# Madurai Lok Sabha constituency

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Madurai Lok Sabha constituency (Tamil: மதுரை மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in South India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 32.

## Assembly segments
### From 2009

Madurai Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Member | Party |
| 188 | Melur | None | Madurai | Periapullan (a) Selavm. P | AIADMK |
| 189 | Madurai East | None | Madurai | P. Moorthy | DMK |
| 191 | Madurai North | None | Madurai | G. Thalapathi | DMK |
| 192 | Madurai South | None | Madurai | M. Boominathan | DMK |
| 193 | Madurai Central | None | Madurai | Dr. Palanivel Thiagarajan | DMK |
| 194 | Madurai West | None | Madurai | Sellur K. Raju | AIADMK |

### Before 2009

* Thiruparankundram (moved to Virudhunagar Constituency)
* Madurai West
* Madurai Central
* Madurai East
* Samayanallur (SC) (defunct)
* Melur

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1952 | S. Balasubramaniam Kodimangalam | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | K. T. K. Thangamani | Communist Party of India |
| 1962 | N. M. R. Subbaraman | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | P. Ramamurthi | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1971 | R. V. Swaminathan | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | R. V. Swaminathan | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | A. G. Subburaman | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | A. G. Subburaman | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | A. G. S. Ram Babu | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | A. G. S. Ram Babu | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | A. G. S. Ram Babu | Tamil Maanila Congress |
| 1998 | Subramanian Swamy | Janata Party |
| 1999 | P. Mohan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2004 | P. Mohan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2009 | M. K. Azhagiri | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2014 | R. Gopalkrishnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2019 | S. Venkatesan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2024 | S. Venkatesan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 43.60% | 43.60% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 44.20% | 44.20% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 47.51% | 47.51% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 54.53% | 54.53% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 56.03% | 56.03% |
| 1999 | 1999 | 43.85% | 43.85% |
| 1998 | 1998 | 40.48% | 40.48% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 46.45% | 46.45% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 67.62% | 67.62% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 64.12% | 64.12% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 62.72% | 62.72% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 55.57% | 55.57% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 62.13% | 62.13% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 51.04% | 51.04% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 60.18% | 60.18% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 39.55% | 39.55% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 35.02% | 35.02% |
| 1951 | 1951 | 26.68% | 26.68% |

### General Elections 2024

2024 Indian general election: Madurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | S. Venkatesan | 430,323 | 43.60 | 0.60 |
| | BJP | Prof. Rama Srinivasan | 2,20,914 | 22.38 | New |
| | AIADMK | P. Saravanan | 2,04,804 | 20.75 | 9.67 |
| | NTK | Sathya Devi | 92,879 | 9.41 | 5.17 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 11,174 | 1.13 | 0.47 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,09,409 | 21.22 | 7.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,86,969 | 62.04 | 4.05 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### General Elections 2019

2019 Indian general election: Madurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | S. Venkatesan | 447,075 | 44.20 | 41.04 |
| | AIADMK | V. V. R. Raj Satyen | 3,07,680 | 30.42 | 17.10 |
| | Independent | K. David Annadurai | 85,747 | 8.48 | New |
| | MNM | M. Alagar | 85,048 | 8.41 | New |
| | NTK | J. Pandiammal | 42,901 | 4.24 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 16,187 | 1.60 | 0.47 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,39,395 | 13.78 | −7.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,11,500 | 66.09 | 0.53 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,39,026 | | 6.77 |
| | CPI(M) gain from AIADMK | CPI(M) gain from AIADMK | Swing | 3.32 | |

### General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general election: Madurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Gopalakrishnan | 453,785 | 47.51 | |
| | DMK | V. Velusamy | 2,54,361 | 26.63 | −27.90 |
| | DMDK | D. Sivamuthu Kumar | 1,46,751 | 15.37 | 8.49 |
| | INC | T. N. Bharath Nachiappan | 32,154 | 3.37 | |
| | CPI(M) | B. Vikraman | 30,126 | 3.15 | −33.55 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 19,765 | 2.07 | |
| | Independent | P. Gopalakrishnan | 6,289 | 0.66 | |
| | AAP | M. Kamacis | 5,378 | 0.56 | |
| | Independent | V. Andichamy | 4,467 | 0.47 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,99,424 | 20.88 | 3.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,55,044 | 67.74 | −11.10 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,41,434 | | 40.98 |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -7.02 | |

