Karthikeyan S of TVK won the Madurai East Assembly constituency (Madurai district, Madurai Region) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 43.74% of 271,566 votes cast. The winning margin over Moorthy P (DMK) was 16,547 votes, or 6.09 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
43.74%
Winner vote share
16,547
Margin (6.09%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Madurai East 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karthikeyan S Winner | TVK | 118,777 | 43.74% |
| 2 | Moorthy P 2nd | DMK | 102,230 | 37.64% |
| 3 | Mahendran K | ADMK | 31,016 | 11.42% |
| 4 | Selvam K | NTK | 13,629 | 5.02% |
| 5 | Prince S | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 1,591 | 0.59% |
| 6 | Nota | NOTA | 1,177 | 0.43% |
| 7 | Karthikeyan G | IND | 750 | 0.28% |
| 8 | Bharathiraja A | Puthiya Tamilagam | 594 | 0.22% |
| 9 | Mugeshkumar M | IND | 561 | 0.21% |
| 10 | Pitchai V | IND | 240 | 0.09% |
| 11 | Arun Pandian A J | IND | 217 | 0.08% |
| 12 | Arasu S | IND | 196 | 0.07% |
| 13 | Ajay Kannan A | IND | 163 | 0.06% |
| 14 | Boomirajan K | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 159 | 0.06% |
| 15 | Velladurai A | IND | 145 | 0.05% |
| 16 | Chandra Mouliswaran A | IND | 121 | 0.04% |
How Madurai East compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | MOORTHY P | DMK | 51.59% |
| 2026 | KARTHIKEYAN S | TVK | 43.74% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -7.85 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.