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Madurai Central Assembly Election Results 2026
Madurai Central is one of the most high-profile urban constituencies in the state and is currently represented by Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan. In the 2021 Assembly elections, DMK’s Palanivel Thiaga Rajan won with 73,205 votes, defeating AIADMK’s Jothi Muthuramalingam N by a margin of 34,176 votes. In the 2016 Assembly elections, DMK’s Palanivel Thiaga Rajan secured 64,662 votes, defeating AIADMK’s M. Jeyabal by 5,762 votes. In the 2011 Assembly elections, DMDK’s R. Sundarrajan, contesting as part of the AIADMK alliance, won with 76,063 votes, defeating DMK’s S. Syed Ghouse Basha. Since 1977, the DMK has won the Madurai Central seat four times, while the TMC has won it twice. The 234-seat Assembly election in Tamil Nadu will see the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), led by Chief Minister M. K. Stalin, take on the opposition All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and a resurgent BJP-led alliance. The campaign is centred around issues such as welfare schemes, law and order, and the broader debate between Dravidian political identity and national integration narratives. While the DMK government is highlighting its record on industrial growth and social justice, the opposition has targeted it over allegations of corruption and concerns about power shortages.
2026 Madurai Central Assembly Election Results
Madhar Badhurudeen
TVK - WonVotes63,414
Vote %42.68
Palanivel Thiaga Rajan
DMK - 1st Runner Up Votes44,286
Vote %29.80
Sundar C
AIADMKVotes33,538
Vote %22.57
Abdul Hakeem K
NTKVotes5,549
Vote %3.73
Nota
NOTAVotes656
Vote %0.44
Sakkaravarthy P
AIPTMMKVotes313
Vote %0.21
Ramar Pandi T
BSPVotes268
Vote %0.18
Avadainathan V
INDVotes145
Vote %0.10
Saleem
INDVotes105
Vote %0.07
Rajendran R
INDVotes92
Vote %0.06
Manivannan
INDVotes83
Vote %0.06
Guru Karthick T
INDVotes72
Vote %0.05
Sivaperumal V
INDVotes65
Vote %0.04
Source: PValue
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2021 Madurai Central Assembly Election Results
Palanivel Thiaga Rajan
DMK - WonVotes73,205
Vote %48.99
Jothi Muthuramalingam N
ADMK - 1st Runner Up Votes39,029
Vote %26.12
Mani B
MNMVotes14,495
Vote %9.70
Pandiammal J
NTKVotes11,215
Vote %7.51
Kremmer Suresh
INDVotes4,907
Vote %3.28
Sikkandar Batcha G S
SDPIVotes3,347
Vote %2.24
Nota
NOTAVotes1,441
Vote %0.96
Krishnaprabbu M R
INDVotes440
Vote %0.29
Eswari M
MIDPVotes287
Vote %0.19
Thavamani A
BSPVotes286
Vote %0.19
Elangovan R
INDVotes264
Vote %0.18
Rajasuriyaa K R
INDVotes193
Vote %0.13
Rajakumar Naidu E V S
TTNPVotes176
Vote %0.12
Sivasankar S
INDVotes94
Vote %0.06
Sathiyendran N
INDVotes51
Vote %0.03
2016 Madurai Central Assembly Election Results
Palanivel Thiagarajan
DMK - WonVotes64,662
Vote %42.55
Jeyabal M
ADMK - 1st Runner Up Votes58,900
Vote %38.75
Sivamuthukumar D
DMDKVotes11,235
Vote %7.39
Karthik Prabu M
BJPVotes6,926
Vote %4.56
Vetrikumaran C
NTKVotes2,998
Vote %1.97
None Of The Above
NOTAVotes2,683
Vote %1.77
Jafar Sulthan Ibrahim M
SDPIVotes1,686
Vote %1.11
Selvam T
PMKVotes1,007
Vote %0.66
Sudhakar R
AIFBVotes471
Vote %0.31
Balasubramanian R
INDVotes253
Vote %0.17
Thavamani A
BSPVotes203
Vote %0.13
Vel S
INDVotes161
Vote %0.11
Muthuraja K.M
INDVotes156
Vote %0.10
Shahul Hameed A
INDVotes135
Vote %0.09
Karmegam M
INDVotes106
Vote %0.07
Sathiyendran N
INDVotes97
Vote %0.06
Soundaram G T
LJPVotes95
Vote %0.06
Rajkumar S
INDVotes88
Vote %0.06
Navaneethakrishnan R
INDVotes74
Vote %0.05
Avadainathan V
INDVotes46
Vote %0.03
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