Melur Assembly Election Results 2026
The Melur constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2026 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 82.07% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
P. Viswanathan of the Indian National Congress won the seat by defeating A. Madurai Veeran of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with a margin of 2724 votes.The Melur Assembly constituency falls under the Madurai Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Communist Party Of India (marxist) candidate Su Venkatesan won the Madurai Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 209409 votes, defeating Prof. Ramashreenivasan of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Below you can find the Melur Assembly Elections Results 2026, the winner and runner-up details, and more.
Melur Candidates List
Tamil Nadu Assembly Constituencies
Melur Assembly Election Results 2026 to 1977
Melur Assembly Election Results (2026)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
P. Viswanathan
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
60,080
Lead:
2,724
|
31.50% |
| A. Madurai Veeran | Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 57,356 | 30.07% |
| Periyapullan (a) Selvam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 56,744 | 29.75% |
| Kottai Kumar | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 9,570 | 5.02% |
| Soniagandhi | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 2,628 | 1.38% |
| M.murugan | Independent | 2,170 | 1.14% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 554 | 0.29% |
| M.panneerselvam | Puthiya Tamilagam | 423 | 0.22% |
| C.ramesh | Independent | 317 | 0.17% |
| K.meyyar | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) | 276 | 0.14% |
| C.mohanram | Independent | 269 | 0.14% |
| K.manikandaprabu | Independent | 138 | 0.07% |
| S.boopathi | Independent | 116 | 0.06% |
| K.sethuraman | Independent | 85 | 0.04% |
Melur Assembly Election Results (2021)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Periyapulla @ Selvam
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
83,344
Lead:
35,162
|
45.60% |
| T. Ravichandran | Indian National Congress | 48,182 | 26.36% |
| A.selvaraj | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 34,262 | 18.74% |
| Karupusami | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 10,669 | 5.84% |
| Kathiresan | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 2,176 | 1.19% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 884 | 0.48% |
| Pandi K. | Independent | 736 | 0.40% |
| Balan T. | Independent | 630 | 0.34% |
| Gobalakrishnan M. | Independent | 350 | 0.19% |
| Mohanram C. | Independent | 342 | 0.19% |
| Dhinakaran S. | Independent | 274 | 0.15% |
| Senthilraj K. | My India Party | 270 | 0.15% |
| Kannan P. | Independent | 258 | 0.14% |
| Nagendran N. | Independent | 200 | 0.11% |
| Sivasamy R. | Independent | 110 | 0.06% |
| Dharmar P. | Independent | 95 | 0.05% |
Melur Assembly Election Results (2016)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Periyapullan @ Selvam P
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
88,909
Lead:
19,723
|
51.77% |
| Ragupthy A.p | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 69,186 | 40.28% |
| Bharath Natchiyappan T.n | Tamil Maanila Congress | 4,579 | 2.67% |
| Boopathikakkan P.v | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,921 | 1.12% |
| Seeman I T | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 1,339 | 0.78% |
| Rishi Kapoor. S | Sdpi | 828 | 0.48% |
| Kalaimani S | All India Forward Bloc | 773 | 0.45% |
| Others | Others | 757 | 0.44% |
| Abdul Salam A.k | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 746 | 0.43% |
| Pandidurai A | Independent | 662 | 0.39% |
| Manoharan. V | Independent | 478 | 0.28% |
| Karikalan. S | Independent | 401 | 0.23% |
| Palanikumar S | Independent | 374 | 0.22% |
| Devadasan S | Independent | 337 | 0.20% |
| Pakkiyanathan K | Independent | 337 | 0.20% |
| Anitha R | Gandhiyan Peoples Party | 210 | 0.12% |
| Pandi K | Independent | 169 | 0.10% |
| Dharmar P | Independent | 161 | 0.09% |
