Ponnagaram, Madurai

Ponnagaram is a neighbourhood in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. Former CPM MLA late N. Nanmaran was born in Ponnagaram.[1] Vikaasa group of schools has a branch viz., Vikaasa School at Ponnagaram.[2]

Ponnagaram, Madurai
Neighbourhood
Ponnagaram, Madurai is located in Tamil Nadu
Ponnagaram, Madurai
Ponnagaram, Madurai
Ponnagaram, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
Coordinates: 9.929800°N 78.110100°E / 9.929800; 78.110100
Country India
StateTamil Nadu Tamil Nadu
DistrictMadurai district
Elevation
161 m (528 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil language, English language
 • SpeechTamil language, English language
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
625016
Telephone Code+91452xxxxxxx
NeighbourhoodsMadurai, Arappalayam, Koodal Nagar, Vilangudi, Thathaneri, Arasaradi, Kalavasal, S. S. Colony, Simmakkal, South Gate and Yanaikkal
CorporationMadurai Municipal Corporation
District CollectorDr. S. Aneesh Sekhar, I. A. S.
LSMadurai Lok Sabha constituency
VSMadurai West Assembly constituency
MPS. Venkatesan
MLASellur K. Raju
Websitehttps://madurai.nic.in

Ponnagaram is located at an altitude of about 161 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 9.929800°N 78.110100°E / 9.929800; 78.110100 (i.e., 9°55'47.3"N, 78°06'36.4"E).[3]

Ponnagaram area falls under the Madurai Central Assembly constituency.[4] The winner of the election held in the year 2021 as the member of its assembly constituency is P. T. R. Palanivel Thiagarajan.[5] Also, this area belongs to Madurai Lok Sabha constituency. The winner of the election held in the year 2019, as the member of its Lok Sabha constituency is S. Venkatesan.[6]

References
  1. "Two-time CPM MLA Nanmaran passes away in Madurai at 74". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. "Schools in Madurai". Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. "GeoHack - Ponnagaram, Madurai". geohack.toolforge.org. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. "மதுரை மாநகராட்சி பகுதியில் - வார்டு வாரியாக சட்டப்பேரவை தொகுதிகள்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. "Madurai Central Assembly constituency". 19 December 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  6. "Madurai Lok Sabha constituency". 8 December 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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