Madurantakam Assembly constituency

Maduranthakam
Maduranthakam
Constituency No. 35 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chengalpattu
Lok Sabha constituency	Kancheepuram
Established	1951
Total electors	2,12,666
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Vacant

12°30′36″N 79°53′06″E / 12.5101°N 79.8849°E / 12.5101; 79.8849

Madurantakam is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 35. It forms a part of Kancheepuram Lok Sabha Constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.^[1] It is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes.^[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Winner
1952	B. Parameswaran	Indian National Congress
1957	O. Venkatasubba Reddy	Independent
1962	B. Parameswaran	Indian National Congress
1967	Kothandam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner
1971	C. Arumugam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	C. Arumugam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	S. D. Ugamchand	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	C. Arumugam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989	S. D. Ugamchand	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	P. Chockalingam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	S. K. Venkatesan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	P. Vasudevan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	K. Gayathri Devi	Indian National Congress
2011	S. Kanitha Sampath	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	S. Pugazhenthi^[2]	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	K. Maragatham	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2026	K. Maragatham	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2026^

^ upcoming by-election following K. Maragatham's resignation on 25 May 2026 to join Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates

2026			34.95%
2021			47.20%
2016			41.43%
2011			53.64%
2006			43.52%
2001			51.10%
1996			49.79%
1991			54.11%
1989			41.93%
1984			46.21%
1980			56.84%
1977			36.08%
1971			64.53%
1967			59.20%
1962			51.67%
1957			19.20%
1952			19.57%

2026 By-election

2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Bye-election: Maduranthakam
Party		Candidate	Votes
	TVK
	DMK
	AIADMK
	NTK
	Other parties	Other party candidates
	Independent	Independent candidates
	NOTA	None of the above
Margin of victory
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

2026

2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurantakam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Maragatham Kumaravel. K	69,284	34.95	12.25
	TVK	Ezhil Katharine Ezhilmalai	62,090	31.32	New
	DMK	S. Amulu Ponmalar	59,838	30.18	15.07
	NTK	G. Janakiraman	4,950	2.50	2.56
	NOTA	NOTA	797	0.40	0.35
	BSP	Neelam E. Ramkumar	374	0.19	New
	Independent	Ranjitham. M	357	0.18	New
Margin of victory			7,194	3.63	1.69
Turnout			1,98,551	93.36	12.36
Registered electors			2,12,666		14,019
	AIADMK hold		Swing	12.25

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Maduranthakam^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Maragatham	86,646	47.20	+7.43
	MDMK	C. E. Sathya	83,076	45.25	+3.83
	NTK	P. Sumitha	9,293	5.06	New
	DMDK	N. Moorthi	2,137	1.16	−5.45
	MNM	K. Dinesh	1,488	0.81	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,371	0.75	−0.11
Margin of victory			3,570	1.94	0.28
Turnout			183,576	80.98	−0.30
Rejected ballots			223	0.12
Registered electors			226,685
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	5.77

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Maduranthakam^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Pugazhenthi	73,693	41.43	*New*
	AIADMK	C. K. Thamizharasan	70,736	39.77	−13.88
	PMK	E. Adhikesavan	16,215	9.12	New
	DMDK	M. Thennarasu	11,773	6.62	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,525	0.86	New
Margin of victory			2,957	1.66	−10.86
Turnout			177,879	81.29	−0.57
Registered electors			218,831
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-12.22

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Maduranthakam^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Kanitha Sampath	79,256	53.64	+13.26
	INC	Dr. K. Jayakumar	60,762	41.13	−2.4
	Independent	C. Jaisankar	1,885	1.28	New
	BJP	R. Varadhan	1,630	1.10	−0.84
	Independent	V. R. Paramasivam	1,223	0.83	New
	Loktantrik Samajwadi Party	M. Dhanasekaran	886	0.60	New
	BSP	S. Vinayagam	784	0.53	−0.31
Margin of victory			18,494	12.52	9.37
Turnout			147,744	81.85	5.87
Registered electors			180,495
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	10.12

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Maduranthakam^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Ghayathri Devi	51,106	43.52	*New*
	AIADMK	K. Appadurai	47,415	40.38	−10.72
	DMDK	D. Gajendran	9,885	8.42	New
	BJP	M. Sundara Moorthy	2,282	1.94	New
	Independent	S. Menaka	1,840	1.57	New
	Independent	C. Natarajan	1,256	1.07	New
	Independent	M. Devaraj	1,178	1.00	New
	BSP	P. Rajendrababu	989	0.84	New
Margin of victory			3,691	3.14	−7.23
Turnout			117,418	75.98	14.00
Registered electors			154,532
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	-7.58

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Maduranthakam^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Vasudevan	57,610	51.10	+11.16
	DMK	S. D. Ugamchand	45,916	40.73	−9.06
	MDMK	L. S. Raveendranath	4,070	3.61	−0.72
	Independent	N. Venkatesan	1,895	1.68	New
	Puratchi Bharatham	M. Abiramalingam	1,215	1.08	New
	Independent	T. Maduraimuthu	700	0.62	New
Margin of victory			11,694	10.37	0.53
Turnout			112,730	61.99	−9.21
Registered electors			181,901
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	1.31

