Ponnagaram, Madurai | |
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![]() Ponnagaram, Madurai Ponnagaram, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) | |
| Coordinates: 9°55′47″N 78°06′36″E / 9.929800°N 78.110100°E | |
| Country | |
| State | |
| District | Madurai district |
| Elevation | 161 m (528 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil language, English language |
| • Speech | Tamil language, English language |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 625016 |
| Telephone Code | +91452xxxxxxx |
| Neighbourhoods | Madurai, Arappalayam, Koodal Nagar, Vilangudi, Thathaneri, Arasaradi, Kalavasal, S. S. Colony, Simmakkal, South Gate and Yanaikkal |
| Corporation | Madurai Municipal Corporation |
| District Collector | Dr. S. Aneesh Sekhar, I. A. S. |
| LS | Madurai Lok Sabha constituency |
| VS | Madurai West Assembly constituency |
| MP | S. Venkatesan |
| MLA | Sellur K. Raju |
| Website | https://madurai.nic.in |
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 is located at an altitude of about 161 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 9°55′47″N 78°06′36″E / 9.929800°N 78.110100°E (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
- ↑ "Two-time CPM MLA Nanmaran passes away in Madurai at 74". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ↑ "Schools in Madurai". Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ↑ "GeoHack - Ponnagaram, Madurai". geohack.toolforge.org. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ↑ "மதுரை மாநகராட்சி பகுதியில் - வார்டு வாரியாக சட்டப்பேரவை தொகுதிகள்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ↑ "Madurai Central Assembly constituency". 19 December 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ↑ "Madurai Lok Sabha constituency". 8 December 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
