Madurai Central (State Assembly Constituency)
Madurai Central is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.
Madras State
Year | Winner | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1957 | V. Sankaran | Indian National Congress | |
1962 | |||
1967 | C. Govindarajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Tamil Nadu
Election results
2021
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | Dr. Palanivel Thiagarajan | 73,205 | 49.47% | +6.92 | |
AIADMK | N. Jothi Muthuramalingam | 39,029 | 26.37% | -12.38 | |
MNM | B. Mani | 14,495 | 9.79% | New | |
NTK | J. Pandiammal | 11,215 | 7.58% | +5.61 | |
Independent | Kremmer Suresh | 4,907 | 3.32% | New | |
SDPI | G. S. Sikkandar Batcha | 3,347 | 2.26% | +1.15 | |
NOTA | Nota | 1,441 | 0.97% | -0.79 | |
Margin of victory | 34,176 | 23.09% | 19.30% | ||
Turnout | 147,989 | 61.17% | -4.03% | ||
Rejected ballots | 119 | 0.08% | |||
Registered electors | 241,913 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | 6.92% |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | Dr. Palanivel Thiagarajan | 64,662 | 42.55% | +3.35 | |
AIADMK | M. Jeyabal | 58,900 | 38.75% | New | |
DMDK | D. Siva Muthukumar | 11,235 | 7.39% | -45.37 | |
BJP | M. Karthik Prabu | 6,926 | 4.56% | +1.98 | |
NTK | C. Vetri Kumaran | 2,998 | 1.97% | New | |
NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,683 | 1.77% | New | |
SDPI | M. Jafar Sulthan Ibrahim | 1,686 | 1.11% | New | |
Margin of victory | 5,762 | 3.79% | -9.78% | ||
Turnout | 151,982 | 65.20% | -9.56% | ||
Registered electors | 233,084 | ||||
DMK gain from DMDK | Swing | -10.22% |
2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMDK | R. Sundarrajan | 76,063 | 52.77% | +39.99 | |
DMK | Syed Ghouse Basha | 56,503 | 39.20% | -6.64 | |
BJP | A. Sasikumar | 3,708 | 2.57% | New | |
Independent | G. Srinivasan | 2,569 | 1.78% | New | |
Independent | K. M. Muthuraj | 2,140 | 1.48% | New | |
Margin of victory | 19,560 | 13.57% | 5.94% | ||
Turnout | 192,815 | 74.76% | 4.98% | ||
Registered electors | 144,151 | ||||
DMDK gain from DMK | Swing | 6.93% |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan | 43,185 | 45.83% | -0.5 | |
AIADMK | S. T. K. Jakkaiyan | 35,992 | 38.20% | New | |
DMDK | R. Sundarrajan | 12,038 | 12.78% | New | |
Independent | P. Jeyakumar | 949 | 1.01% | New | |
Margin of victory | 7,193 | 7.63% | 7.44% | ||
Turnout | 94,224 | 69.79% | 17.70% | ||
Registered electors | 135,020 | ||||
DMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -0.70% |
2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TMC(M) | M. A. Hakeem | 34,393 | 46.53% | New | |
DMK | S. Paulraj | 34,246 | 46.33% | New | |
MDMK | S. Asaithambi | 2,448 | 3.31% | New | |
JD(S) | K. John Moses | 802 | 1.09% | New | |
Margin of victory | 147 | 0.20% | -21.84% | ||
Turnout | 73,912 | 52.09% | -9.66% | ||
Registered electors | 141,907 | ||||
TMC(M) hold | Swing | -0.16% |
1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TMC(M) | A. Deivanayagam | 38,010 | 46.69% | New | |
JP | V. S. Chandraleka | 20,069 | 24.65% | New | |
INC | T. Thangaraj | 11,841 | 14.55% | -47.73 | |
CPI(M) | N. Nanmaran | 7,191 | 8.83% | New | |
Independent | M. S. Udayamoorthy | 1,289 | 1.58% | New | |
BJP | Rajamanickam | 1,100 | 1.35% | New | |
KNMK | P. Balaravindran | 1,001 | 1.23% | New | |
