9°55′41″N77°58′29″E / 9.9281247°N 77.9747348°E /9.9281247; 77.9747348
| Madurai East | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 189 for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Madurai |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Madurai |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 3,28,990[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Madurai East is alegislative assembly constituency in theIndian state ofTamil Nadu. Election results from this constituency are listed below. For the2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, Madurai East was one of 17 assembly constituencies to usevoter-verified paper audit trail.[2][3]
| Year | Assembly | Winner | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 2nd | P. K. R. Lakshmi Kanthan | Indian National Congress | 1957–1962 | |
| 1962 | 3rd | 1962–1967 | |||
| 1967 | 4th | K. P. Janakiammal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1967–1971 | |
| Year | Assembly | Winner | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5th | K. S. Ramakrishnan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1971–1977 | |
| 1977 | 6th | N. Sankariah | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1977–1980 | |
| 1980 | 7th | N. Sankariah | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1980–1984 | |
| 1984 | 8th | K. Kalimuthu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1984–1989 | |
| 1989 | 9th | S. R. Eradha (Leader of the Opposition) | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1989–1991 | |
| 1991 | 10th | O. S. Amarnath | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1991–1996 | |
| 1996 | 11th | V. Velusamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1996–2001 | |
| 2001 | 12th | N. Nanmaran | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2001–2006 | |
| 2006 | 13th | N. Nanmaran | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2006–2011 | |
| 2011 | 14th | K. Tamilarasan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2011–2016 | |
| 2016 | 15th | P. Moorthy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2016–2021 | |
| 2021 | 16th | Incumbent | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | P. Moorthy | 122,729 | 51.59% | +0.97 | |
| AIADMK | R. Gopalakrishnan | 73,125 | 30.74% | −4.6 | |
| NTK | J. Latha | 17,668 | 7.43% | +5.89 | |
| MNM | I. Muthukrishnan | 11,993 | 5.04% | New | |
| AMMK | T. Saravanan | 6,729 | 2.83% | New | |
| None of the above | None of the above | 1,944 | 0.82% | −0.7 | |
| PT | A. Balamurugan | 1,755 | 0.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 49,604 | 20.85% | 5.57% | ||
| Turnout | 237,892 | 72.31% | −2.48% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 53 | 0.02% | |||
| Registered electors | 328,990 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 0.97% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | P. Moorthy | 108,569 | 50.62% | +11.32 | |
| AIADMK | P. Pandi | 75,797 | 35.34% | −19.95 | |
| CPI | P. Kalithasan | 11,599 | 5.41% | New | |
| BJP | M. Suseendran | 6,181 | 2.88% | +1.39 | |
| NTK | Sengannan | 3,296 | 1.54% | New | |
| None of the above | None of the above | 3,246 | 1.51% | New | |
| PMK | Alaguraja | 1,113 | 0.52% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 32,772 | 15.28% | −0.71% | ||
| Turnout | 214,473 | 74.79% | −2.39% | ||
| Registered electors | 286,766 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -4.67% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Tamilarasan | 99,447 | 55.29% | New | |
| DMK | P. Moorthy | 70,692 | 39.30% | New | |
| BJP | K. Srinivasan | 2,677 | 1.49% | −0.14 | |
| Independent | V. Govindaraj | 2,287 | 1.27% | New | |
| IJK | K. G. Gnanasekaran | 1,008 | 0.56% | New | |
| BSP | A. Dhavamani | 929 | 0.52% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 28,755 | 15.99% | 15.93% | ||
| Turnout | 233,061 | 77.18% | 6.34% | ||
| Registered electors | 179,869 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromCPI(M) | Swing | 17.09% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | N. Nanmaran | 36,383 | 38.20% | −5.09 | |
| MDMK | M. Boominathan | 36,332 | 38.15% | +35.64 | |
| DMDK | A. Dhamodharan | 18,632 | 19.56% | New | |
| BJP | A. P. Prabakaran | 1,553 | 1.63% | New | |
| AIFB | N. Subbaiah | 655 | 0.69% | New | |
| Independent | L. Thangavel | 654 | 0.69% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 51 | 0.05% | −7.02% | ||
| Turnout | 95,244 | 70.84% | 15.92% | ||
| Registered electors | 134,455 | ||||
| CPI(M)hold | Swing | -5.09% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | N. Nanmaran | 32,461 | 43.29% | New | |
