Madurai Central is a key legislative assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, located in the Madurai district. In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. P. T. R. Palanivel Thiagarajan, from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam defeated Jothi Muthuramalingam of the PDK by a margin of 34176 votes.
It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s Durga kumaraswamy enters the fray.
Madurai Central Assembly constituency is part of the Madurai Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Communist Party Of India (marxist) candidate Su Venkatesan won the Madurai parliamentary seat by defeating Prof. Ramashreenivasan of the Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 209409 votes.
From election campaigns to final results, follow all developments related to Madurai Central assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
P. T. R. Palanivel Thiagarajan
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
73,205
Lead: 34,176
|
48.99% |
| Jothi Muthuramalingam | PDK | 39,029 | 26.12% |
| Mani | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 14,495 | 9.70% |
| Pandiammal | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 11,215 | 7.51% |
| Kremmer Suresh | Independent | 4,907 | 3.28% |
| G.sikkandar Basha | SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF INDIA | 3,347 | 2.24% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,441 | 0.96% |
| Krishnaprabbu M R | Independent | 440 | 0.29% |
| Eswari M | My India Party | 287 | 0.19% |
| Thavamani A | Bahujan Samaj Party | 286 | 0.19% |
| Elangovan R | Independent | 264 | 0.18% |
| Rajasuriyaa K R | Independent | 193 | 0.13% |
| Rajakumar Naidu E V S | Tamil Telugu National Party | 176 | 0.12% |
| Sivasankar S | Independent | 94 | 0.06% |
| Sathiyendran N | Independent | 51 | 0.03% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Palanivel Thiagarajan
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
64,662
Lead: 5,762
|
43.31% |
| Jeyabal M | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 58,900 | 39.45% |
| Sivamuthukumar D | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 11,235 | 7.53% |
| Karthik Prabu M | Bharatiya Janata Party | 6,926 | 4.64% |
| Vetrikumaran C | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 2,998 | 2.01% |
| Others | Others | 2,683 | 1.80% |
| Jafar Sulthan Ibrahim M | Sdpi | 1,686 | 1.13% |
| Selvam T | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 1,007 | 0.67% |
| Sudhakar R | All India Forward Bloc | 471 | 0.32% |
| Balasubramanian R | Independent | 253 | 0.17% |
| Thavamani A | Bahujan Samaj Party | 203 | 0.14% |
| Vel S | Independent | 161 | 0.11% |
| Muthuraja K.m | Independent | 156 | 0.10% |
| Shahul Hameed A | Independent | 135 | 0.09% |
| Karmegam M | Independent | 106 | 0.07% |
| Sathiyendran N | Independent | 97 | 0.06% |
| Soundaram G T | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 95 | 0.06% |
| Rajkumar S | Independent | 88 | 0.06% |
| Navaneethakrishnan R | Independent | 74 | 0.05% |
| Avadainathan V | Independent | 46 | 0.03% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sundarrajan R
WINNER
|
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |
76,063
Lead: 19,560
|
52.77% |
| Syed Ghouse Basha S | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 56,503 | 39.20% |
| Sasikumar A | Bharatiya Janata Party | 3,708 | 2.57% |
| Srinivasan G | Independent | 2,569 | 1.78% |
| Muthuraj K M | Independent | 2,140 | 1.48% |
| Radhakrishnan R | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 953 | 0.66% |
| Venkatesh Kumar H | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 624 | 0.43% |
| Jeyakumar M | Independent | 420 | 0.29% |
| Senthil S | Independent | 328 | 0.23% |
| Velaventhan Kana | Independent | 300 | 0.21% |
| Tamilarasan S | Independent | 216 | 0.15% |
| Pandi P | Independent | 194 | 0.13% |
| Syed Thalib Alisha S | Independent | 133 | 0.09% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Palanivelrajan.t
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
43,185
Lead: 7,193
|
46% |
| Jakkaiyan.s.t.k | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 35,992 | 38% |
| Sundarajan.r | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 12,038 | 13% |
| Jeyakumar.p | Independent | 949 | 1% |
| Mohammed Rafik.m | Independent | 433 | 0% |
| Sasikumar.a | Jharkhand Party | 356 | 0% |
| Rajkumar.a | Independent | 281 | 0% |
| Gnanaprakasam.j | All India Forward Bloc | 279 | 0% |
| Indra.m.r | Tamil Nadu Jananayaka Congress | 217 | 0% |
| Rajagopal.r | Independent | 148 | 0% |
| Sudha.p | Janata Dal (united) | 78 | 0% |
| Anand.p | Independent | 68 | 0% |
| Balasubramani.r | Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha | 46 | 0% |
| Baskaran.pon | Sakhthi Baratha Desam | 45 | 0% |
| Kathiravan.g | Independent | 39 | 0% |
| Narayanan.m | Independent | 39 | 0% |
| Syed Abbas.s | Independent | 31 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Hakeem.m.a
WINNER
|
Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar) |
34,393
Lead: 147
|
47% |
| Paulraj.s | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 34,246 | 46% |
| Asaithambi.s | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2,448 | 3% |
| John Moses.k | Janata Dal (secular) | 802 | 1% |
| Stalin.a | Jharkhand Party | 706 | 1% |
| Sulaigabeve.a Tmt. | Independent | 402 | 1% |
| Karunanithy.m | Independent | 364 | 0% |
| Sakunthala Arunagiri Tmt. | Rashtriya Lok Dal | 295 | 0% |
| Bose.a | Communist Party Of India (marxist-leninist) (liberation) | 256 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Deivanayagam, A.
