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Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency

{{Short description|One of the 39 Parliamentary Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.}}

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

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

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| type = LS

|name = Pollachi

| map_image = pollachi lok sabha constituency.png

|map_caption = Pollachi constituency, post-2008 delimitation

|established = 1952

|reservation = None

|party = DMK

|mp = K.Eswarasamy

|latest_election_year =

|state = Tamil Nadu

|assembly_cons = Thondamuthur
Kinathukadavu
Pollachi
Valparai
Udumalaipettai
Madathukulam

|electors = 15,20,276{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf |title=GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result |access-date=20 June 2011 |archive-date=2 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802000135/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf |url-status=live }}

}}

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

Assembly segments

=From 2009=

Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:{{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

}}

class="wikitable"

!No

!Name

!District

!Member

!Reserved for (SC/ST/None)

! colspan="2" |Party

119

|Thondamuthur

| rowspan="4" |Coimbatore

|S. P. Velumani

|General

|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |

|ADMK

122

|Kinathukadavu

|S. Damodaran

|General

|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |

|ADMK

123

|Pollachi

|V. Jayaraman

|General

|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |

|ADMK

124

|Valparai

|T. K. Amulkandasami

|SC

|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |

|ADMK

125

|Udumalaipettai

| rowspan="2" |Tiruppur

|Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan

|General

|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |

|ADMK

126

|Madathukulam

|C. Mahendran

|General

|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |

|ADMK

=Before 2009=

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

Members of Parliament

class="wikitable sortable"

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

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

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

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

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

---

|1951

|G. R. Damodaran

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}

|Krisnabai Nimbkar Vasudev

|SP

---

|1957

|P.R. Ramakrishnan

|Gurusami Aicker

|PSP

---

|1962

|Chidambaram Subramaniam

|R. M. Ramasamy

|SWA

---

|1967

| rowspan="2" |Narayanan

|{{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=3}}

|SK Paramasivam

|INC

---

|1971

|Nallasivam

|SSP

---

|1971 (by-election)

|M. Kalingarayar

|RK Gounder

|Independent

---

|1977

K.A. Raju

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

C.T. Dhandapani

|DMK

---

|1980

|C.T. Dhandapani

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

|Natarajan M.A.M

|AIDMK

---

|1984

|R. Anna Nambi

|{{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=3}}

|K. Krishnasamy

|DMK

---

|1989

| rowspan="2"|B. Raja Ravi Varma

|M. Arumugham

|CPI

---

|1991

|C.T. Dhandapani

|DMK

---

|1996

V. Kandasamy

|{{Full party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}}

|R. Anna Nambi

|AIADMK

---

|1998

|M. Thiyagarajan

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

|N. Kovaithangam

|TMC(M)

---

|1999

| rowspan="2" |C. Krishnan

|{{Full party name with color|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}

|M. Thiyagarajan

|AIADMK

---

|2004

|G. Murugan

|AIADMK

---

|2009

|K. Sugumar

|{{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}

|K. Shamugasundaram

|DMK

---

|2014

|C. Mahendran

|E. R. Eswaran

|KMDK

---

|2019

|K. Shamugasundaram{{cite web|title=General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/10277-general-election-to-the-17th-lok-sabha-2019-list-of-members-elected/|page=26|format=PDF|publisher=Election Commission of India|date=25 May 2019|access-date=2 June 2019|location=New Delhi|archive-date=31 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031131000/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf|url-status=live}}

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

|C. Mahendran

|AIADMK

Election results

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|title= Vote share of Winning candidates