| Jothi.v | Independent | 135 | 0.08% |
| Gandhiprabhu R | Independent | 109 | 0.06% |
| Veeranan E | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 90 | 0.05% |
Melur Assembly Election Results (2011)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Samy R
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
85,869
Lead:
24,462
|
55.74% |
| Rani R | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 61,407 | 39.86% |
| Dharmalingam P V | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,608 | 1.04% |
| Sarasukumar Vaira | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,080 | 0.70% |
| Gopalakrishnan M | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 856 | 0.56% |
| Vetrivel G | Independent | 836 | 0.54% |
| Alagar L | Independent | 769 | 0.50% |
| Muthu P | Independent | 589 | 0.38% |
| Pitchai R | Independent | 385 | 0.25% |
| Subramani V | Independent | 340 | 0.22% |
| Kannan C | Independent | 311 | 0.20% |
Melur Assembly Election Results (2006)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Samy.r
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
64,013
Lead:
3,173
|
47% |
| Ravichandran.k.v.v | Indian National Congress | 60,840 | 45% |
| Rajaram.c.t | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 5,269 | 4% |
| Panneer Selvam.m | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,292 | 1% |
| Vairavan.r | Independent | 1,143 | 1% |
| Subramanian.o | All India Forward Bloc | 1,018 | 1% |
| Purushothaman.s | Jharkhand Party | 550 | 0% |
| Sengaimuni.r | Independent | 468 | 0% |
| Periyaswamy.c | Independent | 281 | 0% |
| Selvaganesan.k | Independent | 211 | 0% |
| Kannan.m | Independent | 198 | 0% |
Melur Assembly Election Results (2001)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Samy.r
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
58,010
Lead:
26,838
|
46% |
| Samayanallur Selavarasu.s | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 31,172 | 25% |
| Rajamanickam.k.v.v | Independent | 26,428 | 21% |
| Elavarasan.veera | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 3,914 | 3% |
| Rajakili.k | Independent | 1,798 | 1% |
| Dharmar Ambalam.n | Jharkhand Party | 1,208 | 1% |
| Karuppanan.m.k | Democratic Forward Bloc | 1,158 | 1% |
| Elango.r | Independent | 734 | 1% |
| Raman.k | Independent | 518 | 0% |
| Selvaraju.m.p | Puratchi Bharatham | 301 | 0% |
Melur Assembly Election Results (1996)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K.v.v. Rajamanickam
Winner
|
Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar) |
73,999
Lead:
44,741
|
59% |
| C.r. Sundararajan | Indian National Congress | 29,258 | 23% |
| Veera Ilavarasan | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 10,363 | 8% |
| K. Puyal Ponniah | Jharkhand Party | 3,864 | 3% |
| K. Liyagath Ali | Independent | 354 | 0% |
| P. Tamilarasan | Independent | 238 | 0% |
| N.p.v. Vellandy | Akhil Bhartiya Shivsena - Rashtrawadi | 232 | 0% |
| M. Kannan | Independent | 160 | 0% |
| R. Mani | Independent | 140 | 0% |
| S. Arunachalam | Independent | 130 | 0% |
| R. Subramanian | Independent | 97 | 0% |
| S. Vellai | Independent | 62 | 0% |
| S. Agalyadevi | Independent | 52 | 0% |
Melur Assembly Election Results (1991)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K. V. V. Rajamanickam
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
80,348
Lead:
52,772
|
70% |
| N. Palanisamy | Communist Party Of India (marxist) | 27,576 | 24% |
| P. Manickam | Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam | 1,038 | 1% |
| S. Palani | Jharkhand Party | 342 | 0% |
| P. Chandrasekaran | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 313 | 0% |
| P .v. Raman | Independent | 251 | 0% |
| K. Arumugaraja | Independent | 239 | 0% |
| K. Raman | Independent | 236 | 0% |
| P. Amanullah | Independent | 235 | 0% |
| A. Ayyavu | Independent | 207 | 0% |
| V. Nageswaran | Tharasu Makkal Mandaram | 112 | 0% |
| K. S. Sultan | Independent | 101 | 0% |
| S. Vellai | Independent | 84 | 0% |
Melur Assembly Election Results (1989)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ranamanickam, K.v.v.
