Madurai North
Assembly constituency 191 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu
[01]Result · 2026
#191 · GENAll candidates 13
- 01 A.KallanaiTVK72,853 45.0%
- 02 G.ThalapathiDMK54,815 33.9%
- 03 P.SaravananAIADMK24,982 15.4%
- 04 V ThirunavukkarasuNTK7,415 4.6%
- 05 D.Mohamed IsmailIND164 0.1%
- 06 R RajkumarNIP138 0.1%
- 07 A.RajangamIND135 0.1%
- 08 M J VoltaireSUCI(C)122 0.1%
- 09 M.P.SankarapandiIND122 0.1%
- 10 P MuthusamyIND101 0.1%
- 11 C.SathishkumarIND94 0.1%
- 12 J.KesavarajahIND82 0.1%
- 13 N.KuppusamyIND25 0.0%
Turnout 72.8%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total753
- State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
- ReconciliationΣ 13 candidates = 1,61,048Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
11.2 ppA.KallanaiTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
- 2021
14.8 ppThalapathi GDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2016
12.5 ppRajan Chellappa V.V.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2011
32.5 ppBose.A.KAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2006
1.3 ppNedunchezhian, RAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2001
19.6 ppDr. Vijayabasker.CAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1997
8.6 ppMari Ayya P.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1996
29.2 ppPeriannan A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1991
34.3 ppSwaminathan C.Indian National Congress
- 1989
15.1 ppPeriyannan A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1984
35.1 ppJ.Mohamed GaniIndian National Congress
- 1980
1.3 ppRajkumar Vijaya Regunatha ThondaimanIndian National Congress
- 1977
19.8 ppR. Rajkumar Vijaya Raghunatha TondamanIndian National Congress
- 1971
13.6 ppS. RamanathanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1967
7.9 ppA.ThurairasanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1962
16.1 ppS. ChellapandianIndian National Congress
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 35.1 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed AIADMK polled 24,982 votes, 1.4× the 18,038-vote margin.
24,982 ÷ 18,038 = 1.4 -
The top two polled 78.9% of votes; the other 11 candidates 20.6% between them.
(72,853 + 54,815) ÷ 1,61,801 = 78.9% · 33,380 ÷ 1,61,801 = 20.6% -
Turnout of 72.8% was 13.8 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).
72.8 − 86.6 = −13.8 -
The margin narrowed from 14.8 pp in 2021 to 11.2 pp.
11.2 − 14.8 = −3.6 pp -
The seat changed hands: DMK in 2021, TVK in 2026.
2021 DMK · 2026 TVK
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 13 candidate lines1,61,048
- NOTAcounted within the total753
- Published totalVotes polled1,61,801
- Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds
Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates13 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified
State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database