### General Elections 2009

2009 Indian general election: Madurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. K. Alagiri | 431,295 | 54.53 | |
| | CPI(M) | P. Mohan | 2,90,310 | 36.71 | −19.32 |
| | DMDK | K. Kaviarasu | 54,419 | 6.88 | |
| | Independent | S. Veeradurai | 4,712 | 0.60 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,40,985 | 17.83 | −0.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,90,901 | 77.43 | 22.32 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,22,421 | | −23.93 |
| | DMK gain from CPI(M) | DMK gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -1.50 | |

### General Elections 2004

2004 Indian general election: Madurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | P. Mohan | 414,433 | 56.03 | 12.17 |
| | AIADMK | A. K. Bose | 2,81,593 | 38.07 | |
| | JD(U) | P. Sakthivel | 12,093 | 1.63 | |
| | JP | Subramanian Swamy | 12,009 | 1.62 | |
| | Independent | Pon. Bhaskaran | 5,514 | 0.75 | |
| | Independent | N. Mahalingam | 5,478 | 0.74 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,32,840 | 17.96 | 12.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,39,680 | 55.05 | 2.63 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,44,023 | | −6.01 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 12.17 | |

### General Elections 1999

1999 Indian general election: Madurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | P. Mohan | 328,204 | 43.85 | 27.00 |
| | DMK | Pon. Muthuramalingam | 2,90,981 | 38.88 | |
| | TMC(M) | A. G. S. Rambabu | 89,973 | 12.02 | |
| | JP | Subramanian Swamy | 20,489 | 2.74 | |
| | Independent | S. Singarajan | 10,625 | 1.42 | |
| | Independent | Dr. M. Meenakshi Sundaram | 5,593 | 0.75 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 37,223 | 4.97 | 1.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,48,404 | 52.41 | −9.86 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,29,975 | | 5.98 |
| | CPI(M) gain from JP | CPI(M) gain from JP | Swing | -2.60 | |

### General Elections 1998

1998 Indian general election: Madurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Subramanian Swamy | 266,202 | 40.48 | |
| | TMC(M) | A. G. S. Ram Babu | 2,45,305 | 37.30 | |
| | CPI(M) | P. Mohan | 1,10,862 | 16.86 | 7.04 |
| | INC | D. Pandian | 17,507 | 2.66 | −16.53 |
| | Independent | Rajini Thirumathi | 5,485 | 0.83 | |
| | Independent | S. Ramachandran | 4,977 | 0.76 | |
| | Independent | R. Palanisamy | 4,764 | 0.72 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,897 | 3.18 | −23.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,57,651 | 50.12 | −12.16 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,49,265 | | 12.42 |
| | JP gain from TMC(M) | JP gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -5.98 | |

### General Elections 1996

1996 Indian general election: Madurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TMC(M) | A. G. S. Ram Babu | 334,055 | 46.45 | |
| | JP | Subramanian Swamy | 1,44,249 | 20.06 | |
| | INC | V. K. Boominathan | 1,37,978 | 19.19 | −48.44 |
| | CPI(M) | P. Mohan | 70,567 | 9.81 | −19.35 |
| | BJP | V. Kalaiselvan | 13,238 | 1.84 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,89,806 | 26.40 | −12.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,19,098 | 62.27 | 5.46 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,00,197 | | 5.47 |
| | TMC(M) gain from INC | TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | -21.17 | |

### General Elections 1991

1991 Indian general election: Madurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. G. S. Ram Babu | 425,769 | 67.62 | 3.50 |
| | CPI(M) | P. Mohan | 1,83,609 | 29.16 | |
| | PMK | R. Tamil Selvan | 4,193 | 0.67 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,42,160 | 38.46 | 8.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,29,609 | 56.81 | −6.46 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,37,905 | | 0.04 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 3.50 | |

### General Elections 1989

1989 Indian general election: Madurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. G. S. Ram Babu | 456,442 | 64.12 | 1.40 |
| | DMK | V. Velusamy | 2,42,664 | 34.09 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,13,778 | 30.03 | 0.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,11,843 | 63.27 | −7.69 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,37,434 | | 32.83 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 1.40 | |

