Madurai North
Madurai North 2026: TVK's Kallanai unseats DMK MLA Thalapathi by 18,038
TVK's A. Kallanai took Madurai North with 72,853 votes, pushing sitting DMK MLA G. Thalapathi to 54,815 and ending a five-year DMK run. The 18,038-vote margin in a low-turnout urban seat marks one of TVK's cleanest takedowns of an incumbent in the Madurai cluster.
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.KALLANAI | TVK | 72,853 | 45.35% |
| 2 | G.THALAPATHI | DMK | 54,815 | 34.12% |
| 3 | P.SARAVANAN | AIADMK | 24,982 | 15.55% |
| 4 | V THIRUNAVUKKARASU | NTK | 7,415 | 4.62% |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 753 | 0.47% |
Postal ballot breakdown
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.KALLANAI | TVK | 732 | 72,121 | 72,853 |
| 2 | G.THALAPATHI | DMK | 727 | 54,088 | 54,815 |
| 3 | P.SARAVANAN | AIADMK | 425 | 24,557 | 24,982 |
| 4 | V THIRUNAVUKKARASU | NTK | 134 | 7,281 | 7,415 |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 21 | 732 | 753 |
Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in
Past results
Verified winners and runners-up across the last five elections, with the major alliance partners each side fielded.
About Madurai North
Madurai North (AC 191) stretches along the Vaigai's north bank, covering Anna Nagar North, Iyer Bungalow, K. Pudur, Tahsildar Nagar and the older trader pockets near Goripalayam and Munichalai. It is the most compact and the lowest-electorate seat in the Madurai city block, with a strong Muslim and OBC mix and heavy small-business representation. The seat fell to AIADMK in 2011 and 2016 with A. K. Bose and V. V. Rajan Chellappa before swinging to DMK in 2021; the 2026 result hands it to a third party for the first time.
When you are in Madurai North
Cross the Vaigai over Goripalayam bridge at first light for a quick stop at the Goripalayam Dargah, then wind through Munichalai for kothu parotta and Madurai-style mutton chukka. Evenings belong to the riverside walk near Tamukkam grounds and a long, late dinner at one of K. Pudur's old biryani houses.
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