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Assembly Constituency No. 5

Poonamallee

15 elections on record · DMK dominant · 15 total

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15 Elections
on Record
DMK Dominant Party
8 wins
94110 Biggest Margin
(2021)
2788 Smallest Margin
(2006)
★ 2026 — Current MLA
Prakasam R.
TVK
161309 votes · 52.22%
Margin: 72740
Runner-up
A. Krishnaswamy
DMK
🏆 Biggest Victory
94110 votes
A. Krishnaswamy
DMK
2021 Election
⚡ Closest Contest
2788 votes
K. Mahendran
CPI(M)
2006 Election
📈 Peak Votes Ever
161309 votes — Prakasam R. in 2026
Party Win History
DMK
8W
53%
ADMK
3W
20%
CPI(M)
2W
13%
INC
1W
7%
TVK
1W
7%
DMK
8 wins
ADMK
3 wins
CPI(M)
2 wins
INC
1 wins
TVK
1 wins
📍 Know About Poonamallee

Poonamallee is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 15 elections from 1962 to 2026. DMK is the historically dominant party with 8 wins out of 15 elections.

AC No. 5 15 elections DMK 8x
Complete Election History
Poonamallee — All Years 15 elections
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote %Runner-upPartyMargin
2026 Prakasam R. TVK 161309 52.22% A. Krishnaswamy DMK 72740
2021 A. Krishnaswamy DMK 149578 56.72% S. X. Rajamannar PMK 94110
2016 T. A. Elumalai ADMK 103952 43.32% Paranthamen I DMK 11763
2011 R. Manimaran AIADMK 99097 54.59% Kanchi Gv Mathiazhagan INC 41419
2006 K. Mahendran CPI(M) 81765 44.83% P. Manimaran MDMK 2788
2001 K. Mahendran CPI(M) 69613 52.42% Chengai Sivam DMK 17223
1996 Chengaisivam DMK 90683 67.29% V. Neelakandan ADMK 58351
1991 M. P. Sekar ADMK 62759 54.06% Chengai Sivam DMK 15452
1989 Chengai Sivam Alias J. Sajaisvam DMK 65681 53.86% P. Viswanathan INC 39990
1984 Parithi Ilamvazhuthi DMK 53325 53.04% Sathyavani Muthu AIADMK 7204
1980 Balan. S DMK 49269 54.59% Murugaian. V CPI(M) 8280
1977 S. Baalan DMK 34134 42.74% T. Raja AIADMK 13468
1971 Sathyavani Muthu DMK 49070 56.37% D Sulochana INC 12023
1967 Sathyavani Muthu DMK 40364 54.19% D. Sulochana INC 6687
1962 Bashyam Reddy INC 27474 42.04% S. Pakkirisamy Pillai Tamilnad Socialist Labour Party 8761
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