Manamadurai
Assembly constituency 187 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu
[01]Result · 2026
#187 · GENAll candidates 14
- 01 Elangovan.DTVK69,971 33.5%
- 02 Tamilarasi.ADMK68,763 33.0%
- 03 Balaganapathy.VBJP42,610 20.4%
- 04 Shanmugapriya.MNTK19,676 9.4%
- 05 Arumugam.VRPI1,692 0.8%
- 06 Thilagaraj.KAIPTM1,686 0.8%
- 07 Rajamanikkam.APT706 0.3%
- 08 Bharathidasan.SIND612 0.3%
- 09 Arunpandian.ATVK484 0.2%
- 10 Veerapandi.VIND428 0.2%
- 11 Raju.J.MIND328 0.2%
- 12 Sathish.TIND317 0.2%
- 13 Shankarganesan.SIND263 0.1%
- 14 Karuppusami.VIND261 0.1%
Turnout 80.1%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total846
- State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
- ReconciliationΣ 14 candidates = 2,07,797Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
0.6 ppElangovan.DTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
- 2021
7.0 ppTamilarasi A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2019
4.2 ppNagarajan S.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2016
8.1 ppMariappankennady SAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2011
8.7 ppGunasekaran.MAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2006
11.3 ppMani.Ko.SiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2001
5.5 ppMani Ko.Si.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1996
30.2 ppMani K.S.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1991
34.1 ppEramanathan R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1989
7.2 ppMani K.S.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1984
39.9 ppKrishnamoorthy, K.Indian National Congress
- 1980
11.8 ppPakeer Mohamed, E. S. M.Indian National Congress
- 1977
3.6 ppS.R. EradhaAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1971
28.9 ppGanesan L.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1967
21.6 ppL.GanesanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1962
15.9 ppPonnusamy NadarIndian National Congress
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 39.9 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed BJP polled 42,610 votes, 35× the 1,208-vote margin.
42,610 ÷ 1,208 = 35.3 -
The top two polled 66.5% of votes; the other 12 candidates 33.1% between them.
(69,971 + 68,763) ÷ 2,08,643 = 66.5% · 69,063 ÷ 2,08,643 = 33.1% -
Turnout of 80.1% was 6.5 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).
80.1 − 86.6 = −6.5 -
The margin narrowed from 7.0 pp in 2021 to 0.6 pp.
0.6 − 7.0 = −6.4 pp -
Tamilarasi.A, the 2021 winner, finished second in 2026.
2021 winner name = 2026 runner-up name
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 14 candidate lines2,07,797
- NOTAcounted within the total846
- Published totalVotes polled2,08,643
- Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds
Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates14 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified
State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database