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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026

Madurai East Vidhan Sabha election result 2026

Karthikeyan S (TVK) won by 16,547 votes.
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All candidates and votes

Winner

Karthikeyan S

TVKComfortable win

votes

1,18,777

Margin

16,547(6.1%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Karthikeyan S · TVKMoorthy P · DMK
1,18,7771,02,230
Candidate (16)votes
  1. 1Karthikeyan S✓ WinnerTVK1,18,77743.74%
  2. 2Moorthy PDMK1,02,23037.64%
  3. 3Mahendran KAIADMKDeposit lost31,01611.42%
  4. 4Selvam KNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost13,6295.02%
  5. 5Prince SRepublican Party Of India (athawale)Deposit lost1,5910.59%
  6. 6NOTA1,1770.43%
See all candidates (+10)
  1. 7Karthikeyan GINDDeposit lost7500.28%
  2. 8Bharathiraja APuthiya TamilagamDeposit lost5940.22%
  3. 9Mugeshkumar MINDDeposit lost5610.21%
  4. 10Pitchai VINDDeposit lost2400.09%
  5. 11Arun Pandian A JINDDeposit lost2170.08%
  6. 12Arasu SINDDeposit lost1960.07%
  7. 13Ajay Kannan AINDDeposit lost1630.06%
  8. 14Boomirajan KTamizhaga Vaazhvurimai KatchiDeposit lost1590.06%
  9. 15Velladurai AINDDeposit lost1450.05%
  10. 16Chandra Mouliswaran AINDDeposit lost1210.04%
Total votes2,71,566

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

incl. service voters

Votes cast
2,72,000

incl. 3,688 postal

Turnout
80.77%
Polling stations
400

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 won Madurai East in 2026?

Karthikeyan S (TVK) won with 1,18,777 votes, defeating Moorthy P (DMK) by 16,547 votes.

How many votes were cast in Madurai East in 2026?

Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 2,71,566 votes in total.

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.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer