Poonamallee Assembly constituency

Poonamallee is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.^[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 5. The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It comprises portions of Poonamallee and Thiruvallur taluks and is a part of Thiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.^[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Poonamallee
Constituency No. 5 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
Established	1977
Total electors	3,57,874[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent A. Krishnaswamy
Party	DMK
Alliance	SPA
Elected year	2021

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below:

Election	Name	Party
1977	D. Rajarathinam		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	D. Rajarathinam		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	G. Ananthakrishna		Indian National Congress
1989	T. R. Masilamani		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	D. Sudarsanam		Indian National Congress
1996	D. Sudarsanam		Tamil Maanila Congress
2001	S. Shanmugam		Pattali Makkal Katchi
2006	D. Sudarsanam		Indian National Congress
2011	R. Manimaran[4]		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	T. A. Elumalai[5]		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019 by-election	A. Krishnaswamy		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	A. Krishnaswamy		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			57.34%
2019 by-election			53.46%
2016			43.32%
2011			54.59%
2006			48.49%
2001			37.51%
1996			53.20%
1991			55.50%
1989			48.11%
1984			55.97%
1980			48.83%
1977			36.49%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poonamallee^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. Krishnaswamy	149,578	57.34%	+18.93
	PMK	S. X. Rajamannar	55,468	21.26%	+14.67
	NTK	A. Manimekalai	29,871	11.45%	+10.38
	MNM	J. Revathi Manimegalai	11,927	4.57%	New
	AMMK	T. A. Elumalai	8,805	3.38%	New
	BSP	A. C. Sathyamurthy	2,891	1.11%	+0.25
	NOTA	NOTA	2,871	1.10%	−0.26
Margin of victory			94,110	36.08%	31.17%
Turnout			260,865	72.89%	−3.12%
Rejected ballots			275	0.11%
Registered electors			357,874
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	14.02%

