Poonamallee Assembly constituency
Poonamallee is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 5. The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It comprises portions of Poonamallee and Thiruvallur taluks 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.
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Poonamallee Assembly constituency
Poonamallee is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 5. The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It comprises portions of Poonamallee and Thiruvallur taluks 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.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Poonamallee Assembly constituency
Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below:
<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Name</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1977</td><td>D. Rajarathinam</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>D. Rajarathinam</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>G. Ananthakrishna</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>T. R. Masilamani</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>D. Sudarsanam</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>D. Sudarsanam</td><td></td><td>Tamil Maanila Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>S. Shanmugam</td><td></td><td>Pattali Makkal Katchi</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>D. Sudarsanam</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>R. Manimaran</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>T. A. Elumalai</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2019 by-election</td><td>A. Krishnaswamy</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>A. Krishnaswamy</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr></tbody></table>
Election results
2026
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>SPA</td><td>A. Krishnaswamy</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>T. A. Elumalai</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Meghala</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>Prakasam</td><td></td><td></td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>363,688</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>gain from</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2021
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. Krishnaswamy</td><td>149,578</td><td>57.34%</td><td>+18.93</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>S. X. Rajamannar</td><td>55,468</td><td>21.26%</td><td>+14.67</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>A. Manimekalai</td><td>29,871</td><td>11.45%</td><td>+10.38</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>J. Revathi Manimegalai</td><td>11,927</td><td>4.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>T. A. Elumalai</td><td>8,805</td><td>3.38%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>A. C. Sathyamurthy</td><td>2,891</td><td>1.11%</td><td>+0.25</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>2,871</td><td>1.10%</td><td>−0.26</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>94,110</td><td>36.08%</td><td>31.17%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>260,865</td><td>72.89%</td><td>−3.12%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>275</td><td>0.11%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>357,874</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>14.02%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2019 by-election
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. Krishnaswamy</td><td>136,905</td><td>53.46</td><td>15.01</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>G. Vaithiyanathan</td><td>76,809</td><td>29.99</td><td>13.33</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>A. Jagadish Kumar</td><td>11,772</td><td>4.60</td><td>4.60</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>T. A. Elumalai</td><td>14,804</td><td>5.78</td><td>5.78</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>P. Bharathi Priya</td><td>10,871</td><td>4.24</td><td>3.17</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the Above</td><td>3,168</td><td>1.24</td><td>0.12</td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>60,096</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>2,56,109</td><td>77.07</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2016
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>T. A. Elumalai</td><td>103,952</td><td>43.32%</td><td>−11.27</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>I. Paranthamen</td><td>92,189</td><td>38.41%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>C. Parthasarathy</td><td>15,827</td><td>6.59%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>D. Kandan</td><td>15,051</td><td>6.27%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>A. Amarnath</td><td>3,456</td><td>1.44%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>3,265</td><td>1.36%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>A. Ponnarasu</td><td>2,562</td><td>1.07%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>V. Vijayabalaji</td><td>2,066</td><td>0.86%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,763</td><td>4.90%</td><td>−17.91%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>239,987</td><td>76.01%</td><td>−3.10%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>315,718</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-11.27%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2011
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>R. Manimaran</td><td>99,097</td><td>54.59%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Kanchi G. V. Mathiazhagan</td><td>57,678</td><td>31.77%</td><td>−16.72</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Puratchi Bharatham</td><td>M. Jaganmoorthy</td><td>21,118</td><td>11.63%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Murali</td><td>2,022</td><td>1.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IJK</td><td>P. Theinmathi</td><td>1,616</td><td>0.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>41,419</td><td>22.82%</td><td>15.30%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>181,531</td><td>79.11%</td><td>18.45%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>229,460</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>6.10%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2006
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>D. Sudarsanam</td><td>98,920</td><td>48.49%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>R. Senguttuvan</td><td>83,590</td><td>40.98%</td><td>+30.35</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>G. Chandrasekar</td><td>15,711</td><td>7.70%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>N. Manoharan</td><td>2,062</td><td>1.01%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. G. Jothimani</td><td>1,432</td><td>0.70%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>15,330</td><td>7.52%</td><td>6.12%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>203,991</td><td>60.67%</td><td>6.52%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>336,248</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from PMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>10.98%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2001
