Madurai West Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Thangapandi Sr
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Thangapandi Sr
votes
88,250
Margin
11,931(5.5%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Thangapandi Sr✓ WinnerTVK88,25040.78%
- 2Balaji RDMK76,31935.27%
- 3Sellur K RajuAIADMK38,96118%
- 4Vigneshkumar SNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost10,5744.89%
- 5NOTA8930.41%
- 6Rajkumar SINDDeposit lost2570.12%
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- 7Muthukumar SINDDeposit lost1900.09%
- 8Venkatesan MINDDeposit lost1900.09%
- 9Madurai Veeran STamizhaga Vaazhvurimai KatchiDeposit lost1700.08%
- 10Anandh KINDDeposit lost1300.06%
- 11Tharma Prabu V SINDDeposit lost1260.06%
- 12Muthupandi RVishwa Tamil KazhagamDeposit lost1160.05%
- 13Muthukumar DINDDeposit lost890.04%
- 14Rahamadullah SINDDeposit lost860.04%
- 15Manoj Kumar RINDDeposit lost520.02%
Deposit lost: 11 of 14 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
- 2,75,689
- Votes cast
- 2,16,866
- Turnout
- 78.66%
- Polling stations
- 327
incl. service voters
incl. 2,618 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women78.2%
1,09,850 of 1,40,458 voted on EVMs
Men77.2%
1,04,392 of 1,35,219 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 12; 6 voted.
- Candidates14
- Lost deposit11
- NOTA893
- Valid votes2,15,510
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Madurai West?
Thangapandi Sr (TVK) won Madurai West in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 with 88,250 votes.
What was the winning margin in Madurai West?
Thangapandi Sr defeated Balaji R (DMK) by 11,931 votes.
What was the turnout in Madurai West in 2026?
78.66% — 2,16,866 of 2,75,689 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 78.2%, men's 77.2%.
How many voters does Madurai West have?
2,75,689 electors at the 2026 election — 1,35,219 men, 1,40,458 women, 12 third gender (service voters included), and 327 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Madurai West?
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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