Madhar Badhurudeen of TVK won the Madurai Central Assembly constituency (Madurai district, Madurai Region) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 42.68% of 148,586 votes cast. The winning margin over Palanivel Thiaga Rajan (DMK) was 19,128 votes, or 12.87 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
42.68%
Winner vote share
19,128
Margin (12.87%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Madurai Central 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madhar Badhurudeen Winner | TVK | 63,414 | 42.68% |
| 2 | Palanivel Thiaga Rajan 2nd | DMK | 44,286 | 29.8% |
| 3 | Sundar C | ADMK | 33,538 | 22.57% |
| 4 | Abdul Hakeem K | NTK | 5,549 | 3.73% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 656 | 0.44% |
| 6 | Sakkaravarthy P | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 313 | 0.21% |
| 7 | Ramar Pandi T | Bahujan Samaj Party | 268 | 0.18% |
| 8 | Avadainathan V | IND | 145 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Saleem | IND | 105 | 0.07% |
| 10 | Rajendran R | IND | 92 | 0.06% |
| 11 | Manivannan | IND | 83 | 0.06% |
| 12 | Guru Karthick T | IND | 72 | 0.05% |
| 13 | Sivaperumal V | IND | 65 | 0.04% |
How Madurai Central compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | PALANIVEL THIAGA RAJAN | DMK | 48.99% |
| 2026 | MADHAR BADHURUDEEN | TVK | 42.68% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -6.31 percentage points in the winning vote share.
This page is part of the full Tamil Nadu 2026 election results set. Explore every seat, party efficiency, regional swing and demographics in the TN 2026 Explorer. For the wider story, see TVK’s debut mapped, the incumbents who lost, and how DMK collapsed.