MADURAI EAST
Assembly seat no. 189 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2001
NANMARAN .N
CPM
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2001
5,304
7.07% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
DMKVELUSAMY .V
- Votes
- 27,157
- Vote share
- 36.22%
- Behind by
- 5,304
Electors
1,36,526
Total votes polled
74,980
Valid votes
74,980
NOTA votes
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Turnout
54.9%
Full result, 2001
8 candidates · 74,980 valid votes
NANMARAN .NCPMwon
32,461
43.3%
VELUSAMY .VDMK
27,157
36.2%
VASU .N.L.IND
11,837
15.8%
BOOMINATHAN M.MDMK
1,878
2.5%
JARINA BEGAM TMT.JP
586
0.8%
KAMARAJ .A.C.JD(U)
507
0.7%
BASHEER AHAMED .MIND
366
0.5%
RAJENDRAN .T.R.DFB
188
0.3%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the MADURAI EAST assembly constituency in 2026?
Karthikeyan S (TVK) won MADURAI EAST in 2026, by a margin of 16,547 votes.
Which party has won MADURAI EAST the most times?
DMK, with 4 of the 13 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has MADURAI EAST gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won MADURAI EAST the most times?
MOORTHY P, with 2 wins between 2016 and 2021.
