Tamil Nadu · AC 188
Melur
Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 2026 · Madurai
230,061
Electors
190,726
Votes polled
82.90%
Turnout
2,724
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
P.Viswanathan
Won
Male
|
INC | 60,080 | 31.50% |
| 2 |
A.Maduraiveeran
Male
|
TVK | 57,356 | 30.07% |
| 3 |
P.Periyapullan (a) Selvam
Male
|
ADMK | 56,744 | 29.75% |
| 4 |
Kottaikumar
Male
|
NTK | 9,570 | 5.02% |
| 5 |
Soniagandhi
Female
|
AIPTMMK | 2,628 | 1.38% |
| 6 |
M.Murugan
Male
|
IND | 2,170 | 1.14% |
| 7 | Nota (NOTA) | NOTA | 554 | 29.00% |
| 8 |
M.Panneerselvam
Male
|
PT | 423 | 22.00% |
| 9 |
C.Ramesh
Male
|
IND | 317 | 17.00% |
| 10 |
K.Meyyar
Male
|
CPI(ML)(L) | 276 | 14.00% |
| 11 |
C.Mohanram
Male
|
IND | 269 | 14.00% |
| 12 |
K.Manikandaprabu
Male
|
IND | 138 | 7.00% |
| 13 |
S.Boopathi
Male
|
IND | 116 | 6.00% |
| 14 |
K.Sethuraman
Male
|
IND | 85 | 4.00% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs female
Male
86,585 (45.82%)
Female
102,395 (54.18%)
Others
3 (0.00%)
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% |