Madurai South is a key legislative assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, located in the Madurai district. In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by MDMK. Bhoominathan, from MDMK defeated S.s. Saravanan of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of 6515 votes.
It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s Sathya devi enters the fray.
Madurai South 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 South assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bhoominathan
WINNER
|
MDMK |
62,812
Lead: 6,515
|
42.49% |
| S.s. Saravanan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 56,297 | 38.08% |
| Eshwaran | AISMK | 12,821 | 8.67% |
| Abbas | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 10,483 | 7.09% |
| Rajalingam | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 2,672 | 1.81% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,551 | 1.05% |
| Saravanan.r | Independent | 257 | 0.17% |
| Jeya.k | Independent | 178 | 0.12% |
| Rajkumar(a)manikandan.k | Independent | 162 | 0.11% |
| Vengadachalapathy.t.s | Independent | 159 | 0.11% |
| Bharathi Kannamma. S | New Generation Peoples Party | 140 | 0.09% |
| Ravichandran.v.c | Independent | 116 | 0.08% |
| Sadam Hussain.k | My India Party | 104 | 0.07% |
| Umesh.k.r | Independent | 81 | 0.05% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Saravanan .s.s.
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
62,683
Lead: 23,763
|
43.62% |
| Balachandran .m | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 38,920 | 27.09% |
| Boominathan. M | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 19,443 | 13.53% |
| Mahalakshmi .a.r | Bharatiya Janata Party | 16,069 | 11.18% |
| Others | Others | 2,918 | 2.03% |
| Vijayakumar. B | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 2,594 | 1.81% |
| Najima Begum .s | Socialistic Democratic Party | 2,210 | 1.54% |
| Mari Selvam. S | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 864 | 0.60% |
| Mujeeb Rahuman. A | Independent | 267 | 0.19% |
| Mahalakshmi .n.k | Independent | 194 | 0.14% |
| Ganesan .u | United Communist Party Of India | 177 | 0.12% |
| Mahalakshmi .a.g | Independent | 158 | 0.11% |
| Anushiyasree. M | Independent | 114 | 0.08% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Annadurai R
WINNER
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
83,441
Lead: 45,451
|
61.59% |
| Varadharajan S P | Indian National Congress | 37,990 | 28.04% |
| Anuppanadi Jeya K | Independent | 6,243 | 4.61% |
| Santharam N S R | Bharatiya Janata Party | 6,204 | 4.58% |
| Josephine Mary A | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 1,061 | 0.78% |
| Rajan N R | Independent | 533 | 0.39% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Votes | Lead | Vote Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bhoominathan | MDMK | 62,812 | 6,515 | 42.49% |
| 2016 | Saravanan .s.s. | AIADMK | 62,683 | 23,763 | 43.62% |
| 2011 | Annadurai R | CPI(M) | 83,441 | 45,451 | 61.59% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bhoominathan | MDMK |
62,812
(Lead: 6,515)
|
42.49% |
| S.s. Saravanan | AIADMK | 56,297 | 38.08% | |
| 2016 | Saravanan .s.s. | AIADMK |
62,683
(Lead: 23,763)
|
43.62% |
| Balachandran .m | DMK | 38,920 | 27.09% | |
| 2011 | Annadurai R | CPI(M) |
83,441
(Lead: 45,451)
|
61.59% |
| Varadharajan S P | INC | 37,990 | 28.04% |
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Bhoominathan of the MDMK (MDMK) won the Madurai South Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating S.s. Saravanan of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 6515 votes.
The strike rate in the Madurai South constituency is 50% MDMK and 50% AIADMK, with MDMK won 1 time and AIADMK won 1 time since the 1977 elections.
Bhoominathan (MDMK) received 42.49% vote share.
S.s. Saravanan (AIADMK) received 38.08% vote share.
Bhoominathan (MDMK) won the 2021 election with 62812 votes, leading by 6515 votes and securing a 42.49% vote share.
The Madurai South Assembly constituency falls under the Madurai Lok Sabha constituency of Madurai district.
Bhoominathan (MDMK) won the Madurai South Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 6515 votes over S.s. Saravanan (AIADMK).
The Madurai South Assembly constituency is part of the Madurai Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Melur, Madurai East, Madurai North, Madurai Central, Madurai West.
The top candidates in the Madurai South Assembly Election 2021 were:
Bhoominathan (MDMK)
S.s. Saravanan (AIADMK)
Eshwaran (AISMK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Bhoominathan (MDMK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Madurai South Assembly Election 2021 was 63.78%
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.