POONAMALLEE
Assembly seat no. 5 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1977.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TVKPrakasam.r | DMKKrishnaswamy.a | 72,740 | 23.55% | 11 | 83.8% |
| 2021 | DMKKrishnaswamy A | PMKRajamannar S X | 94,110 | 35.68% | 14 | 73.0% |
| 2016 | ADMKELUMALAI T A | DMKPARANTHAMEN I | 11,763 | 4.90% | 14 | 76.0% |
| 2011 | ADMKMANIMARAN R | INCKANCHI GV MATHIAZHAGAN | 41,419 | 22.82% | 5 | 79.1% |
| 20061973 boundaries | INCSUDARSANAM.D | MDMKSENGUTTUVAN.R | 15,330 | 7.52% | 12 | 60.7% |
| 20011973 boundaries | PMKSHANMUGAM S | DMKCHEZHIYAN S | 2,316 | 1.40% | 7 | 54.1% |
| 19961973 boundaries | TMCMSUDARSANAM, D. | INCP. KRISHNAMOORTHY | 50,511 | 35.48% | 18 | 58.5% |
| 19911973 boundaries | INCD. SUDARSANAM | DMKD. RAJARATHANAM | 24,152 | 19.60% | 10 | 58.0% |
| 19891973 boundaries | DMKMASILAMANI, T.R. | INCANANTHAKRISHNA, G. | 29,295 | 24.03% | 20 | 66.2% |
| 19841973 boundaries | INCG. ANANTHAKRISHNA | DMKD. RAJARATHINAM | 14,567 | 14.79% | 7 | 64.9% |
| 19801973 boundaries | DMKRAJARATHINAM, D. | GKCSAMBANDAN | 11,088 | 14.24% | 6 | 56.0% |
| 19771973 boundaries | DMKD. IRAJARATHANAM | ADKERA KULASEKARAN | 4,893 | 6.72% | 6 | 50.8% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the POONAMALLEE assembly constituency in 2026?
Prakasam.r (TVK) won POONAMALLEE in 2026, by a margin of 72,740 votes.
Which party has won POONAMALLEE the most times?
DMK, with 4 of the 12 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has POONAMALLEE gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1977 to 2026.
Who has won POONAMALLEE the most times?
Prakasam.r, with 1 win between 2026 and 2026.
