In Chengalpattu district’s Madurantakam Assembly constituency, Maragatham Kumaravel registered a bigger vote share in the latest by-election than in the previous Assembly election, according to a constituency-level comparison of results.
Kumaravel, who had earlier won the seat in the last Assembly election as an AIADMK candidate, contested the by-election under the TAVEK banner and emerged victorious. From the start of counting, she maintained a strong lead, indicating sustained support among voters in the constituency.
In the previous Assembly election, she had secured 69,284 votes. In the by-election, her tally rose to 74,048 votes.
She won the by-election with a margin of 20,040 votes, finishing ahead of the DMK and AIADMK candidates. The report also notes that the accompanying chart details total voters and polling figures for both elections, enabling a percentage-based comparison of votes secured by major parties across the two contests.
