Assembly constituency 5, reserved (SC), Tamil Nadu

Poonamallee

Prakasam.R (TVK) won the 2026 election by 72,740 votes, taking 52.22% of the vote to Krishnaswamy.A (DMK)'s 28.67%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerTVKPrakasam.R, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202652.22%runner-up 28.67%
Winning margin, 202672,74023.55% of votes cast
Elections on record3TVK 1, DMK 1, AIADMK 1

Result by result

2016 AIADMK 1,03,952 43.3% vs 38.9%2021 DMK 1,49,578 56.7% vs 21.3%2026 TVK 1,61,309 52.2% vs 28.7%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyPoonamallee
Seat 5
Prakasam.R
TVK
1,61,309
52.2%
Krishnaswamy.A
DMK
88,569
28.7%
72,740 votes
23.55%
2021AssemblyPoonamallee
Seat 5
Krishnaswamy A
DMK
1,49,578
56.7%
Rajamannar S X
PMK
55,468
21.3%
94,110 votes
35.68%
2016AssemblyPoonamallee
Seat 5
Elumalai T A
AIADMK
1,03,952
43.3%
Paranthamen I
DMK
92,189
38.9%
11,763 votes
4.90%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.