Constituency #190 · Madurai
Sholavandan
SC Reserved14 candidates214.8K electors
2026 Winner
M.V. Karuppaiah
TVK
TVK
Winner
M.V. Karuppaiah
TVK(TVK)
63.9K
votes · 33.8%
Margin: 2.7K
Vote Share
M.V. Karuppaiah33.8%
A. Venkatesan32.4%
K. Manickam26.2%
T. Nagalakshmi Thirumaran5.5%
K. Balamurugan1.1%
NOTA0.3%
All Candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✓M.V. Karuppaiah | TVK | 63.9K | 33.8% |
| 2 | A. Venkatesan | DMK | 61.2K | 32.4% |
| 3 | K. Manickam | ADMK | 49.5K | 26.2% |
| 4 | T. Nagalakshmi Thirumaranlost deposit | NTK | 10.4K | 5.5% |
| 5 | K. Balamuruganlost deposit | AIPTMMK | 2.1K | 1.1% |
| 6 | NOTAlost deposit | NOTA | 571 | 0.3% |
| 7 | K. Raghulost deposit | PT | 265 | 0.1% |
| 8 | R. Balamuruganlost deposit | IND | 203 | 0.1% |
| 9 | P. Thangapandilost deposit | tavk | 195 | 0.1% |
| 10 | S. Ranjith Kumarlost deposit | IND | 187 | 0.1% |
| 11 | P. Gunasekaranlost deposit | IND | 186 | 0.1% |
| 12 | C. Balamuruganlost deposit | IND | 143 | 0.1% |
| 13 | B. Ajay Subashlost deposit | IND | 72 | 0.0% |
| 14 | C. Ramadosslost deposit | IDMK | 65 | 0.0% |
| 15 | P. Krishnasamylost deposit | IND | 42 | 0.0% |
Turnout History
80.6%
2016 Turnout
165.4K voted
80.2%
2021 Turnout
173.7K voted
87.2%
2026 Turnout
187.4K voted
MLA History
2021
48.0%%A. Venkatesan
DMK
2016
52.3%%K. Manickam
ADMK
2011
59.8%%M.V Karuppiah
ADMK
2006
42.4%%P. Moorthy
DMK
2001
51.6%%V.R. Rajangam
ADMK
1996
49.3%%L. Santhanam
DMK
1991
67.3%%A.M Paramasivan
ADMK
1989
34.2%%D. Radhakrishnan
DMK
1984
nan%nan
INC
1980
nan%nan
INC (I)
1977
nan%nan
ADMK
1971
nan%nan
DMK
1967
nan%nan
DMK
1962
nan%nan
INC
Electorate 2026
214.8K
Total Electors
105.3K
Male
109.5K
Female
12
Third Gender
Data source: Election Commission of India · tnelections2026.in