Poonamallee is a key legislative assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, located in the Tiruvallur district. In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. A Krishnasami, from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam defeated Rajamannar of the Pattali Makkal Katchi by a margin of 94110 votes.
It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s Mehala enters the fray.
From election campaigns to final results, follow all developments related to Poonamallee assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
A Krishnasami
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
149,578
Lead: 94,110
|
56.72% |
| Rajamannar | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 55,468 | 21.03% |
| Manimegalai | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 29,871 | 11.33% |
| Revathi Nagarajan | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 11,927 | 4.52% |
| T.a.elumalai | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 8,805 | 3.34% |
| Sathyamurthy A C | Bahujan Samaj Party | 2,891 | 1.10% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 2,867 | 1.09% |
| Ravikumar M | Independent | 448 | 0.17% |
| Sivakumar S | Independent | 403 | 0.15% |
| Velu S | Independent | 359 | 0.14% |
| Boshya Gayathri M | My India Party | 290 | 0.11% |
| Rajesh P | Independent | 241 | 0.09% |
| Venkatesan J | Independent | 240 | 0.09% |
| Purushothaman B | Independent | 175 | 0.07% |
| Dhasarathan R | Independent | 173 | 0.07% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Elumalai T A
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
103,952
Lead: 11,763
|
43.91% |
| Paranthamen I | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 92,189 | 38.94% |
| Parthasarathy C | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 15,827 | 6.69% |
| Kandan D | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 15,051 | 6.36% |
| Amarnath A | Bharatiya Janata Party | 3,456 | 1.46% |
| Others | Others | 3,265 | 1.38% |
| Ponnarasu A | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 2,562 | 1.08% |
| Vijayabalaji V | Bahujan Samaj Party | 2,066 | 0.87% |
| Ramamoorthy M | Independent | 391 | 0.17% |
| Prathap R | Shivsena | 351 | 0.15% |
| Nagaraj J | Independent | 312 | 0.13% |
| Tamilselvan B | Independent | 177 | 0.07% |
| Ananth C | Independent | 151 | 0.06% |
| Kandhasamy B | Independent | 121 | 0.05% |
| Sankaralingam J | Independent | 116 | 0.05% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Manimaran R
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
99,097
Lead: 41,419
|
54.59% |
| Kanchi Gv Mathiazhagan | Indian National Congress | 57,678 | 31.77% |
| Jaganmoorthy.m | Puratchi Bharatham | 21,118 | 11.63% |
| Murali.k | Independent | 2,022 | 1.11% |
| Theinmathi.p | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 1,616 | 0.89% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sudarsanam.d
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
98,920
Lead: 15,330
|
48% |
| Senguttuvan.r | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 83,590 | 41% |
| Chandrasekar. G | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 15,711 | 8% |
| Manoharan.n | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,062 | 1% |
| Jothimani.a.g | Independent | 1,432 | 1% |
| Jayakumar.p | Bahujan Samaj Party | 553 | 0% |
| Rayer.m | Independent | 444 | 0% |
| Venkatesan.k | Independent | 431 | 0% |
| Saravanan.m | Independent | 320 | 0% |
| Parthasarathy.k | Independent | 203 | 0% |
| Vasudevan. J | Independent | 174 | 0% |
| Masilamani . N | Independent | 151 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Shanmugam S
WINNER
|
Pattali Makkal Katchi |
62,220
Lead: 2,316
|
38% |
| Chezhiyan S | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 59,904 | 36% |
| Moorthy M | Puratchi Bharatham | 21,194 | 13% |
| Andhridoss R | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 17,628 | 11% |
| Ramaiah Naidu B. | Independent | 2,146 | 1% |
| Ashokan A | Independent | 1,827 | 1% |
| Gouthaman C.n.a | Independent | 941 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sudarsanam, D.
