General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results May-2026

Assembly Constituency 188 - MELUR (Tamil Nadu)

Status of EVM Round: 21/21

S.N.	Candidate	Party	EVM Votes	Postal Votes	Total Votes	% of Votes
1	KOTTAIKUMAR	Naam Tamilar Katchi	9440	130	9570	5.02
2	P.PERIYAPULLAN (A) SELVAM	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	56327	417	56744	29.75
3	P.VISWANATHAN	Indian National Congress	59486	594	60080	31.5
4	SONIAGANDHI	All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam	2559	69	2628	1.38
5	M.PANNEERSELVAM	Puthiya Tamilagam	418	5	423	0.22
6	A.MADURAIVEERAN	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	56916	440	57356	30.07
7	K.MEYYAR	Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)	273	3	276	0.14
8	K.SETHURAMAN	Independent	82	3	85	0.04
9	S.BOOPATHI	Independent	114	2	116	0.06
10	K.MANIKANDAPRABU	Independent	138	0	138	0.07
11	M.MURUGAN	Independent	2107	63	2170	1.14
12	C.MOHANRAM	Independent	262	7	269	0.14
13	C.RAMESH	Independent	317	0	317	0.17
14	NOTA	None of the Above	544	10	554	0.29
	Total		188983	1743	190726