Madurai East Assembly Elections 2026
Madurai East 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 Moorthi, from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam defeated R.gopalakrishnan of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of 49604 votes.
It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s Selvam enters the fray.
Madurai East 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 East assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
Tamil Nadu Assembly Constituencies
Madurai East Candidates List
Madurai East Assembly Election Results 2021 to 1977
Madurai East Assembly Election Results (2021)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
P Moorthi
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
122,729
Lead: 49,604
|
51.59% |
| R.gopalakrishnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 73,125 | 30.74% |
| Latha | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 17,668 | 7.43% |
| Muthukrishnan | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 11,993 | 5.04% |
| Thanga Saravanan | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 6,729 | 2.83% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,944 | 0.82% |
| Balamurugan A | Puthiya Tamilagam | 1,755 | 0.74% |
| Palaniammal P | Independent | 349 | 0.15% |
| Chandrasekaran V | Independent | 346 | 0.15% |
| Mustak Mohamed.a.k | Tipu Sultan Party | 308 | 0.13% |
| Gandhi K | Independent | 233 | 0.10% |
| Jeyakumar P | Independent | 232 | 0.10% |
| Muthu Krishnan M | Anaithu Makkal Puratchi Katchi | 152 | 0.06% |
| Raja P | My India Party | 122 | 0.05% |
| Prabaharan M | Bahujan Dravida Party | 112 | 0.05% |
| Dinesh G | Independent | 95 | 0.04% |
Madurai East Assembly Election Results (2016)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Moorthy P
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
108,569
Lead: 32,772
|
51.40% |
| P Pandi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 75,797 | 35.88% |
| Kalithasan P. | Communist Party of India | 11,599 | 5.49% |
| Suseendran M | Bharatiya Janata Party | 6,181 | 2.93% |
| Sengannan | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 3,296 | 1.56% |
| Others | Others | 3,246 | 1.54% |
| Alaguraja | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 1,113 | 0.53% |
| Rajaram.r | Independent | 870 | 0.41% |
| Marichamy.s | Independent | 763 | 0.36% |
| Ayannar S | Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazagham | 569 | 0.27% |
| K.selvakumar | Gokula Makkal Katchi | 407 | 0.19% |
| Radha T | Bahujan Samaj Party | 402 | 0.19% |
| Ramamoorthi.s | Independent | 289 | 0.14% |
| Raghavan S | Independent | 265 | 0.13% |
| Balamurugan.k | Ezhuchi Tamilargal Munnetra Kazhagam | 240 | 0.11% |
| Thiruvenkadam .s | Rashtriya Janta Party | 210 | 0.10% |
| Ravichandran.b | Independent | 194 | 0.09% |
| Kannan.m | Samajwadi Samaj Party | 163 | 0.08% |
| Pandi | Independent | 153 | 0.07% |
| Thathuperumal.c | Youth And Students Party | 147 | 0.07% |
Madurai East Assembly Election Results (2011)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tamilarasan K
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
99,447
Lead: 28,755
|
55.29% |
| Moorthy P | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 70,692 | 39.30% |
| Srinivasan K | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,677 | 1.49% |
| Govindaraj V | Independent | 2,287 | 1.27% |
| Gnanasekaran K.g | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 1,008 | 0.56% |
| Dhavamani A | Bahujan Samaj Party | 929 | 0.52% |
| Rajkumar P | Independent | 826 | 0.46% |
| Tamilselvi K | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 697 | 0.39% |
