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Assembly constituency 162 · Tamil Nadu

Poompuhar is assembly constituency number 162 in Tamil Nadu, in Nagapattinam * district, and one of the segments of the Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Nivedha M Murugan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 37.0% of the vote, 8,260 votes ahead of Pavunraj. S (ADMK).

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Poompuhar · 2026AC 162
  1. 01
    Nivedha M Murugan
    DMK
    81,096
    36.98%
  2. 02
    Pavunraj. S
    AIADMK
    72,836
    33.21%
  3. 03
    Vijayalaiyan. J
    TVK
    55,902
    25.49%
  4. 04
    Ilayanagulan. K
    NTK
    6,353
    2.90%
  5. 05
    Maya Venkatesan. M
    Independent
    730
    0.33%
  6. 8 other candidates · 1,821 votesNOTA · 586 (0.27%)

Margin 8,260 votes · 3.77% of valid votes

2,59,332
Registered electors
2026 election
84.8%
Turnout
+9.0 pts vs 2021
8,260
Victory margin
3.8% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,19,324 valid votes, NOTA included.

Poompuhar 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nivedha M MuruganMale · 61 yrsDMK81,096
36.98%
2Pavunraj. SMale · 69 yrsAIADMK72,836
33.21%
3Vijayalaiyan. JMale · 38 yrsTVK55,902
25.49%
4Ilayanagulan. KMale · 41 yrsNTK6,353
2.90%
5Maya Venkatesan. MMale · 53 yrsIndependent730
0.33%
—NOTANOTA586
0.27%
6Shangamiththiran. AMale · 51 yrs · SCIndependent426
0.19%
7Prabakaran. VMale · 33 yrs · SCBSP345
0.16%
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8Mujibur Rahman. E.m.mMale · 53 yrsIndependent312
0.14%
9Puratchidasan. TMale · 40 yrs · SCAADMSK264
0.12%
10Inbaraj. TMale · 46 yrs · SCIndependent179
0.08%
11Noor Nisha. MFemale · 53 yrsIndependent107
0.05%
12Anandaraj. DMale · 29 yrsIndependent105
0.05%
13Murugan. SMale · 48 yrsIndependent83
0.04%
Past results

DMK held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026DMK 37.0%AIADMK 33.2%TVK 25.5%NTK 2.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Nivedha M MuruganDMK · 37.0% · margin 8,260Turnout84.8%
2021Nivedha M. MuruganDMK · 46.2% · margin 3,299Turnout75.8%
2016Pavunraj.sAIADMK · 45.5% · margin 19,935Turnout75.7%
2011Pavunraj.sAIADMK · 50.7% · margin 11,373Turnout79.9%

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

Poompuhar result 2021

Poompuhar 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nivedha M. MuruganDMK96,102
46.24%
2S.pavunrajAIADMK92,803
44.65%
3P. KaliyammalNTK14,823
7.13%
4S.senthamizhanAMMK1,220
0.59%
5M.h.meharajdeenMNM950
0.46%
—NOTANOTA733
0.35%
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6T. IlanchezhianBSP500
0.24%
7S.pandiyarajanIndependent343
0.17%
8S.muruganIndependent262
0.13%
9A. KalaivananIndependent102
0.05%

Poompuhar result 2016

Poompuhar 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Pavunraj.sAIADMK87,666
45.48%
2Shajahan.a.mIUML67,731
35.14%
3Anbalagan.rPMK16,241
8.43%
4Sankar.mTMC(M)14,806
7.68%
5Kaliyaperumal.sNTK1,946
1.01%
—NOTANOTA1,478
0.77%
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6Elanchezhiyan.tBSP829
0.43%
7Mohamed Ali.mIndependent781
0.41%
8Selvamuthukumaran.gIJK684
0.35%
9Selvakumar.nIndependent347
0.18%
10Sekar.rIndependent249
0.13%

Poompuhar result 2011

Poompuhar 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Pavunraj.sAIADMK85,839
50.66%
2Agoram.kPMK74,466
43.94%
3Mohamed Tharik .m .ySDPI2,984
1.76%
4Balasubramanian.rBJP2,091
1.23%
5Dhakshinamoorthy.mIndependent1,326
0.78%
6Ramakrishnan.sIJK1,237
0.73%
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7Ilanchezhian.tBSP763
0.45%
8Nanmaran. TAIJMK751
0.44%
Map

Poompuhar 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 Nagapattinam * 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

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

  • Sudha RINC87,435 45.3%
  • Babu PAIADMK56,153 29.1%
  • Kaliyammal PNTK24,262 12.6%
  • Stalin M KPMK22,003 11.4%
  • Karthick ASMKNK659 0.3%

In the assembly election DMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 31,282 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Poompuhar assembly seat in 2026?

Nivedha M Murugan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won Poompuhar in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 81,096 votes, which was 36.98% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Poompuhar?

The margin was 8,260 votes (3.77% of valid votes). The runner-up was Pavunraj. S of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 72,836 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Poompuhar in 2026?

Turnout was 84.76%: 2,19,814 of 2,59,332 registered electors voted, across 342 polling stations. That is 9.0 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Poompuhar part of?

Poompuhar is an assembly segment of the Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sudha R got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Poompuhar a reserved constituency?

No. Poompuhar is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Poompuhar?

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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