | 561 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Pitchai Vlost deposit | IND | 240 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Arun Pandian A Jlost deposit | IND | 217 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Arasu Slost deposit | IND | 196 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Ajay Kannan Alost deposit | IND | 163 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Boomirajan Klost deposit | tavk | 159 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Velladurai Alost deposit | IND | 145 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Chandra Mouliswaran Alost deposit | IND | 121 | 0.0% |
Turnout History
74.9%
2016 Turnout
212.4K voted
72.3%
2021 Turnout
234.6K voted
79.9%
2026 Turnout
268.9K voted
MLA History
2021
51.6%%P. Moorthy
DMK
2016
50.6%%P. Moorthy
DMK
2011
55.3%%K. Tamilarasan
ADMK
2006
38.2%%N. Nanmaran
CPI (M)
2001
43.3%%N. Nanmaran
CPI (M)
1996
46.2%%V. Velusamy
DMK
1991
64.0%%O.S Amarnath
ADMK
1989
48.9%%S.R Eradha
ADMK
1984
nan%nan
ADMK
1980
nan%nan
CPI (M)
1977
nan%nan
CPI (M)
1971
nan%nan
DMK
1967
nan%nan
CPI (M)
1962
nan%nan
INC
1957
nan%nan
INC
Electorate 2026
336.5K
Total Electors
163.8K
Male
172.6K
Female
57
Third Gender
Data source: Election Commission of India · tnelections2026.in