Madurai South
Assembly constituency 192 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu
[01]Result · 2026
#192 · GENAll candidates 6
Turnout 78.3%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total612
- State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
- ReconciliationΣ 6 candidates = 1,40,891Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
15.2 ppM.M.GopisonTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
- 2021
4.5 ppBoominathan.MDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2016
16.5 ppSaravanan .S.S.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2011
33.6 ppAnnadurai RCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2006
6.0 ppRajasekaran, SCommunist Party of India
- 2001
12.0 ppVenkadachalam.A.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1996
0.4 ppVenkatachalam A.Independent
- 1991
37.5 ppShanmuganathan S.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1989
3.2 ppChandrasekaran K.B. V.Sc.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1984
31.6 ppVenkatachalamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1980
13.5 ppThirumaran, P.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1977
10.8 ppT. PushparajuIndian National Congress
- 1971
40.3 ppS. MadhavanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1967
19.9 ppS.MadhavanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1962
18.2 ppP. Urukavala KudumbanIndian National Congress
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 40.3 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed BJP polled 31,100 votes, 1.4× the 21,529-vote margin.
31,100 ÷ 21,529 = 1.4 -
The top two polled 73.0% of votes; the other 4 candidates 26.6% between them.
(62,415 + 40,886) ÷ 1,41,503 = 73.0% · 37,590 ÷ 1,41,503 = 26.6% -
Turnout of 78.3% was 8.3 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).
78.3 − 86.6 = −8.3 -
The margin widened from 4.5 pp in 2021 to 15.2 pp.
15.2 − 4.5 = +10.7 pp -
The seat changed hands: DMK in 2021, TVK in 2026.
2021 DMK · 2026 TVK
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 6 candidate lines1,40,891
- NOTAcounted within the total612
- Published totalVotes polled1,41,503
- Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds
Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates6 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified
State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database