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>S. Shanmugam</td><td>62,220</td><td>37.51%</td><td>+29.97</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Chezhiyan</td><td>59,904</td><td>36.12%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Puratchi Bharatham</td><td>M. Moorthy</td><td>21,194</td><td>12.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>R. Andhridoss</td><td>17,628</td><td>10.63%</td><td>−5.54</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>B. Ramaiah Naidu</td><td>2,146</td><td>1.29%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Ashokan</td><td>1,827</td><td>1.10%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. N. A. Gouthaman</td><td>941</td><td>0.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,316</td><td>1.40%</td><td>−34.09%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>165,860</td><td>54.14%</td><td>−7.27%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>306,344</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK gain from TMC(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>-15.69%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1996
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M)</td><td>D. Sudarsanam</td><td>75,731</td><td>53.20%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. Krishnamoorthy</td><td>25,220</td><td>17.72%</td><td>−37.78</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>Anarias @ Anthridoss</td><td>23,011</td><td>16.17%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>E. Ravi</td><td>10,739</td><td>7.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Ravi</td><td>3,397</td><td>2.39%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V. G. Karunagaran</td><td>1,956</td><td>1.37%</td><td>−0.14</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>50,511</td><td>35.48%</td><td>15.88%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>142,348</td><td>61.42%</td><td>1.95%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>243,536</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M) gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-2.30%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1991
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>D. Sudarsanam</td><td>68,392</td><td>55.50%</td><td>+31.43</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>D. Rajarathinam</td><td>44,240</td><td>35.90%</td><td>−12.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>R. K. Kothandan</td><td>7,544</td><td>6.12%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V. Sampath</td><td>1,866</td><td>1.51%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>24,152</td><td>19.60%</td><td>−4.43%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>123,225</td><td>59.46%</td><td>−7.81%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>212,565</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>7.40%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1989
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>T. R. Masilamani</td><td>58,640</td><td>48.11%</td><td>+6.93</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>G. Ananthakrishna</td><td>29,345</td><td>24.07%</td><td>−31.89</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Moorthy</td><td>13,429</td><td>11.02%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Goverdhanan</td><td>8,932</td><td>7.33%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Era. Kulasekaran</td><td>6,657</td><td>5.46%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Murugesan</td><td>1,678</td><td>1.38%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Muruganandam</td><td>813</td><td>0.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Somusa</td><td>790</td><td>0.65%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>29,295</td><td>24.03%</td><td>9.24%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>121,900</td><td>67.27%</td><td>0.30%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>184,163</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-7.86%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1984
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>G. Anantha Krishna</td><td>55,129</td><td>55.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>D. Rajarathinam</td><td>40,562</td><td>41.18%</td><td>−7.65</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Subramani</td><td>1,150</td><td>1.17%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Dilli</td><td>589</td><td>0.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Samuel Patrick</td><td>502</td><td>0.51%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>14,567</td><td>14.79%</td><td>0.55%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>98,506</td><td>66.97%</td><td>10.24%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>151,761</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>7.14%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1980
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>D. Rajarathinam</td><td>38,018</td><td>48.83%</td><td>+12.34</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>GKC</td><td>Sambandan</td><td>26,930</td><td>34.59%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Poovai P. Chinnasamy</td><td>8,547</td><td>10.98%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Moorthy</td><td>2,246</td><td>2.88%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>G. Thiruven Gadam</td><td>1,605</td><td>2.06%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Lakshmipathy Naidu</td><td>514</td><td>0.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,088</td><td>14.24%</td><td>7.52%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>77,860</td><td>56.73%</td><td>4.97%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>139,060</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>12.34%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1977
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>D. Rajarathinam</td><td>26,552</td><td>36.49%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Era Kulasekaran</td><td>21,659</td><td>29.76%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>J. Madan Raj</td><td>16,660</td><td>22.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>A. Palapandvan</td><td>7,357</td><td>10.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,893</td><td>6.72%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>72,774</td><td>51.76%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>143,250</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>