Madurantakam
All 9 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. Maragatham KumaravelWonAIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 69,28434.95% |
| 2 | Ezhil Katharine EzhilmalaiTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 62,09031.32% |
| 3 | S. Amulu PonmalarDMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 59,83830.18% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 32,909 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 1,97,454 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | G. Janakiraman (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 4,9502.50% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 7970.40% | |
| 5 | Neelam E. Ramkumar (lost deposit)BSP Bahujan Samaj Party | 3740.19% |
| 6 | M. Ranjitham (lost deposit)IND Independent | 3570.18% |
| 7 | R. Sugan (lost deposit)AIPTMM All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 2370.12% |
| 8 | S. Punniyakotti (lost deposit)TVAK Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 2060.10% |
| 9 | M. Kadirvel (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1180.06% |
Madurantakam — AIADMK's Maragatham retained the seat
K. Maragatham Kumaravel held Madurantakam for the AIADMK with 69,284 votes, beating TVK's Ezhil Katharine Ezhilmalai. She had first won the seat in 2021 by 3,570 votes against MDMK's C. E. Sathya. DMK's S. Pugazhenthi won it in 2016 by 2,957 votes; AIADMK's S. Kanitha Sampath carried it in 2011.
Where Madurantakam was won
| Led by | Booths of 285 | Villages of 121 |
|---|---|---|
| K. Maragatham Kumaravel AIADMK | 130 | 64 |
| Ezhil Katharine Ezhilmalai TVK | 89 | 31 |
| Others | 66 | 26 |
| Closest village | Kunnathur: TVK ahead by 5 | |
K. Maragatham Kumaravel’s biggest leads
- Chempoondi+4512 booths
- Velamur+4473 booths
- Siruperpandi+4122 booths
Ezhil Katharine Ezhilmalai’s best villages
- Madurantakam+1,02332 booths
- Vaiyavoor+3093 booths
- Mamandur+1895 booths
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
- Reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC)
- Lok Sabha seat
- Kancheepuram (SC)
- Electors, 2026
- 2,12,639women 1,08,078 (50.8%) · men 1,04,496 (49.1%) · third gender 65
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. DMK S.AMULU PONMALAR led postal ballots (790), but AIADMK MARAGATHAM KUMARAVEL.K won the seat overall (69,284).
1,962 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. Amulu Ponmalar | DMK | 790 | 59,048 | 59,838 |
| 2 | K. Maragatham Kumaravel | AIADMK | 740 | 68,544 | 69,284 |
| 3 | Ezhil Katharine Ezhilmalai | TVK | 352 | 61,738 | 62,090 |
| 4 | G. Janakiraman | NTK | 53 | 4,897 | 4,950 |
| 5 | M. Kadirvel | IND | 10 | 108 | 118 |
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 | 7,194 | 153rd | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 34.9% | 172nd | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 93.4% | 8th | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 1,98,251 | 144th | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 9 | =221st | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 797 | =114th | 784 |
| Since 2021 | AIADMK held the seat. In 2021 K. Maragatham won it by 3,570 votes. | ||
Winners and runners-up, 2006–2026
2011, 2016 and 2021 rows: checked against the ECI detailed results. Earlier rows: secondary sources. Two-part pill: alliance leader first, then the candidate's party.
Maragatham Kumaravel became the first MLA to win Madurantakam back-to-back since the post-2008 delimitation.
About Madurantakam
Madurantakam sits on the GST Road south of Chennai in Chengalpattu district, built around the long Madurantakam tank and the Kothandaramaswamy temple — one of the largest Rama temples in Tamil Nadu. The constituency takes in paddy belts, the Karunguzhi market town, and parts of the Kalpakkam approach road.
Local economy runs on agriculture, the GST-road logistics belt, and seasonal temple tourism. The seat has seen competitive three-cornered contests.
Rama by a 2,500-acre tank
Drive the GST Road south to the Kothandaramaswamy temple for the Rama-Sita-Lakshmana set sculpted by hand, then walk the bund of the Madurantakam tank at sunset. Stop at Karunguzhi for filter coffee and onion rava dosai, or detour to the Kalpakkam beach for a quick salt-air break.
Plan your trip on TN Explorer →Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 35
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