Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 188 · 2026

Melur

1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Winner — 2026

P.VISWANATHAN

INC· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)

INC 31.5%TVK 30.1%12 others 38.5%

Votes

60,080

31.5% share

Winning margin

2,724

1.4% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

82.9%

of 2,30,061

Melur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 2,724 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

6 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.60 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

14 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	P.VISWANATHAN	INC Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)	60,080	31.5%
2	A.MADURAIVEERAN	TVK	57,356	30.1%
3	P.PERIYAPULLAN (A) SELVAM	ADMK	56,744	29.8%
4	KOTTAIKUMAR	NTK	9,570	5.0%	DL
5	SONIAGANDHI	AIPTMMK	2,628	1.4%	DL
6	M.MURUGAN	IND	2,170	1.1%	DL
—	NOTA	NOTA	554	0.3%
8	M.PANNEERSELVAM	PT	423	0.2%	DL
9	C.RAMESH	IND	317	0.2%	DL
10	K.MEYYAR	CPI(ML)(L)	276	0.1%	DL
11	C.MOHANRAM	IND	269	0.1%	DL
12	K.MANIKANDAPRABU	IND	138	0.1%	DL
13	S.BOOPATHI	IND	116	0.1%	DL
14	K.SETHURAMAN	IND	85	0.0%	DL

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The Record The Place The State

Average turnout (174th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

1.4%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 13.6% · min 1.4% · max 35.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

83%

lowerhigher

174th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

3.56

fewer partiesmore parties

21st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.3%

lowerhigher

188th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

3.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES

INC 31.5%TVK 30.1%ADMK 29.8%NTK 5.0%OTH 3.4%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

6/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.60 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

30,38,252

Density

819 / km²

Sex ratio

990 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

3,710 km²

SC population13.5%

ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

91%HINDU

Hindu 90.9%Muslim 5.6%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water85.0%

Electricity94.5%

Sanitation59.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births100.0%

Children fully vaccinated88.8%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%

Children underweight (under 5)21.5%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%

Women literate83.9%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%

Clean cooking fuel91.2%

Health insurance66.3%

What's nearby?

2 locations

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI

Known forDISTRICT

🏺Ready Made Garments

Alagarmalai cavern with Panchapandava beds midway between Alagarmalai and Kidanpatti

🏛️MonumentASI

Alagarmalai cavern with Panchapandava beds midway between Alagarmalai and Kidanpatti

📍Google Maps OSM

Panchapandavar bed, Jain statues and Brahmi and Vatteluthu inscriptions on the Panchapandavarmalai

🏛️MonumentASI

Panchapandavar bed, Jain statues and Brahmi and Vatteluthu inscriptions on the Panchapandavarmalai

📍Google Maps OSM

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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