Ayush Jain

Assembly constituency 188, Tamil Nadu

Melur

P.Viswanathan (INC) won the 2026 election by 2,724 votes, taking 31.50% of the vote to A.Maduraiveeran (TVK)'s 30.07%. Below is every result here since 2009.

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Latest winnerINCP.Viswanathan, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202631.50%runner-up 30.07%
Winning margin, 20262,7241.43% of votes cast
Elections on record4AIADMK 3, INC 1

Result by result

2011 AIADMK 85,869 55.7% vs 39.9%2016 AIADMK 88,909 51.5% vs 40.3%2021 AIADMK 83,344 45.6% vs 26.5%2026 INC 60,080 31.5% vs 30.1%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyMelur
Seat 188		P.Viswanathan
INC		60,080
31.5%		A.Maduraiveeran
TVK		57,356
30.1%		2,724 votes
1.43%
2021AssemblyMelur
Seat 188		Periyapullan @ Selvam P.
AIADMK		83,344
45.6%		Ravichandran T.
INC		48,182
26.5%		35,162 votes
19.24%
2016AssemblyMelur
Seat 188		Periyapullan @ Selvam P
AIADMK		88,909
51.5%		Ragupthy A.P
DMK		69,186
40.3%		19,723 votes
11.43%
2011AssemblyMelur
Seat 188		Samy R
AIADMK		85,869
55.7%		Rani R
DMK		61,407
39.9%		24,462 votes
15.88%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.