# Madurai East Assembly constituency

9°55′41″N 77°58′29″E﻿ / ﻿9.9281247°N 77.9747348°E﻿ / 9.9281247; 77.9747348
Madurai East is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Election results from this constituency are listed below. For the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, Madurai East was one of 17 assembly constituencies to use voter-verified paper audit trail.

## Members of Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Year | Assembly | Winner | Party | Tenure |
| 1957 | 2nd | P. K. R. Lakshmi Kanthan | Indian National Congress | 1957–1962 |
| 1962 | 3rd | P. K. R. Lakshmi Kanthan | Indian National Congress | 1962–1967 |
| 1967 | 4th | K. P. Janakiammal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1967–1971 |

### Tamil Nadu

| Year | Assembly | Winner | Party | Tenure |
| 1971 | 5th | K. S. Ramakrishnan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1971–1977 |
| 1977 | 6th | N. Sankariah | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1977–1980 |
| 1980 | 7th | N. Sankariah | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1980–1984 |
| 1984 | 8th | K. Kalimuthu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1984–1989 |
| 1989 | 9th | S. R. Eradha (Leader of the Opposition) | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1989–1991 |
| 1991 | 10th | O. S. Amarnath | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1991–1996 |
| 1996 | 11th | V. Velusamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1996–2001 |
| 2001 | 12th | N. Nanmaran | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2001–2006 |
| 2006 | 13th | N. Nanmaran | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2006–2011 |
| 2011 | 14th | K. Tamilarasan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2011–2016 |
| 2016 | 15th | P. Moorthy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2016–2021 |
| 2021 | 16th | P. Moorthy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Incumbent |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 51.59% | 51.59% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 50.62% | 50.62% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 55.29% | 55.29% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 38.20% | 38.20% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 43.29% | 43.29% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 46.24% | 46.24% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 64.00% | 64.00% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 48.88% | 48.88% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 51.08% | 51.08% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 49.35% | 49.35% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 33.45% | 33.45% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 44.13% | 44.13% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 50.32% | 50.32% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 48.11% | 48.11% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | P. Moorthy | 122,729 | 51.59% | +0.97 |
| | AIADMK | R. Gopalakrishnan | 73,125 | 30.74% | −4.6 |
| | NTK | J. Latha | 17,668 | 7.43% | +5.89 |
| | MNM | I. Muthukrishnan | 11,993 | 5.04% | New |
| | AMMK | T. Saravanan | 6,729 | 2.83% | New |
| | None of the above | None of the above | 1,944 | 0.82% | −0.7 |
| | PT | A. Balamurugan | 1,755 | 0.74% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 49,604 | 20.85% | 5.57% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 237,892 | 72.31% | −2.48% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 53 | 0.02% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 328,990 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 0.97% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | P. Moorthy | 108,569 | 50.62% | +11.32 |
| | AIADMK | P. Pandi | 75,797 | 35.34% | −19.95 |
| | CPI | P. Kalithasan | 11,599 | 5.41% | New |
| | BJP | M. Suseendran | 6,181 | 2.88% | +1.39 |
| | NTK | Sengannan | 3,296 | 1.54% | New |
| | None of the above | None of the above | 3,246 | 1.51% | New |
| | PMK | Alaguraja | 1,113 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 32,772 | 15.28% | −0.71% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 214,473 | 74.79% | −2.39% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 286,766 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -4.67% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Tamilarasan | 99,447 | 55.29% | New |
| | DMK | P. Moorthy | 70,692 | 39.30% | New |
| | BJP | K. Srinivasan | 2,677 | 1.49% | −0.14 |
| | Independent | V. Govindaraj | 2,287 | 1.27% | New |
| | IJK | K. G. Gnanasekaran | 1,008 | 0.56% | New |
| | BSP | A. Dhavamani | 929 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 28,755 | 15.99% | 15.93% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 233,061 | 77.18% | 6.34% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 179,869 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from CPI(M) | AIADMK gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 17.09% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | N. Nanmaran | 36,383 | 38.20% | −5.09 |
| | MDMK | M. Boominathan | 36,332 | 38.15% | +35.64 |
| | DMDK | A. Dhamodharan | 18,632 | 19.56% | New |
| | BJP | A. P. Prabakaran | 1,553 | 1.63% | New |
| | AIFB | N. Subbaiah | 655 | 0.69% | New |
| | Independent | L. Thangavel | 654 | 0.69% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 51 | 0.05% | −7.02% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,244 | 70.84% | 15.92% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 134,455 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | -5.09% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | N. Nanmaran | 32,461 | 43.29% | New |
