Pollachi Assembly constituency
Pollachi is the legislative assembly in Coimbatore district, which includes the city of Pollachi. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 123. This assembly constituency is a part of Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
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Pollachi Assembly constituency
Pollachi is the legislative assembly in Coimbatore district, which includes the city of Pollachi. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 123. This assembly constituency is a part of Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Members of Legislative Assembly
Madras State
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1952</td><td>N. Mahalingam and P. K. Thirumurthy</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>K. Ponniah and N. Mahalingam</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>N. Mahalingam</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>A. P. S. Gounder</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr></tbody></table>
Tamil Nadu
<table><thead><tr><th>Assembly</th><th>Duration</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Fifth</td><td>1971-77</td><td>A. P. Shanmugasundara Goundar</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Sixth</td><td>1977-80</td><td>O. P. Somasundaram</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Seventh</td><td>1980-84</td><td>M. V. Rathinam</td></tr><tr><td>Eighth</td><td>1984-89</td></tr><tr><td>Ninth</td><td>1989-91</td><td>V. P. Chandrasekar</td></tr><tr><td>Tenth</td><td>1991-96</td></tr><tr><td>Eleventh</td><td>1996-01</td><td>S. Raju</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Twelfth</td><td>2001-06</td><td>Pollachi V. Jayaraman</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Thirteenth</td><td>2006-2011</td></tr><tr><td>Fourteenth</td><td>2011-2016</td><td>M. K. Muthukaruppannasamy</td></tr><tr><td>Fifteenth</td><td>2016-2021</td><td>Pollachi V. Jayaraman</td></tr><tr><td>Sixteenth</td><td>2021-</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Election results
2026
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Pollachi V. Jayaraman</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SPA</td><td>K. Nithyanandhan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Senthil</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>G. Ramanathan</td><td></td><td></td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>202,015</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>gain from</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2021
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Pollachi V. Jayaraman</td><td>80,567</td><td>45.84%</td><td>−0.75</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Dr. K. Varadharajan</td><td>78,842</td><td>44.86%</td><td>+6.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>V. T. Sathieshkumar</td><td>7,589</td><td>4.32%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>N. Logeswari</td><td>6,402</td><td>3.64%</td><td>+2.83</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,546</td><td>0.88%</td><td>−0.46</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>K. Sugumar</td><td>1,141</td><td>0.65%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,725</td><td>0.98%</td><td>−6.95%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>175,762</td><td>77.41%</td><td>−0.29%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>50</td><td>0.03%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>227,049</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-0.75%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2016
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Pollachi V. Jayaraman</td><td>78,553</td><td>46.59%</td><td>−10.87</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>R. Tamilmani</td><td>65,185</td><td>38.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KMDK</td><td>K. Nithyanandhan</td><td>7,722</td><td>4.58%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>R. Sivakumar</td><td>5,363</td><td>3.18%</td><td>+0.42</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>S. Muthukumar</td><td>4,893</td><td>2.90%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>2,254</td><td>1.34%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>K. Umamaheswari</td><td>1,369</td><td>0.81%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>13,368</td><td>7.93%</td><td>−13.45%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>168,616</td><td>77.70%</td><td>−2.36%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>217,007</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-10.87%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2011
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. K. Muthukaruppannasamy</td><td>81,446</td><td>57.46%</td><td>+11.44</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KNMK</td><td>K. Nithyanandhan</td><td>51,138</td><td>36.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V. K. Ragunathan</td><td>3,909</td><td>2.76%</td><td>+1.26</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>M. Kalimuthu</td><td>1,528</td><td>1.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Praveen Kumar</td><td>1,449</td><td>1.02%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. K. Arumugam</td><td>1,221</td><td>0.86%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IJK</td><td>K. Manimaran</td><td>1,056</td><td>0.74%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>30,308</td><td>21.38%</td><td>19.21%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>141,747</td><td>80.06%</td><td>9.84%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>177,052</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>11.44%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2006
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Pollachi V. Jayaraman</td><td>62,455</td><td>46.02%</td><td>−6.47</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>D. Shanthi Devi</td><td>59,509</td><td>43.85%</td><td>+17.67</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>S. Meenakshi Sundaram</td><td>7,543</td><td>5.56%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V. K. Ragunathan</td><td>2,039</td><td>1.50%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. M. Jayaraman</td><td>1,291</td><td>0.95%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>G. S. Gokulraj</td><td>1,003</td><td>0.74%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>B. Manikandan</td><td>838</td><td>0.62%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,946</td><td>2.17%</td><td>−24.14%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>135,722</td><td>70.22%</td><td>9.59%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>193,283</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-6.47%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2001
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Pollachi V. Jayaraman</td><td>64,648</td><td>52.48%</td><td>+21.56</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>R. Tamil Mani</td><td>32,244</td><td>26.18%</td><td>−23.02</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>K. Varadharajan</td><td>22,014</td><td>17.87%</td><td>+1.68</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Manikandan</td><td>1,338</td><td>1.09%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. B. Asokan</td><td>1,193</td><td>0.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Subrahmaniem</td><td>919</td><td>0.75%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>32,404</td><td>26.31%</td><td>8.03%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>123,179</td><td>60.63%</td><td>−8.49%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>203,219</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>3.28%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1996
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Raju</td><td>58,709</td><td>49.20%</td><td>+14.21</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Pollachi V. Jayaraman</td><td>36,895</td><td>30.92%</td><td>−32.4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>Andu @ Nachimuthu</td><td>19,318</td><td>16.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. M. Ramalingam</td><td>1,094</td><td>0.92%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Dhandapani</td><td>621</td><td>0.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>21,814</td><td>18.28%</td><td>−10.05%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>119,324</td><td>69.13%</td><td>2.89%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>183,063</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-14.12%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1991
