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Assembly Constituency No. 162

Poompuhar

15 elections on record · DMK dominant · 15 total

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15 Elections
on Record
DMK Dominant Party
7 wins
24894 Biggest Margin
(1996)
1255 Smallest Margin
(1977)
★ 2026 — Current MLA
Nivedha M. Murugan
DMK
81096 votes · 36.98%
Margin: 8260
Runner-up
Pavunraj S
ADMK
🏆 Biggest Victory
24894 votes
D. Amaramoorthy
TMC
1996 Election
⚡ Closest Contest
1255 votes
T. Arumugam
DMK
1977 Election
📈 Peak Votes Ever
96102 votes — Nivedha M. Murugan in 2021
Party Win History
DMK
7W
47%
ADMK
5W
33%
INC
2W
13%
TMC
1W
7%
DMK
7 wins
ADMK
5 wins
INC
2 wins
TMC
1 wins
📍 Know About Poompuhar

Poompuhar is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 15 elections from 1962 to 2026. DMK is the historically dominant party with 7 wins out of 15 elections.

AC No. 162 15 elections DMK 7x
Complete Election History
Poompuhar — All Years 15 elections
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote %Runner-upPartyMargin
2026 Nivedha M. Murugan DMK 81096 36.98% Pavunraj S ADMK 8260
2021 Nivedha M. Murugan DMK 96102 46.24% S. Pavunraj ADMK 3299
2016 Pavunraj S ADMK 87666 45.48% Shajahan A.M IUML 19935
2011 Pavunraj S AIADMK 85839 50.66% Agoram K PMK 11373
2006 D. Amaramoorthy INC 60089 45.36% M. Ravichandran ADMK 4194
2001 P. Elavazhagan AIADMK 52676 41.03% T.A. Kathiravan DMK 10379
1996 D. Amaramoorthy TMC 62157 53.19% A. Elavarasan ADMK 24894
1991 S. Manimegalai ADMK 64680 57.00% K. Chinnappa DMK 23129
1989 T. Arumugam DMK 47353 43.60% P. Elavazhagan ADK(J) 18111
1984 S. Purushothaman AIADMK 56815 58.36% T. Arumugam DMK 17770
1980 T. Arumugam DMK 45980 52.53% Asokan. AIADMK 9204
1977 T. Arumugam DMK 31380 39.73% Karuppiah alias Asokan AIADMK 1255
1971 M. Kandaswamy DMK 44198 53.68% Srinivasan Reddiar P. E. INC 6053
1967 M. Kandaswamy DMK 36120 49.68% P. E. S. Reddiar INC 3815
1962 N. S. Ramalingam INC 27200 40.09% N. Dharmalingam DMK 9436
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