P. Balaraman

P. Balaraman
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for Ponneri
In office 2016–2021
Preceded by	Pon. Raja
Succeeded by	Dr Parimalam K
Personal details
Political party	AIADMK

P. Balaraman is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu, India. He was elected from the Ponneri constituency to the Fifteenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as a member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party in the 2016 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly elections.[1][2]

Electoral performance

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ponneri[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Durai Chandrasekar	94,528	45.00%	New
	AIADMK	P. Balaraman	84,839	40.39%	−8.17
	NTK	A. Maheswari	19,027	9.06%	+8.24
	MNM	D. Desingurajan	5,394	2.57%	New
	AMMK	Pon. Raja	2,832	1.35%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,554	0.74%	−0.42
	BSP	J. Bhavani Ilavenil	1,106	0.53%	−0.06
Margin of victory			9,689	4.61%	−5.17%
Turnout			2,10,054	78.57%	−0.36%
Rejected ballots			203	0.10%
Registered electors			2,67,345
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	-3.56%

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ponneri[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Balaraman	95,979	48.56%	−8.94
	DMK	Dr. K. Parimalam	76,643	38.78%	+0.48
	PMK	A. Pandian	9,586	4.85%	New
	VCK	V. Senthil Kumar	5,566	2.82%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	2,284	1.16%	New
	BJP	K. Ganesan	2,067	1.05%	+0.23
	NTK	S. Vinoth Babu	1,620	0.82%	New
	BSP	S. Raja	1,152	0.58%	−0.24
Margin of victory			19,336	9.78%	−9.42%
Turnout			1,97,648	78.93%	−1.50%
Registered electors			2,50,403
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-8.94%

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ponneri[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Balaraman	84,259	48.09%	New
	DMK	V. Anbuvanan	73,170	41.76%	+5.54
	DMDK	S. Angamuthu	13,508	7.71%	New
	Independent	E. Mani	1,649	0.94%	New
	CPI(ML)L	S. Janakiraman	1,185	0.68%	New
Margin of victory			11,089	6.33%	−12.04%
Turnout			1,75,229	70.61%	9.37%
Registered electors			2,48,155
	AIADMK gain from CPI		Swing	-6.50%

References

1. "General Election to Legislative Assembly Trends and Results 2016: Tamil Nadu : Constituency-wise Trends". Election Commission of India. 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
2. "15th Assembly Members". www.assembly.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
3. "ponneri Election Result". Retrieved 20 July 2022.
4. "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
5. Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.