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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 187 · 2026Reserved (SC)

Manamadurai

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Winner — 2026

ELANGOVAN.D
TVK· Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
TVK 33.5%DMK 32.9%13 others 33.6%
Votes
69,971
33.5% share
Winning margin
1,208
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
80.4%
of 2,60,203

Manamadurai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 1,208 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

4 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.36 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2021 vs 2026

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ELANGOVAN.D
TVK
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
69,97133.5%
2
TAMILARASI.A
DMK
68,76333.0%
3
BALAGANAPATHY.V
BJP
42,61020.4%
4
SHANMUGAPRIYA.M
NTK
19,6769.4%
5
ARUMUGAM.V
RPI
1,6920.8%
6
THILAGARAJ.K
AIPTMMK
1,6860.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
8460.4%
8
RAJAMANIKKAM.A
PT
7060.3%
9
BHARATHIDASAN.S
IND
6120.3%
10
ARUNPANDIAN.A
TAVK
4840.2%
11
VEERAPANDI.V
IND
4280.2%
12
RAJU.J.M
IND
3280.2%
13
SATHISH.T
IND
3170.1%
14
SHANKARGANESAN.S
IND
2630.1%
15
KARUPPUSAMI.V
IND
2610.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (200th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.6% · max 41.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
200th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.68
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
107th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TVK 33.5%DMK 33.0%BJP 20.4%NTK 9.4%OTH 3.3%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.36 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,39,101
Density
316 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,233 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.6%Christian 5.6%Muslim 5.5%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.9%
Electricity91.9%
Sanitation40.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated89.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.5%
Women literate85.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.5%
Clean cooking fuel75.2%
Health insurance67.7%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir Products🏺Gherjubs (Miniature Cucumber)
Keeladi excavation site

Keeladi excavation site

⭐Heritage SiteWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
🛕

Q136760394

🛕TempleWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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