Pollachi Assembly constituency#2001 Election results

{{Short description|One of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India}}

{{Further|Pollachi division}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| type = SLA

| constituency_no = 123

| map_image = Constitution-Pollachi.svg

| established = 1951

| district = Coimbatore

| loksabha_cons = Pollachi

| state = Tamil Nadu

| party = {{Party index link|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

| mla = Pollachi V. Jayaraman

| latest_election_year = 2021

| name = Pollachi

| electors = 2,27,049{{cite web |title= Form 21E (Return of Election) |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211222055550/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC123.pdf |url= https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC123.pdf|access-date= 10 Feb 2022 |archive-date=22 Dec 2021}}

| reservation = None

}}

Pollachi is the legislative assembly in Coimbatore district, which includes the city of Pollachi.{{cite web |url= http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/Const_map/map.htm |title= Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map |website= Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |access-date= 23 January 2017}} Its State Assembly Constituency number is 123. This assembly constituency is a part of Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite web

|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf

|title = List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies

|access-date = 2008-10-10

|work = Tamil Nadu

|publisher = Election Commission of India

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090206012938/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf

|archive-date = 2009-02-06

}} It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Members of Legislative Assembly

= Madras State =

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! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year

! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner

! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party

1952

| N. Mahalingam and P. K. Thirumurthy

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1957

| K. Ponniah and N. Mahalingam

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1962

| N. Mahalingam

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1967

| A. P. S. Gounder

| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

= Tamil Nadu =

class="wikitable" width="70%"

! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Assembly

! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Duration

! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner

! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party

Fifth

| 1971-77

| A. P. Shanmugasundara Goundar

| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

Sixth

| 1977-80

| O. P. Somasundaram

| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

Seventh

| 1980-84

| M. V. Rathinam

| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

Eighth

| 1984-89

| M. V. Rathinam

| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

Ninth

| 1989-91

| V. P. Chandrasekar

| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

Tenth

| 1991-96

| V. P. Chandrasekar

| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

Eleventh

| 1996-01

| S. Raju

| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

Twelfth

| 2001-06

| Pollachi V. Jayaraman

| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

Thirteenth

| 2006-2011

| Pollachi V. Jayaraman

| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

Fourteenth

| 2011-2016

| M. K. Muthukaruppannasamy

| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

Fifteenth

| 2016 -2021

| Pollachi V. Jayaraman

| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

Sixteenth

| 2021-

| Pollachi V. Jayaraman

| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

Election results

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{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|45.84}}

{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|46.59}}

{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|57.46}}

{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|46.02}}

{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|52.48}}

{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|49.20}}

{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|63.32}}

{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|37.25}}

{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|52.60}}

{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|56.61}}

{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|45.11}}

{{bar percent|1971|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|63.53}}

{{bar percent|1967|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|58.65}}

{{bar percent|1962|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|56.18}}

{{bar percent|1957|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|25.63}}

{{bar percent|1952|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|23.09}}

}}

= 2021 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi{{cite web|title=Pollachi Election Result|url= https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2021/tamil-nadu/-s22a123|access-date= 12 Jun 2022}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Pollachi V. Jayaraman |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=80,567 |percentage=45.84% |change=-0.75 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Dr. K. Varadharajan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=78,842 |percentage=44.86% |change=+6.2 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. T. Sathieshkumar |party=Makkal Needhi Maiam |votes=7,589 |percentage=4.32% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Logeswari |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=6,402 |percentage=3.64% |change=+2.83 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes=1,546 |percentage=0.88% |change=-0.46 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Sugumar |party=Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,141 |percentage=0.65% |change= New }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,725 |percentage=0.98% |change= -6.95% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=175,762 |percentage=77.41% |change= -0.29% }}

{{Election box rejected|votes=50|percentage=0.03% }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 227,049 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -0.75% }}

{{Election box end}}

= 2016 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf|access-date= 30 Apr 2022|archive-date= 30 Apr 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430083638/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf|title=Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu|website=www.elections.tn.gov.in}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Pollachi V. Jayaraman |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=78,553 |percentage=46.59% |change=-10.87 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Tamilmani |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=65,185 |percentage=38.66% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Nithyanandhan |party=Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi |votes=7,722 |percentage=4.58% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Sivakumar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=5,363 |percentage=3.18% |change=+0.42 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Muthukumar |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=4,893 |percentage=2.90% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes=2,254 |percentage=1.34% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Umamaheswari |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=1,369 |percentage=0.81% |change= New }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,368 |percentage=7.93% |change= -13.45% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=168,616 |percentage=77.70% |change= -2.36% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 217,007 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -10.87% }}

