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Poompuhar Poompuhar

Assembly 162 in Mayiladuthurai. Reservation status: GENERAL.

Latest recorded result

2021

Nivedha M. Murugan (DMK ) won with 96,102 votes.

Latest result source ECI official Election Commission of India | 2021-05-02

Data quality note

Recorded values for this constituency include constrained source coverage.

  • The candidate list is partial for this result (top-two layer).
  • Electorate or turnout values include estimates.
  • Top-two candidate layer only; full candidate list and full-vote distribution are not loaded. Electorate and turnout counts are inferred from limited published fields and should be treated as estimates.
Latest electorate Unavailable
Turnout Unavailable
Margin 3,299
Winner Nivedha M. Murugan

Historical results

Election years recorded for this constituency.

Year Winner Runner-up Turnout Margin Source
2021 Nivedha M. Murugan
DMK
S. Pavunraj 75.33% 3,299 1.59% Source ECI official Election Commission of India | 2021-05-02
2016 Pavunraj.S Shajahan.A.M 100.00% 19,935 12.83% Source Public source Wikipedia
2011 Pavunraj.S Agoram. K
PMK
100.00% 11,373 7.09% Source Public source Wikipedia
2006 D. Amaramoorthy
INC
M. Ravichandran 100.00% 4,194 3.62% Source Public source Wikipedia
2001 P. Elavazhagan T.A. Kathiravan
DMK
100.00% 10,379 10.93% Source Public source Wikipedia
1996 D. Amaramoorthy A. Elavarasan 100.00% 24,894 25.04% Source Public source Wikipedia
1991 S. Manimegalai K. Chinnappa
DMK
100.00% 23,129 21.77% Source Public source Wikipedia
1989 T. Arumugam
DMK
P. Elavazhagan 100.00% 18,111 23.65% Source Public source Wikipedia

Current candidate slate

All candidates from the latest recorded constituency election.

Additional candidate records

MyNeta-linked candidate identities for this constituency (2021).

Manifesto links

Statewide manifesto documents for contesting parties in the latest recorded election.

Margin trend

Winning margin across election years

1989 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021
1989 18,111 votes 23.65%
1991 23,129 votes 21.77%
1996 24,894 votes 25.04%
2001 10,379 votes 10.93%
2006 4,194 votes 3.62%
2011 11,373 votes 7.09%
2016 19,935 votes 12.83%
2021 3,299 votes 1.59%

District map

Constituency cluster in Mayiladuthurai

#160 Sirkazhi (SC) SC DMK 2021 #161 Mayiladuthurai GENERAL INC 2021 #162 Poompuhar GENERAL DMK 2021

Winner history

Election winners across recorded years.

Connected navigation

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District and nearby constituencies

Mayiladuthurai district hubSirkazhi (SC)Mayiladuthurai

Contesting parties

DMK - DMKADMK - ADMKIUML - IUMLAIADMK - All India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamPMK - PMKINC - INCTMC(M) - TMC(M)ADK(J) - ADK(J)

Election-year pages

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Source trail

Referenced public documents