| | DMK | V. Velusamy | 27,157 | 36.22% | −10.02 |
| | Independent | N. L. Vasu | 11,837 | 15.79% | New |
| | MDMK | M. Boominathan | 1,878 | 2.50% | −2.12 |
| | JP | Jarina Begam | 586 | 0.78% | New |
| | JD(U) | A. C. Kamaraj | 507 | 0.68% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,304 | 7.07% | −15.53% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,980 | 54.92% | −6.84% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 136,526 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from DMK | CPI(M) gain from DMK | Swing | -2.94% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. Velusamy | 39,478 | 46.24% | New |
| | AIADMK | T. R. Janardhanan | 20,181 | 23.64% | −40.36 |
| | BJP | N. L. Vasu | 14,915 | 17.47% | +10.04 |
| | MDMK | V. Muniyandi | 3,946 | 4.62% | New |
| | JP | J. Jebathurai | 3,586 | 4.20% | New |
| | AIIC(T) | R. Ramachandran | 1,596 | 1.87% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,297 | 22.60% | −15.65% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,381 | 61.76% | 5.76% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 143,887 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -17.76% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | O. S. Amarnath | 50,336 | 64.00% | +15.12 |
| | CPI(M) | P. M. Kumar | 20,248 | 25.74% | −7.06 |
| | BJP | R. V. Seshachario | 5,841 | 7.43% | +6.44 |
| | TMUL | M. Ali Akbar | 1,465 | 1.86% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 30,088 | 38.26% | 22.18% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,650 | 56.00% | −10.53% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 142,993 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 15.12% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. R. Eradha | 40,519 | 48.88% | −2.2 |
| | CPI(M) | N. Sankaraiah | 27,196 | 32.81% | −10.9 |
| | INC | M. K. Ramakrishnan | 12,778 | 15.42% | New |
| | BJP | T. R. Gopalan | 817 | 0.99% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,323 | 16.07% | 8.70% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,892 | 66.53% | −5.73% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 126,225 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -2.20% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Kalimuthu | 43,210 | 51.08% | New |
| | CPI(M) | P. M. Kumar | 36,972 | 43.71% | −5.64 |
| | Independent | J. S. Krishnan | 1,663 | 1.97% | New |
| | Independent | Brinda Janardhanan | 879 | 1.04% | New |
| | INC(J) | O. K. (Obula) Lakshmanan | 638 | 0.75% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,238 | 7.37% | −0.58% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84,590 | 72.26% | 15.24% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 120,711 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from CPI(M) | AIADMK gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 1.74% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | N. Sankaraiah | 36,862 | 49.35% | +15.9 |
| | INC | M. A. Ramamoorthy | 30,923 | 41.40% | +10.68 |
| | JP | N. S. Ramamoorthy | 5,647 | 7.56% | New |
| | Independent | O. K. (Obula) Lakshmanan | 382 | 0.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,939 | 7.95% | 5.21% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,701 | 57.02% | −2.03% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 132,153 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 15.90% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | N. Sankaraiah | 24,263 | 33.45% | +23.76 |
| | INC | A. G. Subbraman | 22,278 | 30.71% | −9.6 |
| | JP | R. V. Seshachari | 15,629 | 21.55% | New |
| | DMK | M. R. Sankaran | 9,644 | 13.29% | −30.84 |
| | Independent | R. V. Siddha | 508 | 0.70% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,985 | 2.74% | −1.08% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,539 | 59.04% | −12.79% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 123,951 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from DMK | CPI(M) gain from DMK | Swing | -10.69% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. S. Rama Krishnan | 27,884 | 44.13% | New |
| | INC | L. K. T. Muthuram | 25,472 | 40.32% | +2.89 |
| | CPI(M) | V. Veera Badhran | 6,118 | 9.68% | −40.64 |
| | ABJS | S. K. Balakrishnan | 3,707 | 5.87% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,412 | 3.82% | −9.08% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,181 | 71.83% | −7.28% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 92,937 | | |
| | DMK gain from CPI(M) | DMK gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -6.19% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | K. P. Janakiammal | 32,173 | 50.32% | New |
| | INC | A. G. Subburaman | 23,929 | 37.43% | −10.69 |
| | ABJS | R. V. Seshachari | 7,396 | 11.57% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,244 | 12.89% | 0.50% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,936 | 79.11% | 1.96% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 82,764 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 2.21% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. K. R. Lakshmi Kantham | 36,679 | 48.11% | New |
| | CPI | N. Sankaraiah | 27,228 | 35.72% | New |
| | SWA | Ramu Servai | 7,404 | 9.71% | New |
| | ABJS | Ramia Seshachari | 4,922 | 6.46% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,451 | 12.40% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,233 | 77.15% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 101,097 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |