Ponneri Assembly constituency

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

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Ponneri Assembly constituency

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Ponneri Assembly constituency

<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Member</th><th colspan="2">Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2">1952</td><td>O. Chengam Pillai</td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2">Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party</td></tr><tr><td>Gajapathi Reddiar</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1957</td><td>V. Govindasami Naidu</td><td rowspan="3"></td><td rowspan="3">Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">T. P. Elumalai</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td rowspan="2">P. Nagalingam</td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1971</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>S. M. Dorairaj</td><td rowspan="3"></td><td rowspan="3">All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>R. Chakarapani</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>K. P. K. Sekar Alias K. P. Kulasekaran</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>K. Sundaram</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>E. Ravikumar</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>K. Sundaram</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>A. S. Kannan</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>P. Balaraman</td><td rowspan="3"></td><td rowspan="3">All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Pon. Raja</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>P. Balaraman</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Durai Chandrasekar</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Dr. M. S. Ravi</td><td></td><td>Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam</td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

2026

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><th>Dr. M. S. Ravi</th><td>110,439</td><td>48.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>Durai Chandrasekar</th><td>54,671</td><td>24.10%</td><td>21.17</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>P. Balaraman</th><td>51,468</td><td>22.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><th>None of the above</th><td>865</td><td>0.38%</td><td>0.36</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>55,768</td><td>24.59%</td><td>19.95</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>226,873</td><td>90.24%</td><td>11.49</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Total valid votes</th><td>226,819</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>251,421</td><td></td><td>5.96</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">TVK gain from INC</td><th>Swing</th><td>3.42</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2021

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>Durai Chandrasekar</th><td>94,528</td><td>45.27%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>P. Balaraman</th><td>84,839</td><td>40.63%</td><td>7.93</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><th>D. Desingurajan</th><td>5,394</td><td>2.58%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><th>Pon. Raja</th><td>2,832</td><td>1.36%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><th>None of the above</th><td>1,554</td><td>0.74%</td><td>0.42</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>9,689</td><td>4.64%</td><td>5.14</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>210,557</td><td>78.75%</td><td>0.24</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Total valid votes</th><td>208,800</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Rejected ballots</th><td>203</td><td>0.10%</td><td>0.03</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>267,368</td><td></td><td>6.78</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">INC gain from AIADMK</td><th>Swing</th><td>3.29</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2016

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>P. Balaraman</th><td>95,979</td><td>48.56%</td><td>8.94</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>Dr. K. Parimalam</th><td>76,643</td><td>38.78%</td><td>0.49</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><th>A. Pandian</th><td>9,586</td><td>4.85%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>VCK</td><th>V. Senthil Kumar</th><td>5,566</td><td>2.82%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><th>None of the above</th><td>2,284</td><td>1.16%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><th>K. Ganesan</th><td>2,067</td><td>1.05%</td><td>0.23</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>19,336</td><td>9.78%</td><td>9.42</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>197,788</td><td>78.99%</td><td>78.99</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Total valid votes</th><td>197,648</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Rejected ballots</th><td>140</td><td>0.07%</td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>250,403</td><td></td><td>23.69</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">AIADMK hold</td><th>Swing</th><td>8.94</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2011

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>Pon. Raja</th><td>93,624</td><td>57.50%</td><td>9.41</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>A. Manimekalai</th><td>62,354</td><td>38.29%</td><td>3.47</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><th>S. Raja</th><td>1,347</td><td>0.83%</td><td>0.34</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><th>K. Ganesan</th><td>1,335</td><td>0.82%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>S. Jayakanthan</th><td>1,167</td><td>0.72%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>31,270</td><td>19.20%</td><td>12.87</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Total valid votes</th><td>162,835</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Rejected ballots</th><td>53</td><td>0.00%</td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>202,449</td><td></td><td>18.42</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">AIADMK hold</td><th>Swing</th><td>9.41</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2006

