Ponneri Assembly constituency

Ponneri
Constituency No. 2 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
Established	1952 - present
Total electors	2,67,345 [1]
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Durai Chandrasekar
Party	INC
Alliance	SPA
Elected year	2021

Ponneri is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, India. ^[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 2. It comprises a portion of Ponneri taluk and is a part of Thiruvallur constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. ^[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1952	O. Chengam Pillai and Gajapathi		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

Year	Winner	Party
1971	P. Nagalingam		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	S. M. Dorairaj		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	R. Chakrapani
1984	K. P. K. Sekar
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
2016	P. Balaraman [4]
2021	Durai Chandrasekar		Indian National Congress

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021			45.00%
2016			48.56%
2011			57.50%
2006			48.09%
2001			54.58%
1996			61.72%
1991			64.74%
1989			44.53%
1984			59.05%
1980			51.07%
1977			42.64%
1971			58.39%
1967			56.61%
1962			48.41%
1957			25.94%
1952			27.67%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Ponneri ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Durai Chandrasekar	94,528	45.00%	New
	AIADMK	P. Balaraman	84,839	40.39%	−8.17
	NTK	A. Maheswari	19,027	9.06%	+8.24
	MNM	D. Desingurajan	5,394	2.57%	New
	AMMK	Pon. Raja	2,832	1.35%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,554	0.74%	−0.42
	BSP	J. Bhavani Ilavenil	1,106	0.53%	−0.06
Margin of victory			9,689	4.61%	−5.17%
Turnout			2,10,054	78.57%	−0.36%
Rejected ballots			203	0.10%
Registered electors			2,67,345
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	-3.56%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Ponneri ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Balaraman	95,979	48.56%	−8.94
	DMK	Dr. K. Parimalam	76,643	38.78%	+0.48
	PMK	A. Pandian	9,586	4.85%	New
	VCK	V. Senthil Kumar	5,566	2.82%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	2,284	1.16%	New
	BJP	K. Ganesan	2,067	1.05%	+0.23
	NTK	S. Vinoth Babu	1,620	0.82%	New
	BSP	S. Raja	1,152	0.58%	−0.24
Margin of victory			19,336	9.78%	−9.42%
Turnout			1,97,648	78.93%	−1.50%
Registered electors			2,50,403
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-8.94%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Ponneri ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Pon. Raja	93,624	57.50%	+9.41
	DMK	A. Manimekalai	62,354	38.29%	−3.46
	BSP	S. Raja	1,347	0.83%	New
	BJP	K. Ganesan	1,335	0.82%	New
	Independent	S. Jayakanthan	1,167	0.72%	New
Margin of victory			31,270	19.20%	12.88%
Turnout			1,62,835	80.43%	9.82%
Registered electors			2,02,449
	AIADMK hold		Swing	9.41%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Ponneri ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Balaraman	84,259	48.09%	New
	DMK	V. Anbuvanan	73,170	41.76%	+5.54
	DMDK	S. Angamuthu	13,508	7.71%	New
	Independent	E. Mani	1,649	0.94%	New
	CPI(ML)L	S. Janakiraman	1,185	0.68%	New
Margin of victory			11,089	6.33%	−12.04%
Turnout			1,75,229	70.61%	9.37%
Registered electors			2,48,155
	AIADMK gain from CPI		Swing	-6.50%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Ponneri ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	A. S. Kannan	81,408	54.58%	New
	DMK	K. Sundaram	54,018	36.22%	−25.5
	MDMK	P. Duraikkannu	4,319	2.90%	−2.31
	Independent	G. Devarajan	3,753	2.52%	New
	Independent	A. D. Rathinam	2,211	1.48%	New
	Puratchi Bharatham	M. Jayaseelan	1,326	0.89%	New
	Independent	N. Maran	827	0.55%	New
Margin of victory			27,390	18.36%	−13.63%
Turnout			1,49,143	61.24%	−6.56%
Registered electors			2,43,530
	CPI gain from DMK		Swing	-7.13%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Ponneri ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Sundaram	87,547	61.72%	+31.49
	AIADMK	G. Gunasekaran	42,156	29.72%	−35.02
	MDMK	R. Krishnamoorthy	7,379	5.20%	New
	CPI(ML)L	S. Janakiraman	1,923	1.36%	New
	Independent	C. Paccikrisawamy	1,443	1.02%	New
	BJP	M. Annamalai	867	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			45,391	32.00%	−2.52%
Turnout			1,41,856	67.80%	1.16%
Registered electors			2,16,818
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-3.02%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Ponneri ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	E. Ravikumar	77,374	64.74%	+26.73
