MANAMADURAI
Assembly seat no. 187 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2001
PARAMALAI.K
TMCM
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 3 of 13
Margin, 2001
20,857
21.06% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
BJPKIRUBANIDHI..S.P
- Votes
- 35,651
- Vote share
- 36.00%
- Behind by
- 20,857
Electors
1,76,612
Total votes polled
99,036
Valid votes
99,036
NOTA votes
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Turnout
56.1%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 99,036 valid votes
PARAMALAI.KTMCMwon
56,508
57.1%
KIRUBANIDHI..S.PBJP
35,651
36.0%
SELVARAJ.SIND
4,090
4.1%
THIRUMURUGASELVAM.CIND
1,563
1.6%
KASINATHADURAI..AJD(U)
1,224
1.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Elangovan.d | TVK | 69,971 | 33.54% | Tamilarasi.a | 1,208 |
| 2021 | Tamilarasi A. | DMK | 89,364 | 44.01% | Nagarajan S. | 14,091 |
| 2016 | MARIAPPANKENNADY S | ADMK | 89,893 | 48.45% | CHITRASELVI S | 14,889 |
| 2011 | GUNASEKARAN.M | ADMK | 83,535 | 51.68% | TAMILARASI.A | 14,020 |
| 2006 | GUNASEKARAN.M | ADMK | 53,492 | 48.87% | PARAMALAI.K | 11,455 |
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 MANAMADURAI assembly constituency in 2026?
Elangovan.d (TVK) won MANAMADURAI in 2026, by a margin of 1,208 votes.
Which party has won MANAMADURAI the most times?
DMK, with 3 of the 13 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has MANAMADURAI gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won MANAMADURAI the most times?
GUNASEKARAN.M, with 2 wins between 2006 and 2011.
