Ponneri
M. S. Ravi (TVK) is the MLA for Ponneri.
TVK took the seat from INC in 2026.
In 2026 M. S. Ravi won with 48.7% of the vote, 55,768 votes ahead of Durai Chandrasekar (INC).
In the last 30 days Ponneri was named in 20 mentions from 3 outlets.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Tiruvallur
- Area
- about 594 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 78.7%
- Seats sharing a border
- Gummidipoondi · Madhavaram · Thiruvottiyur
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TVK M. S. Ravi | 110,439 · 48.7% | INC Durai Chandrasekar | 54,671 · 24.1% | 55,768 (24.6 pts) |
| 2021 | INC Durai Chandrasekar | 94,528 · 44.9% | ADMK P. Balaraman | 84,839 · 40.3% | 9,689 (4.6 pts) |
| 2016 | ADMK P. Balaraman | 95,979 · 48.6% | DMK Dr. Parimalam. K | 76,643 · 38.8% | 19,336 (9.8 pts) |
| 2011 | ADMK Pon. Raja | 93,624 · 57.5% | DMK A. Manimekalai | 62,354 · 38.3% | 31,270 (19.2 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Ponneri: mentions per week
Busiest week: 21 September (20 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
73 mentions of Ponneri since 1 June 2026 from 5 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Ponneri, last 30 days: topics named in the same items
Parties: named in the news, and votes at the polls
Attention follows the week's news; votes follow the seat.
observedofficialTopics and parties: counted in our archive over the last 30 days. Votes: the 2026 election record.
Seats in Tiruvallur district
Tiruvallur| Seat | 2026 winner | Lead (points) | Mentions, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gummidipoondi | TVK | 12.0 | 8 |
| Ponneri | TVK | 24.6 | 20 |
| Tiruttani | ADMK | 2.4 | 20 |
| Thiruvallur | TVK | 10.9 | 31 |
| Poonamallee | TVK | 23.5 | 104 |
| Avadi | TVK | 22.1 | 21 |
officialobservedWinners and leads: election records. Mentions: counted in our archive, 30 days.
Latest
Headlines that name Ponneri
- பொன்னேரியில் ரூ.1.47 லட்சம் மோசடி செய்த வாலிபர் கைதுTamil originalMaalaimalar
- பொன்னேரி மருத்துவமனை பெண் ஊழியர் சிகிச்சைப் பலனின்றி உயிரிழப்புHindu Tamil Thisai
Sources and method
- Election results, 2026: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in), retrieved 2026-09-28.
- Election results, 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), citing the Election Commission of India, retrieved 2026-10-09. Check applied: the lead equals winner minus runner-up votes and the printed shares agree (702 of 702 seat results passed, 5 corrected from the source's printed totals).
- Vacancies and by-elections: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Boundary: DataMeet (CC BY 2.5 India). Approximate; drawn for orientation, not an official map.
- Mentions are counted in our archive: articles and videos that name the place in the headline (a seat also counts for its district), by the same rules as the Trends pages. The archive starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026; earlier months are not in our store.
- official = the Election Commission's own record · compiled = a secondary source, checked against its own totals · observed = counted in our sources · computed = derived from those.