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>P. Balaraman</th><td>84,259</td><td>48.09%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>V. Anbuvanan</th><td>73,170</td><td>41.76%</td><td>5.54</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><th>S. Angamuthu</th><td>13,508</td><td>7.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>E. Mani</th><td>1,649</td><td>0.94%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(ML)L</td><th>S. Janakiraman</th><td>1,185</td><td>0.68%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>11,089</td><td>6.33%</td><td>12.03</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>175,234</td><td>70.61%</td><td>9.37</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Total valid votes</th><td>175,229</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>248,155</td><td></td><td>1.90</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">AIADMK gain from CPI</td><th>Swing</th><td>6.49</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2001

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><th>A. S. Kannan</th><td>81,408</td><td>54.58%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>K. Sundaram</th><td>54,018</td><td>36.22%</td><td>25.50</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><th>P. Duraikkannu</th><td>4,319</td><td>2.90%</td><td>2.30</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>G. Devarajan</th><td>3,753</td><td>2.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>A. D. Rathinam</th><td>2,211</td><td>1.48%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Puratchi Bharatham</td><th>M. Jayaseelan</th><td>1,326</td><td>0.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>27,390</td><td>18.36%</td><td>13.64</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>149,148</td><td>61.24%</td><td>6.56</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Total valid votes</th><td>149,143</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>243,530</td><td></td><td>12.32</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">CPI gain from DMK</td><th>Swing</th><td>7.14</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1996

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>K. Sundaram</th><td>87,547</td><td>61.72%</td><td>31.50</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>G. Gunasekaran</th><td>42,156</td><td>29.72%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><th>R. Krishnamoorthy</th><td>7,379</td><td>5.20%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(ML)L</td><th>S. Janakiraman</th><td>1,923</td><td>1.36%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>C. Paccikrisawamy</th><td>1,443</td><td>1.02%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><th>M. Annamalai</th><td>867</td><td>0.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>45,391</td><td>32.00%</td><td>2.51</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>147,013</td><td>67.80%</td><td>1.15</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Total valid votes</th><td>141,856</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>216,818</td><td></td><td>16.54</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">DMK gain from AIADMK</td><th>Swing</th><td>3.02</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1991

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>E. Ravikumar</th><td>77,374</td><td>64.74%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>K. Parthasarathy</th><td>36,121</td><td>30.22%</td><td>14.31</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><th>R. Nagappan</th><td>4,965</td><td>4.15%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>41,253</td><td>34.51%</td><td>27.99</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>124,003</td><td>66.65%</td><td>4.63</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Total valid votes</th><td>119,522</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>186,052</td><td></td><td>11.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">AIADMK gain from DMK</td><th>Swing</th><td>20.21</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1989

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>K. Sundaram</th><td>51,928</td><td>44.53%</td><td>4.57</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>K. Tamizharasan</th><td>44,321</td><td>38.01%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>D. Yasodha</th><td>14,410</td><td>12.36%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>K. P. K. Sekar Alias K. P. Kulasekaran</th><td>5,280</td><td>4.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>7,607</td><td>6.52%</td><td>12.57</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>118,907</td><td>71.28%</td><td>5.13</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Total valid votes</th><td>116,616</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>166,812</td><td></td><td>16.57</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">DMK gain from AIADMK</td><th>Swing</th><td>14.52</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1984

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>K. P. K. Sekar Alias K. P. Kulasekaran</th><td>61,559</td><td>59.05%</td><td>7.98</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>K. Sundaram</th><td>41,655</td><td>39.96%</td><td>6.85</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>19,904</td><td>19.09%</td><td>1.12</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>109,341</td><td>76.41%</td><td>14.01</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Total valid votes</th><td>104,244</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>143,104</td><td></td><td>5.99</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">AIADMK hold</td><th>Swing</th><td>7.98</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1980

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>R. Chakarapani</th><td>42,408</td><td>51.07%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>P. Nagalingam</th><td>27,490</td><td>33.11%</td><td>5.58</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>G. Vetriveeran</th><td>7,508</td><td>9.04%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><th>R. S. Munivel</th><td>4,619</td><td>5.56%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>14,918</td><td>17.97%</td><td>2.85</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>84,245</td><td>62.40%</td><td>5.89</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Total valid votes</th><td>83,033</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>135,012</td><td></td><td>0.66</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">AIADMK gain from AIADMK</td><th>Swing</th><td>8.43</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1977