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>V. P. Chandrasekar</td><td>72,736</td><td>63.32%</td><td>+26.07</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. N. Andu Alias Nachimuth</td><td>40,195</td><td>34.99%</td><td>+1.11</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>32,541</td><td>28.33%</td><td>24.96%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>114,867</td><td>66.24%</td><td>−7.06%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>178,093</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>26.07%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1989
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>V. P. Chandrasekar</td><td>41,749</td><td>37.25%</td><td>−15.35</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. T. Balu</td><td>37,975</td><td>33.89%</td><td>−12.13</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>N. Padmavathy</td><td>24,605</td><td>21.96%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. T. Doriaswamy</td><td>3,133</td><td>2.80%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Venkatachalam</td><td>2,556</td><td>2.28%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,774</td><td>3.37%</td><td>−3.23%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>112,070</td><td>73.30%</td><td>−0.48%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>156,063</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-15.35%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1984
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. V. Rathinam</td><td>54,337</td><td>52.60%</td><td>−4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Raju</td><td>47,527</td><td>46.01%</td><td>+3.37</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Chockalingam</td><td>872</td><td>0.84%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,810</td><td>6.59%</td><td>−7.37%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>103,293</td><td>73.78%</td><td>3.42%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>145,707</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-4.00%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1980
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. V. Rathinam</td><td>52,833</td><td>56.61%</td><td>+11.5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Kannappan</td><td>39,797</td><td>42.64%</td><td>+19.43</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Kannaiyan</td><td>704</td><td>0.75%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>13,036</td><td>13.97%</td><td>−7.93%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>93,334</td><td>70.36%</td><td>8.57%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>134,946</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>11.50%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1977
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>O. P. Somasundaram</td><td>34,896</td><td>45.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Raju</td><td>17,952</td><td>23.20%</td><td>−40.32</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. K. Palanisamy</td><td>12,537</td><td>16.21%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>R. Natarajan</td><td>10,677</td><td>13.80%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Shanmukasundaram</td><td>474</td><td>0.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. . Sethu</td><td>408</td><td>0.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>16,944</td><td>21.90%</td><td>−5.94%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>77,364</td><td>61.79%</td><td>−9.57%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>127,400</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-18.42%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1971
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. P. Shanmugasundara Goundar</td><td>41,654</td><td>63.53%</td><td>+4.88</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Easwarasamy Gounder</td><td>23,396</td><td>35.68%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Rangasamy Naicker</td><td>517</td><td>0.79%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>18,258</td><td>27.85%</td><td>9.39%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>65,567</td><td>71.36%</td><td>−5.44%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>96,560</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>4.88%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1967
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. P. Shanmugasundara Goundar</td><td>37,480</td><td>58.65%</td><td>+17.12</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>E. Gounder</td><td>25,688</td><td>40.20%</td><td>−15.98</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Balu</td><td>740</td><td>1.16%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,792</td><td>18.45%</td><td>3.81%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>63,908</td><td>76.80%</td><td>−3.67%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>85,643</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.47%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1962
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>N. Mahalingam</td><td>38,929</td><td>56.18%</td><td>+30.55</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Rangaswamy</td><td>28,780</td><td>41.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. P. Kandasamy</td><td>1,589</td><td>2.29%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>10,149</td><td>14.65%</td><td>13.28%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>69,298</td><td>80.47%</td><td>−34.06%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>89,033</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>30.55%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1957
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>N. Mahalingam</td><td>52,076</td><td>25.63%</td><td>+2.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. Ponniah (Sc)</td><td>49,309</td><td>24.26%</td><td>+1.17</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PSP</td><td>P. Thangavel Gounder</td><td>33,534</td><td>16.50%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>V. K. Rangaswamy (Sc)</td><td>31,648</td><td>15.57%</td><td>+2.46</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. S. Balasubramaniam</td><td>19,391</td><td>9.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>E. Ramaswamy (Sc)</td><td>11,221</td><td>5.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Azhagamuthu (Sc)</td><td>4,030</td><td>1.98%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Varadappan (Sc)</td><td>2,009</td><td>0.99%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,767</td><td>1.36%</td><td>−3.89%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>203,218</td><td>114.53%</td><td>6.76%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>177,434</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.53%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1952
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>N. Mahalingam</td><td>35,148</td><td>23.09%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. K. Thirumurthy</td><td>27,151</td><td>17.84%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>Marudhachalam</td><td>19,966</td><td>13.12%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>Palanisami</td><td>17,491</td><td>11.49%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>Khazer Mahamad</td><td>12,660</td><td>8.32%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Jabakhanai</td><td>10,799</td><td>7.10%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Valangirippan</td><td>9,377</td><td>6.16%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>Shanmugasundaram</td><td>8,295</td><td>5.45%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Muppali Kudumban</td><td>4,421</td><td>2.90%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Joseph</td><td>2,996</td><td>1.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sheikh Mastafi</td><td>1,981</td><td>1.30%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,997</td><td>5.25%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>152,205</td><td>107.77%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>141,226</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>