15 elections on record · DMK dominant · 15 total
Madurai Central is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 15 elections from 1962 to 2026. DMK is the historically dominant party with 4 wins out of 15 elections.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Madhar Badhurudeen | TVK | 63414 | 42.68% | Palanivel Thiaga Rajan | DMK | 19128 |
| 2021 | Palanivel Thiagarajan | DMK | 73205 | 48.99% | Jothi Muthuramalingam | ADMK | 34176 |
| 2016 | Palanivel Thiagarajan | DMK | 64662 | 42.55% | Jeyabal M | ADMK | 5762 |
| 2011 | Sundarrajan R | DMDK | 76063 | 52.77% | Syed Ghouse Basha | DMK | 19560 |
| 2006 | Udayam Shanmugam | DMK | 63333 | 43.99% | Y. Karthikeyan | ADMK | 17460 |
| 2001 | P. Arasan | MADMK | 58499 | 45.99% | A. Chandrasekaran | INC | 20018 |
| 1996 | S. Thirunavukkarasu | ADMK | 70260 | 50.10% | S. Shanmugam | DMK | 14232 |
| 1991 | S. Thirunavukkarasu | TMK | 73571 | 56.46% | Kuzha Chelliah | ADMK | 21421 |
| 1989 | S. Thirunavukkarasu | ADK(J) | 61730 | 47.58% | M. Shanmugasundaram | DMK | 21703 |
| 1984 | S. Thirunavukkarasu | AIADMK | 70101 | 62.68% | Ramanathan. S. | DMK | 29904 |
| 1980 | Su. Thirunavukkarasar | AIADMK | 50792 | 49.5% | Mohamed Mashood. M. | IND | 14273 |
| 1977 | S. Thirunavukkarasu | AIADMK | 35468 | 37.45% | P. Appukutty | CPI | 10940 |
| 1971 | C. T. Chidambaram | DMK | 39986 | 59.82% | S. P. R. Ramaswamy | SWA | 13128 |
| 1967 | S. Meiyappan | SWA | 38310 | 58.73% | C. V. C. V. V. Chettiar | INC | 16318 |
| 1962 | S. M. Abdul Majid Sahib | INC | 32799 | 52.41% | S. Krishnan Servai | DMK | 16411 |