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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|One of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| constituency_no = 189<br />
| map_image = Constitution-Madurai East.svg<br />
| established = 1957<br />
| district = [[Madurai district|Madurai]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Madurai Lok Sabha constituency|Madurai]]<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| party = {{Party index link|Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam}}<br />
| mla = [[S. Karthikeyan]]<br />
| latest_election_year = 2026<br />
| name = Madurai East<br />
| electors = 336,527 <br />
| reservation = None<br />
}}<br />
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'''Madurai East''' is a [[Legislature of Tamil Nadu|legislative assembly]] constituency in the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. Election results from this constituency are listed below. For the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]], Madurai East was one of 17 assembly constituencies to use [[voter-verified paper audit trail]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/ec-to-tighten-grip-on-cash-for-votes/article8225776.ece|title=EC to tighten grip on cash for votes|website=[[The Hindu]] |date=11 February 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/20000-personnel-to-be-deployed-for-election-work/article8316763.ece | title= 20,000 personnel to be deployed for election work | date=5 March 2016 | newspaper=The Hindu | access-date=29 October 2018 }}</ref><br />
<br />
== Members of Legislative Assembly ==<br />
=== Madras State ===<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" width="70%"<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Assembly<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2"|Party<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Tenure<br />
|-<br />
|[[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br />
|[[2nd Madras Assembly|2nd]]<br />
|rowspan=2|P. K. R. Lakshmi Kanthan<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br />
|1957–1962<br />
|-<br />
|[[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br />
|[[3rd Madras Assembly|3rd]]<br />
|1962–1967<br />
|-<br />
|[[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
|[[4th Madras Assembly|4th]]<br />
|[[K. P. Janakiammal]]<br />
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]<br />
|1967–1971<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Tamil Nadu ===<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" width="70%"<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Assembly<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2"|Party<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Tenure<br />
|-<br />
|[[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]<br />
|[[5th Tamil Nadu Assembly|5th]]<br />
|[[K. S. Ramakrishnan]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|1971–1977<br />
|-<br />
|[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
|6th<br />
|[[N. Sankariah]]<br />
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]<br />
|1977–1980<br />
|-<br />
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
|7th<br />
|N. Sankariah<br />
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]<br />
|1980–1984<br />
|-<br />
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]<br />
|8th<br />
|[[K. Kalimuthu]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|1984–1989<br />
|-<br />
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br />
|9th<br />
|S. R. Eradha (Leader of the Opposition)<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|1989–1991<br />
|-<br />
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br />
|10th<br />
|[[O. S. Amarnath]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|1991–1996<br />
|-<br />
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br />
|11th<br />
|[[V. Velusamy]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|1996–2001<br />
|-<br />
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br />
|[[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]<br />
|[[N. Nanmaran]]<br />
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]<br />
|2001–2006<br />
|-<br />
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br />
|[[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]<br />
|N. Nanmaran<br />
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]<br />
|2006–2011<br />
|-<br />
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br />
|[[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]<br />
|[[K. Tamilarasan]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|2011–2016<br />
|-<br />
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br />
|[[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]<br />
| rowspan="2"| [[P. Moorthy]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}<br />
|2016–2021<br />
|-<br />
| [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]<br />
| 2021-2026<br />
|-<br />
| [[2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2026]]<br />
| [[17th Tamil Nadu Assembly|17th]]<br />
| [[S. Karthikeyan]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam}}<br />
| Incumbent<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Election results==<br />
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|title= Vote share of winning candidates<br />
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{{bar percent|[[#2026|2026]]|{{party color|Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam}}|43.74}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#2021|2021]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|51.59}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#2016|2016]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|50.62}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#2011|2011]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|55.29}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#2006|2006]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|38.20}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#2001|2001]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|43.29}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1996|1996]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|46.24}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1991|1991]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|64.00}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1989|1989]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|48.88}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1984|1984]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|51.08}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1980|1980]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|49.35}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1977|1977]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|33.45}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1971|1971]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|44.13}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1967|1967]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|50.32}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1962|1962]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|48.11}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
=== 2026 ===<br />
<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Madurai (East)}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate= S. Karthikeyan|party=Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam |votes= 1,18,777 |percentage= 43.74|change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[P. Moorthy]]|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|votes= 1,02,230|percentage=37.64 |change={{decrease}}13.95 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate= Mankulam K. Mahendran|party=AIADMK|votes= 31,016 |percentage= 11.42 |change={{decrease}}19.32}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Selvam |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes= 13,629|percentage= 5.02|change={{decrease}}2.41 }}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes= 1,177|percentage= 0.43|change={{decrease}}0.39 }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,547 |percentage=6.09 |change={{decrease}}14.76}}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=2,71,566 |percentage= |change=}}<br />
{{Election box rejected|votes=|percentage= }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors =3,30,993 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam|loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing={{increase}}43.74 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2021 ===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Madurai East}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[P. Moorthy]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=122,729 |percentage=51.59% |change=+0.97 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Gopalakrishnan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=73,125 |percentage=30.74% |change=-4.6 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=J. Latha |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=17,668 |percentage=7.43% |change=+5.89 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=I. Muthukrishnan |party=Makkal Needhi Maiam |votes=11,993 |percentage=5.04% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Saravanan |party=Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=6,729 |percentage=2.83% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate|candidate=None of the above |party=None of the above |votes=1,944 |percentage=0.82% |change=-0.7 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Balamurugan |party=Puthiya Tamilagam |votes=1,755 |percentage=0.74% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=49,604 |percentage=20.85% |change=5.57% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=237,892 |percentage=72.31% |change= -2.48% }}<br />