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
41,158
Lead:
8,650
|
36% |
| Thiagarajan, Kr. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 32,508 | 28% |
| Paramasivan, A.m. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 31,470 | 27% |
| Dharmar Abmalam, N. | All India Forward Bloc | 3,675 | 3% |
| Posalan, P.r. | Independent | 2,176 | 2% |
| Alagarsamy, U. | Independent | 480 | 0% |
| Kuppusamy Muppanar K.p. | Independent | 279 | 0% |
| Nuthu, M. | Independent | 235 | 0% |
| Lakshmmi Periyasamy, A. | Independent | 234 | 0% |
| Raman, K. | Independent | 228 | 0% |
| Vellai, S. | Independent | 192 | 0% |
| Ayyavu, A. | Independent | 175 | 0% |
| Padmanabhan, N. | Independent | 125 | 0% |
| Selvam, S. | Independent | 119 | 0% |
Melur Assembly Election Results (1984)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Veeranambalam, D. V.
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
60,794
Lead:
27,046
|
57% |
| Thiyagarajan, K. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 33,748 | 32% |
| Paramasivan, A. M. | Indian Congress (j) | 5,302 | 5% |
| Krishnan, S. | Independent | 821 | 1% |
| Ayyavu, A. | Independent | 478 | 0% |
Melur Assembly Election Results (1980)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Veeranambalam, K. V.
Winner
|
Indian National Congress (i) |
54,003
Lead:
12,154
|
54% |
| Paramasivan, A. M. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 41,849 | 42% |
| Krishnan, J. S. | Independent | 1,356 | 1% |
| Ramu, N. | Independent | 686 | 1% |
| Ayyavu, A. | Independent | 516 | 1% |
| Ramamurthy, V. | Independent | 502 | 1% |
Melur Assembly Election Results (1977)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
A.m. Paramasivan
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
33,111
Lead:
156
|
36% |
| K.v. Veernanamablam | Indian National Congress | 32,955 | 35% |
| P. Malaichamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 22,337 | 24% |
| O. Sethuraman | Janta Party | 3,396 | 4% |
Strike Rate
Melur MLA List
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | P. Viswanathan | INC | 60,080 | 2,724 | 31.50% |
| 2021 | Periyapulla @ Selvam | AIADMK | 83,344 | 35,162 | 45.60% |
| 2016 | Periyapullan @ Selvam P | AIADMK | 88,909 | 19,723 | 51.77% |
| 2011 | Samy R | AIADMK | 85,869 | 24,462 | 55.74% |
| 2006 | Samy.r | AIADMK | 64,013 | 3,173 | 47% |
| 2001 | Samy.r | AIADMK | 58,010 | 26,838 | 46% |
| 1996 | K.v.v. Rajamanickam | TMC(M) | 73,999 | 44,741 | 59% |
| 1991 | K. V. V. Rajamanickam | INC | 80,348 | 52,772 | 70% |
| 1989 | Ranamanickam, K.v.v. | INC | 41,158 | 8,650 | 36% |
| 1984 | Veeranambalam, D. V. | INC | 60,794 | 27,046 | 57% |
| 1980 | Veeranambalam, K. V. | INC(I) | 54,003 | 12,154 | 54% |
| 1977 | A.m. Paramasivan | AIADMK | 33,111 | 156 | 36% |
Melur Past Election Results
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | P. Viswanathan | INC |
60,080
(Lead:
2,724)
|
31.50% |
| A. Madurai Veeran | TVK | 57,356 | 30.07% | |
| 2021 | Periyapulla @ Selvam | AIADMK |
83,344
(Lead:
35,162)
|
45.60% |
| T. Ravichandran | INC | 48,182 | 26.36% | |
| 2016 | Periyapullan @ Selvam P | AIADMK |
88,909
(Lead:
19,723)
|
51.77% |
| Ragupthy A.p | DMK | 69,186 | 40.28% | |
| 2011 | Samy R | AIADMK |
85,869
(Lead:
