MADURAI EAST (AC 189)
KARTHIKEYAN S of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won MADURAI EAST in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +16,547 votes. 16 candidates contested.
Winner
KARTHIKEYAN S
TVK
Votes1,18,777Net worthRs 3.46 CrAge57EducationGraduate ProfessionalCriminal cases3
Runner-up
MOORTHY P
DMK
Votes1,02,230Net worthRs 13.99 CrAge67Education12th PassCriminal cases0
Margin +16,547 votes (7.49% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — MADURAI EAST
Votes & margin: Election Commission of India. Net worth, age, education and criminal-case counts: candidate affidavits as declared, not independently verified. More on sources.
| # ▲ | Candidate | Party | Votes | Net worth | Crim | Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARTHIKEYAN S | TVK | 1,18,777 | Rs 3.46 Cr | 3 | 57 | won |
| 2 | MOORTHY P | DMK | 1,02,230 | Rs 13.99 Cr | 0 | 67 | lost |
| 3 |  MAHENDRAN K | AIADMK | 31,016 | Rs 4.08 Cr | 0 | 68 | lost |
| 4 |  SELVAM K | NTK | 13,629 | Rs 1.84 Cr | 0 | 46 | lost |
| 5 |  PRINCE S | REPUBL | 1,591 | Rs 50,000 | 0 | 45 | lost |
| 6 |  KARTHIKEYAN G | IND | 750 | Rs 1.55 L | 0 | 51 | lost |
| 7 |  BHARATHIRAJA A | PUTHIY | 594 | Rs 15.48 L | 0 | 39 | lost |
| 8 |  MUGESHKUMAR M | IND | 561 | Rs 21.59 L | 0 | 29 | lost |
| 9 |  PITCHAI V | IND | 240 | Rs 1.52 L | 0 | 59 | lost |
| 10 |  ARUN PANDIAN A J | IND | 217 | Rs 8.01 L | 2 | 34 | lost |
| 11 |  ARASU S | IND | 196 | Rs 1.93 L | 0 | 50 | lost |
| 12 |  AJAY KANNAN A | IND | 163 | Rs 1.52 L | 0 | 27 | lost |
| 13 |  BOOMIRAJAN K | TAMIZH | 159 | Rs 12.70 L | 0 | 41 | lost |
| 14 |  VELLADURAI A | IND | 145 | Rs 51.06 L | 0 | 60 | lost |
| 15 |  CHANDRA MOULISWARAN A | IND | 121 | Rs 1.53 Cr | 0 | 49 | lost |
| 16 |  NOTA | NONE O | 1,177 | — | — | — |