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Assembly constituency 193 · Tamil Nadu

Madurai Central is assembly constituency number 193 in Tamil Nadu, in Madurai district, and one of the segments of the Madurai Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Madhar Badhurudeen of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 42.7% of the vote, 19,128 votes ahead of Palanivel Thiaga Rajan (DMK).

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Madurai Central · 2026AC 193
  1. 01
    Madhar Badhurudeen
    TVK
    63,414
    42.68%
  2. 02
    Palanivel Thiaga Rajan
    DMK
    44,286
    29.80%
  3. 03
    Sundar C
    AIADMK
    33,538
    22.57%
  4. 04
    Abdul Hakeem K
    NTK
    5,549
    3.73%
  5. 05
    Sakkaravarthy P
    AIPTMMK
    313
    0.21%
  6. 7 other candidates · 830 votesNOTA · 656 (0.44%)

Margin 19,128 votes · 12.87% of valid votes

1,99,725
Registered electors
2026 election
74.5%
Turnout
+12.6 pts vs 2021
19,128
Victory margin
12.9% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 12 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,48,586 valid votes, NOTA included.

Madurai Central 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Madhar BadhurudeenMale · 42 yrsTVK63,414
42.68%
2Palanivel Thiaga RajanMale · 60 yrsDMK44,286
29.80%
3Sundar CMale · 58 yrsAIADMK33,538
22.57%
4Abdul Hakeem KMale · 39 yrsNTK5,549
3.73%
—NOTANOTA656
0.44%
5Sakkaravarthy PMale · 65 yrsAIPTMMK313
0.21%
6Ramar Pandi TMale · 41 yrs · SCBSP268
0.18%
7Avadainathan VMale · 72 yrsIndependent145
0.10%
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8SaleemMale · 53 yrsIndependent105
0.07%
9Rajendran RMale · 42 yrs · SCIndependent92
0.06%
10ManivannanMale · 50 yrsIndependent83
0.06%
11Guru Karthick TMale · 29 yrsIndependent72
0.05%
12Sivaperumal VMale · 43 yrs · SCIndependent65
0.04%
Past results

The seat changed hands: DMK won in 2021, TVK in 2026.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2011201620212026TVK 42.7%DMK 29.8%AIADMK 22.6%MNM 9.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Madhar BadhurudeenTVK · 42.7% · margin 19,128Turnout74.5%
2021Palanivel Thiaga RajanDMK · 49.0% · margin 34,176Turnout61.8%
2016Palanivel ThiagarajanDMK · 42.5% · margin 5,762Turnout65.2%
2011Sundarrajan RDMDK · 52.8% · margin 19,560Turnout74.8%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Madurai Central result 2021

Madurai Central 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Palanivel Thiaga RajanDMK73,205
48.99%
2Jothi Muthuramalingam NAIADMK39,029
26.12%
3Mani BMNM14,495
9.70%
4Pandiammal JNTK11,215
7.51%
5Kremmer SureshIndependent4,907
3.28%
6Sikkandar Batcha G SSDPI3,347
2.24%
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—NOTANOTA1,441
0.96%
7Krishnaprabbu M RIndependent440
0.29%
8Eswari MMIDP287
0.19%
9Thavamani ABSP286
0.19%
10Elangovan RIndependent264
0.18%
11Rajasuriyaa K RIndependent193
0.13%
12Rajakumar Naidu E V STTNP176
0.12%
13Sivasankar SIndependent94
0.06%
14Sathiyendran NIndependent51
0.03%

Madurai Central result 2016

Madurai Central 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Palanivel ThiagarajanDMK64,662
42.55%
2Jeyabal MAIADMK58,900
38.75%
3Sivamuthukumar DDMDK11,235
7.39%
4Karthik Prabu MBJP6,926
4.56%
5Vetrikumaran CNTK2,998
1.97%
—NOTANOTA2,683
1.77%
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6Jafar Sulthan Ibrahim MSDPI1,686
1.11%
7Selvam TPMK1,007
0.66%
8Sudhakar RAIFB471
0.31%
9Balasubramanian RIndependent253
0.17%
10Thavamani ABSP203
0.13%
11Vel SIndependent161
0.11%
12Muthuraja K.mIndependent156
0.10%
13Shahul Hameed AIndependent135
0.09%
14Karmegam MIndependent106
0.07%
15Sathiyendran NIndependent97
0.06%
16Soundaram G TLJP95
0.06%
17Rajkumar SIndependent88
0.06%
18Navaneethakrishnan RIndependent74
0.05%
19Avadainathan VIndependent46
0.03%

Madurai Central result 2011

Madurai Central 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sundarrajan RDMDK76,063
52.77%
2Syed Ghouse Basha SDMK56,503
39.20%
3Sasikumar ABJP3,708
2.57%
4Srinivasan GIndependent2,569
1.78%
5Muthuraj K MIndependent2,140
1.48%
6Radhakrishnan RJMM953
0.66%
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7Venkatesh Kumar HIJK624
0.43%
8Jeyakumar MIndependent420
0.29%
9Senthil SIndependent328
0.23%
10Velaventhan KanaIndependent300
0.21%
11Tamilarasan SIndependent216
0.15%
12Pandi PIndependent194
0.13%
13Syed Thalib Alisha SIndependent133
0.09%
Map

Madurai Central 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 Madurai district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

TVKDMKAIADMKINCPMKVCKOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Madurai Central is one of the assembly segments of Madurai. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Madurai candidates.

  • Venkatesan SCPI(M)63,516 48.5%
  • Raama SreenivasanBJP28,864 22.1%
  • Saravanan PAIADMK24,903 19.0%
  • Sathyadevi TNTK10,253 7.8%
  • Velmurugan ABHRTPRJAIK800 0.6%

In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, CPI(M) led here by 34,652 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Madurai Central.

Who won the Madurai Central assembly seat in 2026?

Madhar Badhurudeen of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Madurai Central in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 63,414 votes, which was 42.68% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Madurai Central?

The margin was 19,128 votes (12.87% of valid votes). The runner-up was Palanivel Thiaga Rajan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 44,286 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Madurai Central in 2026?

Turnout was 74.46%: 1,48,709 of 1,99,725 registered electors voted, across 253 polling stations. That is 12.6 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Madurai Central part of?

Madurai Central is an assembly segment of the Madurai Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Venkatesan S got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Madurai Central a reserved constituency?

No. Madurai Central is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Madurai Central?

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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