PONNERI
Assembly seat no. 2 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2016
BALARAMAN P
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
ADK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2016
19,336
9.78% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
DMKPARIMALAM K DOCTOR
- Votes
- 76,643
- Vote share
- 38.78%
- Behind by
- 19,336
Electors
2,50,403
Total votes polled
1,97,648
Valid votes
1,97,648
NOTA votes
2,284
1.16% of votes polled
Turnout
78.9%
Full result, 2016
14 candidates · 1,97,648 valid votes
BALARAMAN PADMKwon
95,979
48.6%
PARIMALAM K DOCTORDMK
76,643
38.8%
PANDIAN APMK
9,586
4.8%
SENTHIL KUMAR VVCK
5,566
2.8%
GANESAN KBJP
2,067
1.1%
VINOTH BABU SNTK
1,620
0.8%
RAJA SBSP
1,152
0.6%
KOTTEESWARAN KYSP
696
0.3%
RUKUMANGADAN LIND
640
0.3%
DILLI BABU VIND
536
0.3%
SUDHAKARAN HIND
383
0.2%
ELAYARAJA RIND
213
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 14. 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