15 elections on record · DMK dominant · 15 total
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.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |