Madurai Central
Part of the Madurai Lok Sabha seat.
Madhar Badhurudeen (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) won Madurai Central in 2026, 19,128 votes ahead of Palanivel Thiaga Rajan.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
63,414 votes · 42.6%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PRDravida Munetra Kazhagam
44,286 votes · 29.8%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SCAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
33,538 votes · 22.6%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- AKNaam Tamilar Katchi
5,549 votes · 3.7%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SPAll India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam
313 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- RTBahujan Samaj Party
268 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- AVIndependent
145 votes · 0.1%
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- SIndependent
105 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- RRIndependent
92 votes · 0.1%
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- MIndependent
83 votes · 0.1%
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- GTIndependent
72 votes · 0.0%
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- SVIndependent
65 votes · 0.0%
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193 · Madurai Central
General1,99,725 registered voters · 12 candidates · 19,128 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
Madhar Badhurudeen
TVK · Male · 63,414 votes (42.68%) · 19,128 ahead of Palanivel Thiaga Rajan
- 74.46%
- Turnout
- 1,48,709
- Votes cast
- 1,47,930
- Valid votes
- 656
- None of the above
- 1,02,648
- Women electors
71,990 men and 75,495 women voted in person, plus 1,209 postal ballots. 123 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 107.
- TVK63,414308 postal42.68%
DMK44,286452 postal29.80%- Sundar CMale
ADMK33,538240 postal22.57% - Abdul Hakeem KMaleNTKFarmer Carrying Plough5,54963 postal3.73%
- None of the aboveNOTA6560.44%
- Sakkaravarthy PMaleAIPTMMKCoconut farm3133 postal0.21%
- Ramar Pandi TMale
BSP2685 postal0.18% - Avadainathan VMaleINDBalloon1450.10%
- SaleemMaleINDRing1051 postal0.07%
- Rajendran RMaleINDBattery Torch921 postal0.06%
- ManivannanMaleINDGas cylinder830.06%
- Guru Karthick TMaleINDFlute720.05%
- Sivaperumal VMaleINDMike651 postal0.04%
The bar compares each count with the highest count on this seat. The percentage is the share of valid votes plus None of the above, which is the figure the Commission prints.
Official counts from the Election Commission of India.