Manamadurai
Manamadurai — TVK's D. Ilangovan edges DMK by 1,208 votes in tight Sivaganga reserved seat
Manamadurai (SC) has flipped repeatedly in the last two cycles. AIADMK held it through 2006, 2011 and 2016 (S. Mariappankennady winning the last by an 8% margin); then DMK's A. Tamilarasi flipped it in 2021 by 6.92%. The 2019 by-election went to AIADMK's S. Nagarajan with an 8,184-vote majority. In 2026 TVK's D. Ilangovan held off DMK incumbent A. Tamilarasi by just 1,208 votes — among the closest finishes in Sivaganga district.
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELANGOVAN.D | TVK | 69,971 | 34.02% |
| 2 | TAMILARASI.A | DMK | 68,763 | 33.43% |
| 3 | BALAGANAPATHY.V | BJP | 42,610 | 20.72% |
| 4 | SHANMUGAPRIYA.M | NTK | 19,676 | 9.57% |
| 5 | ARUMUGAM.V | IND | 1,692 | 0.82% |
Postal ballot breakdown
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELANGOVAN.D | TVK | 1,089 | 68,882 | 69,971 |
| 2 | TAMILARASI.A | DMK | 943 | 67,820 | 68,763 |
| 3 | BALAGANAPATHY.V | BJP | 786 | 41,824 | 42,610 |
| 4 | SHANMUGAPRIYA.M | NTK | 478 | 19,198 | 19,676 |
| 5 | THILAGARAJ.K | AIPTMM | 41 | 1,645 | 1,686 |
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.
AIADMK also held a 2019 by-election here (S. Nagarajan, 8,184-vote majority). Margins shown as 0 where vote-share-only data was available — not an actual zero margin.
About Manamadurai
Manamadurai is an old river-trade town on the Vaigai's south bank in Sivaganga district, reserved SC. It is best known for the Manamadurai pot — a heavy, sand-tempered earthenware whose makers have worked the same Vaigai clay for generations and whose biryani handi is shipped across Tamil Nadu. The Palayampatti Sundaresvara temple and the Somanathaswamy shrine anchor the older quarter. Paddy fields and palm groves stretch toward Sivaganga town and Tiruppuvanam, and the Madurai-Rameswaram rail line still runs through the junction that gave Manamadurai its 19th-century importance.
Manamadurai on the Vaigai
Manamadurai sits on the Vaigai's south bank, famous for its sand-tempered earthen biryani pots — a craft worked the same way for generations. Visit the Palayampatti Sundaresvara temple and the Somanathaswamy shrine, walk the river ghat at dusk, and pick up a Manamadurai handi before catching the old Madurai-Rameswaram line east.
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