Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency

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Pollachi
Lok Sabha constituency
Pollachi constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
Assembly constituenciesThondamuthur
Kinathukadavu
Pollachi
Valparai
Udumalaipettai
Madathukulam
Established1952
Total electors15,20,276[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party  DMK  
Alliance  [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|Template:Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance/meta/shortname]]  

Pollachi is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 21 of 39.

Assembly segments[edit | edit source]

2009-present[edit | edit source]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Party 2024 Lead
119 Thondamuthur None Coimbatore AIADMK DMK
122 Kinathukadavu None Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
123 Pollachi None DMK
124 Valparai SC
125 Udumalaipettai None Tiruppur
126 Madathukulam None

Before delimitation in 2009, it consisted of the following constituencies:[2]

  1. Coimbatore West (defunct)
  2. Coimbatore East (defunct)
  3. Perur (defunct)
  4. Singanallur
  5. Palladam
  6. Tiruppur (defunct)

Before 2009[edit | edit source]

  1. Kinathukkadavu
  2. Pollachi
  3. Valparai (SC)
  4. Udumalpet
  5. Pongalur (defunct)
  6. Dharapuram (moved to Erode constituency after 2009)

Members of Parliament[edit | edit source]

Year Winner Party Runner-up Party
1951 G. R. Damodaran Indian National Congress Krisnabai Nimbkar Vasudev SP
1957 P.R. Ramakrishnan Gurusami Aicker PSP
1962 Chidambaram Subramaniam R. M. Ramasamy SWA
1967 Narayanan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SK Paramasivam INC
1971 Nallasivam SSP
1971 (by-election) M. Kalingarayar RK Gounder Independent
1977 K.A. Raju All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam C.T. Dhandapani DMK
1980 C.T. Dhandapani Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Natarajan M.A.M AIDMK
1984 R. Anna Nambi All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam K. Krishnasamy DMK
1989 B. Raja Ravi Varma M. Arumugham CPI
1991 C.T. Dhandapani DMK
1996 V. Kandasamy Tamil Maanila Congress R. Anna Nambi AIADMK
1998 M. Thiyagarajan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam N. Kovaithangam TMC(M)
1999 C. Krishnan Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. Thiyagarajan AIADMK
2004 G. Murugan AIADMK
2009 K. Sugumar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam K. Shamugasundaram DMK
2014 C. Mahendran E. R. Eswaran KMDK
2019 K. Shamugasundaram[3] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam C. Mahendran AIADMK

Election results[edit | edit source]

Vote share of Winning candidates
2024
 
 47.37%
2019
 
 51.44%
2014
 
 41.72%
2009
 
 39.77%
2004
 
 56.76%
1999
 
 48.63%
1998
 
 55.22%
1996
 
 55.18%
1991
 
 65.65%
1989
 
 67.28%
1984
 
 59.27%
1980
 
 51.41%
1977
 
 64.48%
1971
 
 64.66%
1967
 
 58.56%
1962
 
 56.40%
1957
 
 53.10%
1951
 
 44.40%

General Elections 2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Indian general election: Pollachi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Eswarasamy 533,377 47.37 Decrease4.07
AIADMK A. Karthikeyan 281,335 24.98 Decrease10.14
BJP K. Vasantharajan 223,354 19.84 Increase17.65
NTK Suresh Kumar 58,196 5.17 Increase2.25
NOTA None of the above 14,503 1.29 Decrease0.11
Margin of victory 252,042 22.38 Increase6.06
Turnout 1,126,045
Registered electors
DMK hold Swing

General Elections 2019[edit | edit source]

2019 Indian general election: Pollachi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Shamugasundaram 554,230 51.44 26.25
AIADMK C. Mahendran 3,78,347 35.12 −6.60
MNM R. Mookambika 59,693 5.54
NTK U. Sanuja 31,483 2.92
Independent S. Muthukumar 26,663 2.47
NOTA None of the above 15,110 1.40 0.11
Margin of victory 1,75,883 16.32 2.22
Turnout 10,77,420 71.15 −1.51
Registered electors 15,20,504 10.06
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 9.72

