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Nivedha M Murugan
AC #162 · Mayiladuthurai District

Nivedha M Murugan

Poompuhar Assembly Constituency
DMK — Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ✓ Won · 2026 📅 23 Apr 2026 AC #162
81,096Votes
8,260Margin
36.98%Vote Share
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2026 Election Result · ECI

AC #162
81,096 Total Votes · Poompuhar · 23 April 2026
Nivedha M Murugan (DMK)36.98%
Winning Margin
8,260
Turnout
84.6%
Top Candidates
1
Nivedha M Murugan
DMK — Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
81,096
2
Pavunraj. S
ADMK
72,836
3
Vijayalaiyan. J
TVK
55,902
← Prev AC #161 Jamal Mohamed Younoos. Y.N Mayiladuthurai · INC Next → AC #163 M.H.Jawahirullah Nagapattinam · DMK
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Personal Profile

Full Name
Nivedha M Murugan
Party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
Constituency
Poompuhar, Mayiladuthurai
Assembly No.
AC #162 of 234
District
Mayiladuthurai
Elected
23 April 2026 · First Term
Status
✓ Active MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly
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2026 Election — Complete Data

ECI Official
81,096Votes Won
8,260Margin
36.98%Vote Share
84.6%Turnout
EVM Votes
80,554
Postal Votes
542
Total Votes Cast
219,324
Candidates
14 candidates contested
Runner-Up
Pavunraj. S (ADMK) — 72,836 votes
3rd Place
Vijayalaiyan. J (TVK) — 55,902 votes
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Constituency Profile

259,262Total Electors
127,948Male Electors
131,306Female Electors
District
Mayiladuthurai
Male / Female
49.4% Male · 50.6% Female
Voter Turnout
84.6%
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Political History — This Constituency

Past Results
2021 Winner
Nivedha M. Murugan DMK
2016 Winner
Pavunraj S ADMK
Seat Change 2021→2026
Retained by same MLA
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Constituency Election History — Poompuhar

1962–2026
DMK 7AIADMK 3ADMK 2INC 2TMC 1wins · 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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Affidavit Details

Myneta.info · ADR
Education
8th Pass
Total Assets
₹13,52,46,965 ~ 13 Crore+
Liabilities
₹11,65,67,350 ~ 11 Crore+
Criminal Cases
⚠ 1 Case declared
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Key Facts

Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Chief Minister
C. Joseph Vijay — TVK (Perambur, AC #12)
Govt Strength
TVK — 108 seats · Majority 116 · Assembly 230
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