Assembly constituency 189, Tamil Nadu

Madurai East

Karthikeyan S (TVK) won the 2026 election by 16,547 votes, taking 43.74% of the vote to Moorthy P (DMK)'s 37.64%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerTVKKarthikeyan S, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202643.74%runner-up 37.64%
Winning margin, 202616,5476.09% of votes cast
Elections on record4DMK 2, TVK 1, AIADMK 1

Result by result

2011 AIADMK 99,447 55.3% vs 39.3%2016 DMK 1,08,569 50.6% vs 35.9%2021 DMK 1,22,729 51.6% vs 31.0%2026 TVK 1,18,777 43.7% vs 37.6%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyMadurai East
Seat 189
Karthikeyan S
TVK
1,18,777
43.7%
Moorthy P
DMK
1,02,230
37.6%
16,547 votes
6.09%
2021AssemblyMadurai East
Seat 189
Moorthy P
DMK
1,22,729
51.6%
Gopalakrishnan R
AIADMK
73,125
31.0%
49,604 votes
20.85%
2016AssemblyMadurai East
Seat 189
P. Moorthy
DMK
1,08,569
50.6%
P Pandi
AIADMK
75,797
35.9%
32,772 votes
15.28%
2011AssemblyMadurai East
Seat 189
Tamilarasan K
AIADMK
99,447
55.3%
Moorthy P
DMK
70,692
39.3%
28,755 votes
15.99%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.