Ponneri (state assembly constituency)

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Ponneri
Constituency for the State Assembly
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Constituency details
State Tamil Nadu
Established1952 - present
Total electors2,67,345 [1]
ReservationSC
Most successful party AIADMK (7 times)
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLADurai. Chandrasekar
Party INC
Elected year2021

Ponneri is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, India. [2] The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It comprises a portion of Ponneri taluk and is a part of Thiruvallur constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. [3] Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

Contents

Madras State

YearWinnerParty
1952 O. Chengam Pillai and Gajapathi Reddiar Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
1957 V. Govindasami Naidu and T. P. Elumalai Indian National Congress
1962 T. P. Elumalai Indian National Congress
1967 P. Nagalingam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

YearWinnerParty
1971 P. Nagalingam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 S. M. Dorairaj All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 R. Chakrapani All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 K. P. K. Sekar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 K. Sundaram Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 E. Ravikumar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 K. Sundaram Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 A. S. Kannan Communist Party of India
2006 P. Balaraman All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011 Pon. Raja All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 P. Balaraman [4] All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 Durai. Chandrasekar Indian National Congress

Election Results

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election :Ponneri
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Durai. Chandrasekar 94,528 44.94%
AIADMK P. Balaraman 84,83940.33%-8.23%
NTK Maheswari. A19,0279.05%8.23%
MNM Desingurajan. D5,3942.56%
AMMK Pon. Raja 2,8321.35%
NOTA Nota1,5540.74%-0.42%
BSP Bhavani Ilavenil. J1,1060.53%-0.06%
Independent Ashok Priyadarshan. S4700.22%
Independent Sugumar. K2980.14%
Margin of victory9,6894.61%-5.17%
Turnout 210,05478.57%-0.36%
Rejected ballots2030.10%
Registered electors 267,345
INC gain from AIADMK Swing -3.56%

Elections in the 2010s

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election :Ponneri
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK P. Balaraman 95,979 48.56% -8.94%
DMK Parimalam K Doctor76,64338.78%0.48%
PMK Pandian A9,5864.85%
VCK Senthil Kumar V5,5662.82%
NOTA None Of The Above2,2841.16%
BJP Ganesan K2,0671.05%0.23%
NTK Vinoth Babu S1,6200.82%
BSP Raja S1,1520.58%-0.24%
YSRCP Kotteeswaran K6960.35%
Independent Rukumangadan L6400.32%-0.39%
Independent Dilli Babu V5360.27%-0.45%
Margin of victory19,3369.78%-9.42%
Turnout 197,64878.93%-1.50%
Registered electors 250,403
AIADMK hold Swing -8.94%
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ponneri
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK Pon. Raja 93,62457.50
DMK Manimekalai A62,35438.29
BSP Raja S1,3470.83
BJP Ganesan K1,3350.82
IND. Jayakanthan S1,1670.72
Margin of victory31,27019.21
Turnout 1,62,88880.46
AIADMK hold Swing

Elections in the 2000s

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ponneri
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK P. Balaraman 84,25948.09%
MDMK Anbuvanan.V73,17041.76%
DMDK Angamuthu.S13,5087.71%
Independent Mani.E1,6490.94%
CPI(ML)L Janakiraman.S1,1850.68%
BSP Natarajan.S8650.49%
Margin of victory11,0896.33%-12.04%
Turnout 175,22970.61%-60.53%
AIADMK gain from CPI Swing -6.50%
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ponneri
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI Kannan.A.S.81,40854.58%
DMK K. Sundaram 54,01836.22%
MDMK Duraikkannu.P.4,3192.90%
Independent Devarajan.G3,7532.52%
Independent Rathinam.A.D.2,2111.48%
PB Jayaseelan.M1,3260.89%
Margin of victory27,39018.36%-13.63%
Turnout 149,14361.24%-6.56%
CPI gain from DMK Swing -7.13%

Elections in the 1990s

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election:Ponneri
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK K. Sundaram 87,54761.72%
AIADMK Gunasekaran. G.42,15629.72%
MDMK Krishnamoorthy. R.7,3795.20%
CPI(ML)L Janakiraman. S.1,9231.36%
Independent Paccikrisawamy. C.1,4431.02%
BJP Annamalai. M.8670.61%
Margin of victory45,39132.00%-3.59%
Turnout 141,85667.8%1.15%
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -5.03%
1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ponneri
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK Ravikumar E.77,37466.75%
DMK Parthasarathy K.36,12131.16%
PMK Nagappan R.4,9654.28%
TMMPrabakaran G.S.5820.50%
BSP Ravi S.4800.41%
Margin of victory41,25335.59%29.06%
Turnout 115,92266.65%-4.63%
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 22.22%

