P. Balaraman | |
|---|---|
| Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for Ponneri | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Pon. Raja |
| Succeeded by | Durai chandrasekhar |
| Personal details | |
| 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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Durai Chandrasekar | 94,528 | 45.27% | New | |
| AIADMK | P. Balaraman | 84,839 | 40.63% | ||
| NTK | A. Maheswari | 19,027 | 9.11% | ||
| MNM | D. Desingurajan | 5,394 | 2.58% | New | |
| AMMK | Pon. Raja | 2,832 | 1.36% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,554 | 0.74% | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,689 | 4.64% | |||
| Turnout | 210,557 | 78.75% | |||
| Total valid votes | 208,800 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 203 | 0.10% | |||
| Registered electors | 267,368 | ||||
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Balaraman | 95,979 | 48.56% | ||
| DMK | Dr. K. Parimalam | 76,643 | 38.78% | ||
| PMK | A. Pandian | 9,586 | 4.85% | New | |
| VCK | V. Senthil Kumar | 5,566 | 2.82% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,284 | 1.16% | New | |
| BJP | K. Ganesan | 2,067 | 1.05% | ||
| NTK | S. Vinoth Babu | 1,620 | 0.82% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 19,336 | 9.78% | |||
| Turnout | 197,788 | 78.99% | |||
| Total valid votes | 197,648 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 140 | 0.07% | |||
| Registered electors | 250,403 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Balaraman | 84,259 | 48.09% | New | |
| DMK | V. Anbuvanan | 73,170 | 41.76% | ||
| 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% | |||
| Turnout | 175,234 | 70.61% | |||
| Total valid votes | 175,229 | ||||
| Registered electors | 248,155 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from CPI | Swing | ||||