General Elections 2014[edit | edit source]

2014 Indian general election: Pollachi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK C. Mahendran 417,092 41.72 1.95
KMDK E. R. Eswaran 2,76,118 27.62 25.43
DMK Pongalur N. Palanisamy 2,51,829 25.19 −8.60
INC Selvaraj 30,014 3.00
NOTA None of the above 12,947 1.30
Independent M. Mary Stella 4,942 0.49
Margin of victory 1,40,974 14.10 8.12
Turnout 9,99,720 73.31 −3.22
Registered electors 13,81,505 35.73
AIADMK hold Swing 1.95

General Elections 2009[edit | edit source]

2009 Indian general election: Pollachi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. Sugumar 305,935 39.77 1.81
DMK K. Shamugasundaram 2,59,910 33.79
KNMK Best S. Ramasamy 1,03,004 13.39
DMDK K. P. Thangavel 38,824 5.05
BJP V. S. Baba Ramesh 16,815 2.19
MNMK E. Ummar 13,933 1.81
Independent P. Sukumar 5,660 0.74
Margin of victory 46,025 5.98 -12.82
Turnout 7,69,303 75.80 13.71
Registered electors 10,17,811 -2.07
AIADMK gain from MDMK Swing -17.00

General Elections 2004[edit | edit source]

2004 Indian general election: Pollachi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MDMK C. Krishnan 364,988 56.76 8.14
AIADMK G. Murugan 2,44,067 37.96 −9.09
Independent R. Rajkumar 13,039 2.03
Independent K. M. Ganesan 6,503 1.01
Independent A. Krishnan 5,452 0.85
BSP N. Muthukumar 5,294 0.82
Independent K. Devaraj 3,656 0.57
Margin of victory 1,20,921 18.81 17.23
Turnout 6,42,999 61.88 4.78
Registered electors 10,39,279 -3.25
MDMK hold Swing 8.14

General Elections 1999[edit | edit source]

1999 Indian general election: Pollachi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MDMK C. Krishnan 293,038 48.63
AIADMK M. Thiyagarajan 2,83,523 47.05 13.05
JD(S) K. N. Rajan 9,914 1.65
PT M. Jothiraj 9,280 1.54
Independent P. Ganesan 6,886 1.14
Margin of victory 9,515 1.58 -15.63
Turnout 6,02,641 57.09 −14.80
Registered electors 10,74,230 4.70
MDMK gain from AIADMK Swing -6.55

General Elections 1998[edit | edit source]

1998 Indian general election: Pollachi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. Thiyagarajan 306,083 55.22
TMC(M) N. Kovaithangam 2,10,682 38.01
INC R. Eswaravelu 31,967 5.77
PT M. Jothiraj 4,926 0.89
Margin of victory 95,401 17.21 -3.97
Turnout 5,54,275 56.42 −15.47
Registered electors 10,26,056 5.92
AIADMK gain from TMC Swing 0.04

General Elections 1996[edit | edit source]

1996 Indian general election: Pollachi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC(M) V. Kandasamy 361,743 55.18
AIADMK R. Anna Nambi 2,22,852 33.99 −31.65
JD K. N. Rajan 49,032 7.48
BJP E. K. Elangandhi 15,123 2.31
Margin of victory 1,38,891 21.19 -11.46
Turnout 6,55,567 71.89 4.43
Registered electors 9,68,739 0.53
TMC gain from AIADMK Swing -10.47

General Elections 1991[edit | edit source]

1991 Indian general election: Pollachi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK B. Raja Ravi Varma 414,810 65.65 −1.63
DMK C. T. Dhandapani 2,08,540 33.00
PMK G. Selvaraj 5,237 0.83
Margin of victory 2,06,270 32.64 -3.66
Turnout 6,31,864 67.46 0.42
Registered electors 9,63,590 -0.28
AIADMK hold Swing -1.63

