Ponneri
All 13 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. M. S. RaviWonTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 1,10,43948.69% |
| 2 | Durai ChandrasekarINC Indian National Congress | 54,67124.10% |
| 3 | P. BalaramanAIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 51,46822.69% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 37,659 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 2,25,954 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | M. Rajathi (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 6,6762.94% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 8650.38% | |
| 5 | J. Santhoshkumar (lost deposit)BSP Bahujan Samaj Party | 6150.27% |
| 6 | S. Malathi (lost deposit)TMMK Tamizhaga Murpokku Makkal Katchi | 3710.16% |
| 7 | Ashok Priyadarshan (lost deposit)DMSK Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi | 3660.16% |
| 8 | S. Raja (lost deposit)VBA Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi | 2990.13% |
| 9 | J. Rajasekar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2890.13% |
| 10 | G. Nagaiyan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2320.10% |
| 11 | S. Venkatesan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 2030.09% |
| 12 | K. Kotteeswaran (lost deposit)TVAK Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 1660.07% |
| 13 | K. Barathiraja (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1590.07% |
Ponneri — TVK's Dr Ravi M.S routs Congress in coastal Thiruvallur
TVK's Dr Ravi M.S won Ponneri (SC) over Congress's Durai Chandrasekar, the MLA who had taken the seat from AIADMK's P. Balaraman in 2021. AIADMK won Ponneri three times running, in 2006, 2011 and 2016; Congress took it in 2021, and TVK won it at its first election.
Where Ponneri was won
| Led by | Booths of 327 | Villages of 79 |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. M. S. Ravi TVK | 310 | 75 |
| Durai Chandrasekar INC | 5 | 0 |
| Others | 12 | 4 |
| Closest village | Perumpedu: TVK ahead by 36 | |
Counted from Form 20, booth by booth (vote leads are in votes cast at the booth; postal ballots are counted for the whole seat only).
Every village and booth
The constituency
- Reservation
- Reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC)
- Lok Sabha seat
- Tiruvallur (SC)
- Electors, 2026
- 2,51,397women 1,29,066 (51.3%) · men 1,22,296 (48.6%) · third gender 35
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
1,143 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. M. S. Ravi | TVK | 388 | 1,10,051 | 1,10,439 |
| 2 | Durai Chandrasekar | INC | 370 | 54,301 | 54,671 |
| 3 | P. Balaraman | AIADMK | 308 | 51,160 | 51,468 |
| 4 | M. Rajathi | NTK | 43 | 6,633 | 6,676 |
| 5 | Ashok Priyadarshan | DMSK | 6 | 360 | 366 |
Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in
How this seat compares
| Measure | This seat | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winning margin, votes | 55,768 | 11th | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 48.7% | 17th | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 90.2% | 62nd | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 2,26,819 | 62nd | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 13 | =165th | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 865 | 96th | 784 |
| Since 2021 | TVK took the seat from INC. In 2021 Durai Chandrasekar won it by 9,689 votes. | ||
Winners and runners-up, 2006–2026
2011, 2016 and 2021 rows: checked against the ECI detailed results. Earlier rows: secondary sources. Two-part pill: alliance leader first, then the candidate's party.
Pre-2008 boundaries differ — Ponneri was redrawn in delimitation. P. Balaraman has been the AIADMK fixture (won 2006, 2016; runner-up 2021).
About Ponneri
Ponneri (AC 2, SC reserved) sits on the northern Coromandel coast in Tiruvallur district, where the Buckingham Canal, Ennore Port and Pulicat Lake — Tamil Nadu's second-largest brackish lagoon and a winter home for greater flamingos — define the geography.
The constituency mixes salt pans, fishing hamlets and the Manali-Ennore industrial belt, and was floated in TN's planning files as a future Sipcot mega-node. The Sadras Dutch Fort, built around 1648 on the Coromandel coast and now an ASI-protected ruin, lies down the ECR near the Madras Atomic Power Station at Kalpakkam.
Ponneri & the Pulicat Coast
Ponneri opens onto Pulicat Lake, where greater flamingos arrive between November and March across the salt pans and fishing villages. Drive the ECR south to the 1648 Dutch fort at Sadras and the Kalpakkam atomic township, or north to Ennore Port and the Buckingham Canal's quiet backwaters. End at a Pulicat shack for fresh nandu masala and karuvadu kulambu.
Plan your trip on TN Explorer →Quick answers
Who won Ponneri in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
Dr. M. S. Ravi of TVK won Ponneri (AC 2) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 1,10,439 votes, 48.69% of the votes polled, ahead of Durai Chandrasekar of CONG by 55,768 votes.
Who is the MLA of Ponneri?
Dr. M. S. Ravi of TVK was elected MLA for Ponneri in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Ponneri in 2026?
Turnout was 90.2%: 2,26,819 of 2,51,397 electors voted.
Which district is Ponneri in?
Ponneri (constituency number 2) is in Thiruvallur district, part of the Tiruvallur (SC) Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Ponneri before 2026?
In 2021 Durai Chandrasekar of INC won by 9,689 votes over P. Balaraman. In 2016 P. Balaraman of AIADMK won by 19,336 votes over Dr K. Parimalam.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 2
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