POONAMALLEE
Assembly seat no. 5 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1977.
Winner, 2016
ELUMALAI T A
ADMK
Elections held
12
1977–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 12
Margin, 2016
11,763
4.90% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
DMKPARANTHAMEN I
- Votes
- 92,189
- Vote share
- 38.41%
- Behind by
- 11,763
Electors
3,15,718
Total votes polled
2,39,987
Valid votes
2,39,987
NOTA votes
3,265
1.36% of votes polled
Turnout
76.0%
Full result, 2016
14 candidates · 2,39,987 valid votes
ELUMALAI T AADMKwon
1,03,952
43.3%
PARANTHAMEN IDMK
92,189
38.4%
PARTHASARATHY CPMK
15,827
6.6%
KANDAN DMDMK
15,051
6.3%
AMARNATH ABJP
3,456
1.4%
PONNARASU ANTK
2,562
1.1%
VIJAYABALAJI VBSP
2,066
0.9%
RAMAMOORTHY MIND
391
0.2%
PRATHAP RSHS
351
0.1%
NAGARAJ JIND
312
0.1%
TAMILSELVAN BIND
177
0.1%
ANANTH CIND
151
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 14. 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 | 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