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><th>S. M. Dorairaj</th><td>31,796</td><td>42.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>G. Vetriveeran</th><td>20,524</td><td>27.53%</td><td>30.86</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><th>V. Nargunam</th><td>14,170</td><td>19.00%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>K. N. Arumugam</th><td>6,422</td><td>8.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>G. Chinnaraj</th><td>1,085</td><td>1.46%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>A. P. Elumalai</th><td>564</td><td>0.76%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>11,272</td><td>15.12%</td><td>11.49</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>75,794</td><td>56.51%</td><td>16.69</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Total valid votes</th><td>74,561</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>134,125</td><td></td><td>38.10</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">AIADMK gain from DMK</td><th>Swing</th><td>15.75</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1971

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>P. Nagalingam</th><td>39,783</td><td>58.39%</td><td>1.78</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>T. P. Elumalai</th><td>21,650</td><td>31.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>C. K. Manickam</th><td>6,703</td><td>9.84%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>18,133</td><td>26.61%</td><td>11.62</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>71,089</td><td>73.20%</td><td>3.91</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Total valid votes</th><td>68,136</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>97,121</td><td></td><td>7.82</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">DMK hold</td><th>Swing</th><td>1.78</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1967

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>P. Nagalingam</th><td>37,746</td><td>56.61%</td><td>27.48</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>T. P. Elumalai</th><td>27,751</td><td>41.62%</td><td>6.79</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>A. P. Elumalai</th><td>1,177</td><td>1.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>9,995</td><td>14.99%</td><td>4.29</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>69,461</td><td>77.11%</td><td>13.12</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Total valid votes</th><td>66,674</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>90,079</td><td></td><td>1.07</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">DMK gain from INC</td><th>Swing</th><td>8.20</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1962

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>T. P. Elumalai</th><td>26,125</td><td>48.41%</td><td>2.88</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><th>P. Nagalingam</th><td>15,721</td><td>29.13%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><th>C. K. Manickam</th><td>9,092</td><td>16.85%</td><td>10.14</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>A. Dharma Lingam</th><td>1,035</td><td>1.92%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>A. P. Elumalai</th><td>995</td><td>1.84%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>M. P. B. Jeevaratham</th><td>569</td><td>1.05%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>G. A. Ramadoss</th><td>429</td><td>0.79%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>10,404</td><td>19.28%</td><td>5.45</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>57,032</td><td>63.99%</td><td>8.44</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Total valid votes</th><td>53,966</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>89,125</td><td></td><td>47.87</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">INC hold</td><th>Swing</th><td>22.47</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1957

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>V. Govindasami Naidu</th><td>32,119</td><td>25.94%</td><td>6.77</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>T. P. Elumalai</th><td>31,392</td><td>25.35%</td><td>7.36</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>T. Shanmugam</th><td>14,995</td><td>12.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>O. Chengam Pillai</th><td>13,639</td><td>11.01%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>M. Jayaram Reddi</th><td>10,873</td><td>8.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><th>C. K. Manickam</th><td>8,306</td><td>6.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>M. Kuppuswami</th><td>4,872</td><td>3.93%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>Elimalai S/o Palayam</th><td>4,570</td><td>3.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>Thirvenkata Naicker</th><td>3,069</td><td>2.48%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>17,124</td><td>13.83%</td><td>4.26</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>123,835</td><td>72.43%</td><td>1.01</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Total valid votes</th><td>123,835</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>170,967</td><td></td><td>26.39</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">INC gain from KMPP</td><th>Swing</th><td>1.73</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1952

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>KMPP</td><th>O. Chengam Pillai</th><td>27,489</td><td>27.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KMPP</td><th>Gajapathi Reddiar</th><td>25,626</td><td>25.79%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>M. Bhaktavatsalam</th><td>17,985</td><td>18.10%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><th>C. Lakshmana Pillai</th><td>14,510</td><td>14.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>M. P. B. Jeevaratham</th><td>9,200</td><td>9.26%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><th>Venkatakrishna Sarma</th><td>4,007</td><td>4.03%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Margin of victory</th><td>9,504</td><td>9.57%</td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Turnout</th><td>99,346</td><td>73.44%</td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Total valid votes</th><td>99,346</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Registered electors</th><td>135,266</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><th colspan="5">KMPP win (new seat)</th></tr></tbody></table>