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P.Viswanathan
AC #188 · Madurai District

P.Viswanathan

Melur Assembly Constituency
INC — Indian National Congress ✓ Won · 2026 📅 23 Apr 2026 AC #188
60,080Votes
2,724Margin
31.5%Vote Share
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2026 Election Result · ECI

AC #188
60,080 Total Votes · Melur · 23 April 2026
P.Viswanathan (INC)31.5%
Winning Margin
2,724
Turnout
82.99%
Top Candidates
1
P.Viswanathan
INC — Indian National Congress
60,080
2
A.Maduraiveeran
TVK
57,356
3
P.Periyapullan (A) Selvam
ADMK
56,744
← Prev AC #187 Elangovan.D Manamadurai · TVK Next → AC #189 Karthikeyan S Madurai East · TVK
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Personal Profile

Full Name
P.Viswanathan
Party
Indian National Congress (INC)
Constituency
Melur, Madurai
Assembly No.
AC #188 of 234
District
Madurai
Elected
23 April 2026 · First Term
Status
✓ Active MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly
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2026 Election — Complete Data

ECI Official
60,080Votes Won
2,724Margin
31.5%Vote Share
82.99%Turnout
EVM Votes
59,486
Postal Votes
594
Total Votes Cast
190,726
Candidates
14 candidates contested
Runner-Up
A.Maduraiveeran (TVK) — 57,356 votes
3rd Place
P.Periyapullan (A) Selvam (ADMK) — 56,744 votes
ECI Source
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Constituency Profile

229,821Total Electors
114,032Male Electors
115,778Female Electors
District
Madurai
Male / Female
49.6% Male · 50.4% Female
Voter Turnout
82.99%
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Political History — This Constituency

Past Results
2021 Winner
P. Selvam ADMK
2016 Winner
Periyapullan @ Selvam P ADMK
Seat Change 2021→2026
Seat changed hands in 2026
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Constituency Election History — Melur

1962–2026
INC 5DMK 5ADMK 3AIADMK 2wins · 15 elections
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote %Runner-upPartyMargin
2026 P. Viswanathan INC 60080 31.50% A. Maduraiveeran TVK 2724
2021 P. Selvam ADMK 83344 45.60% T. Ravichandran INC 35162
2016 Periyapullan @ Selvam P ADMK 88909 51.54% Ragupthy A.P DMK 19723
2011 Samy R AIADMK 85869 55.74% Rani R DMK 24462
2006 R. K. Bharathi Mohan ADMK 63231 47.12% G. Alayamani PMK 3768
2001 G. Thavamani AIADMK 61235 50.22% S. Ramalingam DMK 7372
1996 S. Ramalingam DMK 70500 59.67% T.R. Loganathan INC 41941
1991 N. Panneerselvam INC 62523 56.24% S. Ramalingam DMK 25131
1989 S. Ramalingam DMK 44914 44.51% M. Rajangam INC 20057
1984 Rajangam. M INC 50002 51.18% Ramalingam. S. DMK 13463
1980 Ramalingam. S. DMK 46943 53.31% Rajamaniekam. K. AIADMK 5832
1977 S. Ramalingam DMK 26304 32.59% K. Govindarajulu INC 1815
1971 Govindarasu Kalingarar DMK 42025 57.59% Ramachandra Durai R. INC 13786
1967 R. R. Durai INC 34665 52.68% D. G. Kalingarar DMK 4231
1962 A. P. C. Veerabahu INC 29949 48.28% S. Pechi DMK 17105
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Affidavit Details

Myneta.info · ADR
Education
Graduate
Total Assets
₹3,63,70,840 ~ 3 Crore+
Liabilities
₹1,06,00,000 ~ 1 Crore+
Criminal Cases
⚠ 1 Case declared
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Key Facts

Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Chief Minister
C. Joseph Vijay — TVK (Perambur, AC #12)
Govt Strength
TVK — 108 seats · Majority 116 · Assembly 230
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PartyINC
ConstituencyMelur
AC No.#188
DistrictMadurai
Votes60,080
Margin2,724
Vote Share31.5%
Turnout82.99%
Electors229,821
StatusActive MLA
🏛️ Assembly Context
Assembly17th TN Assembly
CMC. Joseph Vijay
SpeakerJ. C. D. Prabhakar
TVK Seats108
Strength227 (7 vacant)
Majority114
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