Madurai East Assembly constituency

9°55′41″N 77°58′29″E

Madurai East
Constituency No. 189 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Lok Sabha constituency	Madurai
Established	1957
Total electors	3,28,990[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent P. Moorthy
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Madurai East is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Election results from this constituency are listed below. For the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, Madurai East was one of 17 assembly constituencies to use voter-verified paper audit trail.^[2][3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Assembly	Winner	Party		Tenure
1957	2nd	P. K. R. Lakshmi Kanthan		Indian National Congress	1957–1962
1962	3rd				1962–1967
1967	4th	K. P. Janakiammal		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	1967–1971

Tamil Nadu

Year	Assembly	Winner	Party		Tenure
1971	5th	K. S. Ramakrishnan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1971–1977
1977	6th	N. Sankariah		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	1977–1980
1980	7th	N. Sankariah		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	1980–1984
1984	8th	K. Kalimuthu		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1984–1989
1989	9th	S. R. Eradha (Leader of the Opposition)		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1989–1991
1991	10th	O. S. Amarnath		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1991–1996
1996	11th	V. Velusamy		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1996–2001
2001	12th	N. Nanmaran		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	2001–2006
2006	13th	N. Nanmaran		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	2006–2011
2011	14th	K. Tamilarasan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2011–2016
2016	15th	P. Moorthy		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2016–2021
2021	16th				Incumbent

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates

2021			51.59%
2016			50.62%
2011			55.29%
2006			38.20%
2001			43.29%
1996			46.24%
1991			64.00%
1989			48.88%
1984			51.08%
1980			49.35%
1977			33.45%
1971			44.13%
1967			50.32%
1962			48.11%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	P. Moorthy	122,729	51.59%	+0.97
	AIADMK	R. Gopalakrishnan	73,125	30.74%	−4.6
	NTK	J. Latha	17,668	7.43%	+5.89
	MNM	I. Muthukrishnan	11,993	5.04%	New
	AMMK	T. Saravanan	6,729	2.83%	New
	None of the above	None of the above	1,944	0.82%	−0.7
	PT	A. Balamurugan	1,755	0.74%	New
Margin of victory			49,604	20.85%	5.57%
Turnout			237,892	72.31%	−2.48%
Rejected ballots			53	0.02%
Registered electors			328,990
	DMK hold		Swing	0.97%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	P. Moorthy	108,569	50.62%	+11.32
	AIADMK	P. Pandi	75,797	35.34%	−19.95
	CPI	P. Kalithasan	11,599	5.41%	New
	BJP	M. Suseendran	6,181	2.88%	+1.39
	NTK	Sengannan	3,296	1.54%	New
	None of the above	None of the above	3,246	1.51%	New
	PMK	Alaguraja	1,113	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			32,772	15.28%	−0.71%
Turnout			214,473	74.79%	−2.39%
Registered electors			286,766
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-4.67%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Tamilarasan	99,447	55.29%	New
	DMK	P. Moorthy	70,692	39.30%	New
	BJP	K. Srinivasan	2,677	1.49%	−0.14
	Independent	V. Govindaraj	2,287	1.27%	New
	IJK	K. G. Gnanasekaran	1,008	0.56%	New
	BSP	A. Dhavamani	929	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			28,755	15.99%	15.93%
Turnout			233,061	77.18%	6.34%
Registered electors			179,869
	AIADMK gain from CPI(M)		Swing	17.09%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	N. Nanmaran	36,383	38.20%	−5.09
	MDMK	M. Boominathan	36,332	38.15%	+35.64
	DMDK	A. Dhamodharan	18,632	19.56%	New
	BJP	A. P. Prabakaran	1,553	1.63%	New
	AIFB	N. Subbaiah	655	0.69%	New
	Independent	L. Thangavel	654	0.69%	New
Margin of victory			51	0.05%	−7.02%
Turnout			95,244	70.84%	15.92%
Registered electors			134,455
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	-5.09%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	N. Nanmaran	32,461	43.29%	New
	DMK	V. Velusamy	27,157	36.22%	−10.02
	Independent	N. L. Vasu	11,837	15.79%	New
	MDMK	M. Boominathan	1,878	2.50%	−2.12
	JP	Jarina Begam	586	0.78%	New
	JD(U)	A. C. Kamaraj	507	0.68%	New
Margin of victory			5,304	7.07%	−15.53%
Turnout			74,980	54.92%	−6.84%
Registered electors			136,526
	CPI(M) gain from DMK		Swing	-2.94%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	V. Velusamy	39,478	46.24%	New
	AIADMK	T. R. Janardhanan	20,181	23.64%	−40.36
	BJP	N. L. Vasu	14,915	17.47%	+10.04
	MDMK	V. Muniyandi	3,946	4.62%	New
	JP	J. Jebathurai	3,586	4.20%	New
	AIIC(T)	R. Ramachandran	1,596	1.87%	New
Margin of victory			19,297	22.60%	−15.65%
Turnout			85,381	61.76%	5.76%
Registered electors			143,887
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-17.76%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	O. S. Amarnath	50,336	64.00%	+15.12
	CPI(M)	P. M. Kumar	20,248	25.74%	−7.06
	BJP	R. V. Seshachario	5,841	7.43%	+6.44
	TMUL	M. Ali Akbar	1,465	1.86%	New
Margin of victory			30,088	38.26%	22.18%
Turnout			78,650	56.00%	−10.53%
Registered electors			142,993
	AIADMK hold		Swing	15.12%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. R. Eradha	40,519	48.88%	−2.2
	CPI(M)	N. Sankaraiah	27,196	32.81%	−10.9
	INC	M. K. Ramakrishnan	12,778	15.42%	New
	BJP	T. R. Gopalan	817	0.99%	New
Margin of victory			13,323	16.07%	8.70%
Turnout			82,892	66.53%	−5.73%
Registered electors			126,225
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-2.20%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Kalimuthu	43,210	51.08%	New
	CPI(M)	P. M. Kumar	36,972	43.71%	−5.64
	Independent	J. S. Krishnan	1,663	1.97%	New
	Independent	Brinda Janardhanan	879	1.04%	New
	INC(J)	O. K. (Obula) Lakshmanan	638	0.75%	New
Margin of victory			6,238	7.37%	−0.58%
Turnout			84,590	72.26%	15.24%
Registered electors			120,711
	AIADMK gain from CPI(M)		Swing	1.74%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	N. Sankaraiah	36,862	49.35%	+15.9
	INC	M. A. Ramamoorthy	30,923	41.40%	+10.68
	JP	N. S. Ramamoorthy	5,647	7.56%	New
	Independent	O. K. (Obula) Lakshmanan	382	0.51%	New
Margin of victory			5,939	7.95%	5.21%
Turnout			74,701	57.02%	−2.03%
Registered electors			132,153
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	15.90%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	N. Sankaraiah	24,263	33.45%	+23.76
	INC	A. G. Subbraman	22,278	30.71%	−9.6
	JP	R. V. Seshachari	15,629	21.55%	New
	DMK	M. R. Sankaran	9,644	13.29%	−30.84
	Independent	R. V. Siddha	508	0.70%	New
Margin of victory			1,985	2.74%	−1.08%
Turnout			72,539	59.04%	−12.79%
Registered electors			123,951
	CPI(M) gain from DMK		Swing	-10.69%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. S. Rama Krishnan	27,884	44.13%	New
	INC	L. K. T. Muthuram	25,472	40.32%	+2.89
	CPI(M)	V. Veera Badhran	6,118	9.68%	−40.64
	ABJS	S. K. Balakrishnan	3,707	5.87%	New
Margin of victory			2,412	3.82%	−9.08%
Turnout			63,181	71.83%	−7.28%
Registered electors			92,937
	DMK gain from CPI(M)		Swing	-6.19%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	K. P. Janakiammal	32,173	50.32%	New
	INC	A. G. Subburaman	23,929	37.43%	−10.69
	ABJS	R. V. Seshachari	7,396	11.57%	New
Margin of victory			8,244	12.89%	0.50%
Turnout			63,936	79.11%	1.96%
Registered electors			82,764
	CPI(M) gain from INC		Swing	2.21%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. K. R. Lakshmi Kantham	36,679	48.11%	New
	CPI	N. Sankaraiah	27,228	35.72%	New
	SWA	Ramu Servai	7,404	9.71%	New
	ABJS	Ramia Seshachari	4,922	6.46%	New
Margin of victory			9,451	12.40%
Turnout			76,233	77.15%
Registered electors			101,097
	INC win (new seat)