POOMPUHAR
Assembly seat no. 162 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1977.
Winner, 2026
Nivedha M Murugan
DMK
Elections held
12
1977–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 12
Margin, 2026
8,260
3.77% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
ADMKPavunraj. S
- Votes
- 72,836
- Vote share
- 33.21%
- Behind by
- 8,260
Electors
2,59,332
Total votes polled
2,19,324
Valid votes
2,19,324
NOTA votes
586
0.27% of votes polled
Turnout
84.6%
Full result, 2026
13 candidates · 2,19,324 valid votes
Nivedha M MuruganDMKwon
81,096
37.0%
Pavunraj. SADMK
72,836
33.2%
Vijayalaiyan. JTVK
55,902
25.5%
Ilayanagulan. KNTK
6,353
2.9%
Maya Venkatesan. MIND
730
0.3%
Shangamiththiran. AIND
426
0.2%
Prabakaran. VBSP
345
0.2%
Mujibur Rahman. E.m.mIND
312
0.1%
Puratchidasan. TAADMSK
264
0.1%
Inbaraj. TIND
179
0.1%
Noor Nisha. MIND
107
0.0%
Anandaraj. DIND
105
0.0%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nivedha M Murugan | DMK | 81,096 | 36.98% | Pavunraj. S | 8,260 |
| 2021 | Nivedha M. Murugan | DMK | 96,102 | 46.24% | S.Pavunraj | 3,299 |
| 2016 | PAVUNRAJ.S | ADMK | 87,666 | 45.48% | SHAJAHAN.A.M | 19,935 |
| 2011 | PAVUNRAJ.S | ADMK | 85,839 | 50.66% | AGORAM.K | 11,373 |
| 2006 | PERIYASAMY.K | PMK | 55,375 | 46.14% | POUNRAJ.S | 964 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the POOMPUHAR assembly constituency in 2026?
Nivedha M Murugan (DMK) won POOMPUHAR in 2026, by a margin of 8,260 votes.
Which party has won POOMPUHAR the most times?
DMK, with 5 of the 12 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has POOMPUHAR gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1977 to 2026.
Who has won POOMPUHAR the most times?
PAVUNRAJ.S, with 2 wins between 2011 and 2016.
