Madurai West Vidhan Sabha election result 2026
All candidates and votes
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%
See all candidates (+9)−
- 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 won Madurai West in 2026?
Thangapandi Sr (TVK) won with 88,250 votes, defeating Balaji R (DMK) by 11,931 votes.
How many votes were cast in Madurai West in 2026?
Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 2,16,403 votes in total.
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.
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