{{Election box rejected|votes=53 |percentage=0.02% }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 328,990 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 0.97% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2016 ===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Madurai East<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf |access-date= 30 Apr 2022 |archive-date= 30 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430083638/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf |title=Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu|website=www.elections.tn.gov.in}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[P. Moorthy]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=108,569 |percentage=50.62% |change=+11.32 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Pandi |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=75,797 |percentage=35.34% |change=-19.95 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Kalithasan |party=Communist Party of India |votes=11,599 |percentage=5.41% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Suseendran |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=6,181 |percentage=2.88% |change=+1.39 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sengannan |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=3,296 |percentage=1.54% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate|candidate=None of the above |party=None of the above |votes=3,246 |percentage=1.51% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Alaguraja |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=1,113 |percentage=0.52% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=32,772 |percentage=15.28% |change=-0.71% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=214,473 |percentage=74.79% |change= -2.39% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 286,766 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -4.67% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2011 ===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Madurai East<ref>{{Cite report|url=http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf|title=Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu |work=Election Commission of Tamil Nadu|access-date=9 May 2021 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170215085458/http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf | archive-date =15 February 2017}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[K. Tamilarasan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=99,447 |percentage=55.29% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[P. Moorthy]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=70,692 |percentage=39.30% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Srinivasan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=2,677 |percentage=1.49% |change=-0.14 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Govindaraj |party=Independent politician |votes=2,287 |percentage=1.27% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. G. Gnanasekaran |party=Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi |votes=1,008 |percentage=0.56% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Dhavamani |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=929 |percentage=0.52% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=28,755 |percentage=15.99% |change=15.93% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=233,061 |percentage=77.18% |change= 6.34% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 179,869 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= 17.09% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2006===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Madurai East<ref>{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = 2006 Election Statistical Report | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf | access-date = 12 May 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007200819/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf | archive-date = 7 October 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[N. Nanmaran]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=36,383 |percentage=38.20% |change=-5.09 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[M. Boominathan]] |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=36,332 |percentage=38.15% |change=+35.64 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Dhamodharan |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=18,632 |percentage=19.56% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. P. Prabakaran |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,553 |percentage=1.63% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Subbaiah |party=All India Forward Bloc |votes=655 |percentage=0.69% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=L. Thangavel |party=Independent politician |votes=654 |percentage=0.69% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=51 |percentage=0.05% |change=-7.02% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=95,244 |percentage=70.84% |change= 15.92% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 134,455 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= -5.09% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2001===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Madurai East<ref>{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India |title = Statistical Report on General Election 2001 |url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf |date = 12 May 2001 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006173934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[N. Nanmaran]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=32,461 |percentage=43.29% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[V. Velusamy]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=27,157 |percentage=36.22% |change=-10.02 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. L. Vasu |party=Independent politician |votes=11,837 |percentage=15.79% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[M. Boominathan]] |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,878 |percentage=2.50% |change=-2.12 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Jarina Begam |party=Janata Party |votes=586 |percentage=0.78% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. C. Kamaraj |party=Janata Dal (United) |votes=507 |percentage=0.68% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,304 |percentage=7.07% |change=-15.53% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=74,980 |percentage=54.92% |change= -6.84% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 136,526 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -2.94% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===1996===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Madurai East<ref>{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = 1996 Election Statistical Report | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007221700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf | archive-date = 7 October 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[V. Velusamy]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=39,478 |percentage=46.24% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. R. Janardhanan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=20,181 |percentage=23.64% |change=-40.36 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. L. Vasu |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=14,915 |percentage=17.47% |change=+10.04 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Muniyandi |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,946 |percentage=4.62% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=J. Jebathurai |party=Janata Party |votes=3,586 |percentage=4.20% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Ramachandran |party=All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) |votes=1,596 |percentage=1.87% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=19,297 |percentage=22.60% |change=-15.65% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=85,381 |percentage=61.76% |change= 5.76% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 143,887 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -17.76% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===1991===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Madurai East<ref>{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1991 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007161404/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf | archive-date = 7 October 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=O. S. Amarnath |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=50,336 |percentage=64.00% |change=+15.12 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. M. Kumar |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=20,248 |percentage=25.74% |change=-7.06 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. V. Seshachario |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=5,841 |percentage=7.43% |change=+6.44 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Ali Akbar |party=TMUL |votes=1,465 |percentage=1.86% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=30,088 |percentage=38.26% |change=22.18% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=78,650 |percentage=56.00% |change= -10.53% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 142,993 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 15.12% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1989===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Madurai East<ref>{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1989 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006153620/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf | archive-date = 6 October 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[S. R. Eradha]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=40,519 |percentage=48.88% |change=-2.2 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[N. Sankaraiah]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=27,196 |percentage=32.81% |change=-10.9 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. K. Ramakrishnan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,778 |percentage=15.42% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. R. Gopalan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=817 |percentage=0.99% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,323 |percentage=16.07% |change=8.70% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=82,892 |percentage=66.53% |change= -5.73% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 126,225 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -2.20% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1984===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Madurai East<ref>{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1984 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120117121208/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf | archive-date = 17 January 2012}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[K. Kalimuthu]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=43,210 |percentage=51.08% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. M. Kumar |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=36,972 |percentage=43.71% |change=-5.64 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=J. S. Krishnan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,663 |percentage=1.97% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Brinda Janardhanan |party=Independent politician |votes=879 |percentage=1.04% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=O. K. (Obula) Lakshmanan |party=Indian National Congress (Jagjivan) |votes=638 |percentage=0.75% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,238 |percentage=7.37% |change=-0.58% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=84,590 |percentage=72.26% |change= 15.24% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 120,711 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= 1.74% }}<br />
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===1980===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Madurai East<ref>{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1980 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006231656/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf | archive-date = 6 October 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[N. Sankaraiah]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=36,862 |percentage=49.35% |change=+15.9 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. A. Ramamoorthy |party=Indian National Congress |votes=30,923 |percentage=41.40% |change=+10.68 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. S. Ramamoorthy |party=Janata Party |votes=5,647 |percentage=7.56% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=O. K. (Obula) Lakshmanan |party=Independent politician |votes=382 |percentage=0.51% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,939 |percentage=7.95% |change= 5.21% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=74,701 |percentage=57.02% |change= -2.03% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 132,153 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= 15.90% }}<br />
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===1977===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Madurai East<ref>{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1977 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007141448/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf | archive-date = 7 October 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[N. Sankaraiah]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=24,263 |percentage=33.45% |change=+23.76 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. G. Subbraman |party=Indian National Congress |votes=22,278 |percentage=30.71% |change=-9.6 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. V. Seshachari |party=Janata Party |votes=15,629 |percentage=21.55% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. R. Sankaran |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=9,644 |percentage=13.29% |change=-30.84 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. V. Siddha |party=Independent politician |votes=508 |percentage=0.70% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,985 |percentage=2.74% |change= -1.08% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=72,539 |percentage=59.04% |change= -12.79% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 123,951 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -10.69% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1971===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Madurai East<ref>{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1971 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006131227/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | archive-date = 6 October 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=K. S. Rama Krishnan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=27,884 |percentage=44.13% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=L. K. T. Muthuram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=25,472 |percentage=40.32% |change=+2.89 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Veera Badhran |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=6,118 |percentage=9.68% |change=-40.64 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. K. Balakrishnan |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=3,707 |percentage=5.87% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,412 |percentage=3.82% |change= -9.08% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=63,181 |percentage=71.83% |change= -7.28% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 92,937 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= -6.19% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1967===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Madurai East<ref>{{Cite web| last = Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf |title= Statistical Report on General Election 1967 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320175222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2012 |access-date= 19 April 2009}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[K. P. Janakiammal]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=32,173 |percentage=50.32% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. G. Subburaman |party=Indian National Congress |votes=23,929 |percentage=37.43% |change=-10.69 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. V. Seshachari |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=7,396 |percentage=11.57% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,244 |percentage=12.89% |change= 0.50% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=63,936 |percentage=79.11% |change= 1.96% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 82,764 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 2.21% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1962===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Madurai East<ref>{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India |title=Statistical Report on General Election 1962 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf |access-date= 19 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201143/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf |archive-date=27 January 2013}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=P. K. R. Lakshmi Kantham |party=Indian National Congress |votes=36,679 |percentage=48.11% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[N. Sankaraiah]] |party=Communist Party of India |votes=27,228 |percentage=35.72% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ramu Servai |party=Swatantra Party |votes=7,404 |percentage=9.71% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ramia Seshachari |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=4,922 |percentage=6.46% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,451 |percentage=12.40% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=76,233 |percentage=77.15% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 101,097 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |title=Statistical reports of assembly elections |access-date=8 July 2010 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archive-date=5 October 2010 }}<br />
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