Tamil Nadu · AC 188
Melur
Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 1996 · Madurai
189,179
Electors
118,949
Votes polled
62.88%
Turnout
44,741
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
K.V.V. Rajamanickam
Won
Male
|
TMC(M) | 73,999 | 62.21% |
| 2 |
C.R. Sundararajan
Male
|
INC | 29,258 | 24.60% |
| 3 |
Veera Ilavarasan
Male
|
MDMK | 10,363 | 8.71% |
| 4 |
K. Puyal
Male
|
JP | 3,864 | 3.25% |
| 5 |
K. Liyagath Ali
Male
|
IND | 354 | 0.30% |
| 6 |
P. Tamilarasan
Male
|
IND | 238 | 0.20% |
| 7 |
N.P.V. Vellandy
Male
|
SHS | 232 | 0.20% |
| 8 |
M. Kannan
Male
|
IND | 160 | 0.13% |
| 9 |
R. Mani
Male
|
IND | 140 | 0.12% |
| 10 |
S. Arunachalam
Male
|
IND | 130 | 0.11% |
| 11 |
R. Subramanian
Male
|
IND | 97 | 0.08% |
| 12 |
S. Vellai
Male
|
IND | 62 | 0.05% |
| 13 |
S. Agalyadevi
Female
|
IND | 52 | 0.04% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Melur Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
P.Viswanathan
Male
INC
|
31.50% |
A.Maduraiveeran
Male
TVK
|
30.07% |
| 2021 |
Periyapullan @ Selvam P.
Male
ADMK
|
45.60% |
Ravichandran T.
Male
INC
|
26.36% |
| 2016 |
Periyapullan @ Selvam P
Male
ADMK
|
51.54% |
Ragupthy A.P
Male
DMK
|
40.11% |
| 2011 |
Samy R
Male
AIADMK
|
55.74% |
Rani R
Female
DMK
|
39.86% |
| 2006 |
Samy.R
Male
AIADMK
|
— |
Ravichandran.K.V.V
Male
INC
|
— |
| 2001 |
Samy.R
Male
ADMK
|
46.32% |
Samayanallur Selavarasu.S
Male
DMK
|
24.89% |
| 1996 |
K.V.V. Rajamanickam
Male
TMC(M)
|
62.21% |
C.R. Sundararajan
Male
INC
|
24.60% |
| 1991 |
K. V. V. Rajamanickam
Male
INC
|
72.33% |
N. Palanisamy
Male
CPM
|
24.82% |
| 1989 |
Ranamanickam, K.V.V
Male
INC
|
36.41% |
Thiagarajan, Kr
Male
DMK
|
28.75% |
| 1984 |
Veeranambalam, D. V
Male
INC
|
60.11% |
Thiyagarajan, K
Male
ADK
|
33.37% |
| 1980 |
Veeranambalam, K. V
Male
INC(I)
|
54.60% |
Paramasivan, A. M
Male
ADK
|
42.31% |
| 1977 |
A.M. Paramasivan
Male
ADK
|
36.07% |
K.V. Veernanamablam
Male
INC
|
35.90% |