| Ramar V.p | Independent | 472 | 0.26% |
| Mahalingam S | Independent | 350 | 0.19% |
| Prakasam R | Independent | 291 | 0.16% |
| Thirubbathi V | Independent | 193 | 0.11% |
Madurai East Assembly Election Results (2006)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Nanmaran.n
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
36,383
Lead: 51
|
38% |
| Boominathan.m | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 36,332 | 38% |
| Dhamodharan.a | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 18,632 | 20% |
| Prabakaran.a.p. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,553 | 2% |
| Subbaiah.n | All India Forward Bloc | 655 | 1% |
| Thangavel.l | Independent | 654 | 1% |
| Rathinavelsamy.r | Independent | 436 | 0% |
| Edward.p.s.p | Janata Dal (united) | 319 | 0% |
| Rajagopal.r | Independent | 280 | 0% |
Madurai East Assembly Election Results (2001)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Nanmaran .n
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
32,461
Lead: 5,304
|
43% |
| Velusamy .v | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 27,157 | 36% |
| Vasu .n.l. | Independent | 11,837 | 16% |
| Boominathan M. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1,878 | 3% |
| Jarina Begam Tmt. | Jharkhand Party | 586 | 1% |
| Kamaraj .a.c. | Janata Dal (united) | 507 | 1% |
| Basheer Ahamed .m | Independent | 366 | 0% |
| Rajendran .t.r. | Democratic Forward Bloc | 188 | 0% |
Madurai East Assembly Election Results (1996)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Velusamy, V.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
39,478
Lead: 19,297
|
44% |
| Janardhanan, T.r. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 20,181 | 23% |
| Vasu, N.l. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 14,915 | 17% |
| Muniyandi, V. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 3,946 | 4% |
| Jebathurai, J. | Jharkhand Party | 3,586 | 4% |
| Ramachandran, R. | All India Indira Congress (tiwari) | 1,596 | 2% |
| Sakila, J.a. | Independent | 200 | 0% |
| Pandian, S. | Independent | 172 | 0% |
| Alagarsamy, M. | Independent | 108 | 0% |
| Sivakumar, M.k. | Independent | 94 | 0% |
| Subramanian, P.k. | Independent | 87 | 0% |
| Kamardeen, M.a.k. | Independent | 75 | 0% |
| Vasu, N.a. | Independent | 72 | 0% |
| Kuppusamy, K.k. | Independent | 71 | 0% |
| Saravanan, M.s. | Independent | 70 | 0% |
| Velusamy, M. | Independent | 64 | 0% |
| Samutram, S. | Independent | 63 | 0% |
| Alavudin, I. | Independent | 60 | 0% |
| Ramamoorthy (bagavathy), M.p. | Independent | 59 | 0% |
| Mothilal, K.r. | Independent | 57 | 0% |
| Krishnan, L.s. | Independent | 56 | 0% |
| Damodharan, S.l. | Independent | 45 | 0% |
| Rengiah, P. | Independent | 37 | 0% |
| Ragavendra, C. | Independent | 33 | 0% |
| Ekanathan, K.s. | Independent | 28 | 0% |
| Krishnamoorthy, G.r. | Independent | 11 | 0% |
Madurai East Assembly Election Results (1991)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Amarnath O.s.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
50,336
Lead: 30,088
|
63% |
| Kumar P .m. | Communist Party Of India (marxist) | 20,248 | 25% |
| Seshachario R. V. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 5,841 | 7% |
| Ali Akbar M. | Tamil Nadu State Indian Union Muslim League | 1,465 | 2% |
| Rajasekaran T. | Independent | 157 | 0% |
| Rajapandian P. D. | Indian Congress (socialist- Sarat Chandra Sinha) | 146 | 0% |
| Rengieya P. | Independent | 94 | 0% |
| Kamardeen M. A. K. | Independent | 88 | 0% |
| Jegades Baby M. R. | Independent | 74 | 0% |
| Krishnamoorthy G. R. | Independent | 58 | 0% |
| Karuppiah V. | Independent | 53 | 0% |
| Kamal S. | Independent | 50 | 0% |