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Maduranthakam^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. K. Venkatesan	53,563	49.79	*New*
	AIADMK	Ugamchand. S. D.	42,970	39.94	−14.17
	PMK	G. Gunasekaran	4,837	4.50	New
	MDMK	K. R. Veeraraghavan	4,663	4.33	New
Margin of victory			10,593	9.85	−8.68
Turnout			107,573	71.20	1.00
Registered electors			159,346
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-4.32

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Maduranthakam^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Chockalingam	53,752	54.11	+12.18
	Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam	S. D. Ugamchand	35,349	35.59	*New*
	PMK	K. Narayanaswamy Alias Mani Arasu	7,667	7.72	New
	BJP	S. Adikesavalu	862	0.87	New
	Independent	N. R. Janarthanan	503	0.51	New
Margin of victory			18,403	18.53	14.73
Turnout			99,336	70.20	0.03
Registered electors			149,439
	AIADMK hold		Swing	12.18

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Maduranthakam^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. D. Ugamchand	38,704	41.93	*New*
	DMK	C. Arumugam	35,196	38.13	−8.08
	INC	A. Gopanna	10,676	11.57	−31.93
	AIADMK	B. Dhanasekaran	6,205	6.72	New
Margin of victory			3,508	3.80	1.08
Turnout			92,311	70.17	−6.31
Registered electors			134,445
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-4.28

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Maduranthakam^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	C. Arumugam	40,105	46.21	+3.68
	INC	Sachuthanandam	37,745	43.49	New
	Independent	K. Kesavan	538	0.62	New
	Independent	C. Angammal	458	0.53	New
Margin of victory			2,360	2.72	−11.59
Turnout			86,784	76.48	1.01
Registered electors			120,021
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-10.63

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Maduranthakam^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. D. Ugamchand	46,922	56.84	+32.19
	DMK	C. Arumugam	35,113	42.54	+6.46
Margin of victory			11,809	14.31	4.50
Turnout			82,549	75.47	2.66
Registered electors			111,475
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	20.77

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Maduranthakam^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	C. Arumugam	26,977	36.08	−28.46
	INC	S. D. Ugamchand	19,645	26.27	−9.2
	AIADMK	V. Venka	18,434	24.65	New
	JP	O. N. Duraibaboo	8,019	10.72	New
	Independent	D. Kanakasabapathy	968	1.29	New
	Independent	V. T. R. Veerappan	736	0.98	New
Margin of victory			7,332	9.80	−19.26
Turnout			74,779	72.81	−3.71
Registered electors			104,339
	DMK hold		Swing	-28.46

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Maduranthakam^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	C. Arumugam	42,295	64.53	+5.33
	INC	V. Gopal Reddiar	23,246	35.47	−3.4
Margin of victory			19,049	29.06	8.73
Turnout			65,541	76.52	−3.23
Registered electors			88,600
	DMK hold		Swing	5.33

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Maduranthakam^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Kothandam	38,382	59.20	*New*
	INC	G. Reddy	25,200	38.87	−12.8
	Independent	V. Krishnaswamy	1,248	1.93	New
Margin of victory			13,182	20.33	2.41
Turnout			64,830	79.75	9.65
Registered electors			84,920
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	7.53

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Maduranthakam^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	B. Parameswaran	29,743	51.67	+32.48
	SWA	P. S. Ellappan	19,424	33.75	New
	Independent	K. Ariasankaran	6,119	10.63	New
	Independent	S. Dasarathan	2,274	3.95	New
Margin of victory			10,319	17.93	16.50
Turnout			57,560	70.11	−9.67
Registered electors			88,704
	INC hold		Swing	32.48

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Maduranthakam^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	O. Venkatasubba Reddy	24,402	19.20	−0.37
	Independent	O. N. Dorajbabu	22,585	17.77	New
	Independent	V. L. Raja	19,250	15.14	New
	Independent	Ellappan (Sc)	18,516	14.57	New
	Independent	Kothandarama Reddy	15,784	12.42	New
	Independent	Angesan (Sc)	8,230	6.47	New
Margin of victory			1,817	1.43	−1.49
Turnout			127,112	79.77	−4.51
Registered electors			159,340
	INC hold		Swing	-0.37

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Maduranthakam^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	B. Parameswaran	20,926	19.57	*New*
	RPI	K. Muthulinga Reddiar	13,431	12.56	New
	Socialist Party (India)	Kothandarama Reddiar	13,268	12.41	New
	KMPP	V. Jayachandran	8,701	8.14	New
	Independent	Venugopala Nayagar	6,286	5.88	New
Margin of victory			3,120	2.92
Turnout			106,947	84.29
Registered electors			126,884
	INC win (new seat)

References

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