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Assembly Constituency No. 193

Madurai Central

15 elections on record · DMK dominant · 15 total

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15 Elections
on Record
DMK Dominant Party
4 wins
34176 Biggest Margin
(2021)
5762 Smallest Margin
(2016)
★ 2026 — Current MLA
Madhar Badhurudeen
TVK
63414 votes · 42.68%
Margin: 19128
Runner-up
Palanivel Thiaga Rajan
DMK
🏆 Biggest Victory
34176 votes
Palanivel Thiagarajan
DMK
2021 Election
⚡ Closest Contest
5762 votes
Palanivel Thiagarajan
DMK
2016 Election
📈 Peak Votes Ever
76063 votes — Sundarrajan R in 2011
Party Win History
DMK
4W
27%
ADMK
4W
27%
INC
1W
7%
SWA
1W
7%
ADK(J)
1W
7%
TMK
1W
7%
DMK
4 wins
ADMK
4 wins
INC
1 wins
SWA
1 wins
ADK(J)
1 wins
TMK
1 wins
MADMK
1 wins
DMDK
1 wins
📍 Know About Madurai Central

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.

AC No. 193 15 elections DMK 4x
Complete Election History
Madurai Central — All Years 15 elections
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote %Runner-upPartyMargin
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
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