2019 by-election

2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections: Poonamallee^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. Krishnaswamy	136,905	53.46	15.01
	AIADMK	G. Vaithiyanathan	76,809	29.99	13.33
	MNM	A. Jagadish Kumar	11,772	4.60	4.60
	AMMK	T. A. Elumalai[8]	14,804	5.78	5.78
	NTK	P. Bharathi Priya	10,871	4.24	3.17
	NOTA	None of the Above	3,168	1.24	0.12
Majority			60,096
Turnout			2,56,109	77.07
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poonamallee^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	T. A. Elumalai	103,952	43.32%	−11.27
	DMK	I. Paranthamen	92,189	38.41%	New
	PMK	C. Parthasarathy	15,827	6.59%	New
	MDMK	D. Kandan	15,051	6.27%	New
	BJP	A. Amarnath	3,456	1.44%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	3,265	1.36%	New
	NTK	A. Ponnarasu	2,562	1.07%	New
	BSP	V. Vijayabalaji	2,066	0.86%	New
Margin of victory			11,763	4.90%	−17.91%
Turnout			239,987	76.01%	−3.10%
Registered electors			315,718
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-11.27%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poonamallee^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Manimaran	99,097	54.59%	New
	INC	Kanchi G. V. Mathiazhagan	57,678	31.77%	−16.72
	Puratchi Bharatham	M. Jaganmoorthy	21,118	11.63%	New
	Independent	K. Murali	2,022	1.11%	New
	IJK	P. Theinmathi	1,616	0.89%	New
Margin of victory			41,419	22.82%	15.30%
Turnout			181,531	79.11%	18.45%
Registered electors			229,460
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	6.10%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poonamallee^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	D. Sudarsanam	98,920	48.49%	New
	MDMK	R. Senguttuvan	83,590	40.98%	+30.35
	DMDK	G. Chandrasekar	15,711	7.70%	New
	BJP	N. Manoharan	2,062	1.01%	New
	Independent	A. G. Jothimani	1,432	0.70%	New
Margin of victory			15,330	7.52%	6.12%
Turnout			203,991	60.67%	6.52%
Registered electors			336,248
	INC gain from PMK		Swing	10.98%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poonamallee^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PMK	S. Shanmugam	62,220	37.51%	+29.97
	DMK	S. Chezhiyan	59,904	36.12%	New
	Puratchi Bharatham	M. Moorthy	21,194	12.78%	New
	MDMK	R. Andhridoss	17,628	10.63%	−5.54
	Independent	B. Ramaiah Naidu	2,146	1.29%	New
	Independent	A. Ashokan	1,827	1.10%	New
	Independent	C. N. A. Gouthaman	941	0.57%	New
Margin of victory			2,316	1.40%	−34.09%
Turnout			165,860	54.14%	−7.27%
Registered electors			306,344
	PMK gain from TMC(M)		Swing	-15.69%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poonamallee^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMC(M)	D. Sudarsanam	75,731	53.20%	New
	INC	P. Krishnamoorthy	25,220	17.72%	−37.78
	MDMK	Anarias @ Anthridoss	23,011	16.17%	New
	PMK	E. Ravi	10,739	7.54%	New
	Independent	V. Ravi	3,397	2.39%	New
	BJP	V. G. Karunagaran	1,956	1.37%	−0.14
Margin of victory			50,511	35.48%	15.88%
Turnout			142,348	61.42%	1.95%
Registered electors			243,536
	TMC(M) gain from INC		Swing	-2.30%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poonamallee^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	D. Sudarsanam	68,392	55.50%	+31.43
	DMK	D. Rajarathinam	44,240	35.90%	−12.2
	PMK	R. K. Kothandan	7,544	6.12%	New
	BJP	V. Sampath	1,866	1.51%	New
Margin of victory			24,152	19.60%	−4.43%
Turnout			123,225	59.46%	−7.81%
Registered electors			212,565
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	7.40%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poonamallee^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	T. R. Masilamani	58,640	48.11%	+6.93
	INC	G. Ananthakrishna	29,345	24.07%	−31.89
	Independent	M. Moorthy	13,429	11.02%	New
	Independent	R. Goverdhanan	8,932	7.33%	New
	AIADMK	Era. Kulasekaran	6,657	5.46%	New
	Independent	R. Murugesan	1,678	1.38%	New
	Independent	S. Muruganandam	813	0.67%	New
	Independent	Somusa	790	0.65%	New
Margin of victory			29,295	24.03%	9.24%
Turnout			121,900	67.27%	0.30%
Registered electors			184,163
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-7.86%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poonamallee^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	G. Anantha Krishna	55,129	55.97%	New
	DMK	D. Rajarathinam	40,562	41.18%	−7.65
	Independent	S. Subramani	1,150	1.17%	New
	Independent	M. Dilli	589	0.60%	New
	Independent	A. Samuel Patrick	502	0.51%	New
Margin of victory			14,567	14.79%	0.55%
Turnout			98,506	66.97%	10.24%
Registered electors			151,761
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	7.14%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poonamallee^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	D. Rajarathinam	38,018	48.83%	+12.34
	GKC	Sambandan	26,930	34.59%	New
	Independent	Poovai P. Chinnasamy	8,547	10.98%	New
	Independent	M. Moorthy	2,246	2.88%	New
	BJP	G. Thiruven Gadam	1,605	2.06%	New
	Independent	T. Lakshmipathy Naidu	514	0.66%	New
Margin of victory			11,088	14.24%	7.52%
Turnout			77,860	56.73%	4.97%
Registered electors			139,060
	DMK hold		Swing	12.34%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poonamallee^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	D. Rajarathinam	26,552	36.49%	New
	AIADMK	Era Kulasekaran	21,659	29.76%	New
	JP	J. Madan Raj	16,660	22.89%	New
	INC	A. Palapandvan	7,357	10.11%	New
Margin of victory			4,893	6.72%
Turnout			72,774	51.76%
Registered electors			143,250
	DMK win (new seat)