| DMK | V. Velusamy | 27,157 | 36.22% | −10.02 | |
| Independent | N. L. Vasu | 11,837 | 15.79% | New | |
| MDMK | M. Boominathan | 1,878 | 2.50% | −2.12 | |
| JP | Jarina Begam | 586 | 0.78% | New | |
| JD(U) | A. C. Kamaraj | 507 | 0.68% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,304 | 7.07% | −15.53% | ||
| Turnout | 74,980 | 54.92% | −6.84% | ||
| Registered electors | 136,526 | ||||
| CPI(M)gain fromDMK | Swing | -2.94% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | V. Velusamy | 39,478 | 46.24% | New | |
| AIADMK | T. R. Janardhanan | 20,181 | 23.64% | −40.36 | |
| BJP | N. L. Vasu | 14,915 | 17.47% | +10.04 | |
| MDMK | V. Muniyandi | 3,946 | 4.62% | New | |
| JP | J. Jebathurai | 3,586 | 4.20% | New | |
| AIIC(T) | R. Ramachandran | 1,596 | 1.87% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 19,297 | 22.60% | −15.65% | ||
| Turnout | 85,381 | 61.76% | 5.76% | ||
| Registered electors | 143,887 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -17.76% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | O. S. Amarnath | 50,336 | 64.00% | +15.12 | |
| CPI(M) | P. M. Kumar | 20,248 | 25.74% | −7.06 | |
| BJP | R. V. Seshachario | 5,841 | 7.43% | +6.44 | |
| TMUL | M. Ali Akbar | 1,465 | 1.86% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 30,088 | 38.26% | 22.18% | ||
| Turnout | 78,650 | 56.00% | −10.53% | ||
| Registered electors | 142,993 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 15.12% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. R. Eradha | 40,519 | 48.88% | −2.2 | |
| CPI(M) | N. Sankaraiah | 27,196 | 32.81% | −10.9 | |
| INC | M. K. Ramakrishnan | 12,778 | 15.42% | New | |
| BJP | T. R. Gopalan | 817 | 0.99% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,323 | 16.07% | 8.70% | ||
| Turnout | 82,892 | 66.53% | −5.73% | ||
| Registered electors | 126,225 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | -2.20% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Kalimuthu | 43,210 | 51.08% | New | |
| CPI(M) | P. M. Kumar | 36,972 | 43.71% | −5.64 | |
| Independent | J. S. Krishnan | 1,663 | 1.97% | New | |
| Independent | Brinda Janardhanan | 879 | 1.04% | New | |
| INC(J) | O. K. (Obula) Lakshmanan | 638 | 0.75% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,238 | 7.37% | −0.58% | ||
| Turnout | 84,590 | 72.26% | 15.24% | ||
| Registered electors | 120,711 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromCPI(M) | Swing | 1.74% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | N. Sankaraiah | 36,862 | 49.35% | +15.9 | |
| INC | M. A. Ramamoorthy | 30,923 | 41.40% | +10.68 | |
| JP | N. S. Ramamoorthy | 5,647 | 7.56% | New | |
| Independent | O. K. (Obula) Lakshmanan | 382 | 0.51% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,939 | 7.95% | 5.21% | ||
| Turnout | 74,701 | 57.02% | −2.03% | ||
| Registered electors | 132,153 | ||||
| CPI(M)hold | Swing | 15.90% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | N. Sankaraiah | 24,263 | 33.45% | +23.76 | |
| INC | A. G. Subbraman | 22,278 | 30.71% | −9.6 | |
| JP | R. V. Seshachari | 15,629 | 21.55% | New | |
| DMK | M. R. Sankaran | 9,644 | 13.29% | −30.84 | |
| Independent | R. V. Siddha | 508 | 0.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,985 | 2.74% | −1.08% | ||
| Turnout | 72,539 | 59.04% | −12.79% | ||
| Registered electors | 123,951 | ||||
| CPI(M)gain fromDMK | Swing | -10.69% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. S. Rama Krishnan | 27,884 | 44.13% | New | |
| INC | L. K. T. Muthuram | 25,472 | 40.32% | +2.89 | |
| CPI(M) | V. Veera Badhran | 6,118 | 9.68% | −40.64 | |
| ABJS | S. K. Balakrishnan | 3,707 | 5.87% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,412 | 3.82% | −9.08% | ||
| Turnout | 63,181 | 71.83% | −7.28% | ||
| Registered electors | 92,937 | ||||
| DMKgain fromCPI(M) | Swing | -6.19% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. P. Janakiammal | 32,173 | 50.32% | New | |
| INC | A. G. Subburaman | 23,929 | 37.43% | −10.69 | |
| ABJS | R. V. Seshachari | 7,396 | 11.57% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,244 | 12.89% | 0.50% | ||
| Turnout | 63,936 | 79.11% | 1.96% | ||
| Registered electors | 82,764 | ||||
| CPI(M)gain fromINC | Swing | 2.21% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. K. R. Lakshmi Kantham | 36,679 | 48.11% | New | |
| CPI | N. Sankaraiah | 27,228 | 35.72% | New | |
| SWA | Ramu Servai | 7,404 | 9.71% | New | |
| ABJS | Ramia Seshachari | 4,922 | 6.46% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,451 | 12.40% | |||
| Turnout | 76,233 | 77.15% | |||
| Registered electors | 101,097 | ||||
| INCwin (new seat) | |||||