Madurai East
All 15 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. KarthikeyanWonTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 1,18,77743.74% |
| 2 | P. MoorthyDMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1,02,23037.64% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 45,064 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 2,70,389 votes for all candidates | ||
| 3 | K. Mahendran (lost deposit)AIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 31,01611.42% |
| 4 | K. Selvam (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 13,6295.02% |
| 5 | S. Prince (lost deposit)RPI Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 1,5910.59% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 1,1770.43% | |
| 6 | G. Karthikeyan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 7500.28% |
| 7 | A. Bharathiraja (lost deposit)PT Puthiya Tamilagam | 5940.22% |
| 8 | M. Mugeshkumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 5610.21% |
| 9 | V. Pitchai (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2400.09% |
| 10 | A. J. Arun Pandian (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2170.08% |
| 11 | S. Arasu (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1960.07% |
| 12 | A. Ajay Kannan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1630.06% |
| 13 | K. Boomirajan (lost deposit)TVAK Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 1590.06% |
| 14 | A. Velladurai (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1450.05% |
| 15 | A. Chandra Mouliswaran (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1210.04% |
Madurai East 2026: TVK's Karthikeyan ousts DMK
TVK's S. Karthikeyan wrenched Madurai East from the DMK with 118,777 votes, pushing P. Moorthy, the DMK MLA elected in 2016 and 2021, to 102,230. The result is a stark reversal of the 49,604-vote DMK landslide of 2021, and turns one of the city's most reliable cadre seats into a TVK showpiece.
Where Madurai East was won
| Led by | Booths of 400 | Villages of 69 |
|---|---|---|
| S. Karthikeyan TVK | 279 | 35 |
| P. Moorthy DMK | 117 | 34 |
| Others | 4 | 0 |
| Closest village | Kallanthiri: TVK ahead by 4 | |
S. Karthikeyan’s biggest leads
- Madurai+10,758186 booths
- Othakadai+1,39115 booths
- Sakkimangalam+1,28817 booths
P. Moorthy’s best villages
- Angadimangalam+5045 booths
- Kulamangalam+3576 booths
- Keelakallanthiri+2831 booth
Counted from Form 20, booth by booth (vote leads are in votes cast at the booth; postal ballots are counted for the whole seat only).
Every village and booth
The constituency
- Reservation
- General seat (not reserved)
- Lok Sabha seat
- Madurai
- Electors, 2026
- 3,36,527women 1,72,622 (51.3%) · men 1,63,848 (48.7%) · third gender 57
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. DMK MOORTHY P led postal ballots (1,374), but TVK KARTHIKEYAN S won the seat overall (1,18,777).
3,254 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. Moorthy | DMK | 1,374 | 1,00,856 | 1,02,230 |
| 2 | S. Karthikeyan | TVK | 1,063 | 1,17,714 | 1,18,777 |
| 3 | K. Mahendran | AIADMK | 505 | 30,511 | 31,016 |
| 4 | K. Selvam | NTK | 183 | 13,446 | 13,629 |
| 5 | S. Prince | RPI( | 48 | 1,543 | 1,591 |
Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in
How this seat compares
| Measure | This seat | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winning margin, votes | 16,547 | 79th | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 43.7% | 47th | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 80.7% | 198th | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 2,71,566 | 14th | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 15 | =94th | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 1,177 | 37th | 784 |
| Since 2021 | TVK took the seat from DMK. In 2021 P. Moorthy won it by 49,604 votes. | ||
Winners and runners-up, 2011–2026
2011, 2016 and 2021 rows: checked against the ECI detailed results. Earlier rows: secondary sources.
Madurai East alternated between DMK and AIADMK before the TVK breakthrough.
About Madurai East
Madurai East (AC 189) covers the eastern edge of the temple city, taking in Othakkadai, Vilangudi, the Madurai Kamaraj University belt and the dense urban wards along the Madurai-Melur road. It pairs salaried colonies and IT-services workers with older trade-and-transport neighbourhoods, and forms part of the Madurai Lok Sabha seat.
Polling stations cluster around aided schools in Tallakulam, Anna Nagar and Goripalayam. Through 2016 and 2021 the seat behaved like a DMK citadel under P. Moorthy, with margins north of 30,000; the 2026 result tears that pattern apart.
When you are in Madurai East
Mornings start with filter coffee near Tallakulam and a darshan at the smaller Pandi Muneeswarar shrines before the Meenakshi Amman crowd builds up downtown. Drive east toward Othakkadai for jigarthanda at the original Famous Jigarthanda branch, then loop past Madurai Kamaraj University's leafy campus on the way out to Alagar Kovil for an evening climb.
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Who won Madurai East in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
S. Karthikeyan of TVK won Madurai East (AC 189) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 1,18,777 votes, 43.74% of the votes polled, ahead of P. Moorthy of DMK by 16,547 votes.
Who is the MLA of Madurai East?
S. Karthikeyan of TVK was elected MLA for Madurai East in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Madurai East in 2026?
Turnout was 80.7%: 2,71,566 of 3,36,527 electors voted.
Which district is Madurai East in?
Madurai East (constituency number 189) is in Madurai district, part of the Madurai Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Madurai East before 2026?
In 2021 P. Moorthy of DMK won by 49,604 votes over R. Gopalakrishnan. In 2016 P. Moorthy of DMK won by 32,772 votes over P. Pandi.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 189
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