MADURAI EAST
Assembly seat no. 189 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2026
Karthikeyan S
TVK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2026
16,547
6.09% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
DMKMoorthy P
- Votes
- 1,02,230
- Vote share
- 37.64%
- Behind by
- 16,547
Electors
3,36,738
Total votes polled
2,71,566
Valid votes
2,71,566
NOTA votes
1,177
0.43% of votes polled
Turnout
80.6%
Full result, 2026
15 candidates · 2,71,566 valid votes
Karthikeyan STVKwon
1,18,777
43.7%
Moorthy PDMK
1,02,230
37.6%
Mahendran KADMK
31,016
11.4%
Selvam KNTK
13,629
5.0%
Prince SRPPRINAT
1,591
0.6%
Karthikeyan GIND
750
0.3%
Bharathiraja APT
594
0.2%
Mugeshkumar MIND
561
0.2%
Pitchai VIND
240
0.1%
Arun Pandian A JIND
217
0.1%
Arasu SIND
196
0.1%
Ajay Kannan AIND
163
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 15. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Karthikeyan S | TVK | 1,18,777 | 43.74% | Moorthy P | 16,547 |
| 2021 | MOORTHY P | DMK | 1,22,729 | 51.59% | GOPALAKRISHNAN R | 49,604 |
| 2016 | MOORTHY P | DMK | 1,08,569 | 50.62% | P PANDI | 32,772 |
| 2011 | TAMILARASAN K | ADMK | 99,447 | 55.29% | MOORTHY P | 28,755 |
| 2006 | NANMARAN.N | CPM | 36,383 | 38.20% | BOOMINATHAN.M | 51 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
