The Madurai South constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2026 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 78.26% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
J. Jo Peter of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won the seat by defeating M.boominathan of the Dravida Munetra Kazhagam with a margin of 21529 votes.The Madurai South Assembly constituency falls under the Madurai Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Communist Party Of India (marxist) candidate Su Venkatesan won the Madurai Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 209409 votes, defeating Prof. Ramashreenivasan of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Below you can find the Madurai South Assembly Elections Results 2026, the winner and runner-up details, and more.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
J. Jo Peter
Winner
|
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam |
62,415
Lead:
21,529
|
44.11% |
| M.boominathan | Dravida Munetra Kazhagam | 40,886 | 28.89% |
| Rama Sreenivasan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 31,100 | 21.98% |
| Naam Tamilar Katchi | 5,863 | 4.14% | |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 612 | 0.43% |
| S.iruthyaraj | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 370 | 0.26% |
| K.jeya | Independent | 257 | 0.18% |
| 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 | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | J. Jo Peter | TVK | 62,415 | 21,529 | 44.11% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | J. Jo Peter | TVK |
62,415
(Lead:
21,529)
|
44.11% |
| M.boominathan | DMK | 40,886 | 28.89% | |
| 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% |
All 234 Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu
J. Jo Peter of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won the Madurai South Assembly seat in the 2026 elections, defeating M.boominathan of the Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (DMK) by a margin of 21529 votes.
The strike rate in the Madurai South constituency is 50% TVK and 50% MDMK, with TVK won 1 time and MDMK won 1 time since the 1977 elections.
J. Jo Peter (TVK) received 44.11% vote share.
M.boominathan (DMK) received 28.89% vote share.
J. Jo Peter (TVK) won the 2026 election with 62415 votes, leading by 21529 votes and securing a 44.11% vote share.
The Madurai South Assembly constituency falls under the Madurai Lok Sabha constituency of Madurai district.
J. Jo Peter (TVK) won the Madurai South Assembly seat in 2026 with a margin of 21529 votes over M.boominathan (DMK).
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 2026 were:
J. Jo Peter (TVK)
M.boominathan (DMK)
Rama Sreenivasan (BJP)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with J. Jo Peter (TVK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Madurai South Assembly Election 2026 was 78.26%
This page contains historical election results sourced from the Election Commission of India (ECI). It is for archival and informational purposes only and does not represent current or ongoing election updates. 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.