WINNER
|
Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar) |
38,010
Lead: 17,941
|
45% |
| Chandraleka, V.s. | Jharkhand Party | 20,069 | 24% |
| Thangaraj, T. | Indian National Congress | 11,841 | 14% |
| Nanmaran, N. | Communist Party Of India (marxist) | 7,191 | 9% |
| Udayamoorthy, M.s. | Independent | 1,289 | 2% |
| Rajamanickam | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,100 | 1% |
| Balaravindran, P. | Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam | 1,001 | 1% |
| Thalapathi, S.p. Balu | Independent | 192 | 0% |
| Subramanian, T.r. | Independent | 92 | 0% |
| Aaronic, K. | Independent | 79 | 0% |
| Jackariya, A. | Independent | 63 | 0% |
| Pandurengan | Independent | 62 | 0% |
| Thomas, J. | Independent | 53 | 0% |
| Maruthamuthu, C. | Independent | 46 | 0% |
| Gokuldass, T.r. | Independent | 43 | 0% |
| Nalathambi, M. | M.G.R. Kazhagam (MGRK) | 38 | 0% |
| Balu, T. | Independent | 37 | 0% |
| Rajendran, R. | Independent | 35 | 0% |
| Balasubramanian, S. | Independent | 26 | 0% |
| Murugesan, S. | Independent | 25 | 0% |
| Saravanan Barathi Yadav, S. | Independent | 23 | 0% |
| Muthu Aachary, K. | Independent | 22 | 0% |
| Stalin, A. | Independent | 19 | 0% |
| Karthikeyan, R. | Independent | 14 | 0% |
| Pandiyan | Independent | 12 | 0% |
| Pathykasalam, D.s. | Independent | 9 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
A. Deivanayagam
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
47,325
Lead: 20,608
|
61% |
| M. Tamilkudimagan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 26,717 | 35% |
| K.a. Ingarasaal | Jharkhand Party | 486 | 1% |
| S. P. Balu | Independent | 378 | 0% |
| P. Selvan | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 344 | 0% |
| N. Madhavagovindam | Indian Congress (socialist- Sarat Chandra Sinha) | 150 | 0% |
| U. Sabeer | Independent | 127 | 0% |
| K. Muthuachary | Independent | 106 | 0% |
| M. Swarnalathsa (latha) | Independent | 100 | 0% |
| M .l. Palanichamy | Independent | 86 | 0% |
| R. Sundaram | Independent | 74 | 0% |
| D. Pandian | Tharasu Makkal Mandaram | 61 | 0% |
| M. S. K. Gobinath | Independent | 40 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Paulraj, S.
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
33,484
Lead: 11,146
|
39% |
| Deivanayagam, A. | Indian National Congress | 22,338 | 26% |
| Raghavanandam, S. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(janaki Ramachandran) | 11,243 | 13% |
| Tahngamani, K.t.k. | Communist Party Of India | 11,097 | 13% |
| Nedumaran, P. | Tamil Nadu Congress(k) | 4,875 | 6% |
| Rajapandian, P.d. | Independent | 239 | 0% |
| Ramasamy, K. | Independent | 166 | 0% |
| Thangamani, P. | Independent | 137 | 0% |
| Balasubramani, M. | Independent | 98 | 0% |
| Kani Meenakshi, Sokkar, T.k. | Independent | 74 | 0% |
| Kamaraj, S. | Independent | 65 | 0% |
| Jothikrishnan, M.r. | Independent | 62 | 0% |
| Thirupathy, K. | Independent | 52 | 0% |
| Subburaj, K. | Independent | 47 | 0% |
| Thirumalai, K. | Independent | 46 | 0% |
| Sakthivel, G. | Independent | 31 | 0% |
| Thirumaravan, R. | Independent | 25 | 0% |
| Dhandapanu, N | Independent | 24 | 0% |
| Karuthapandian | Independent | 18 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Deivanyagam A.
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
41,272
Lead: 2,260
|
49% |
| Nedumaran P. | Tamil Nadu Congress(K) | 39,012 | 46% |
| Sakunthala Arunagiri | Independent | 369 | 0% |
| Murugan V. | Indian Congress (j) | 195 | 0% |
| Jothi Krishanan M. R. | Independent | 162 | 0% |
| Pandian | Independent | 119 | 0% |
| Sangarapandi | Independent | 111 | 0% |
| Ganeson M. R. | Independent | 68 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Nedumaran, P.
