PONNERI
Assembly seat no. 2 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2021
DURAI. CHANDRASEKAR
INC
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
ADK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2021
9,689
4.61% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
ADMKBALARAMAN. P
- Votes
- 84,839
- Vote share
- 40.33%
- Behind by
- 9,689
Electors
2,68,994
Total votes polled
2,10,354
Valid votes
2,10,354
NOTA votes
1,554
0.74% of votes polled
Turnout
78.2%
Full result, 2021
10 candidates · 2,10,354 valid votes
DURAI. CHANDRASEKARINCwon
94,528
44.9%
BALARAMAN. PADMK
84,839
40.3%
MAHESWARI. ANTK
19,027
9.1%
DESINGURAJAN. DMNM
5,394
2.6%
PON. RAJAAMMK
2,832
1.4%
BHAVANI ILAVENIL. JBSP
1,106
0.5%
ASHOK PRIYADARSHAN. SIND
470
0.2%
SUGUMAR. KIND
298
0.1%
VIJAYAKUMAR. VANNAMGRDRAVIDAMAKKALKALGAM
190
0.1%
SAMBATH KUMAR.C.HIND
116
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