Poonamallee is a state assembly constituency in
Tiruvallur district in
Tamil Nadu
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. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 5. The seat is
reserved
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for candidates from the
Scheduled Caste
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s. It comprises portions of the
Poonamallee
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and
Thiruvallur taluks and is a part of the
Thiruvallur constituency for national elections to the
Parliament of India
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.
It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below:
Election results
2021
2019 By-election
2016
2011
2006
2001
1996
1991
1989
1984
1980
1977
References
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Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu
Tiruvallur district