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|bars=

{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|47.37}}

{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|51.44}}

{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|41.72}}

{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|39.77}}

{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|56.76}}

{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|48.63}}

{{bar percent|1998|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|55.22}}

{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}|55.18}}

{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|65.65}}

{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|67.28}}

{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|59.27}}

{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|51.41}}

{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|64.48}}

{{bar percent|1971|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|64.66}}

{{bar percent|1967|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|58.56}}

{{bar percent|1962|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|56.40}}

{{bar percent|1957|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|53.10}}

{{bar percent|1951|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|44.40}}

}}

= General Elections 2024=

{{Election box begin|title= 2024 Indian general election: Pollachi}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Eswaraswamy |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|votes=533,377 |percentage=47.37 |change= {{decrease}}4.07 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=A. Karthikeyan|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|votes=281,335|percentage=24.98|change={{decrease}}10.14}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=K. Vasantharajan|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=223,354|percentage=19.84|change={{increase}}17.65}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Suresh Kumar|party=Naam Tamilar Katchi|votes=58,196|percentage=5.17|change={{increase}}2.25}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the above|party=None of the above|votes=14,503|percentage=1.29|change={{decrease}}0.11}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=252,042 |percentage=22.38 |change={{increase}}6.06 }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=1,126,045|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = |change =}}

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

{{Election box end}}

= General Elections 2019=

{{Election box begin|title= 2019 Indian general election: Pollachi}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Shamugasundaram |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=5,54,230 |percentage=51.44 |change=26.25 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Mahendran |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,78,347 |percentage=35.12 |change=-6.60 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Mookambika |party=Makkal Needhi Maiam |votes=59,693 |percentage=5.54 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=U. Sanuja |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=31,483 |percentage=2.92 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Muthukumar |party=Independent politician |votes=26,663 |percentage=2.47 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the above |party=None of the above |votes=15,110 |percentage=1.40 |change=0.11 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,75,883 |percentage=16.32 |change=2.22 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=10,77,420 |percentage=71.15 |change= -1.51 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 15,20,504 |change =10.06 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 9.72 }}

{{Election box end}}

=General Elections 2014=

{{Election box begin|title= 2014 Indian general election: Pollachi}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Mahendran |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=4,17,092 |percentage=41.72 |change=1.95 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=E. R. Eswaran |party=Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi |votes=2,76,118 |percentage=27.62 |change=25.43 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pongalur N. Palanisamy |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,51,829 |percentage=25.19 |change=-8.60 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Selvaraj |party=Indian National Congress |votes=30,014 |percentage=3.00 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the above |party=None of the above |votes=12,947 |percentage=1.30 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Mary Stella |party=Independent politician |votes=4,942 |percentage=0.49 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,40,974 |percentage=14.10 |change=8.12 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=9,99,720 |percentage=73.31 |change= -3.22 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 13,81,505 |change =35.73 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 1.95 }}

{{Election box end}}

= General Elections 2009=

{{Election box begin|title= 2009 Indian general election: Pollachi}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Sugumar |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,05,935 |percentage=39.77 |change=1.81 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Shamugasundaram |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,59,910 |percentage=33.79 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Best S. Ramasamy |party=Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,03,004 |percentage=13.39 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. P. Thangavel |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=38,824 |percentage=5.05 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. S. Baba Ramesh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=16,815 |percentage=2.19 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=E. Ummar |party=Manithaneya Makkal Katchi |votes=13,933 |percentage=1.81 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Sukumar |party=Independent politician |votes=5,660 |percentage=0.74 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=46,025 |percentage=5.98 |change=-12.82 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=7,69,303 |percentage=75.80 |change= 13.71 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 10,17,811 |change =-2.07 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -17.00 }}

{{Election box end}}

= General Elections 2004=

{{Election box begin|title= 2004 Indian general election: Pollachi}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Krishnan |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,64,988 |percentage=56.76 |change=8.14 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. Murugan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,44,067 |percentage=37.96 |change=-9.09 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Rajkumar |party=Independent politician |votes=13,039 |percentage=2.03 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. M. Ganesan |party=Independent politician |votes=6,503 |percentage=1.01 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Krishnan |party=Independent politician |votes=5,452 |percentage=0.85 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Muthukumar |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=5,294 |percentage=0.82 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Devaraj |party=Independent politician |votes=3,656 |percentage=0.57 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,20,921 |percentage=18.81 |change=17.23 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=6,42,999 |percentage=61.88 |change= 4.78 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 10,39,279 |change =-3.25 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 8.14 }}

{{Election box end}}

= General Elections 1999=

{{Election box begin|title= 1999 Indian general election: Pollachi}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Krishnan |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,93,038 |percentage=48.63 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Thiyagarajan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,83,523 |percentage=47.05 |change=13.05 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. N. Rajan |party=Janata Dal (Secular) |votes=9,914 |percentage=1.65 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Jothiraj |party=Puthiya Tamilagam |votes=9,280 |percentage=1.54 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Ganesan |party=Independent politician |votes=6,886 |percentage=1.14 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,515 |percentage=1.58 |change=-15.63 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=6,02,641 |percentage=57.09 |change= -14.80 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 10,74,230 |change =4.70 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -6.55 }}

{{Election box end}}

= General Elections 1998=

{{Election box begin|title= 1998 Indian general election: Pollachi}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Thiyagarajan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,06,083 |percentage=55.22 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Kovaithangam |party=Tamil Maanila Congress |votes=2,10,682 |percentage=38.01 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Eswaravelu |party=Indian National Congress |votes=31,967 |percentage=5.77 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Jothiraj |party=Puthiya Tamilagam |votes=4,926 |percentage=0.89 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=95,401 |percentage=17.21 |change=-3.97 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=5,54,275 |percentage=56.42 |change= -15.47 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 10,26,056 |change =5.92 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Tamil Maanila Congress |swing= 0.04 }}

{{Election box end}}

= General Elections 1996=

{{Election box begin|title= 1996 Indian general election: Pollachi}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Kandasamy |party=Tamil Maanila Congress |votes=3,61,743 |percentage=55.18 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Anna Nambi |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,22,852 |percentage=33.99 |change=-31.65 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. N. Rajan |party=Janata Dal |votes=49,032 |percentage=7.48 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=E. K. Elangandhi |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=15,123 |percentage=2.31 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,38,891 |percentage=21.19 |change=-11.46 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=6,55,567 |percentage=71.89 |change= 4.43 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 9,68,739 |change =0.53 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Tamil Maanila Congress |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -10.47 }}

{{Election box end}}

= General Elections 1991=

{{Election box begin|title= 1991 Indian general election: Pollachi}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=B. Raja Ravi Varma |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=4,14,810 |percentage=65.65 |change=-1.63 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. T. Dhandapani |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,08,540 |percentage=33.00 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. Selvaraj |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=5,237 |percentage=0.83 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,06,270 |percentage=32.64 |change=-3.66 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=6,31,864 |percentage=67.46 |change= 0.42 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 9,63,590 |change =-0.28 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -1.63 }}

{{Election box end}}

= General Elections 1989=

{{Election box begin|title= 1989 Indian general election: Pollachi}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=B. Raja Ravi Varma |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=4,28,704 |percentage=67.28 |change=8.01 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Aurmugham |party=Communist Party of India |votes=1,97,395 |percentage=30.98 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Sankar |party=Tharasu Makkal Mandram |votes=5,800 |percentage=0.91 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. Subramaniam |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=3,532 |percentage=0.55 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,31,309 |percentage=36.30 |change=17.76 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=6,37,210 |percentage=67.04 |change= -7.33 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 9,66,256 |change =25.74 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 8.01 }}

{{Election box end}}

= General Elections 1984=

{{Election box begin|title= 1984 Indian general election: Pollachi}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Anna Nambi |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,24,200 |percentage=59.27 |change=11.33 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Krishnaswamy |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,22,770 |percentage=40.73 |change=-10.68 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,01,430 |percentage=18.54 |change=15.08 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=5,46,970 |percentage=74.37 |change= 8.60 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 7,68,435 |change =8.88 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 7.86 }}

{{Election box end}}

= General Elections 1980=

{{Election box begin|title= 1980 Indian general election: Pollachi}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=C. T. Dhandapani |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,33,261 |percentage=51.41 |change=17.80 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. A. M. Natarajan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,17,526 |percentage=47.94 |change=-16.54 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Nagarajan |party=Independent politician |votes=2,934 |percentage=0.65 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=15,735 |percentage=3.47 |change=-27.41 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=4,53,721 |percentage=65.77 |change= 4.06 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 7,05,793 |change =5.27 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -13.07 }}

{{Election box end}}

= General Elections 1977=

{{Election box begin|title= 1977 Indian general election: Pollachi}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=K. A. Raju |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,59,388 |percentage=64.48 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. T. Dhandapani |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,35,194 |percentage=33.61 |change=-31.05 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Murugan |party=Independent politician |votes=7,664 |percentage=1.91 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,24,194 |percentage=30.88 |change=0.41 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=4,02,246 |percentage=61.71 |change= -9.69 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 6,70,445 |change =10.97 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -0.17 }}

{{Election box end}}

= General Elections 1971=

{{Election box begin|title= 1971 Indian general election: Pollachi}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Narayanan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,67,811 |percentage=64.66 |change=6.09 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. R. Nallasivam |party=Samyukta Socialist Party |votes=1,41,605 |percentage=34.19 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. N. Lingasami Gounder |party=Independent politician |votes=4,799 |percentage=1.16 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,26,206 |percentage=30.47 |change=10.27 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=4,14,215 |percentage=71.40 |change= -5.30 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 6,04,191 |change =9.95 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 6.09 }}

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= General Elections 1967=

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Indian general election: Pollachi}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Narayanan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,37,035 |percentage=58.56 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. K. Paramasivam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,55,281 |percentage=38.36 |change=-18.03 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. L. Gounder |party=Independent politician |votes=12,437 |percentage=3.07 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=81,754 |percentage=20.20 |change=-11.78 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=4,04,753 |percentage=76.70 |change= 3.99 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 5,49,500 |change =22.45 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 2.17 }}

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= General Elections 1962=

{{Election box begin|title= 1962 Indian general election: Pollachi}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Chidambaram Subramaniam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,76,512 |percentage=56.40 |change=3.29 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. M. Ramasami |party=Swatantra Party |votes=76,415 |percentage=24.41 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Thangavel Gounder |party=Independent politician |votes=46,922 |percentage=14.99 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramanujam |party=Independent politician |votes=13,142 |percentage=4.20 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,00,097 |percentage=31.98 |change=25.77 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=3,12,991 |percentage=72.71 |change= 13.14 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 4,48,744 |change =1.42 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 3.29 }}

{{Election box end}}

= General Elections 1957=

{{Election box begin|title= 1957 Indian general election: Pollachi}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=P. R. Ramakrishnan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,39,984 |percentage=53.10 |change=8.70 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gurusami Aicker |party=Praja Socialist Party |votes=1,23,618 |percentage=46.90 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,366 |percentage=6.21 |change=-15.97 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=2,63,602 |percentage=59.58 |change= 2.46 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 4,42,467 |change =20.13 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 8.70 }}

{{Election box end}}

= General Elections 1951=

{{Election box begin|title= 1951–52 Indian general election: Pollachi}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=G. R. Damodaran |party=Indian National Congress |votes=93,405 |percentage=44.40 |change=44.40 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Krisnabai Nimbkar Vasudev |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=46,744 |percentage=22.22 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramaswami |party=Communist Party of India |votes=44,383 |percentage=21.10 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Paranjothi Ganpathi Swami |party=Independent politician |votes=20,699 |percentage=9.84 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramalinga Chetty |party=Independent politician |votes=5,128 |percentage=2.44 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=46,661 |percentage=22.18 |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=2,10,359 |percentage=57.11 |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 3,68,310 |change =0.00 }}

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

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See also

References

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  • {{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |title=Statistical reports of Lok Sabha elections |access-date=July 8, 2010 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archive-date=October 5, 2010 }}
  • http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS2221.htm?ac=21

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