Sholavandan
All 14 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. V. KaruppaiahWonTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 63,90733.80% |
| 2 | A. VenkatesanDMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 61,22932.38% |
| 3 | K. ManickamAIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 49,49426.18% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 31,418 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 1,88,509 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | T. Nagalakshmi Thirumaran (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 10,4305.52% |
| 5 | K. Balamurugan (lost deposit)AIPTMM All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 2,0911.11% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 5710.30% | |
| 6 | K. Raghu (lost deposit)PT Puthiya Tamilagam | 2650.14% |
| 7 | R. Balamurugan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2030.11% |
| 8 | P. Thangapandi (lost deposit)TVAK Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 1950.10% |
| 9 | S. Ranjith Kumar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1870.10% |
| 10 | P. Gunasekaran (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1860.10% |
| 11 | C. Balamurugan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1430.08% |
| 12 | B. Ajay Subash (lost deposit)IND Independent | 720.04% |
| 13 | C. Ramadoss (lost deposit)IDMK Indhu Dravida Makkal Katchi | 650.03% |
| 14 | P. Krishnasamy (lost deposit)IND Independent | 420.02% |
Sholavandan — TVK's M. V. Karuppaiah reclaims a Madurai seat he last won in 2011
Sholavandan has moved between the two Dravidian fronts, though AIADMK held it twice running, in 2011 and 2016. AIADMK's V. R. Rajangam took it in 2001; DMK's P. Moorthy in 2006; AIADMK's M. V. Karuppiah won by a 36,608-vote landslide in 2011; AIADMK's K. Manickam held it in 2016.
DMK's A. Venkatesan flipped it in 2021 by 17,045. In 2026 the same M. V. Karuppiah returned under the TVK banner and ousted Venkatesan — closing a 15-year loop.
Where Sholavandan was won
| Led by | Booths of 261 | Villages of 79 |
|---|---|---|
| M. V. Karuppaiah TVK | 114 | 34 |
| A. Venkatesan DMK | 99 | 31 |
| Others | 48 | 14 |
| Closest village | Irumbadi: TVK ahead by 6 | |
M. V. Karuppaiah’s biggest leads
- Pothumbu+9588 booths
- Palamedu+7669 booths
- Samayanallur+7608 booths
A. Venkatesan’s best villages
- Mannadimangalam+48310 booths
- Chithalankudi+3154 booths
- Nachikulam+3044 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
- Theni
- Electors, 2026
- 2,14,785women 1,09,473 (51.0%) · men 1,05,300 (49.0%) · third gender 12
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
1,992 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. V. Karuppaiah | TVK | 673 | 63,234 | 63,907 |
| 2 | A. Venkatesan | DMK | 608 | 60,621 | 61,229 |
| 3 | K. Manickam | AIADMK | 414 | 49,080 | 49,494 |
| 4 | T. Nagalakshmi Thirumaran | NTK | 204 | 10,226 | 10,430 |
| 5 | K. Balamurugan | AIPTMM | 56 | 2,035 | 2,091 |
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 | 2,678 | 196th | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 33.8% | 193rd | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 88.0% | 104th | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 1,89,080 | 175th | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 14 | =137th | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 571 | 191st | 784 |
| Since 2021 | TVK took the seat from DMK. In 2021 A. Venkatesan won it by 17,045 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.
About Sholavandan
Sholavandan is the Vaigai-plain belt on Madurai's western edge, a stretch of paddy, banana and the state's earliest organic-farming experiments. Tiruvedagam, just across the river, holds the Naganathaswamy temple where Tamil Saiva tradition places one of Tirugnana Sambandar's miracles — the palm-leaf hymns that floated upstream against the Vaigai's current.
The constituency runs from Vadipatti's drylands to the canals fed off the Periyar-Vaigai project, and the Madurai-Theni highway threads through its market towns. Cane sugar, jasmine and Madurai-bound vegetables move through Sholavandan's mandis every morning.
Sholavandan on the Vaigai plain
Sholavandan is Madurai's western farm belt — Vaigai-fed paddy, banana groves and one of Tamil Nadu's first organic clusters. Cross to Tiruvedagam for the Naganathaswamy temple where Sambandar's palm-leaf hymns floated upstream, then follow the Periyar-Vaigai canal toward Vadipatti before joining the Madurai-Theni highway.
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Who won Sholavandan in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
M. V. Karuppaiah of TVK won Sholavandan (AC 190) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 63,907 votes, 33.80% of the votes polled, ahead of A. Venkatesan of DMK by 2,678 votes.
Who is the MLA of Sholavandan?
M. V. Karuppaiah of TVK was elected MLA for Sholavandan in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Sholavandan in 2026?
Turnout was 88.0%: 1,89,080 of 2,14,785 electors voted.
Which district is Sholavandan in?
Sholavandan (constituency number 190) is in Madurai district, part of the Theni Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Sholavandan before 2026?
In 2021 A. Venkatesan of DMK won by 17,045 votes over K. Manickam. In 2016 K. Manickam of AIADMK won by 24,857 votes over C. Bhavani.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 190
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