MADURAI EAST
Assembly seat no. 189 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2021
MOORTHY P
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2021
49,604
20.85% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
ADMKGOPALAKRISHNAN R
- Votes
- 73,125
- Vote share
- 30.74%
- Behind by
- 49,604
Electors
3,33,462
Total votes polled
2,37,892
Valid votes
2,37,892
NOTA votes
1,944
0.82% of votes polled
Turnout
71.3%
Full result, 2021
15 candidates · 2,37,892 valid votes
MOORTHY PDMKwon
1,22,729
51.6%
GOPALAKRISHNAN RADMK
73,125
30.7%
LATHA JNTK
17,668
7.4%
MUTHUKRISHNAN IMNM
11,993
5.0%
SARAVANAN TAMMK
6,729
2.8%
BALAMURUGAN APUTHIYATAMILAGAM
1,755
0.7%
PALANIAMMAL PIND
349
0.1%
CHANDRASEKARAN VIND
346
0.1%
MUSTAK MOHAMED.A.KTIPUSULTANPARTY
308
0.1%
GANDHI KIND
233
0.1%
JEYAKUMAR PIND
232
0.1%
MUTHU KRISHNAN MANAITHUMAKKALPURATCHIKATCHI
152
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
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.
