PONNERI
Assembly seat no. 2 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2001
KANNAN.A.S.
CPI
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
ADK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2001
27,390
18.36% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
DMKSUNDARAM.K.
- Votes
- 54,018
- Vote share
- 36.22%
- Behind by
- 27,390
Electors
2,43,530
Total votes polled
1,49,143
Valid votes
1,49,143
NOTA votes
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Turnout
61.2%
Full result, 2001
10 candidates · 1,49,143 valid votes
KANNAN.A.S.CPIwon
81,408
54.6%
SUNDARAM.K.DMK
54,018
36.2%
DURAIKKANNU.P.MDMK
4,319
2.9%
DEVARAJAN.GIND
3,753
2.5%
RATHINAM.A.D.IND
2,211
1.5%
JAYASEELAN.MPB
1,326
0.9%
MARAN.N.IND
827
0.6%
JANAKIRAMAN.SCPI(ML)(L)
724
0.5%
SIVAKUMAR.K.S.IND
281
0.2%
PRATHAB CHANDRAN.SIND
276
0.2%
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
