Madurantakam by-election result 2026: K.MARAGATHAM KUMARAVEL (TVK) wins by 20,040 votes
K.MARAGATHAM KUMARAVEL (TVK) won the Madurantakam (SC) assembly by-election on Friday 9 October 2026, defeating I.PARANTHAMEN (DMK) by 20,040 votes, after all 27 rounds of counting. Turnout was 86.19% of 212,639 electors. Source: Election Commission of India, results.eci.gov.in, scraped at 09:48 IST.
Leading candidates: K.MARAGATHAM KUMARAVEL (TVK) 74,048 votes (39.96%); I.PARANTHAMEN (DMK) 54,008 votes (29.15%); S.KANITHASAMPATH (ADMK) 47,450 votes (25.61%); G.JANAKIRAMAN (NTK) 2,709 votes (1.46%); SUGANTHI.P (CPM) 1,986 votes (1.07%).
Compared with April 2026: TVK polled 31.32% here then and 39.96% now; AIADMK and TVK together had 66.27% in April. In April, AIADMK won Madurantakam by 7,194 votes.
Turnout on 6 October was 86.19% of 212,639 electors, against 93.36% in April.
Madurantakam (also spelt Maduranthakam, Madhuranthagam, Madurandagam) (SC) is Assembly Constituency No. 35 in Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, part of the Kancheepuram Lok Sabha constituency.
Updated 09:48 IST · Source: Election Commission of India, results.eci.gov.in.