AC 162 · Nagapattinam · DMK
POOMPUHAR (AC 162)
NIVEDHA M MURUGAN of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won POOMPUHAR in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +8,260 votes. 14 candidates contested.
Winner
NIVEDHA M MURUGAN
DMK
Votes81,096Net worthRs 1.87 CrAge61Education8th PassCriminal cases1
Runner-up
PAVUNRAJ. S
AIADMK
Votes72,836Net worthRs 2.37 CrAge69Education10th PassCriminal cases4
Margin +8,260 votes (5.37% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — POOMPUHAR
Votes & margin: Election Commission of India. Net worth, age, education and criminal-case counts: candidate affidavits as declared, not independently verified. More on sources.
| # ▲ | Candidate | Party | Votes | Net worth | Crim | Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIVEDHA M MURUGAN | DMK | 81,096 | Rs 1.87 Cr | 1 | 61 | won |
| 2 | PAVUNRAJ. S | AIADMK | 72,836 | Rs 2.37 Cr | 4 | 69 | lost |
| 3 |  VIJAYALAIYAN. J | TVK | 55,902 | Rs 29.14 L | 0 | 38 | lost |
| 4 |  ILAYANAGULAN. K | NTK | 6,353 | Rs -12.60 L | 0 | 41 | lost |
| 5 |  MAYA VENKATESAN. M | IND | 730 | Rs 11.45 Cr | 0 | 53 | lost |
| 6 |  SHANGAMITHTHIRAN. A | IND | 426 | Rs 44.76 L | 9 | 51 | lost |
| 7 |  PRABAKARAN. V | BAHUJA | 345 | Rs 3.10 L | 0 | 33 | lost |
| 8 |  MUJIBUR RAHMAN. E.M.M | IND | 312 | Rs 87.30 L | 0 | 53 | lost |
| 9 |  PURATCHIDASAN. T | ANAITH | 264 | Rs 2,000 | 0 | 40 | lost |
| 10 |  INBARAJ. T | IND | 179 | Rs 10.62 L | 0 | 46 | lost |
| 11 |  NOOR NISHA. M | IND | 107 | Rs 17.53 L | 0 | 53 | lost |
| 12 |  ANANDARAJ. D | IND | 105 | Rs 3.61 L | 0 | 30 | lost |
| 13 |  MURUGAN. S | IND | 83 | Rs 2.39 L | 0 | 48 | lost |
| 14 |  NOTA | NONE O | 586 | — | — | — |