WINNER
|
Independent |
45,700
Lead: 14,134
|
58% |
| Palanivel Rajan, P. T. R. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 31,566 | 40% |
| Seshachari , R. V. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,077 | 1% |
| Krishnan J. S. (janaki) | Independent | 121 | 0% |
| Karuthapandian, T.k. | Independent | 78 | 0% |
| Narayanasamy, S. | Independent | 75 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
N. Lokshminarayanan
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
29,399
Lead: 12,979
|
40% |
| A. Rathinam | Indian National Congress | 16,420 | 22% |
| S. Pandy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 14,676 | 20% |
| S. Sukumaran | Janta Party | 12,780 | 17% |
| J.s. Gopalachary | Independent | 249 | 0% |
| G. Lakshmana Subbarajulu | Independent | 163 | 0% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Votes | Lead | Vote Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | P. T. R. Palanivel Thiagarajan | DMK | 73,205 | 34,176 | 48.99% |
| 2016 | Palanivel Thiagarajan | DMK | 64,662 | 5,762 | 43.31% |
| 2011 | Sundarrajan R | DMDK | 76,063 | 19,560 | 52.77% |
| 2006 | Palanivelrajan.t | DMK | 43,185 | 7,193 | 46% |
| 2001 | Hakeem.m.a | TMC(M) | 34,393 | 147 | 47% |
| 1996 | Deivanayagam, A. | TMC(M) | 38,010 | 17,941 | 45% |
| 1991 | A. Deivanayagam | INC | 47,325 | 20,608 | 61% |
| 1989 | Paulraj, S. | DMK | 33,484 | 11,146 | 39% |
| 1984 | Deivanyagam A. | INC | 41,272 | 2,260 | 49% |
| 1980 | Nedumaran, P. | IND | 45,700 | 14,134 | 58% |
| 1977 | N. Lokshminarayanan | AIADMK | 29,399 | 12,979 | 40% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | P. T. R. Palanivel Thiagarajan | DMK |
73,205
(Lead: 34,176)
|
48.99% |
| Jothi Muthuramalingam | PDK | 39,029 | 26.12% | |
| 2016 | Palanivel Thiagarajan | DMK |
64,662
(Lead: 5,762)
|
43.31% |
| Jeyabal M | AIADMK | 58,900 | 39.45% | |
| 2011 | Sundarrajan R | DMDK |
76,063
(Lead: 19,560)
|
52.77% |
| Syed Ghouse Basha S | DMK | 56,503 | 39.20% | |
| 2006 | Palanivelrajan.t | DMK |
43,185
(Lead: 7,193)
|
46% |
| Jakkaiyan.s.t.k | AIADMK | 35,992 | 38% | |
| 2001 | Hakeem.m.a | TMC(M) |
34,393
(Lead: 147)
|
47% |
| Paulraj.s | DMK | 34,246 | 46% | |
| 1996 | Deivanayagam, A. | TMC(M) |
38,010
(Lead: 17,941)
|
45% |
| Chandraleka, V.s. | JP | 20,069 | 24% | |
| 1991 | A. Deivanayagam | INC |
47,325
(Lead: 20,608)
|
61% |
| M. Tamilkudimagan | DMK | 26,717 | 35% | |
| 1989 | Paulraj, S. | DMK |
33,484
(Lead: 11,146)
|
39% |
| Deivanayagam, A. | INC | 22,338 | 26% | |
| 1984 | Deivanyagam A. | INC |
41,272
(Lead: 2,260)
|
49% |
| Nedumaran P. | TNC(K) | 39,012 | 46% | |
| 1980 | Nedumaran, P. | IND |
45,700
(Lead: 14,134)
|
58% |
| Palanivel Rajan, P. T. R. | DMK | 31,566 | 40% | |
| 1977 | N. Lokshminarayanan | AIADMK |
29,399
(Lead: 12,979)
|
40% |
| A. Rathinam | INC | 16,420 | 22% |
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P. T. R. Palanivel Thiagarajan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the Madurai Central Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating Jothi Muthuramalingam of the PDK (PDK) by a margin of 34176 votes.
The strike rate in the Madurai Central constituency is 67% DMK and 33% TMC, with DMK won 4 times and TMC won 2 times since the 1977 elections.
P. T. R. Palanivel Thiagarajan (DMK) received 48.99% vote share.
Jothi Muthuramalingam (PDK) received 26.12% vote share.
P. T. R. Palanivel Thiagarajan (DMK) won the 2021 election with 73205 votes, leading by 34176 votes and securing a 48.99% vote share.
The Madurai Central Assembly constituency falls under the Madurai Lok Sabha constituency of Madurai district.
P. T. R. Palanivel Thiagarajan (DMK) won the Madurai Central Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 34176 votes over Jothi Muthuramalingam (PDK).
The Madurai Central Assembly constituency is part of the Madurai Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Melur, Madurai East, Madurai North, Madurai South, Madurai West.
The top candidates in the Madurai Central Assembly Election 2021 were:
P. T. R. Palanivel Thiagarajan (DMK)
Jothi Muthuramalingam (PDK)
Mani (MNM)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with P. T. R. Palanivel Thiagarajan (DMK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Madurai Central Assembly Election 2021 was 61.21%
The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.