	DMK	K. Parthasarathy	36,121	30.22%	−14.31
	PMK	R. Nagappan	4,965	4.15%	New
Margin of victory			41,253	34.51%	27.99%
Turnout			1,19,522	66.65%	−4.63%
Registered electors			1,86,052
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	20.21%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Ponneri ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. Sundaram	51,928	44.53%	+4.57
	AIADMK	K. Tamizharasan	44,321	38.01%	−21.05
	INC	D. Yasodha	14,410	12.36%	New
	AIADMK	K. P. K. Sekar Alias Kulasekaran	5,280	4.53%	−54.53
Margin of victory			7,607	6.52%	−12.57%
Turnout			1,16,616	71.28%	−5.12%
Registered electors			1,66,812
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-14.52%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Ponneri ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. P. K. Sekar Alias K. P. Kulasekaran	61,559	59.05%	+7.98
	DMK	K. Sundaram	41,655	39.96%	+6.85
Margin of victory			19,904	19.09%	1.13%
Turnout			1,04,244	76.41%	14.01%
Registered electors			1,43,104
	AIADMK hold		Swing	7.98%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Ponneri ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Chakarapani	42,408	51.07%	+8.43
	DMK	P. Nagalingam	27,490	33.11%	+5.58
	Independent	G. Vetriveeran	7,508	9.04%	New
	JP	R. S. Munivel	4,619	5.56%	New
Margin of victory			14,918	17.97%	2.85%
Turnout			83,033	62.40%	5.89%
Registered electors			1,35,012
	AIADMK hold		Swing	8.43%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Ponneri ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. M. Dorairaj	31,796	42.64%	New
	DMK	G. Vetriveeran	20,524	27.53%	−30.86
	JP	V. Nargunam	14,170	19.00%	New
	INC	K. N. Arumugam	6,422	8.61%	−23.16
	Independent	G. Chinnaraj	1,085	1.46%	New
	Independent	A. P. Elumalai	564	0.76%	New
Margin of victory			11,272	15.12%	−11.50%
Turnout			74,561	56.51%	−16.69%
Registered electors			1,34,125
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-15.74%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Ponneri ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	P. Nagalingam	39,783	58.39%	+1.77
	INC	T. P. Elumalai	21,650	31.77%	−9.85
	Independent	C. K. Manickam	6,703	9.84%	New
Margin of victory			18,133	26.61%	11.62%
Turnout			68,136	73.20%	−3.91%
Registered electors			97,121
	DMK hold		Swing	1.77%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election  : Ponneri ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	P. Nagalingam	37,746	56.61%	+27.48
	INC	T. P. Elumalai	27,751	41.62%	−6.79
	Independent	A. P. Elumalai	1,177	1.77%	New
Margin of victory			9,995	14.99%	−4.29%
Turnout			66,674	77.11%	13.12%
Registered electors			90,079
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	8.20%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election  : Ponneri ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. P. Elumalai	26,125	48.41%	+22.47
	DMK	P. Nagalingam	15,721	29.13%	New
	CPI	C. K. Manickam	9,092	16.85%	+10.14
	Independent	A. Dharma Lingam	1,035	1.92%	New
	Independent	A. P. Elumalai	995	1.84%	New
	Independent	P. B. Jeevaratnam	569	1.05%	New
	Independent	G. A. Ramadoss	429	0.79%	New
Margin of victory			10,404	19.28%	18.69%
Turnout			53,966	63.99%	−8.44%
Registered electors			89,125
	INC hold		Swing	22.47%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election  : Ponneri ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	V. Govindasami Naidu	32,119	25.94%	+7.83
	INC	T. P. Elumalai	31,392	25.35%	+7.25
	Independent	T. Shanmugam	14,995	12.11%	New
	Independent	Changam Pillai	13,639	11.01%	New
	Independent	M. Jayaram Reddi	10,873	8.78%	New
	CPI	C. K. Manickam	8,306	6.71%	New
	Independent	M. Kuppuswami	4,872	3.93%	New
	Independent	Elimalai S/O Palayam	4,570	3.69%	New
	Independent	Thirvenkata Naicker	3,069	2.48%	New
Margin of victory			727	0.59%	−1.29%
Turnout			1,23,835	72.43%	−1.01%
Registered electors			1,70,967
	INC gain from KMPP		Swing	-1.73%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election  : Ponneri ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	KMPP	O. Chengam Pillai	27,489	27.67%	New
	KMPP	Gajapathi	25,626	25.79%	New
	INC	M. Bhaktavatsalam	17,985	18.10%	New
	INC	C. Lakshmana Pillai	14,510	14.61%	New
	Independent	M. P. B. Jeevaratham	9,200	9.26%	New
	Independent	Venkatakrishna Sarma	4,007	4.03%	New
	RPI	K. Manavalan	529	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			1,863	1.88%
Turnout			99,346	73.44%
Registered electors			1,35,266
	KMPP win (new seat)

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