Margin of victory | 17,941 | 22.04% | -5.08% | ||
Turnout | 81,403 | 61.75% | 7.06% | ||
Registered electors | 135,876 | ||||
TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | -15.58% |
1991
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | A. Deivanayagam | 47,325 | 62.27% | +35.77 | |
DMK | M. Tamil Kudimagan | 26,717 | 35.16% | -4.57 | |
JP | K. A. Ingarasaal | 486 | 0.64% | New | |
Margin of victory | 20,608 | 27.12% | 13.89% | ||
Turnout | 75,994 | 54.68% | -12.92% | ||
Registered electors | 141,435 | ||||
INC gain from DMK | Swing | 22.55% |
1989
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | S. Paulraj | 33,484 | 39.73% | New | |
INC | A. Deivanayagam | 22,338 | 26.50% | -24.26 | |
AIADMK | S. Raghavanandam | 11,243 | 13.34% | New | |
CPI | K. T. K. Tahngamani | 11,097 | 13.17% | New | |
TNC(K) | Pazha Nedumara | 4,875 | 5.78% | New | |
Margin of victory | 11,146 | 13.22% | 10.45% | ||
Turnout | 84,282 | 67.60% | -1.26% | ||
Registered electors | 126,260 | ||||
DMK gain from INC | Swing | -11.03% |
1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | A. Deivanayagam | 41,272 | 50.76% | New | |
TNC(K) | Pazha Nedumara | 39,012 | 47.98% | New | |
Margin of victory | 2,260 | 2.78% | -15.20% | ||
Turnout | 81,308 | 68.86% | 9.67% | ||
Registered electors | 121,962 | ||||
INC gain from Independent | Swing | -7.37% |
1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Pazha Nedumara | 45,700 | 58.13% | New | |
DMK | P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan | 31,566 | 40.15% | +20.23 | |
BJP | R. V. Seshachari | 1,077 | 1.37% | New | |
Margin of victory | 14,134 | 17.98% | 0.36% | ||
Turnout | 78,617 | 59.19% | 4.98% | ||
Registered electors | 133,812 | ||||
Independent gain from AIADMK | Swing | 18.23% |
1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | N. Lakshmi Narayanan | 29,399 | 39.90% | New | |
INC | A. Rathinam | 16,420 | 22.28% | -21.54 | |
DMK | S. Pandy | 14,676 | 19.92% | -28.99 | |
JP | S. Sukumaran | 12,780 | 17.34% | New | |
Margin of victory | 12,979 | 17.61% | 12.53% | ||
Turnout | 73,687 | 54.21% | -14.59% | ||
Registered electors | 137,125 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -9.01% |
1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | K. Thirupathy | 30,905 | 48.90% | -13.95 | |
INC | Pazha Nedumara | 27,695 | 43.82% | +7.62 | |
CPI(M) | V. Karmegam | 4,177 | 6.61% | New | |
Independent | Keelamathur Krishnier | 418 | 0.66% | New | |
Margin of victory | 3,210 | 5.08% | -21.58% | ||
Turnout | 63,195 | 68.79% | -6.19% | ||
Registered electors | 96,645 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | -13.95% |
1967
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | C. Govindarajan | 39,566 | 62.86% | New | |
INC | V. Sankaran | 22,787 | 36.20% | -18.4 | |
ABJS | P. Periasam | 592 | 0.94% | New | |
Margin of victory | 16,779 | 26.66% | -2.23% | ||
Turnout | 62,945 | 74.99% | 1.99% | ||
Registered electors | 86,462 | ||||
DMK gain from INC | Swing | 8.26% |
1962
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | V. Sankaran | 32,801 | 54.60% | New | |
AIFB | S. Devasahayam | 15,445 | 25.71% | New | |
Independent | A. V. Ayyavoo | 8,229 | 13.70% | New | |
PSP | Bahulayan | 3,601 | 5.99% | New | |
Margin of victory | 17,356 | 28.89% | |||
Turnout | 60,076 | 73.00% | |||
Registered electors | 84,596 | ||||
INC win (new seat) |