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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 189 · 2026

Madurai East

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Winner — 2026

KARTHIKEYAN S
TVK· Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
TVK 43.7%DMK 37.6%14 others 18.7%
Votes
1,18,777
43.7% share
Winning margin
16,547
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
80.8%
of 3,36,738

A clear win with a 6.1% margin.

Seat history

3 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KARTHIKEYAN S
TVK
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
1,18,77743.7%
2
MOORTHY P
DMK
1,02,23037.6%
3
MAHENDRAN K
ADMK
31,01611.4%
4
SELVAM K
NTK
13,6295.0%
5
PRINCE S
RPPRINAT
1,5910.6%
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NOTA
NOTA
1,1770.4%
7
KARTHIKEYAN G
IND
7500.3%
8
BHARATHIRAJA A
PT
5940.2%
9
MUGESHKUMAR M
IND
5610.2%
10
PITCHAI V
IND
2400.1%
11
ARUN PANDIAN A J
IND
2170.1%
12
ARASU S
IND
1960.1%
13
AJAY KANNAN A
IND
1630.1%
14
BOOMIRAJAN K
TAVK
1590.1%
15
VELLADURAI A
IND
1450.1%
16
CHANDRA MOULISWARAN A
IND
1210.0%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (197th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.1% · max 43.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
197th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
89th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TVK 43.7%DMK 37.6%ADMK 11.4%NTK 5.0%OTH 1.8%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.22 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?

1 location
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Yanaimalai

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