PONNERI
Assembly seat no. 2 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2011
PON. RAJA
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
ADK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2011
31,270
19.20% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
DMKMANIMEKALAI A.
- Votes
- 62,354
- Vote share
- 38.29%
- Behind by
- 31,270
Electors
2,02,449
Total votes polled
1,62,835
Valid votes
1,62,835
NOTA votes
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Turnout
80.4%
Full result, 2011
11 candidates · 1,62,835 valid votes
PON. RAJAADMKwon
93,624
57.5%
MANIMEKALAI A.DMK
62,354
38.3%
RAJA S.BSP
1,347
0.8%
GANESAN K.BJP
1,335
0.8%
JAYAKANTHANS.IND
1,167
0.7%
PRABAKARAN N.PB
754
0.5%
RAGUPATHIK.IND
637
0.4%
PALANIE.IND
636
0.4%
DEVENDIRAN M.IND
420
0.3%
RAGHUPATHIS.IND
319
0.2%
KANNIMUTHUJ.S.IND
242
0.1%
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