| Tothikrishnan M. R. | Independent | 40 | 0% |
Madurai East Assembly Election Results (1989)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Eradha, S.r.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
40,519
Lead: 13,323
|
48% |
| Sankariah, N. | Communist Party Of India (marxist) | 27,196 | 32% |
| Ramakrishnan, M.k. | Indian National Congress | 12,778 | 15% |
| Gopalan, T.r. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 817 | 1% |
| Pandi, P. | Independent | 221 | 0% |
| Gunasekaran, R. | Independent | 152 | 0% |
| Blossomvaz | Independent | 131 | 0% |
| Krishnan, J.s. | Independent | 126 | 0% |
| Dharmarajan, N. | Independent | 114 | 0% |
| Lingam, At. S. | Independent | 89 | 0% |
| Krishnan, T.r. | Independent | 75 | 0% |
| Balucham, S. | Independent | 73 | 0% |
| Sundaram, M. | Independent | 60 | 0% |
| Hariram, J.t. | Independent | 53 | 0% |
| Jothiharan, V.s.m.g. | Independent | 44 | 0% |
| Sudarsan, D.s. | Independent | 38 | 0% |
| Veerappa Gounder, V.t.r. | Independent | 33 | 0% |
| Vadamalai Neethi, S. | Independent | 29 | 0% |
| Lakshminan, O.k. | Independent | 26 | 0% |
| Karuthapandian, T.k. | Independent | 25 | 0% |
| Prem Babu, M.r. | Independent | 21 | 0% |
| Ganesan, P.k.m. | Independent | 18 | 0% |
| Kama, S. | Independent | 17 | 0% |
| Munikrishnan, V.v. | Independent | 9 | 0% |
Madurai East Assembly Election Results (1984)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K. Kalimuthu
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
43,210
Lead: 6,238
|
50% |
| P. M. Kumar | Communist Party Of India (marxist) | 36,972 | 42% |
| J. S. Krishnan | Independent | 1,663 | 2% |
| Brinda Janardhanan | Independent | 879 | 1% |
| O. K. (obula) Lakshmanan | Indian Congress (j) | 638 | 1% |
| Obula Amarnath | Independent | 298 | 0% |
| N. G. Krishnamoorthy | Independent | 175 | 0% |
| M. R. S. Mani | Independent | 151 | 0% |
| M. Subramanian | Independent | 110 | 0% |
| K. Malaichamy | Independent | 103 | 0% |
| P. Ganesan | Independent | 80 | 0% |
| S. R. Saseedharan | Independent | 71 | 0% |
| S. Johnson | Independent | 63 | 0% |
| R. Ramakrishnan | Independent | 49 | 0% |
| V. T. Seelan | Independent | 48 | 0% |
Madurai East Assembly Election Results (1980)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sankariah, N.
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
36,862
Lead: 5,939
|
49% |
| Ramamoorthy, M. A. | Indian National Congress (i) | 30,923 | 41% |
| Ramamoorthy, N. S. | Janata Party (jp) | 5,647 | 7% |
| Lakshmanan, O. K. (obula) | Independent | 382 | 1% |
| (janakt) Krishnan, J. S. | Independent | 343 | 0% |
| Rajaram, S. N. | Independent | 238 | 0% |
| Muthuram, L. K. T. | Independent | 153 | 0% |
| B. Sridharan (thorali) | Independent | 96 | 0% |
| Abdullah, M. | Independent | 57 | 0% |
Madurai East Assembly Election Results (1977)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
N. Sankariah
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
24,263
Lead: 1,985
|
33% |
| A.g. Subbraman | Indian National Congress | 22,278 | 30% |
| R.v. Seshachari | Janta Party | 15,629 | 21% |
| M.r. Sankaran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 9,644 | 13% |
| R.v. Siddha | Independent | 508 | 1% |
| J.s. Krishnan | Independent | 217 | 0% |
Strike Rate
Madurai East MLA List
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | P Moorthi | DMK | 122,729 | 49,604 | 51.59% |
| 2016 | Moorthy P | DMK | 108,569 | 32,772 | 51.40% |
| 2011 | Tamilarasan K | AIADMK | 99,447 | 28,755 | 55.29% |
| 2006 | Nanmaran.n | CPI(M) | 36,383 | 51 | 38% |
| 2001 | Nanmaran .n | CPI(M) | 32,461 | 5,304 | 43% |
| 1996 | Velusamy, V. | DMK | 39,478 | 19,297 | 44% |
