Poonamallee
Prakasam. R. (TVK) is the MLA for Poonamallee.
TVK took the seat from DMK in 2026.
In 2026 Prakasam. R. won with 52.2% of the vote, 72,740 votes ahead of A. Krishnaswamy (DMK).
In the last 30 days Poonamallee was named in 104 mentions from 8 outlets.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Tiruvallur
- Area
- about 332 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 73.6%
- Seats sharing a border
- Alandur · Avadi · Gummidipoondi · Madhavaram · Maduravoyal · Sriperumbudur · Thiruvallur
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TVK Prakasam. R. | 161,309 · 52.2% | DMK A. Krishnaswamy | 88,569 · 28.7% | 72,740 (23.5 pts) |
| 2021 | DMK A. Krishnaswamy | 149,578 · 56.7% | PMK S. X. Rajamannar | 55,468 · 21.0% | 94,110 (35.7 pts) |
| 2016 | ADMK T. A. Elumalai | 103,952 · 43.3% | DMK Paranthamen. I | 92,189 · 38.4% | 11,763 (4.9 pts) |
| 2011 | ADMK R. Manimaran | 99,097 · 54.6% | INC Kanchi Mathiazhagan | 57,678 · 31.8% | 41,419 (22.8 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Poonamallee: mentions per week
Busiest week: 5 October (62 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
138 mentions of Poonamallee since 1 June 2026 from 8 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Poonamallee, 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 Poonamallee
- பூந்தமல்லி-வடபழனி மெட்ரோ ரெயில்களில் அலைமோதும் பயணிகள் கூட்டம்Tamil originalMaalaimalar
- போரூர் - பூந்தமல்லி மெட்ரோ ரெயிலில் பிரதமர் மோடி, முதலமைச்சர் விஜய் இணைந்து பயணம்!Tamil originalMaalaimalar
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.