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election:Ponneri
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK K. Sundaram 51,92844.53%
AIADMK(JL)Tamizharasan. K44,32138.01%
INC Yasodha. D14,41012.36%
AIADMK(JR)Sekar K.P.K. Alias Kulasekaran. K.P.5,2804.53%
Independent Paramannandhan. M3600.31%
Independent Ramamoorthi. P.M.2170.19%
Margin of victory7,6076.52%-12.57%
Turnout 116,61671.28%-5.13%
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -14.52%
1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ponneri
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK K. P. K. Sekar Alias K. P. Kulasekaran61,55959.05%
DMK K. Sundaram 41,65539.96%
Independent K. N. Arumugam5200.50%
Independent Rathinam5100.49%
Margin of victory19,90419.09%1.13%
Turnout 104,24476.41%14.01%
AIADMK hold Swing 7.98%
1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ponneri
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK Chakarapani.R42,40851.07%
DMK Nagalingam.P27,49033.11%
Independent Vetriveeran.G7,5089.04%
JP Munivel.R.S4,6195.56%
Independent Sivalingam.K3500.42%
Independent Seemen.Thalapathy.C.V3130.38%
Margin of victory14,91817.97%2.85%
Turnout 83,03362.4%5.89%
AIADMK hold Swing 8.43%

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election:Ponneri
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK S. M. Dorairaj 31,79642.64%
DMK G. Vetriveeran20,52427.53%
JP V. Nargunam14,17019.00%
INC K.N. Arumugam6,4228.61%
Independent G. Chinnaraj1,0851.46%
Independent A.P.Elumalai5640.76%
Margin of victory11,27215.12%-11.50%
Turnout 74,56156.51%-16.69%
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -15.74%
1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election:Ponneri
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK P. Nagalingam 39,78358.39%
INC T. P. Elumalai 21,65031.77%
Independent C K Manickam6,7039.84%
Margin of victory18,13326.61%11.62%
Turnout 68,13673.2%-3.91%
DMK hold Swing 1.77%

Elections in the 1960s

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election:Ponneri
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK P. Nagalingam 37,74656.61%
INC T. P. Elumalai 27,75141.62%
Independent A. P. Elumalai1,1771.77%
Margin of victory9,99514.99%-4.29%
Turnout 66,67477.11%13.12%
DMK gain from INC Swing 17.43%
1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election :Ponneri
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC T. P. Elumalai 26,125 48.41%
DMK P. Nagalingam15,72129.13%
CPI C. K. Manickam9,09216.85%
Independent A. Dharma Lingam1,0351.92%
Independent A. P. Elumalai9951.84%
Independent P. B. Jeevaratnam5691.05%
Independent G. A. Ramadoss4290.79%
Margin of victory10,40419.28%18.69%
Turnout 53,96663.99%-8.44%
Registered electors 89,125
DMK gain from INC Swing 22.47%

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election  : Ponneri
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC V. Govindasami Naidu 32,119 25.94%
INC T. P. Elumalai (SC) 31,392 25.35%
Independent T. Shanmugam14,99512.11%
Independent Changam Pillai (Sc)13,63911.01%
Independent M. Jayaram Reddi10,8738.78%
CPI C. K. Manickam (Sc)8,3066.71%
Independent M. Kuppuswami (Sc)4,8723.93%
Independent Elimalai S/O Palayam (Sc)4,5703.69%
Independent Thirvenkata Naicker3,0692.48%
Margin of victory7270.59%-1.29%
Turnout 123,83572.43%-1.01%
Registered electors 170,967
INC gain from KMPP Swing
1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election  : Ponneri
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
KMPP O. Chengam Pillai 27,489 27.67%
KMPP Gajapathi Reddiar 25,626 25.79%
INC M. Bhaktavatsalam17,98518.10%
INC C. Lakshmana Pillai14,51014.61%
Independent M. P. B. Jeevaratham9,2009.26%
Independent Venkatakrishna Sarma4,0074.03%
RPI K. Manavalan5290.53%
Margin of victory1,8631.88%1.88%
Turnout 99,34673.44%
Registered electors 135,266
KMPP win (new seat)

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References

  1. "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021.
  2. "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  3. "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  4. "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 2. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

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