| Constituency no | 188 |
|---|---|
| Established | 1951 |
| District | Madurai |
| Loksabha cons | Madurai |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Alliance | TVK+ |
| Mla | P. Viswanathan |
| Latest election year | 2026 |
| Electors | 2,30,061 |
| Reservation | None |
Melur is a legislative assembly constituency in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below. Most successful party: INC (seven times).
Members of Legislative Assembly
Madras State
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | S. Chinnakaruppa Thevar and P. Sivapirakasam | ||
| 1957 | M. Periyakaruppan Ambalam and P. Kakkan | ||
| 1962 | M. Sivaramanambalam | ||
Tamil Nadu
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | A. M. Paramasivan | ||
| 1980 | K. V. Veeranambalam | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1984 | |||
| 1989 | K. V. V. Rajamanickam | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | R. Samy | ||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Periyapullan @ P. Selvam | ||
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | P. Viswanathan | ||
References
- ^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.