General Elections 1989[edit | edit source]

1989 Indian general election: Pollachi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK B. Raja Ravi Varma 428,704 67.28 8.01
CPI M. Aurmugham 1,97,395 30.98
THMM C. Sankar 5,800 0.91
PMK T. Subramaniam 3,532 0.55
Margin of victory 2,31,309 36.30 17.76
Turnout 6,37,210 67.04 −7.33
Registered electors 9,66,256 25.74
AIADMK hold Swing 8.01

General Elections 1984[edit | edit source]

1984 Indian general election: Pollachi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK R. Anna Nambi 324,200 59.27 11.33
DMK K. Krishnaswamy 2,22,770 40.73 −10.68
Margin of victory 1,01,430 18.54 15.08
Turnout 5,46,970 74.37 8.60
Registered electors 7,68,435 8.88
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 7.86

General Elections 1980[edit | edit source]

1980 Indian general election: Pollachi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK C. T. Dhandapani 233,261 51.41 17.80
AIADMK M. A. M. Natarajan 2,17,526 47.94 −16.54
Independent K. Nagarajan 2,934 0.65
Margin of victory 15,735 3.47 -27.41
Turnout 4,53,721 65.77 4.06
Registered electors 7,05,793 5.27
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -13.07

General Elections 1977[edit | edit source]

1977 Indian general election: Pollachi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. A. Raju 259,388 64.48
DMK C. T. Dhandapani 1,35,194 33.61 −31.05
Independent V. Murugan 7,664 1.91
Margin of victory 1,24,194 30.88 0.41
Turnout 4,02,246 61.71 −9.69
Registered electors 6,70,445 10.97
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -0.17

General Elections 1971[edit | edit source]

1971 Indian general election: Pollachi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Narayanan 267,811 64.66 6.09
SSP K. R. Nallasivam 1,41,605 34.19
Independent K. N. Lingasami Gounder 4,799 1.16
Margin of victory 1,26,206 30.47 10.27
Turnout 4,14,215 71.40 −5.30
Registered electors 6,04,191 9.95
DMK hold Swing 6.09

General Elections 1967[edit | edit source]

1967 Indian general election: Pollachi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Narayanan 237,035 58.56
INC S. K. Paramasivam 1,55,281 38.36 −18.03
Independent N. L. Gounder 12,437 3.07
Margin of victory 81,754 20.20 -11.78
Turnout 4,04,753 76.70 3.99
Registered electors 5,49,500 22.45
DMK gain from INC Swing 2.17

General Elections 1962[edit | edit source]

1962 Indian general election: Pollachi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Chidambaram Subramaniam 176,512 56.40 3.29
SWA R. M. Ramasami 76,415 24.41
Independent Thangavel Gounder 46,922 14.99
Independent Ramanujam 13,142 4.20
Margin of victory 1,00,097 31.98 25.77
Turnout 3,12,991 72.71 13.14
Registered electors 4,48,744 1.42
INC hold Swing 3.29

General Elections 1957[edit | edit source]

1957 Indian general election: Pollachi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC P. R. Ramakrishnan 139,984 53.10 8.70
PSP Gurusami Aicker 1,23,618 46.90
Margin of victory 16,366 6.21 -15.97
Turnout 2,63,602 59.58 2.46
Registered electors 4,42,467 20.13
INC hold Swing 8.70

General Elections 1951[edit | edit source]

1951–52 Indian general election: Pollachi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC G. R. Damodaran 93,405 44.40 44.40
SP Krisnabai Nimbkar Vasudev 46,744 22.22
CPI Ramaswami 44,383 21.10
Independent Paranjothi Ganpathi Swami 20,699 9.84
Independent Ramalinga Chetty 5,128 2.44
Margin of victory 46,661 22.18
Turnout 2,10,359 57.11
Registered electors 3,68,310 0.00
INC win (new seat)

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  3. ↑ "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 26. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

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