24,462)
|
55.74% |
| Rani R | DMK | 61,407 | 39.86% | |
| 2006 | Samy.r | AIADMK |
64,013
(Lead:
3,173)
|
47% |
| Ravichandran.k.v.v | INC | 60,840 | 45% | |
| 2001 | Samy.r | AIADMK |
58,010
(Lead:
26,838)
|
46% |
| Samayanallur Selavarasu.s | DMK | 31,172 | 25% | |
| 1996 | K.v.v. Rajamanickam | TMC(M) |
73,999
(Lead:
44,741)
|
59% |
| C.r. Sundararajan | INC | 29,258 | 23% | |
| 1991 | K. V. V. Rajamanickam | INC |
80,348
(Lead:
52,772)
|
70% |
| N. Palanisamy | CPI(M) | 27,576 | 24% | |
| 1989 | Ranamanickam, K.v.v. | INC |
41,158
(Lead:
8,650)
|
36% |
| Thiagarajan, Kr. | DMK | 32,508 | 28% | |
| 1984 | Veeranambalam, D. V. | INC |
60,794
(Lead:
27,046)
|
57% |
| Thiyagarajan, K. | AIADMK | 33,748 | 32% | |
| 1980 | Veeranambalam, K. V. | INC(I) |
54,003
(Lead:
12,154)
|
54% |
| Paramasivan, A. M. | AIADMK | 41,849 | 42% | |
| 1977 | A.m. Paramasivan | AIADMK |
33,111
(Lead:
156)
|
36% |
| K.v. Veernanamablam | INC | 32,955 | 35% |
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Tamil Nadu Melur Assembly Elections FAQs
Who won the Melur Assembly seat in the 2026 election?
P. Viswanathan of the Indian National Congress (INC) won the Melur Assembly seat in the 2026 elections, defeating A. Madurai Veeran of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) by a margin of 2724 votes.
What is the historical strike rate of the Melur constituency in past elections?
The strike rate in the Melur constituency is 55% AIADMK and 45% INC, with AIADMK won 6 times and INC won 5 times since the 1977 elections.
What were the vote shares of the leading candidates in the 2026 Melur Assembly Election?
P. Viswanathan (INC) received 31.50% vote share.
A. Madurai Veeran (TVK) received 30.07% vote share.
What were the results of the 2026 Melur Assembly Election?
P. Viswanathan (INC) won the 2026 election with 60080 votes, leading by 2724 votes and securing a 31.50% vote share.
Which Lok Sabha constituency does the Melur Assembly constituency fall under?
The Melur Assembly constituency falls under the Madurai Lok Sabha constituency of Madurai district.
What was the margin of victory in the Melur Assembly Election 2026?
P. Viswanathan (INC) won the Melur Assembly seat in 2026 with a margin of 2724 votes over A. Madurai Veeran (TVK).
What are the key constituencies in the Madurai Lok Sabha area?
The Melur Assembly constituency is part of the Madurai Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Madurai East, Madurai North, Madurai South, Madurai Central, Madurai West.
Who were the top candidates for the Melur Assembly Election 2026?
The top candidates in the Melur Assembly Election 2026 were:
P. Viswanathan (INC)
A. Madurai Veeran (TVK)
Periyapullan (a) Selvam (AIADMK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with P. Viswanathan (INC) emerging as the winner.
What was the voter turnout in the Melur Assembly Election 2026?
The voter turnout in the Melur Assembly Election 2026 was 82.07%
This page contains historical election results sourced from the Election Commission of India (ECI). It is for archival and informational purposes only and does not represent current or ongoing election updates. The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.
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