Pollachi (Lok Sabha constituency)

Pollachi is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu.

Pollachi
Lok Sabha Constituency
Pollachi constituency, post-2008 delimitation
IncumbentSHANMUGA SUNDARAM. K
Parliamentary PartyDMK
Elected Year2019 Election
Constituency Details
Established1952-present
StateTamil Nadu
Total Electors1,017,811[1]
Assembly Constituencies119. Thondamuthur
122. Kinathukadavu
123. Pollachi
124. Valparai (SC)
125. Udumalaipettai
126. Madathukulam

Assembly segments

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

2009-present
  1. Thondamuthur
  2. Kinathukadavu
  3. Pollachi
  4. Valparai (SC)
  5. Udumalaipettai
  6. Madathukulam

Members of Parliament
Year Winning Candidate Party
1951 G. R. Damodaran Indian National Congress
1957 P.R. Ramakrishnan Indian National Congress
1962 Chidambaram Subramaniam Indian National Congress
1967 Narayanan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971 Narayanan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971 (by-election) M. Kalingarayar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 K.A. Raju All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 C.T. Dhandapani Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 R. Anna Nambi All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 B. Raja Ravi Varma All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 B. Raja Ravi Varma All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 V. Kandasamy Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
1998 M. Thiyagarajan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1999 C. Krishnan Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2004 C. Krishnan Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2009 K. Sugumar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2014 C. Mahendran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019 K. Shamugasundaram[2] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

2019
2019 Indian general elections: Pollachi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Shanmuga Sundaram 5,54,230 51.20
AIADMK C. Mahendran 3,78,347 34.97
MNM R. Mookambikai 59,693 5.52 +5.52
AMMK S. Muthukumar 26,663 2.46 +2.46
NTK A. Sanujha 31,483 2.91
NOTA None of the Above 15,110 1.40 N/A
Majority 1,75,883 16.26
Turnout 10,81,875 71.15 -2.16
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing

2014
2014 Indian general elections: Pollachi[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK C. Mahendran 4,17,092 41.19
KMDK E. R. Eswaran 2,76,118 27.27
DMK Pongalur N. Palanisamy 2,51,829 24.87
INC K. Selvaraj 30,014 2.96
NOTA None of the Above 12,947 1.28
Majority 1,40,974 13.92
Turnout 10,12,752 73.31 -2.49
AIADMK hold Swing

2009
2009 Indian general elections: Pollachi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. Sugumar 3,05,935 39.66
DMK K. Shanmuga Sundaram 2,59,910 33.69
KMDK S. Ramasamy 1,03,004 13.35
DMDK Thangavel K P 38,824 5.03
BJP Baba Ramesh V S 16,815 2.18
Majority 46,025 5.96
Turnout 7,71,479 75.80 +13.92
AIADMK gain from MDMK Swing

2004
2004 Indian general elections: Pollachi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MDMK Dr. C. Krishnan 3,64,988 56.76 +8.98
AIADMK Murugan. G 2,44,067 37.95 -8.28
Independent Rajkumar. R 13,039 2.03 +0.90
Independent Ganesan. K M 6,503 1.01 -0.11
Majority 1,20,921 18.80 +17.25
Turnout 6,43,073 61.88 +4.79
MDMK hold Swing +8.98

See also
  • List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

References
  1. GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
  2. "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 26. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. "Results 2014". ECI. Retrieved 22 May 2014.

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