### General Elections 1984

1984 Indian general election: Madurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. G. Subburaman | 365,948 | 62.72 | |
| | CPI(M) | N. Sankariah | 1,92,937 | 33.07 | −9.35 |
| | Independent | P. V. Kanthaswamy | 11,157 | 1.91 | |
| | Independent | J. S. Krishnan Janak | 4,907 | 0.84 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,73,011 | 29.65 | 16.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,83,444 | 70.96 | 3.32 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,56,315 | | 8.61 |
| | INC gain from INC(I) | INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | 7.16 | |

### General Elections 1980

1980 Indian general election: Madurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC(I) | A. G. Subburaman | 292,380 | 55.57 | |
| | CPI(M) | A. Balasumbramaniam | 2,23,185 | 42.42 | 8.17 |
| | Independent | P. Sundararaj Thevar | 5,046 | 0.96 | |
| | Independent | J. S. Krishnan Janak | 2,588 | 0.49 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 69,195 | 13.15 | −14.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,26,182 | 67.64 | 3.39 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,88,417 | | 3.58 |
| | INC(I) gain from INC | INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | -6.56 | |

### General Elections 1977

1977 Indian general election: Madurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | R. V. Swaminathan | 299,309 | 62.13 | 11.09 |
| | CPI(M) | P. Ramamurthi | 1,64,964 | 34.24 | 20.54 |
| | Independent | S. Muthumaya Thevar | 9,257 | 1.92 | |
| | Independent | J. S. Krishnan Janak | 3,809 | 0.79 | |
| | Independent | B. Brabahara Singh | 2,656 | 0.55 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,34,345 | 27.89 | 11.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,81,771 | 64.25 | −7.09 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,61,202 | | 15.82 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 11.09 | |

### General Elections 1971

1971 Indian general election: Madurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | R. V. Swaminathan | 227,060 | 51.04 | 15.14 |
| | INC(O) | S. Chinna Karuppa Thevar | 1,54,701 | 34.77 | |
| | CPI(M) | P. Ramamurthi | 60,935 | 13.70 | −46.48 |
| | Independent | A. Sirpada Rao | 2,200 | 0.49 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 72,359 | 16.26 | −8.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,44,896 | 71.34 | −6.71 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,57,203 | | 14.80 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -9.14 | |

### General Elections 1967

1967 Indian general election: Madurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | P. Ramamurthi | 261,390 | 60.18 | |
| | INC | S. Chinna Karuppa Thevar | 1,55,922 | 35.90 | −3.66 |
| | ABJS | T. K. T. Ram | 17,062 | 3.93 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,05,468 | 24.28 | 19.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,34,374 | 78.05 | 3.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,72,490 | | 17.48 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 20.62 | |

### General Elections 1962

1962 Indian general election: Madurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | N. M. R. Subbaraman | 140,574 | 39.55 | 5.01 |
| | CPI | K. T. K. Thangamani | 1,23,386 | 34.72 | −0.30 |
| | SWA | S. S. Mariswami | 91,459 | 25.73 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,188 | 4.84 | 4.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,55,419 | 74.83 | 25.61 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,87,321 | | 5.83 |
| | INC gain from CPI | INC gain from CPI | Swing | 4.53 | |

### General Elections 1957

1957 Indian general election: Madurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | K. T. K. Thangamani | 79,374 | 35.02 | 21.93 |
| | INC | T. K. Rama | 78,286 | 34.54 | 7.86 |
| | Independent | Sasivarna Thevar | 64,765 | 28.57 | |
| | Independent | Venkatarama Iyer | 4,249 | 1.87 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,088 | 0.48 | −0.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,26,674 | 49.22 | −47.67 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,60,493 | | −39.19 |
| | CPI gain from INC | CPI gain from INC | Swing | 8.34 | |

### General Elections 1951

1951–52 Indian general election: Madurai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. Balasubramaniam | 195,762 | 26.68 | |
| | INC | P. M. Kakkan | 1,89,945 | 25.89 | |
| | CPI | Thangamani Nadar | 96,036 | 13.09 | |
| | SP | S. A. Rahim | 68,019 | 9.27 | |
| | AIFB | Sargent | 58,552 | 7.98 | |
| | KMPP | Kariamuthu Thiagarajan | 51,300 | 6.99 | |
| | RPI | G. Arulappan | 44,341 | 6.04 | |
| | TTP | Arjunan | 16,874 | 2.30 | |
| | Independent | V. S. Venkatarama Iyer | 12,933 | 1.76 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,817 | 0.79 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,33,762 | 96.90 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,57,254 | | 0.00 |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |