Madurai West Assembly constituency

Madurai West is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below.

Madurai West
Constituency No. 194 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Lok Sabha constituency	Madurai
Established	1967
Total electors	3,07,141
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Sellur K. Raju
Party	AIADMK
Elected year	2021

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party		Tenure
1967	N. Sankaraiah		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	1967 - 1971

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party		Tenure
1971	K. T. K. Thangamani		Communist Party of India	1971 - 1976
1977	T. P. M. Periyaswamy		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1977 - 1980
1980	M. G. Ramachandran (Chief Minister)			1980 - 1984
1984	Pon. Muthuramalingam		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1984 - 1989
1989				1989 - 1991
1991	S. V. Shanmugam		Indian National Congress	1991 - 1996
1996	P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1996 - 2001
2001	Valarmathi Jebaraj		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2001 - 2006
2006	S. V. Shanmugam			2006 - 2007
2007*	K. S. K. Rajendran		Indian National Congress	2007 - 2011
2011	Sellur K. Raju		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2011 - 2016
2016				2016 - 2021
2021				Incumbent

*by-election

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			41.59%
2016			44.81%
2011			59.64%
2006			43.66%
2001			48.06%
1996			62.42%
1991			63.35%
1989			50.32%
1984			51.24%
1980			59.61%
1977			43.06%
1971			47.88%
1967			59.42%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai (West)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Sellur K. Raju	83,883	41.96%	−2.85
	DMK	C. Chinnammal	74,762	37.40%	+1.49
	NTK	C. Vetri Kumaran	18,224	9.12%	+7.24
	MNM	V. Muniyasamy	15,849	7.93%	New
	DMDK	P. Balachandran	3,417	1.71%	New
	Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi	K. Nagajothi	2,509	1.26%	New
	NOTA	Nota	1,774	0.89%	−0.61
	Independent	N. Ramu	368	0.18%	New
	ABHM	R. Karthikeyan	318	0.16%	New
	Independent	M. Venkatesan	126	0.06%	New
	Independent	M. Premkumar	122	0.06%	New
Margin of victory			9,121	4.56%	−4.34%
Turnout			199,920	65.09%	−0.49%
Rejected ballots			425	0.21%
Registered electors			307,141
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-2.85%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai (West)^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Sellur K. Raju	82,529	44.81%	−14.83
	DMK	G. Thalapathi	66,131	35.91%	+0.65
	CPI(M)	U. Vasuki	19,991	10.85%	New
	BJP	A. Sasikumar	5,705	3.10%	+1.12
	NTK	V. Thirunavukkarasu	3,454	1.88%	New
	NOTA	None Of The Above	2,759	1.50%	New
	PMK	R. Krishnakumar	927	0.50%	New
	Independent	M. Venkatesan	360	0.20%	New
	Independent	S. Muthupandian	332	0.18%	New
	SMK	V. C. Meenakshi	310	0.17%	New
	Gandhiya Makkal Iyakkam	S. Eswaran	277	0.15%	New
Margin of victory			16,398	8.90%	−15.48%
Turnout			184,180	65.58%	−8.55%
Registered electors			280,863
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-14.83%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai (West)^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Sellur K. Raju	94,798	59.64%	+15.98
	DMK	G. Thalapathi	56,037	35.25%	New
	BJP	M. Rajarathinam	3,149	1.98%	+0.57
	Independent	M. Paul Pandi	2,959	1.86%	New
	IJK	P. Moorthy	897	0.56%	New
Margin of victory			38,761	24.39%	21.74%
Turnout			214,423	74.13%	3.40%
Registered electors			158,950
	AIADMK hold		Swing	15.98%

2007

2007 by-election: Madurai West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K.S.K. Rajendiran	60,933	51.68%	+10.67
	AIADMK	Sellur K. Raju	29,818	25.59%	−15.72
	DMDK	Siva Muthukumaran	21,272	18.04%	+6.95
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing
Majority			31,115	n/a	n/a
Turnout			117,904	n/a	n/a

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai (West)^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. V. Shanmugam	57,208	43.66%	−4.4
	INC	N. Perumal	53,741	41.01%	New
	DMDK	Dr. S. Manimaran	14,527	11.09%	New
	BJP	P. Bhakavathi	1,851	1.41%	New
	Independent	B. Ramakrishnan	1,261	0.96%	New
	AIFB	L. K. Saravanan	814	0.62%	New
Margin of victory			3,467	2.65%	1.94%
Turnout			131,030	70.72%	21.72%
Registered electors			185,269
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-4.40%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai (West)^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Valarmathi Jebaraj	48,465	48.06%	New
	DMK	P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan	47,757	47.36%	−15.06
	MDMK	M. Manoharan	2,574	2.55%	New
	JP	M. Balasubramani	627	0.62%	New
	Independent	Dr. M. Meenakshi Sundram	569	0.56%	New
Margin of victory			708	0.70%	−44.05%
Turnout			100,840	49.01%	−10.40%
Registered electors			205,790
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-14.35%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai (West)^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan	61,723	62.42%	+27.69
	INC	R. Muthusamy	17,465	17.66%	−45.69
	JD	K. John Moses	13,965	14.12%	New
	JP	A. G. Karunakaran	4,206	4.25%	New
Margin of victory			44,258	44.75%	16.13%
Turnout			98,890	59.41%	7.29%
Registered electors			171,126
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-0.93%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai (West)^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. V. Shanmugam	59,586	63.35%	+34.55
	DMK	Pon. Muthuramalingam	32,664	34.73%	−15.6
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Margin of victory			26,922	28.62%	7.10%
Turnout			94,060	52.11%	−18.96%
Registered electors			183,245
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	13.03%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai (West)^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Pon. Muthuramalingam	45,579	50.32%	−0.91
	INC	R. V. S. Premkumar	26,087	28.80%	New
	AIADMK	A. Karunaidasan	20,871	23.04%	−24.88
	Independent	A. Vadivarsan	8,455	9.34%	New
	Independent	G. Mariappan	826	0.91%	New
Margin of victory			19,492	21.52%	18.21%
Turnout			90,572	71.08%	2.55%
Registered electors			128,999
	DMK hold		Swing	-0.91%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai (West)^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Pon. Muthuramalingam	48,247	51.24%	+13.65
	AIADMK	S. Pandian	45,131	47.93%	−11.69
Margin of victory			3,116	3.31%	−18.72%
Turnout			94,167	68.53%	5.36%
Registered electors			142,850
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-8.38%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai (West)^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. G. Ramachandran	57,019	59.61%	+16.55
	DMK	Pon. Muthuramalingam	35,953	37.59%	+16
	JP	A. C. Kamaraj	2,178	2.28%	New
Margin of victory			21,066	22.02%	0.55%
Turnout			95,646	63.17%	9.24%
Registered electors			152,756
	AIADMK hold		Swing	16.55%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai (West)^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	T. P. M. Periyaswamy	32,342	43.06%	New
	DMK	Pon. Muthuramalingam	16,211	21.59%	New
	JP	A. C. Kamaraj	13,168	17.53%	New
	CPI	K. T. K. Thangamani	12,190	16.23%	−31.65
	AIFB	S. Mayandi	1,192	1.59%	New
Margin of victory			16,131	21.48%	10.77%
Turnout			75,103	53.93%	−11.46%
Registered electors			140,580
	AIADMK gain from CPI		Swing	-4.81%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai (West)^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	K. T. K. Thangamani	40,899	47.88%	+36.46
	INC	P. Anandam	31,753	37.17%	+8
	CPI(M)	N. Sankariah	12,774	14.95%	−44.47
Margin of victory			9,146	10.71%	−19.55%
Turnout			85,426	65.39%	−7.14%
Registered electors			137,117
	CPI gain from CPI(M)		Swing	-11.54%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Madurai (West)^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	N. Sankaraiah	46,882	59.42%	New
	INC	M. Chelliah	23,012	29.17%	New
	CPI	K. T. K. Thangamani	9,005	11.41%	New
Margin of victory			23,870	30.25%
Turnout			78,899	72.52%
Registered electors			111,707
	CPI(M) win (new seat)