Madurai East assembly polls 2026: Karthikeyan S from TVK wins with 118777 votes

The Madurai East constituency saw TVK's Karthikeyan S's triumph against DMK's Moorthy P. The TVK candidate earned a total of 118777 votes, and won by a margin of 16547 votes.In the 2021 Assembly elections, DMK’s P Moorthy won with 1,22,729 votes, defeating AIADMK’s Gopalakrishnan, who secured 73,125 votes. The margin was 49,604 votes. In the 2016 Assembly elections, DMK’s P. Moorthy won with 1,08,355 votes, defeating AIADMK’s P. Pandi, who received 75,583 votes. The margin was 32,772 votes. In the 2011 Assembly elections, AIADMK’s K. Tamilarasan won with 99,447 votes, defeating DMK’s P. Moorthy, who secured 70,692 votes. The margin was 28,755 votes. The 234-seat Assembly election in Tamil Nadu will see the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), led by Chief Minister M K Stalin, take on the opposition All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and a resurgent BJP-led alliance. The campaign is centred around issues such as welfare schemes, law and order, and the broader debate between Dravidian political identity and national integration narratives. While the DMK government is highlighting its record on industrial growth and social justice, the opposition has targeted it over allegations of corruption and concerns about power shortages.