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Poompuhar

Assembly constituency 162 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#162 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants13
ElectorsNot recorded
Votes polled2,19,324
Turnout84.4%
NOTA586
WinnerNivedha M MuruganDravida Munnetra Kazhagam81,09637.0% of votes
MARGIN8,260 votes · 3.8 pp81,096 − 72,836
Runner-upPavunraj. S All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam72,83633.2% of votes
DMK 52.7% of top-two votesAIADMK 47.3%

All candidates 13

  1. 01 Nivedha M MuruganDMK81,096 37.0%
  2. 02 Pavunraj. SAIADMK72,836 33.2%
  3. 03 Vijayalaiyan. JTVK55,902 25.5%
  4. 04 Ilayanagulan. KNTK6,353 2.9%
  5. 05 Maya Venkatesan. MIND730 0.3%
  6. 06 Shangamiththiran. AIND426 0.2%
  7. 07 Prabakaran. VBSP345 0.2%
  8. 08 Mujibur Rahman. E.M.MIND312 0.1%
  9. 09 Puratchidasan. TAADMS264 0.1%
  10. 10 Inbaraj. TIND179 0.1%
  11. 11 Noor Nisha. MIND107 0.1%
  12. 12 Anandaraj. DIND105 0.1%
  13. 13 Murugan. SIND83 0.0%

Turnout 84.4%

025507510084.4%TURNOUT◦ state median 86.6%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAcounted within the total586
  • State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
  • ReconciliationΣ 13 candidates = 2,18,738Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    3.8 pp
    Nivedha M MuruganDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  2. 2021
    1.6 pp
    Nivedha M. MuruganDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  3. 2016
    10.4 pp
    Pavunraj.SAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2011
    6.7 pp
    Pavunraj.SAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  5. 2006
    3.2 pp
    Amaramoorthy.DIndian National Congress
  6. 2001
    8.1 pp
    Elavazhagan. P.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  7. 1996
    19.8 pp
    Amaramoorthy, D.Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
  8. 1991
    19.7 pp
    Manimegalai S.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  9. 1989
    16.3 pp
    Arumugam T.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  10. 1984
    17.6 pp
    S. PurushothamanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  11. 1980
    10.4 pp
    Arumugam, T.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  12. 1977
    1.6 pp
    T. ArumugamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  13. 1971
    7.4 pp
    Kandaswamy M.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  14. 1967
    5.3 pp
    M.KandaswamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  15. 1962
    13.9 pp
    N. S. RamalingamIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 19.8 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed TVK polled 55,902 votes, 6.8× the 8,260-vote margin.

    55,902 ÷ 8,260 = 6.8

  2. The top two polled 70.2% of votes; the other 11 candidates 29.5% between them.

    (81,096 + 72,836) ÷ 2,19,324 = 70.2% · 64,806 ÷ 2,19,324 = 29.5%

  3. Turnout of 84.4% was 2.2 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).

    84.4 − 86.6 = −2.2

  4. The margin widened from 1.6 pp in 2021 to 3.8 pp.

    3.8 − 1.6 = +2.2 pp

  5. Nivedha M Murugan also won in 2021.

    2021 winner name = 2026 winner name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 13 candidate lines2,18,738
  • NOTAcounted within the total586
  • Published totalVotes polled2,19,324
  • Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates13 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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