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Assembly constituency 2 · Tamil Nadu · SC

Ponneri is assembly constituency number 2 in Tamil Nadu, in Thiruvallur district, and one of the segments of the Tiruvallur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Dr.ravi.m.s of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 48.7% of the vote, 55,768 votes ahead of Durai Chandrasekar (INC).

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Ponneri · 2026AC 2
  1. 01
    Dr.ravi.m.s
    TVK
    1,10,439
    48.69%
  2. 02
    Durai Chandrasekar
    INC
    54,671
    24.10%
  3. 03
    Balaraman.p
    AIADMK
    51,468
    22.69%
  4. 04
    Rajathi.m
    NTK
    6,676
    2.94%
  5. 05
    Santhoshkumar.j
    BSP
    615
    0.27%
  6. 8 other candidates · 2,085 votesNOTA · 865 (0.38%)

Margin 55,768 votes · 24.59% of valid votes

2,51,421
Registered electors
2026 election
90.2%
Turnout
+11.5 pts vs 2021
55,768
Victory margin
24.6% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,26,819 valid votes, NOTA included.

Ponneri 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr.ravi.m.sMale · 67 yrs · SCTVK1,10,439
48.69%
2Durai ChandrasekarMale · 53 yrs · SCINC54,671
24.10%
3Balaraman.pMale · 64 yrs · SCAIADMK51,468
22.69%
4Rajathi.mFemale · 34 yrs · SCNTK6,676
2.94%
—NOTANOTA865
0.38%
5Santhoshkumar.jMale · 46 yrs · SCBSP615
0.27%
6Malathi.sFemale · 28 yrs · SCMMKA371
0.16%
7Ashok PriyadarshanMale · 47 yrs · SCDMSK366
0.16%
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8Raja.sMale · 46 yrs · SCVBA299
0.13%
9Rajasekar.jMale · 36 yrs · SCIndependent289
0.13%
10Nagaiyan.gMale · 48 yrs · SCIndependent232
0.10%
11Venkatesan.sMale · 43 yrs · SCIndependent203
0.09%
12Kotteeswaran. KMale · 44 yrs · SCtavk166
0.07%
13Barathiraja.kMale · 39 yrs · SCIndependent159
0.07%
Past results

The seat changed hands: INC won in 2021, TVK in 2026.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026TVK 48.7%INC 24.1%AIADMK 22.7%NTK 2.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Dr.ravi.m.sTVK · 48.7% · margin 55,768Turnout90.2%
2021Durai. ChandrasekarINC · 44.9% · margin 9,689Turnout78.8%
2016Balaraman PAIADMK · 48.6% · margin 19,336Turnout79.0%
2011Pon. RajaAIADMK · 57.5% · margin 31,270Turnout80.5%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Ponneri result 2021

Ponneri 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Durai. ChandrasekarINC94,528
44.94%
2Balaraman. PAIADMK84,839
40.33%
3Maheswari. ANTK19,027
9.05%
4Desingurajan. DMNM5,394
2.56%
5Pon. RajaAMMK2,832
1.35%
—NOTANOTA1,554
0.74%
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6Bhavani Ilavenil. JBSP1,106
0.53%
7Ashok Priyadarshan. SIndependent470
0.22%
8Sugumar. KIndependent298
0.14%
9Vijayakumar. VAMGRDMK190
0.09%
10Sambath Kumar.c.hIndependent116
0.06%

Ponneri result 2016

Ponneri 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Balaraman PAIADMK95,979
48.56%
2Parimalam K DoctorDMK76,643
38.78%
3Pandian APMK9,586
4.85%
4Senthil Kumar VVCK5,566
2.82%
—NOTANOTA2,284
1.16%
5Ganesan KBJP2,067
1.05%
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6Vinoth Babu SNTK1,620
0.82%
7Raja SBSP1,152
0.58%
8Kotteeswaran KYSP696
0.35%
9Rukumangadan LIndependent640
0.32%
10Dilli Babu VIndependent536
0.27%
11Sudhakaran HIndependent383
0.19%
12Elayaraja RIndependent213
0.11%
13Srinivasan EIndependent181
0.09%
14Sathish Raja MIndependent102
0.05%

Ponneri result 2011

Ponneri 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Pon. RajaAIADMK93,624
57.50%
2Manimekalai, A.DMK62,354
38.29%
3Raja, S.BSP1,347
0.83%
4Ganesan, K.BJP1,335
0.82%
5Jayakanthan,s.Independent1,167
0.72%
6Prabakaran, N.PB754
0.46%
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7Ragupathi,k.Independent637
0.39%
8Palani,e.Independent636
0.39%
9Devendiran, M.Independent420
0.26%
10Raghupathi,s.Independent319
0.20%
11Kannimuthu,j.s.Independent242
0.15%
Map

Ponneri outlined in orange among the other Tamil Nadu seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Thiruvallur district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Ponneri is one of the assembly segments of Tiruvallur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Tiruvallur candidates.

  • Sasikanth SenthilINC1,09,177 56.4%
  • Nallathambi, K.DMDK41,195 21.3%
  • Balaganapathy, V. PonBJP22,284 11.5%
  • Jagadesh Chander, M.NTK16,241 8.4%
  • Tamizhmadhi, D.BSP1,273 0.7%

In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 67,982 EVM votes.

Open Tiruvallur Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Ponneri.

Who won the Ponneri assembly seat in 2026?

Dr.ravi.m.s of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Ponneri in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 1,10,439 votes, which was 48.69% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Ponneri?

The margin was 55,768 votes (24.59% of valid votes). The runner-up was Durai Chandrasekar of the Indian National Congress with 54,671 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Ponneri in 2026?

Turnout was 90.24%: 2,26,873 of 2,51,421 registered electors voted, across 327 polling stations. That is 11.5 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Ponneri part of?

Ponneri is an assembly segment of the Tiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sasikanth Senthil got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Ponneri a reserved constituency?

Yes. Ponneri is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Ponneri?

The Tamil Nadu assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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