Madathukulam is assembly constituency number 126 in Tamil Nadu, in Coimbatore district, and one of the segments of the Pollachi Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election R Jayaramakrishnan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 37.4% of the vote, 15,968 votes ahead of C Shanmugavelu (AMMKMNKZ).
- 01R JayaramakrishnanDMK70,45837.43%
- 02C ShanmugaveluAMMK54,49028.95%
- 03R ThirumalaiTVK52,68427.99%
- 04M RadhamaniNTK6,5783.49%
- 05K Vadivazhagan BalajiIndependent6640.35%
- 8 other candidates · 2,464 votesNOTA · 911 (0.48%)
Margin 15,968 votes · 8.48% of valid votes
All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,88,249 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R JayaramakrishnanMale · 59 yrs | DMK | 70,458 | 37.43% |
| 2 | C ShanmugaveluMale · 76 yrs | AMMK | 54,490 | 28.95% |
| 3 | R ThirumalaiMale · 33 yrs | TVK | 52,684 | 27.99% |
| 4 | M RadhamaniFemale · 38 yrs | NTK | 6,578 | 3.49% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 911 | 0.48% |
| 5 | K Vadivazhagan BalajiMale · 38 yrs | Independent | 664 | 0.35% |
| 6 | Ak SenthilkumarMale · 54 yrs · SC | PT | 621 | 0.33% |
| 7 | Sp MahendranMale · 39 yrs | Independent | 464 | 0.25% |
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| 8 | M ShanugavelMale · 45 yrs | Independent | 397 | 0.21% |
| 9 | S ShanmugavelMale · 52 yrs | Independent | 301 | 0.16% |
| 10 | P ThangarajMale · 51 yrs · SC | Independent | 263 | 0.14% |
| 11 | M Ahamed AliMale · 46 yrs | Independent | 206 | 0.11% |
| 12 | A ShanmugavelMale · 60 yrs | Independent | 120 | 0.06% |
| 13 | K ShanmugavelMale · 37 yrs | Independent | 92 | 0.05% |
The seat changed hands: ADMK won in 2021, DMK in 2026.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Madathukulam result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C Mahendran | AIADMK | 84,313 | 46.35% |
| 2 | R.jayaramakrishnan | DMK | 77,875 | 42.81% |
| 3 | C.shanmugavelu | AMMK | 6,515 | 3.58% |
| 4 | U Sanuja | NTK | 6,245 | 3.43% |
| 5 | K Kumaresan | MNM | 2,894 | 1.59% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,048 | 0.58% |
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| 6 | G Ramakrishnan | Independent | 712 | 0.39% |
| 7 | K Mahendrakumar | Independent | 611 | 0.34% |
| 8 | K Manickasamy | Independent | 503 | 0.28% |
| 9 | J.benjamin Kirubakaran | BSP | 467 | 0.26% |
| 10 | P Mahendran | Independent | 172 | 0.09% |
| 11 | K.mahalingam | Independent | 141 | 0.08% |
| 12 | M Shanmugavel | Independent | 130 | 0.07% |
| 13 | K Sakthivel | APTADMK | 105 | 0.06% |
| 14 | P Thangaraj | Independent | 88 | 0.05% |
| 15 | P Subramanian | Independent | 83 | 0.05% |
Madathukulam result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayaramakrishnan R | DMK | 76,619 | 44.66% |
| 2 | Manoharan K | AIADMK | 74,952 | 43.69% |
| 3 | Maheswari A S | TMC(M) | 6,208 | 3.62% |
| 4 | Muthukumar A | BJP | 2,619 | 1.53% |
| 5 | Ravichandran A | PMK | 2,443 | 1.42% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,147 | 1.25% |
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| 6 | Kumaragurubaran | KMDK | 1,573 | 0.92% |
| 7 | Manoharan S | Independent | 1,450 | 0.85% |
| 8 | Ravishankar C | NTK | 980 | 0.57% |
| 9 | Alavudeen S | BSP | 783 | 0.46% |
| 10 | Veeramanickam S | Independent | 569 | 0.33% |
| 11 | Manoharan D | Independent | 399 | 0.23% |
| 12 | Arunachalam N | Independent | 299 | 0.17% |
| 13 | Narayanan T | TMMK | 270 | 0.16% |
| 14 | Suresh Pandian S | SMK | 233 | 0.14% |
Madathukulam result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.shanmugavelu | AIADMK | 78,622 | 54.71% |
| 2 | M.P. Saminathan | DMK | 58,953 | 41.02% |
| 3 | D.varadharajan | Independent | 1,742 | 1.21% |
| 4 | R. Vijayaragavan | BJP | 1,166 | 0.81% |
| 5 | P.nandakumar | Independent | 946 | 0.66% |
| 6 | S.sadayappan | Independent | 739 | 0.51% |
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| 7 | S.radhakrishnan | BSP | 598 | 0.42% |
| 8 | N.thangavel | Independent | 289 | 0.20% |
| 9 | P. Subramaniam | Independent | 289 | 0.20% |
| 10 | T. Saminathan | Independent | 218 | 0.15% |
| 11 | M. Kandhasamy | Independent | 141 | 0.10% |
Madathukulam outlined in orange among the other Tamil Nadu seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Coimbatore district
- Mettuppalayam
- Avanashi
- Tiruppur (north)
- Tiruppur (south)
- Palladam
- Sulur
- Kavundampalayam
- Coimbatore (north)
- Thondamuthur
- Coimbatore (south)
- Singanallur
- Kinathukadavu
- Pollachi
- Valparai
- Udumalaipettai
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Madathukulam is one of the assembly segments of Pollachi. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Pollachi candidates.
- Karthikeyan AAIADMK46,301 59.5%
- Vasantharajan KBJP20,481 26.3%
- Sureshkumar NNTK8,666 11.1%
- Prakash PIndependent416 0.5%
- Eswarasamy KDMK325 0.4%
In the assembly election DMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, ADMK led here by 25,820 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Madathukulam.
Who won the Madathukulam assembly seat in 2026?
R Jayaramakrishnan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won Madathukulam in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 70,458 votes, which was 37.43% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Madathukulam?
The margin was 15,968 votes (8.48% of valid votes). The runner-up was C Shanmugavelu of the Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam with 54,490 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Madathukulam in 2026?
Turnout was 87.68%: 1,88,375 of 2,14,837 registered electors voted, across 294 polling stations. That is 14.5 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Madathukulam part of?
Madathukulam is an assembly segment of the Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Karthikeyan A got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Madathukulam a reserved constituency?
No. Madathukulam is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Madathukulam?
The Tamil Nadu assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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