Poompuhar
Part of the Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha seat.
Nivedha M. Murugan (Dravida Munetra Kazhagam) won Poompuhar in 2026, 8,260 votes ahead of Pavunraj. S.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
81,096 votes · 36.9%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PSAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
72,836 votes · 33.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- VJTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
55,902 votes · 25.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- IKNaam Tamilar Katchi
6,353 votes · 2.9%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MMIndependent
730 votes · 0.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SAIndependent
426 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PVBahujan Samaj Party
345 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MEIndependent
312 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PTAnaithinthiya Anna Dravida Makkal Seyal Katchi
264 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- ITIndependent
179 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- NMIndependent
107 votes · 0.0%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- ADIndependent
105 votes · 0.0%
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- MSIndependent
83 votes · 0.0%
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162 · Poompuhar
General2,59,332 registered voters · 13 candidates · 8,260 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
Nivedha M. Murugan
DMK · Male · 81,096 votes (36.98%) · 8,260 ahead of Pavunraj. S
- 84.76%
- Turnout
- 2,19,814
- Votes cast
- 2,18,738
- Valid votes
- 586
- None of the above
- 1,31,312
- Women electors
1,02,364 men and 1,15,581 women voted in person, plus 1,863 postal ballots. 490 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 70.
- DMK81,096542 postal36.98%
- Pavunraj. SMale
ADMK72,836543 postal33.21% - Vijayalaiyan. JMale
TVK55,902218 postal25.49% - Ilayanagulan. KMaleNTKFarmer Carrying Plough6,35345 postal2.90%
- INDRing7305 postal0.33%
- None of the aboveNOTA5860.27%
- INDDiamond4260.19%
- Prabakaran. VMale
BSP3452 postal0.16% - INDTelevision3122 postal0.14%
- Puratchidasan. TMaleAADMSKTelephone2641 postal0.12%
- Inbaraj. TMaleINDTyres1792 postal0.08%
- Noor Nisha. MFemaleINDAir conditioner1070.05%
- Anandaraj. DMaleINDElectric pole1051 postal0.05%
- Murugan. SMaleINDBat835 postal0.04%
The bar compares each count with the highest count on this seat. The percentage is the share of valid votes plus None of the above, which is the figure the Commission prints.
Official counts from the Election Commission of India.