POONAMALLEE
Assembly seat no. 5 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1977.
Winner, 2001
SHANMUGAM S
PMK
Elections held
12
1977–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 12
Margin, 2001
2,316
1.40% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
DMKCHEZHIYAN S
- Votes
- 59,904
- Vote share
- 36.12%
- Behind by
- 2,316
Electors
3,06,344
Total votes polled
1,65,860
Valid votes
1,65,860
NOTA votes
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Turnout
54.1%
Full result, 2001
7 candidates · 1,65,860 valid votes
SHANMUGAM SPMKwon
62,220
37.5%
CHEZHIYAN SDMK
59,904
36.1%
MOORTHY MPB
21,194
12.8%
ANDHRIDOSS RMDMK
17,628
10.6%
RAMAIAH NAIDU B.IND
2,146
1.3%
ASHOKAN AIND
1,827
1.1%
GOUTHAMAN C.N.AIND
941
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Prakasam.r | TVK | 1,61,309 | 52.22% | Krishnaswamy.a | 72,740 |
| 2021 | Krishnaswamy A | DMK | 1,49,578 | 56.72% | Rajamannar S X | 94,110 |
| 2016 | ELUMALAI T A | ADMK | 1,03,952 | 43.32% | PARANTHAMEN I | 11,763 |
| 2011 | MANIMARAN R | ADMK | 99,097 | 54.59% | KANCHI GV MATHIAZHAGAN | 41,419 |
| 2006 | SUDARSANAM.D | INC | 98,920 | 48.49% | SENGUTTUVAN.R | 15,330 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
