Madurai East Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Karthikeyan S
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Karthikeyan S
votes
1,18,777
Margin
16,547(6.1%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Karthikeyan S✓ WinnerTVK1,18,77743.74%
- 2Moorthy PDMK1,02,23037.64%
- 3Mahendran KAIADMKDeposit lost31,01611.42%
- 4Selvam KNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost13,6295.02%
- 5Prince SRepublican Party Of India (athawale)Deposit lost1,5910.59%
- 6NOTA1,1770.43%
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- 7Karthikeyan GINDDeposit lost7500.28%
- 8Bharathiraja APuthiya TamilagamDeposit lost5940.22%
- 9Mugeshkumar MINDDeposit lost5610.21%
- 10Pitchai VINDDeposit lost2400.09%
- 11Arun Pandian A JINDDeposit lost2170.08%
- 12Arasu SINDDeposit lost1960.07%
- 13Ajay Kannan AINDDeposit lost1630.06%
- 14Boomirajan KTamizhaga Vaazhvurimai KatchiDeposit lost1590.06%
- 15Velladurai AINDDeposit lost1450.05%
- 16Chandra Mouliswaran AINDDeposit lost1210.04%
Deposit lost: 13 of 15 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2026
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 3,36,738
- Votes cast
- 2,72,000
- Turnout
- 80.77%
- Polling stations
- 400
incl. service voters
incl. 3,688 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women80.3%
1,38,577 of 1,72,632 voted on EVMs
Men79.1%
1,29,707 of 1,64,049 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 57; 28 voted.
- Candidates15
- Lost deposit13
- NOTA1,177
- Valid votes2,70,389
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Madurai East?
Karthikeyan S (TVK) won Madurai East in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 with 1,18,777 votes.
What was the winning margin in Madurai East?
Karthikeyan S defeated Moorthy P (DMK) by 16,547 votes.
What was the turnout in Madurai East in 2026?
80.77% — 2,72,000 of 3,36,738 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 80.3%, men's 79.1%.
How many voters does Madurai East have?
3,36,738 electors at the 2026 election — 1,64,049 men, 1,72,632 women, 57 third gender (service voters included), and 400 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Madurai East?
The last general election was completed in May 2026. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2031; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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