Manamadurai is assembly constituency number 187 in Tamil Nadu, in Sivaganga district, and one of the segments of the Sivaganga Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Elangovan.d of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 33.5% of the vote, 1,208 votes ahead of Tamilarasi.a (DMK).
- 01Elangovan.dTVK69,97133.54%
- 02Tamilarasi.aDMK68,76332.96%
- 03Balaganapathy.vBJP42,61020.42%
- 04Shanmugapriya.mNTK19,6769.43%
- 05Arumugam.vRPI1,6920.81%
- 9 other candidates · 5,085 votesNOTA · 846 (0.41%)
Margin 1,208 votes · 0.58% of valid votes
All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,08,643 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elangovan.dMale · 44 yrs · SC | TVK | 69,971 | 33.54% |
| 2 | Tamilarasi.aFemale · 50 yrs · SC | DMK | 68,763 | 32.96% |
| 3 | Balaganapathy.vMale · 48 yrs · SC | BJP | 42,610 | 20.42% |
| 4 | Shanmugapriya.mFemale · 33 yrs · SC | NTK | 19,676 | 9.43% |
| 5 | Arumugam.vMale · 58 yrs · SC | RPI | 1,692 | 0.81% |
| 6 | Thilagaraj.kMale · 33 yrs · SC | AIPTMMK | 1,686 | 0.81% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 846 | 0.41% |
| 7 | Rajamanikkam.aMale · 28 yrs · SC | PT | 706 | 0.34% |
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| 8 | Bharathidasan.sMale · 35 yrs · SC | Independent | 612 | 0.29% |
| 9 | Arunpandian.aMale · 32 yrs · SC | tavk | 484 | 0.23% |
| 10 | Veerapandi.vMale · 40 yrs · SC | Independent | 428 | 0.21% |
| 11 | Raju.j.mMale · 61 yrs · SC | Independent | 328 | 0.16% |
| 12 | Sathish.tMale · 27 yrs · SC | Independent | 317 | 0.15% |
| 13 | Shankarganesan.sMale · 48 yrs · SC | Independent | 263 | 0.13% |
| 14 | Karuppusami.vMale · 52 yrs · SC | Independent | 261 | 0.13% |
The seat changed hands: DMK won in 2021, TVK in 2026.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Manamadurai bye-election, 18 Apr 2019
Turnout 74.5% · 1,96,917 of 2,64,192 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagarajan S. | AIADMK | 85,228 | 43.32% |
| 2 | Kasilingam @ Ilakkiyadasan K | DMK | 77,034 | 39.15% |
| 3 | Mariappankennady S. | Independent | 20,395 | 10.37% |
| 4 | Shanmugapriya M. | NTK | 9,315 | 4.73% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,618 | 0.82% |
| 5 | Periyakaruppan P. | Independent | 870 | 0.44% |
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| 6 | Balamurugan A. | Independent | 516 | 0.26% |
| 7 | Ganesan P. | Independent | 357 | 0.18% |
| 8 | Vairakannan G. | Independent | 315 | 0.16% |
| 9 | Manimuthu K. | Independent | 266 | 0.14% |
| 10 | Muniyandi P. | Independent | 255 | 0.13% |
| 11 | Rasu R. | Independent | 220 | 0.11% |
| 12 | Sivasankari P. | Independent | 196 | 0.10% |
| 13 | Karuppaiah S. | Independent | 178 | 0.09% |
Manamadurai result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamilarasi A. | DMK | 89,364 | 44.01% |
| 2 | Nagarajan S. | AIADMK | 75,273 | 37.07% |
| 3 | Shanmugapriya M. | NTK | 23,228 | 11.44% |
| 4 | Mariappankennady S. | AMMK | 10,231 | 5.04% |
| 5 | Sivasankari P. | MNM | 2,257 | 1.11% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,335 | 0.66% |
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| 6 | Rajaiah C. | Independent | 369 | 0.18% |
| 7 | Chandrasekar M. | AMPK | 229 | 0.11% |
| 8 | Muthumari K. | Independent | 185 | 0.09% |
| 9 | Thamaraiselvi S. | Independent | 142 | 0.07% |
| 10 | Muralitharan M. | AMGRDMK | 128 | 0.06% |
| 11 | Duraipandi M. | Independent | 125 | 0.06% |
| 12 | Rajendran A. | MIDP | 111 | 0.05% |
| 13 | Karuppaiah S. | Independent | 84 | 0.04% |
Manamadurai result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariappankennady S | AIADMK | 89,893 | 48.45% |
| 2 | Chitraselvi S | DMK | 75,004 | 40.43% |
| 3 | Deepa Anbalagan | VCK | 7,493 | 4.04% |
| 4 | Rajendran M | BJP | 3,493 | 1.88% |
| 5 | Sathya S | NTK | 2,997 | 1.62% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,193 | 1.18% |
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| 6 | Kasinathadurai A | SDPI | 1,515 | 0.82% |
| 7 | Sivanandam N | BSP | 886 | 0.48% |
| 8 | Malaisamy R | PMK | 647 | 0.35% |
| 9 | Gandhi R | Independent | 504 | 0.27% |
| 10 | Sankar P | Independent | 373 | 0.20% |
| 11 | Raghunathan V | MMKA | 291 | 0.16% |
| 12 | Karthick R | VTIP | 233 | 0.13% |
Manamadurai result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunasekaran.m | AIADMK | 83,535 | 51.68% |
| 2 | Tamilarasi.a | DMK | 69,515 | 43.01% |
| 3 | Murugavelrajan.k | BSP | 2,883 | 1.78% |
| 4 | Velmurugan.o | Independent | 1,766 | 1.09% |
| 5 | Viswanatha Gopalan.v | BJP | 1,185 | 0.73% |
| 6 | Ayyanar.r | Independent | 1,135 | 0.70% |
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| 7 | Suresh.k | Independent | 791 | 0.49% |
| 8 | Kuruthivelmaran.m | Independent | 438 | 0.27% |
| 9 | Gunasekaran.k | Independent | 378 | 0.23% |
Manamadurai 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 Sivaganga district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Manamadurai is one of the assembly segments of Sivaganga. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Sivaganga candidates.
- Karti P ChidambaramINC70,132 39.4%
- Dhevanathan Yadav TBJP40,552 22.8%
- Xavierdass AAIADMK33,224 18.6%
- EzhilarasiNTK29,074 16.3%
- Dhanalakshmi MIndependent294 0.2%
In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 29,580 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Manamadurai.
Who won the Manamadurai assembly seat in 2026?
Elangovan.d of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Manamadurai in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 69,971 votes, which was 33.54% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Manamadurai?
The margin was 1,208 votes (0.58% of valid votes). The runner-up was Tamilarasi.a of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 68,763 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Manamadurai in 2026?
Turnout was 80.36%: 2,09,091 of 2,60,203 registered electors voted, across 369 polling stations. That is 7.3 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Manamadurai part of?
Manamadurai is an assembly segment of the Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Karti P Chidambaram got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Manamadurai had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 18 Apr 2019, Nagarajan S. (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) won by 8,194 votes.
Is Manamadurai a reserved constituency?
Yes. Manamadurai is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Manamadurai?
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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