{{Election box end}}

= 2011 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi{{Cite report|url=http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf|title=Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu|work=Election Commission of Tamil Nadu|access-date=9 May 2021| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170215085458/http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf| archive-date =15 February 2017}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=M. K. Muthukaruppannasamy |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=81,446 |percentage=57.46% |change=+11.44 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Nithyanandhan |party=Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=51,138 |percentage=36.08% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. K. Ragunathan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=3,909 |percentage=2.76% |change=+1.26 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Kalimuthu |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,528 |percentage=1.08% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Praveen Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=1,449 |percentage=1.02% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. K. Arumugam |party=Independent politician |votes=1,221 |percentage=0.86% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Manimaran |party=Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi |votes=1,056 |percentage=0.74% |change= New }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=30,308 |percentage=21.38% |change= 19.21% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=141,747 |percentage=80.06% |change= 9.84% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 177,052 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 11.44% }}

{{Election box end}}

=2006=

{{Election box begin|title= 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = 2006 Election Statistical Report| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf| access-date = 12 May 2006| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007200819/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf| archive-date = 7 Oct 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Pollachi V. Jayaraman |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=62,455 |percentage=46.02% |change=-6.47 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=D. Shanthi Devi |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=59,509 |percentage=43.85% |change=+17.67 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Meenakshi Sundaram |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=7,543 |percentage=5.56% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. K. Ragunathan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=2,039 |percentage=1.50% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. M. Jayaraman |party=Independent politician |votes=1,291 |percentage=0.95% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. S. Gokulraj |party=Independent politician |votes=1,003 |percentage=0.74% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=B. Manikandan |party=Independent politician |votes=838 |percentage=0.62% |change= New }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,946 |percentage=2.17% |change= -24.14% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=135,722 |percentage=70.22% |change= 9.59% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 193,283 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -6.47% }}

{{Election box end}}

=2001=

{{Election box begin|title= 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India|title = Statistical Report on General Election 2001|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf|date = 12 May 2001 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006173934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Pollachi V. Jayaraman |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=64,648 |percentage=52.48% |change=+21.56 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Tamil Mani |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=32,244 |percentage=26.18% |change=-23.02 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Varadharajan |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=22,014 |percentage=17.87% |change=+1.68 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Manikandan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,338 |percentage=1.09% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. B. Asokan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,193 |percentage=0.97% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Subrahmaniem |party=Independent politician |votes=919 |percentage=0.75% |change= New }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=32,404 |percentage=26.31% |change= 8.03% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=123,179 |percentage=60.63% |change= -8.49% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 203,219 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 3.28% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1996=

{{Election box begin|title= 1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = 1996 Election Statistical Report| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007221700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf| archive-date = 7 October 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=S. Raju |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=58,709 |percentage=49.20% |change=+14.21 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Pollachi V. Jayaraman |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=36,895 |percentage=30.92% |change=-32.4 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Andu @ Nachimuthu |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=19,318 |percentage=16.19% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. M. Ramalingam |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,094 |percentage=0.92% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Dhandapani |party=Independent politician |votes=621 |percentage=0.52% |change= New }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=21,814 |percentage=18.28% |change= -10.05% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=119,324 |percentage=69.13% |change= 2.89% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 183,063 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -14.12% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1991=

{{Election box begin|title= 1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1991| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007161404/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf| archive-date = 7 October 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=V. P. Chandrasekar |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=72,736 |percentage=63.32% |change=+26.07 }}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=M. N. Andu Alias Nachimuth |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=40,195 |percentage=34.99% |change=+1.11 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=32,541 |percentage=28.33% |change= 24.96% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=114,867 |percentage=66.24% |change= -7.06% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 178,093 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 26.07% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1989=

{{Election box begin|title= 1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1989| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006153620/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf| archive-date = 6 October 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=V. P. Chandrasekar |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=41,749 |percentage=37.25% |change=-15.35 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. T. Balu |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=37,975 |percentage=33.89% |change=-12.13 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Padmavathy |party=Indian National Congress |votes=24,605 |percentage=21.96% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. T. Doriaswamy |party=Independent politician |votes=3,133 |percentage=2.80% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Venkatachalam |party=Independent politician |votes=2,556 |percentage=2.28% |change= New }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,774 |percentage=3.37% |change= -3.23% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=112,070 |percentage=73.30% |change= -0.48% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 156,063 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -15.35% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1984=

{{Election box begin|title= 1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1984| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120117121208/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf| archive-date = 17 Jan 2012}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=M. V. Rathinam |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=54,337 |percentage=52.60% |change=-4 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Raju |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=47,527 |percentage=46.01% |change=+3.37 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Chockalingam |party=Independent politician |votes=872 |percentage=0.84% |change= New }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,810 |percentage=6.59% |change= -7.37% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=103,293 |percentage=73.78% |change= 3.42% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 145,707 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -4.00% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1980=

{{Election box begin|title= 1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1980| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006231656/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf| archive-date = 6 Oct 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=M. V. Rathinam |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=52,833 |percentage=56.61% |change=+11.5 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Kannappan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=39,797 |percentage=42.64% |change=+19.43 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Kannaiyan |party=Independent politician |votes=704 |percentage=0.75% |change= New }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,036 |percentage=13.97% |change= -7.93% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=93,334 |percentage=70.36% |change= 8.57% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 134,946 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 11.50% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1977=

