Thangapandi Sr of TVK won the Madurai West Assembly constituency (Madurai district, Madurai Region) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 40.78% of 216,403 votes cast. The winning margin over Balaji R (DMK) was 11,931 votes, or 5.51 percentage points. The seat flipped from ADMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
40.78%
Winner vote share
11,931
Margin (5.51%)
ADMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Madurai West 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thangapandi Sr Winner | TVK | 88,250 | 40.78% |
| 2 | Balaji R 2nd | DMK | 76,319 | 35.27% |
| 3 | Sellur K Raju | ADMK | 38,961 | 18.0% |
| 4 | Vigneshkumar S | NTK | 10,574 | 4.89% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 893 | 0.41% |
| 6 | Rajkumar S | IND | 257 | 0.12% |
| 7 | Muthukumar S | IND | 190 | 0.09% |
| 8 | Venkatesan M | IND | 190 | 0.09% |
| 9 | Madurai Veeran S | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 170 | 0.08% |
| 10 | Anandh K | IND | 130 | 0.06% |
| 11 | Tharma Prabu V S | IND | 126 | 0.06% |
| 12 | Muthupandi R | Vishwa Tamil Kazhagam | 116 | 0.05% |
| 13 | Muthukumar D | IND | 89 | 0.04% |
| 14 | Rahamadullah S | IND | 86 | 0.04% |
| 15 | Manoj Kumar R | IND | 52 | 0.02% |
How Madurai West compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | RAJU. K | ADMK | 41.59% |
| 2026 | THANGAPANDI SR | TVK | 40.78% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -0.81 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.