Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2016

Madurai North

Assembly constituency 191 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2016

[01]Result · 2016

#191 · GEN

Poll date16 May 2016

Contestants21

Electors2,33,677

Votes polled1,50,889

Turnout64.6%

NOTA3,4791.5% of votes

WinnerRajan Chellappa V.V.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam70,46046.7% of votes

MARGIN18,839 votes · 12.5 pp70,460 − 51,621

Runner-upKarthikeyan V. Indian National Congress51,62134.2% of votes

AIADMK 57.7% of top-two votesINC 42.3%

All candidates 21

01 Rajan Chellappa V.V.AIADMK70,460 46.7%
02 Karthikeyan V.INC51,621 34.2%
03 Mujupur Rahuman S.DMDK17,732 11.8%
04 Saral M.NTK3,541 2.4%
05 Aasai Kumar R.PMK2,039 1.4%
06 Anand B.IJK1,339 0.9%
07 Thiruchenthuran R.GMI892 0.6%
08 Bhagavathy P.AIFB641 0.4%
09 Abdul Sukkur I.IND422 0.3%
10 Murugan P.IND351 0.2%
11 Gopalakrishnan M.IND330 0.2%
12 Ida Revathy R.MMK325 0.2%
13 Karthikeyan E.IND281 0.2%
14 Ramasamy T.IND171 0.1%
15 Gopi Shankar M.AMMK157 0.1%
16 Voltaire M.J.SUCI(C)127 0.1%
17 Karuppaiah S.TVK115 0.1%
18 Muthupandi S.IND115 0.1%
19 Kaasim Sait M.K.A.IND87 0.1%
20 Ravi C.IND74 0.1%
21 Jeevanandam S.IND69 0.1%

Turnout 64.6%

Male 1.15 lakh49.2% Female 1.19 lakh50.8%

Share of 2,33,677 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,032
NOTAreported alongside the total3,479 · 1.5%
State median turnoutmedian of 232 seats, 201676.5%
ReconciliationΣ 21 candidates = 1,50,889Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

2026
11.2 pp
A.KallanaiTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
2021
14.8 pp
Thalapathi GDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
12.5 pp
Rajan Chellappa V.V.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011
32.5 pp
Bose.A.KAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006
1.3 pp
Nedunchezhian, RAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001
19.6 pp
Dr. Vijayabasker.CAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1997
8.6 pp
Mari Ayya P.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996
29.2 pp
Periannan A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991
34.3 pp
Swaminathan C.Indian National Congress
1989
15.1 pp
Periyannan A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984
35.1 pp
J.Mohamed GaniIndian National Congress
1980
1.3 pp
Rajkumar Vijaya Regunatha ThondaimanIndian National Congress
1977
19.8 pp
R. Rajkumar Vijaya Raghunatha TondamanIndian National Congress
1971
13.6 pp
S. RamanathanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967
7.9 pp
A.ThurairasanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1962
16.1 pp
S. ChellapandianIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 35.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 80.9% of votes; the other 19 candidates 19.1% between them.
(70,460 + 51,621) ÷ 1,50,889 = 80.9% · 28,808 ÷ 1,50,889 = 19.1%
Turnout of 64.6% was 11.9 pp below the state's median seat (76.5%).
64.6 − 76.5 = −11.9
The margin narrowed from 32.5 pp in 2011 to 12.5 pp.
12.5 − 32.5 = −20.0 pp
AIADMK held the seat it won in 2011.
2011 AIADMK · 2016 AIADMK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 21 candidate lines1,50,889
NOTAreported alongside the total3,479
Published totalVotes polled1,50,889
Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2016 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates21 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 232 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2016 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database