MANAMADURAI
Assembly seat no. 187 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2011
GUNASEKARAN.M
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 3 of 13
Margin, 2011
14,020
8.67% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
DMKTAMILARASI.A
- Votes
- 69,515
- Vote share
- 43.01%
- Behind by
- 14,020
Electors
2,10,956
Total votes polled
1,61,626
Valid votes
1,61,626
NOTA votes
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Turnout
76.6%
Full result, 2011
9 candidates · 1,61,626 valid votes
GUNASEKARAN.MADMKwon
83,535
51.7%
TAMILARASI.ADMK
69,515
43.0%
MURUGAVELRAJAN.KBSP
2,883
1.8%
VELMURUGAN.OIND
1,766
1.1%
VISWANATHA GOPALAN.VBJP
1,185
0.7%
AYYANAR.RIND
1,135
0.7%
SURESH.KIND
791
0.5%
KURUTHIVELMARAN.MIND
438
0.3%
GUNASEKARAN.KIND
378
0.2%
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.
