PONNERI
Assembly seat no. 2 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2026
Dr.ravi.m.s
TVK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
ADK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2026
55,768
24.59% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
INCDurai Chandrasekar
- Votes
- 54,671
- Vote share
- 24.10%
- Behind by
- 55,768
Electors
2,51,421
Total votes polled
2,26,819
Valid votes
2,26,819
NOTA votes
865
0.38% of votes polled
Turnout
90.2%
Full result, 2026
13 candidates · 2,26,819 valid votes
Dr.ravi.m.sTVKwon
1,10,439
48.7%
Durai ChandrasekarINC
54,671
24.1%
Balaraman.pADMK
51,468
22.7%
Rajathi.mNTK
6,676
2.9%
Santhoshkumar.jBSP
615
0.3%
Malathi.sMMKA
371
0.2%
Ashok PriyadarshanDMSK
366
0.2%
Raja.sVBA
299
0.1%
Rajasekar.jIND
289
0.1%
Nagaiyan.gIND
232
0.1%
Venkatesan.sIND
203
0.1%
Kotteeswaran. KTAVK
166
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dr.ravi.m.s | TVK | 1,10,439 | 48.69% | Durai Chandrasekar | 55,768 |
| 2021 | DURAI. CHANDRASEKAR | INC | 94,528 | 44.94% | BALARAMAN. P | 9,689 |
| 2016 | BALARAMAN P | ADMK | 95,979 | 48.56% | PARIMALAM K DOCTOR | 19,336 |
| 2011 | PON. RAJA | ADMK | 93,624 | 57.50% | MANIMEKALAI A. | 31,270 |
| 2006 | BALARAMANAN.P | ADMK | 84,259 | 48.09% | ANBUVANAN.V | 11,089 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above