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Assembly constituency 188 · Tamil Nadu

Melur is assembly constituency number 188 in Tamil Nadu, in Madurai district, and one of the segments of the Madurai Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election P.viswanathan of the Indian National Congress won with 31.5% of the vote, 2,724 votes ahead of A.maduraiveeran (TVK).

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Melur · 2026AC 188
  1. 01
    P.viswanathan
    INC
    60,080
    31.50%
  2. 02
    A.maduraiveeran
    TVK
    57,356
    30.07%
  3. 03
    P.periyapullan (a) Selvam
    AIADMK
    56,744
    29.75%
  4. 04
    Kottaikumar
    NTK
    9,570
    5.02%
  5. 05
    Soniagandhi
    AIPTMMK
    2,628
    1.38%
  6. 8 other candidates · 3,794 votesNOTA · 554 (0.29%)

Margin 2,724 votes · 1.43% of valid votes

2,30,061
Registered electors
2026 election
82.9%
Turnout
+8.1 pts vs 2021
2,724
Victory margin
1.4% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,90,726 valid votes, NOTA included.

Melur 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1P.viswanathanMale · 61 yrs · SCINC60,080
31.50%
2A.maduraiveeranMale · 50 yrsTVK57,356
30.07%
3P.periyapullan (a) SelvamMale · 54 yrsAIADMK56,744
29.75%
4KottaikumarMale · 58 yrsNTK9,570
5.02%
5SoniagandhiFemale · 37 yrsAIPTMMK2,628
1.38%
6M.muruganMale · 65 yrsIndependent2,170
1.14%
—NOTANOTA554
0.29%
7M.panneerselvamMale · 50 yrs · SCPT423
0.22%
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8C.rameshMale · 35 yrsIndependent317
0.17%
9K.meyyarMale · 49 yrs · SCCPI(ML)(L)276
0.14%
10C.mohanramMale · 59 yrsIndependent269
0.14%
11K.manikandaprabuMale · 40 yrs · SCIndependent138
0.07%
12S.boopathiMale · 45 yrsIndependent116
0.06%
13K.sethuramanMale · 51 yrsIndependent85
0.04%
Past results

The seat changed hands: ADMK won in 2021, INC in 2026.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026INC 31.5%TVK 30.1%AIADMK 29.8%AMMK 18.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026P.viswanathanINC · 31.5% · margin 2,724Turnout82.9%
2021Periyapullan @ Selvam P.AIADMK · 45.6% · margin 35,162Turnout74.8%
2016Periyapullan @ Selvam PAIADMK · 51.5% · margin 19,723Turnout74.2%
2011Samy RAIADMK · 55.7% · margin 24,462Turnout80.5%

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

Melur result 2021

Melur 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Periyapullan @ Selvam P.AIADMK83,344
45.60%
2Ravichandran T.INC48,182
26.36%
3Selvaraj A.AMMK34,262
18.74%
4Karuppusamy P.NTK10,669
5.84%
5Kathiresan K.MNM2,176
1.19%
—NOTANOTA884
0.48%
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6Pandi K.Independent736
0.40%
7Balan T.Independent630
0.34%
8Gobalakrishnan M.Independent350
0.19%
9Mohanram C.Independent342
0.19%
10Dhinakaran S.Independent274
0.15%
11Senthilraj K.MIDP270
0.15%
12Kannan P.Independent258
0.14%
13Nagendran N.Independent200
0.11%
14Sivasamy R.Independent110
0.06%
15Dharmar P.Independent95
0.05%

Melur result 2016

Melur 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Periyapullan @ Selvam PAIADMK88,909
51.54%
2Ragupthy A.pDMK69,186
40.11%
3Bharath Natchiyappan T.nTMC(M)4,579
2.65%
4Boopathikakkan P.vBJP1,921
1.11%
5Seeman I TNTK1,339
0.78%
6Rishi Kapoor. SSDPI828
0.48%
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7Kalaimani SAIFB773
0.45%
—NOTANOTA757
0.44%
8Abdul Salam A.kPMK746
0.43%
9Pandidurai AIndependent662
0.38%
10Manoharan. VIndependent478
0.28%
11Karikalan. SIndependent401
0.23%
12Palanikumar SIndependent374
0.22%
13Pakkiyanathan KIndependent337
0.20%
14Devadasan SIndependent337
0.20%
15Anitha RGAPP210
0.12%
16Pandi KIndependent169
0.10%
17Dharmar PIndependent161
0.09%
18Jothi.vIndependent135
0.08%
19Gandhiprabhu RIndependent109
0.06%
20Veeranan IRJD90
0.05%

Melur result 2011

Melur 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Samy RAIADMK85,869
55.74%
2Rani RDMK61,407
39.86%
3Dharmalingam P VBJP1,608
1.04%
4Sarasukumar VairaBSP1,080
0.70%
5Gopalakrishnan MRJD856
0.56%
6Vetrivel GIndependent836
0.54%
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7Alagar LIndependent769
0.50%
8Muthu PIndependent589
0.38%
9Pitchai RIndependent385
0.25%
10Subramani VIndependent340
0.22%
11Kannan CIndependent311
0.20%
Map

Melur 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

Melur 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)69,258 41.5%
  • Saravanan PAIADMK39,123 23.5%
  • Raama SreenivasanBJP35,952 21.6%
  • Sathyadevi TNTK16,968 10.2%
  • Velmurugan ABHRTPRJAIK734 0.4%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, CPI(M) led here by 30,135 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Melur.

Who won the Melur assembly seat in 2026?

P.viswanathan of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Melur in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 60,080 votes, which was 31.50% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Melur?

The margin was 2,724 votes (1.43% of valid votes). The runner-up was A.maduraiveeran of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with 57,356 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Melur in 2026?

Turnout was 82.94%: 1,90,822 of 2,30,061 registered electors voted, across 291 polling stations. That is 8.1 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Melur part of?

Melur 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 Melur a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Melur?

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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