WINNER
|
Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar) |
75,731
Lead: 50,511
|
51% |
| P. Krishnamoorthy | Indian National Congress | 25,220 | 17% |
| Anarias @ Anthridoss | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 23,011 | 15% |
| Ravi, E. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 10,739 | 7% |
| Ravi, V. | Independent | 3,397 | 2% |
| Karunagaran, V.g. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,956 | 1% |
| Sammanda Udayar, V.d. | Independent | 639 | 0% |
| Natarajan, T.g. | Independent | 314 | 0% |
| Pavai Durai | Independent | 270 | 0% |
| P. Munusamy | Independent | 234 | 0% |
| Sundararajan, P. | Independent | 205 | 0% |
| Mathew, M.a. | Independent | 198 | 0% |
| Ravikumar, T. | Independent | 129 | 0% |
| Venkatesan, G. | Independent | 88 | 0% |
| Venkataraman, C. | Independent | 80 | 0% |
| Arasu, T. | Independent | 66 | 0% |
| Selvamani, P. | Independent | 40 | 0% |
| Subramani, K. | Independent | 31 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
D. Sudarsanam
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
68,392
Lead: 24,152
|
54% |
| D. Rajarathanam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 44,240 | 35% |
| R.k. Kothandan | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 7,544 | 6% |
| V. Sampath | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,866 | 1% |
| D. Kumar | Tharasu Makkal Mandaram | 302 | 0% |
| M. Gnanasekar | Jharkhand Party | 259 | 0% |
| D. Sagariya | Bahujan Samaj Party | 238 | 0% |
| S. Natarajan | Independent | 163 | 0% |
| S. Muruganandam | Independent | 132 | 0% |
| C. Venkataraman | Independent | 89 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Masilamani, T.r.
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
58,640
Lead: 29,295
|
47% |
| Ananthakrishna, G. | Indian National Congress | 29,345 | 24% |
| Moorthy, M. | Independent | 13,429 | 11% |
| Goverdhanan, R. | Independent | 8,932 | 7% |
| Kulasekaran, Era | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(janaki Ramachandran) | 6,657 | 5% |
| Murugesan, R. | Independent | 1,678 | 1% |
| Muruganandam, S. | Independent | 813 | 1% |
| Somusa | Independent | 790 | 1% |
| Madanarj, J. | Independent | 362 | 0% |
| Udayasooriyan, Vr. | Independent | 225 | 0% |
| Pandurangan, S. | Independent | 151 | 0% |
| Avadi Kumar | Independent | 139 | 0% |
| Ramanathan, G. | Independent | 138 | 0% |
| Mohan, S. | Independent | 113 | 0% |
| Arangannal, R. | Independent | 105 | 0% |
| Subramanian, K. | Independent | 100 | 0% |
| Vedantham, R. | Independent | 88 | 0% |
| Chitti Babu, D. | Independent | 72 | 0% |
| Amsa Bai | Independent | 70 | 0% |
| Venkataraman, C. | Independent | 53 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
G. Ananthakrishna
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
55,129
Lead: 14,567
|
54% |
| D. Rajarathinam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 40,562 | 40% |
| Subramani, S. | Independent | 1,150 | 1% |
| Dilli, M. | Independent | 589 | 1% |
| Samuel Patrick, A. | Independent | 502 | 0% |
| Damodaran, S. | Independent | 378 | 0% |
| Venkataraman, C. | Independent | 196 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Rajarathinam, D.
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
38,018
Lead: 11,088
|
48% |
| Sambandan | Gandhi Kamraj National Congress | 26,930 | 34% |
| Chinnasamy,p.poovai | Independent | 8,547 | 11% |
| Moorthy,m | Independent | 2,246 | 3% |
| Thiruven Gadam,g | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,605 | 2% |
| Lakshmipathy Naidu,t | Independent | 514 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
D. Irajarathanam
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
26,552
Lead: 4,893
|
36% |
| Era Kulasekaran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 21,659 | 29% |
| J. Madan Raj | Janta Party | 16,660 | 22% |
| A. Palapandvan | Indian National Congress | 7,357 | 10% |
| C. Ramamurthy | Independent | 351 | 0% |
| C. Venkatraman | Independent | 195 | 0% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Votes | Lead | Vote Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | A Krishnasami | DMK | 149,578 | 94,110 | 56.72% |
| 2016 | Elumalai T A | AIADMK | 103,952 | 11,763 | 43.91% |
| 2011 | Manimaran R | AIADMK | 99,097 | 41,419 | 54.59% |
| 2006 | Sudarsanam.d | INC | 98,920 | 15,330 | 48% |
| 2001 | Shanmugam S | PMK | 62,220 | 2,316 | 38% |
| 1996 | Sudarsanam, D. | TMC(M) | 75,731 | 50,511 | 51% |
| 1991 | D. Sudarsanam | INC | 68,392 | 24,152 | 54% |
| 1989 | Masilamani, T.r. | DMK | 58,640 | 29,295 | 47% |
| 1984 | G. Ananthakrishna | INC | 55,129 | 14,567 | 54% |
| 1980 | Rajarathinam, D. | DMK | 38,018 | 11,088 | 48% |
| 1977 | D. Irajarathanam | DMK | 26,552 | 4,893 | 36% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | A Krishnasami | DMK |
149,578
(Lead: 94,110)
|
56.72% |
| Rajamannar | PMK | 55,468 | 21.03% | |
| 2016 | Elumalai T A | AIADMK |
103,952
(Lead: 11,763)
|
43.91% |
| Paranthamen I | DMK | 92,189 | 38.94% | |
| 2011 | Manimaran R | AIADMK |
99,097
(Lead: 41,419)
|
54.59% |
| Kanchi Gv Mathiazhagan | INC | 57,678 | 31.77% | |
| 2006 | Sudarsanam.d | INC |
98,920
(Lead: 15,330)
|
48% |
| Senguttuvan.r | MDMK | 83,590 | 41% | |
| 2001 | Shanmugam S | PMK |
62,220
(Lead: 2,316)
|
38% |
| Chezhiyan S | DMK | 59,904 | 36% | |
| 1996 | Sudarsanam, D. | TMC(M) |
75,731
(Lead: 50,511)
|
51% |
| P. Krishnamoorthy | INC | 25,220 | 17% | |
| 1991 | D. Sudarsanam | INC |
68,392
(Lead: 24,152)
|
54% |
| D. Rajarathanam | DMK | 44,240 | 35% | |
| 1989 | Masilamani, T.r. | DMK |
58,640
(Lead: 29,295)
|
47% |
| Ananthakrishna, G. | INC | 29,345 | 24% | |
| 1984 | G. Ananthakrishna | INC |
55,129
(Lead: 14,567)
|
54% |
| D. Rajarathinam | DMK | 40,562 | 40% | |
| 1980 | Rajarathinam, D. | DMK |
38,018
(Lead: 11,088)
|
48% |
| Sambandan | GKC | 26,930 | 34% | |
| 1977 | D. Irajarathanam | DMK |
26,552
(Lead: 4,893)
|
36% |
| Era Kulasekaran | AIADMK | 21,659 | 29% |
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A Krishnasami of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the Poonamallee Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating Rajamannar of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) by a margin of 94110 votes.
The strike rate in the Poonamallee constituency is 57% DMK and 43% INC, with DMK won 4 times and INC won 3 times since the 1977 elections.
A Krishnasami (DMK) received 56.72% vote share.
Rajamannar (PMK) received 21.03% vote share.
A Krishnasami (DMK) won the 2021 election with 149578 votes, leading by 94110 votes and securing a 56.72% vote share.
The Poonamallee Assembly constituency falls under the Lok Sabha constituency of district.
A Krishnasami (DMK) won the Poonamallee Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 94110 votes over Rajamannar (PMK).
The top candidates in the Poonamallee Assembly Election 2021 were:
A Krishnasami (DMK)
Rajamannar (PMK)
Manimegalai (NTK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with A Krishnasami (DMK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Poonamallee Assembly Election 2021 was 73%
The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.