Poompuhar Assembly constituency

Poompuhar is a state assembly constituency in Mayiladuthurai district in Tamil Nadu.^[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below.

Poompuhar
Constituency No. 162 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Mayiladuthurai
Lok Sabha constituency	Mayiladuturai
Established	1977
Total electors	2,75,827[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Nivedha M. Murugan
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Name	Party
1977	S. Ganesan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	N. Vijayabalan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984
1989	M. Mohammad Siddik		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	M. Poorasamy		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	G. Mohandasan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	N. Renganathan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	K. Periyasamy		Pattali Makkal Katchi
2011	S. Pavunraj		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
2021	Nivedha M. Murugan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates

2021			46.40%
2016			45.48%
2011			50.66%
2006			46.14%
2001			50.55%
1996			49.88%
1991			53.47%
1989			47.33%
1984			50.22%
1980			53.36%
1977			44.95%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poompuhar^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Nivedha M. Murugan	96,102	46.40%	New
	AIADMK	S. Pavunraj	92,803	44.81%	−0.67
	NTK	P. Kaliyammal	14,823	7.16%	+6.15
	AMMK	S. Senthamizhan	1,220	0.59%	New
Margin of victory			3,299	1.59%	−8.75%
Turnout			207,105	75.09%	−0.56%
Rejected ballots			122	0.06%
Registered electors			275,827
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	0.92%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poompuhar^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Pavunraj	87,666	45.48%	−5.18
	IUML	A. M. Shajahan	67,731	35.14%	New
	PMK	R. Anbalagan	16,241	8.43%	−35.52
	TMC(M)	M. Sankar	14,806	7.68%	New
	NTK	S. Kaliyaperumal	1,946	1.01%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,478	0.77%	New
Margin of victory			19,935	10.34%	3.63%
Turnout			192,758	75.64%	−4.25%
Registered electors			254,828
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-5.18%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poompuhar^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Pavunraj	85,839	50.66%	+5.32
	PMK	K. Agoram	74,466	43.94%	−2.2
	SDPI	M. Y. Mohamed Tharik	2,984	1.76%	New
	BJP	R. Balasubramanian	2,091	1.23%	+0.35
	Independent	M. Dhakshinamoorthy	1,326	0.78%	New
	IJK	S. Ramakrishnan	1,237	0.73%	New
Margin of victory			11,373	6.71%	5.91%
Turnout			169,457	79.89%	5.60%
Registered electors			212,106
	AIADMK gain from PMK		Swing	4.52%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poompuhar^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PMK	K. Periyasamy	55,375	46.14%	New
	AIADMK	S. Pavunraj	54,411	45.34%	−5.21
	SP	M. Maya Venkatesan	3,328	2.77%	New
	DMDK	V. R. Prabakaran	2,395	2.00%	New
	BJP	K. A. Krishnamoorthy	1,062	0.88%	New
	Independent	Mari. Vengatesan	852	0.71%	New
	Independent	K. Balakrishnan	803	0.67%	New
	IJP	A. Karunanithi	626	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			964	0.80%	−6.21%
Turnout			120,015	74.29%	7.25%
Registered electors			161,553
	PMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-4.41%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poompuhar^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	N. Renganathan	53,760	50.55%	+18.58
	DMK	M. Mohammed Siddiq	46,305	43.54%	−6.34
	MDMK	S. M. Musahudeen	3,542	3.33%	−8.56
	Independent	K. S. Raja Alias Kannadasan	1,679	1.58%	New
	MNK(PLP)	T. V. Sampath	1,067	1.00%	New
Margin of victory			7,455	7.01%	−10.90%
Turnout			106,353	67.03%	−6.39%
Registered electors			158,741
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	0.67%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poompuhar^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	G. Mohandasan	51,285	49.88%	+16.14
	AIADMK	N. Vijayabalan	32,872	31.97%	−21.51
	MDMK	S. M. Samsudeen	12,222	11.89%	New
	PMK	D. Gubendra Gunabalan	5,682	5.53%	New
Margin of victory			18,413	17.91%	−1.83%
Turnout			102,827	73.42%	2.18%
Registered electors			148,327
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-3.60%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poompuhar^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Poorasamy	52,478	53.47%	+33.87
	DMK	M. Mohamed Siddik	33,107	33.74%	−13.6
	PMK	G. Sugumar	11,371	11.59%	New
	AMI	C. Selvanathan	1,180	1.20%	New
Margin of victory			19,371	19.74%	−7.99%
Turnout			98,136	71.24%	4.13%
Registered electors			143,688
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	6.14%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poompuhar^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Mohamed Siddik	40,657	47.33%	+0.56
	AIADMK	R. Rajamannar	16,839	19.60%	−30.62
	AIADMK	N. Vijayabalan	13,793	16.06%	−34.16
	Independent	M. A. Jamal Mohieen Papa	13,425	15.63%	New
	Independent	N. Renganathan	730	0.85%	New
Margin of victory			23,818	27.73%	24.28%
Turnout			85,897	67.11%	−14.09%
Registered electors			130,542
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-2.89%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poompuhar^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	N. Vijayabalan	44,860	50.22%	−3.14
	DMK	Jama Imoideen Papa	41,780	46.77%	+0.13
	Independent	S. Peterraj	1,415	1.58%	New
Margin of victory			3,080	3.45%	−3.27%
Turnout			89,328	81.20%	2.51%
Registered electors			115,057
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-3.14%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poompuhar^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	N. Vijayabalan	45,292	53.36%	New
	DMK	S. Ganesan	39,587	46.64%	+1.69
Margin of victory			5,705	6.72%	−5.93%
Turnout			84,879	78.69%	6.88%
Registered electors			109,786
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	8.41%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poompuhar^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Ganesan	34,105	44.95%	New
	CPI(M)	G. Bharathi Mohan	24,508	32.30%	New
	INC	P. Ethiraj	9,662	12.73%	New
	JP	K. K. Deen	7,605	10.02%	New
Margin of victory			9,597	12.65%
Turnout			75,880	71.81%
Registered electors			107,361
	DMK win (new seat)