{{Election box begin|title= 1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1977| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007141448/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf | archive-date = 7 Oct 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=O. P. Somasundaram |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=34,896 |percentage=45.11% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Raju |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=17,952 |percentage=23.20% |change=-40.32 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. K. Palanisamy |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,537 |percentage=16.21% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Natarajan |party=Janata Party |votes=10,677 |percentage=13.80% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Shanmukasundaram |party=Independent politician |votes=474 |percentage=0.61% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. . Sethu |party=Independent politician |votes=408 |percentage=0.53% |change= New }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,944 |percentage=21.90% |change= -5.94% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=77,364 |percentage=61.79% |change= -9.57% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 127,400 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -18.42% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1971=

{{Election box begin|title= 1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1971| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006131227/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | archive-date = 6 Oct 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=A. P. Shanmugasundara Goundar |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=41,654 |percentage=63.53% |change=+4.88 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Easwarasamy Gounder |party=Independent politician |votes=23,396 |percentage=35.68% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Rangasamy Naicker |party=Independent politician |votes=517 |percentage=0.79% |change= New }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=18,258 |percentage=27.85% |change= 9.39% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=65,567 |percentage=71.36% |change= -5.44% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 96,560 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 4.88% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1967=

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi{{Cite web| last = Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf|title= Statistical Report on General Election 1967|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320175222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf|archive-date=20 March 2012|access-date= 19 April 2009}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=A. P. Shanmugasundara Goundar |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=37,480 |percentage=58.65% |change=+17.12 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=E. Gounder |party=Indian National Congress |votes=25,688 |percentage=40.20% |change=-15.98 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Balu |party=Independent politician |votes=740 |percentage=1.16% |change= New }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,792 |percentage=18.45% |change= 3.81% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=63,908 |percentage=76.80% |change= -3.67% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 85,643 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 2.47% }}

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=1962=

{{Election box begin|title= 1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election 1962|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf|access-date= 19 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201143/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf|archive-date=27 Jan 2013}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=N. Mahalingam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=38,929 |percentage=56.18% |change=+30.55 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Rangaswamy |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=28,780 |percentage=41.53% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. P. Kandasamy |party=Independent politician |votes=1,589 |percentage=2.29% |change= New }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,149 |percentage=14.65% |change= 13.28% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=69,298 |percentage=80.47% |change= -34.06% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 89,033 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 30.55% }}

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=1957=

{{Election box begin|title= 1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title=Statistical Report on General Election 1957 | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf| access-date=2015-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127200447/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf|archive-date=27 Jan 2013}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=N. Mahalingam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=52,076 |percentage=25.63% |change=+2.53 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Ponniah (Sc) |party=Indian National Congress |votes=49,309 |percentage=24.26% |change=+1.17 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Thangavel Gounder |party=Praja Socialist Party |votes=33,534 |percentage=16.50% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. K. Rangaswamy (Sc) |party=Communist Party of India |votes=31,648 |percentage=15.57% |change=+2.46 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. S. Balasubramaniam |party=Independent politician |votes=19,391 |percentage=9.54% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=E. Ramaswamy (Sc) |party=Independent politician |votes=11,221 |percentage=5.52% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Azhagamuthu (Sc) |party=Independent politician |votes=4,030 |percentage=1.98% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Varadappan (Sc) |party=Independent politician |votes=2,009 |percentage=0.99% |change= New }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,767 |percentage=1.36% |change= -3.89% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=203,218 |percentage=114.53% |change= 6.76% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 177,434 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 2.53% }}

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=1952=

{{Election box begin|title= 1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title=Statistical Report on General Election 1951| url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf| access-date=2014-10-14|archive-date=27 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=N. Mahalingam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=35,148 |percentage=23.09% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. K. Thirumurthy |party=Indian National Congress |votes=27,151 |percentage=17.84% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Marudhachalam |party=Communist Party of India |votes=19,966 |percentage=13.12% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Palanisami |party=Communist Party of India |votes=17,491 |percentage=11.49% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Khazer Mahamad |party=Socialist Party (India) |votes=12,660 |percentage=8.32% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Jabakhanai |party=Independent politician |votes=10,799 |percentage=7.10% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Valangirippan |party=Independent politician |votes=9,377 |percentage=6.16% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Shanmugasundaram |party=Socialist Party (India) |votes=8,295 |percentage=5.45% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Muppali Kudumban |party=Independent politician |votes=4,421 |percentage=2.90% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Joseph |party=Independent politician |votes=2,996 |percentage=1.97% |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sheikh Mastafi |party=Independent politician |votes=1,981 |percentage=1.30% |change= New }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,997 |percentage=5.25% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=152,205 |percentage=107.77% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 141,226 |change = }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}

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