| 1991 | Amarnath O.s. | AIADMK | 50,336 | 30,088 | 63% |
| 1989 | Eradha, S.r. | AIADMK | 40,519 | 13,323 | 48% |
| 1984 | K. Kalimuthu | AIADMK | 43,210 | 6,238 | 50% |
| 1980 | Sankariah, N. | CPI(M) | 36,862 | 5,939 | 49% |
| 1977 | N. Sankariah | CPI(M) | 24,263 | 1,985 | 33% |
Madurai East Past Election Results
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | P Moorthi | DMK |
122,729
(Lead: 49,604)
|
51.59% |
| R.gopalakrishnan | AIADMK | 73,125 | 30.74% | |
| 2016 | Moorthy P | DMK |
108,569
(Lead: 32,772)
|
51.40% |
| P Pandi | AIADMK | 75,797 | 35.88% | |
| 2011 | Tamilarasan K | AIADMK |
99,447
(Lead: 28,755)
|
55.29% |
| Moorthy P | DMK | 70,692 | 39.30% | |
| 2006 | Nanmaran.n | CPI(M) |
36,383
(Lead: 51)
|
38% |
| Boominathan.m | MDMK | 36,332 | 38% | |
| 2001 | Nanmaran .n | CPI(M) |
32,461
(Lead: 5,304)
|
43% |
| Velusamy .v | DMK | 27,157 | 36% | |
| 1996 | Velusamy, V. | DMK |
39,478
(Lead: 19,297)
|
44% |
| Janardhanan, T.r. | AIADMK | 20,181 | 23% | |
| 1991 | Amarnath O.s. | AIADMK |
50,336
(Lead: 30,088)
|
63% |
| Kumar P .m. | CPI(M) | 20,248 | 25% | |
| 1989 | Eradha, S.r. | AIADMK |
40,519
(Lead: 13,323)
|
48% |
| Sankariah, N. | CPI(M) | 27,196 | 32% | |
| 1984 | K. Kalimuthu | AIADMK |
43,210
(Lead: 6,238)
|
50% |
| P. M. Kumar | CPI(M) | 36,972 | 42% | |
| 1980 | Sankariah, N. | CPI(M) |
36,862
(Lead: 5,939)
|
49% |
| Ramamoorthy, M. A. | INC(I) | 30,923 | 41% | |
| 1977 | N. Sankariah | CPI(M) |
24,263
(Lead: 1,985)
|
33% |
| A.g. Subbraman | INC | 22,278 | 30% |
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Tamil Nadu Madurai East Assembly Elections FAQs
Who won the Madurai East Assembly seat in the 2021 election?
P Moorthi of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the Madurai East Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating R.gopalakrishnan of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 49604 votes.
What is the historical strike rate of the Madurai East constituency in past elections?
The strike rate in the Madurai East constituency is 50% CPI and 50% AIADMK, with CPI won 4 times and AIADMK won 4 times since the 1977 elections.
What were the vote shares of the leading candidates in the 2021 Madurai East Assembly Election?
P Moorthi (DMK) received 51.59% vote share.
R.gopalakrishnan (AIADMK) received 30.74% vote share.
What were the results of the 2021 Madurai East Assembly Election?
P Moorthi (DMK) won the 2021 election with 122729 votes, leading by 49604 votes and securing a 51.59% vote share.
Which Lok Sabha constituency does the Madurai East Assembly constituency fall under?
The Madurai East Assembly constituency falls under the Madurai Lok Sabha constituency of Madurai district.
What was the margin of victory in the Madurai East Assembly Election 2021?
P Moorthi (DMK) won the Madurai East Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 49604 votes over R.gopalakrishnan (AIADMK).
What are the key constituencies in the Madurai Lok Sabha area?
The Madurai East Assembly constituency is part of the Madurai Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Melur, Madurai North, Madurai South, Madurai Central, Madurai West.
Who were the top candidates for the Madurai East Assembly Election 2021?
The top candidates in the Madurai East Assembly Election 2021 were:
P Moorthi (DMK)
R.gopalakrishnan (AIADMK)
Latha (NTK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with P Moorthi (DMK) emerging as the winner.
What was the voter turnout in the Madurai East Assembly Election 2021?
The voter turnout in the Madurai East Assembly Election 2021 was 71.32%
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.
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