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Pongalur Assembly constituency

{{short description|Legislative assembly constituency}}

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

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

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Pongalur

| type = SLA

| state = Tamil Nadu

| district = Coimbatore

| loksabha_cons = Pollachi

| established = 1967

| abolished = 2008

| electors = 154,491

}}

Pongalur was a legislative assembly constituency in Coimbatore district, which included the city, Pongalur.{{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}} Pongalur Assembly constituency was part of Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency.

This constituency included Pongalur and Sultanpet unions in (then) Palladam taluk; and Kundadam union in Dharapuram taluk.{{Cite web |title=Delimitation Orders (1967) |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3944-delimitation-orders-1967/ |access-date=8 May 2023 |website=eci.gov.in |page=223 in PDF |language=en |quote=114 PONGALUR.—Pongalur and Sultanpet unions in Palladam taluk; and Kundadam union [excluding the panchayats specified in item (61) of the Appendix], in Dharapuram taluk}}

Members of the Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"

!Election

!Assembly

!Duration

!Winner

! colspan="2" | Party

1967

| Fourth

| 1967–1971

| P. N. P. Gounder

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

1971

| Fifth

| 1971–1977

| Pongalur N. Palanisamy

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

1977

| Sixth

| 1977–1980

| K. Nachimuthu

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

1980

| Seventh

| 1980–1984

| P. Kandaswamy

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

1984

| Eighth

| 1984–1989

| P. Kandaswamy

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

1989

| Ninth

| 1989–1991

| S. R. Balasubramaniam

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

1991

| Tenth

| 1991–1996

| S. R. Balasubramaniam

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

1996

| Eleventh

| 1996–2001

| P. Mohan Kandaswamy

| {{Full party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}

2001

| Twelfth

| 2001–2006

| P. V. Damodaran

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

2006

| Thirteenth

| 2006–2011

| S. Mani

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

Election results

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{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|41.72}}

{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|53.56}}

{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}|53.25}}

{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|67.09}}

{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|32.25}}

{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|57.77}}

{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|58.67}}

{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|32.56}}

{{bar percent|1971|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|59.98}}

{{bar percent|1967|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|61.75}}

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===2006===

{{Election box begin|title= 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pongalur{{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=S. Mani |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=47,702 |percentage=41.72% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. V. Damodaran |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=47,649 |percentage=41.67% |change=-11.89% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Ramesh |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=7,867 |percentage=6.88% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Uthrakumar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=5,915 |percentage=5.17% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Govindasamy |party=Independent politician |votes=2,329 |percentage=2.04% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=L. Sathishkumar |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=1,414 |percentage=1.24% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=D. Umar Ali |party=Independent politician |votes=758 |percentage=0.66% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Pon. Karthikeyan |party=Independent politician |votes=717 |percentage=0.63% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=53 |percentage=0.05% |change=-20.40% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=114,351 |percentage=74.02% |change= 6.11% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 154,491 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -11.84% }}

{{Election box end}}

===2001===

{{Election box begin|title= 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pongalur{{cite web |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=P. V. Damodaran |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=57,139 |percentage=53.56% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Chellamuthu |party=Independent politician |votes=35,324 |percentage=33.11% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Doraisamy |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=8,436 |percentage=7.91% |change=-1.19% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Devaraj |party=Independent politician |votes=2,570 |percentage=2.41% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Saravana Kankeyan |party=Tamil Desiyak Katchi |votes=1,920 |percentage=1.80% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Karthikeyan |party=Independent politician |votes=785 |percentage=0.74% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Kanagaraj |party=Independent politician |votes=509 |percentage=0.48% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=21,815 |percentage=20.45% |change=-2.10% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=106,683 |percentage=67.91% |change= -3.32% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 157,105 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Tamil Maanila Congress |swing= 0.31% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1996===

{{Election box begin|title= 1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pongalur{{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=P. Mohan Kandaswamy |party=Tamil Maanila Congress |votes=51,827 |percentage=53.25% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Thalapathy Murugesan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=29,886 |percentage=30.71% |change=-36.38% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. R. Selvaraj |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=8,853 |percentage=9.10% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Uthirakumar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=3,577 |percentage=3.68% |change=-1.71% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Kandaswamy |party=Independent politician |votes=942 |percentage=0.97% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Chinnadurai |party=Independent politician |votes=433 |percentage=0.44% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Nallaswamy |party=Independent politician |votes=372 |percentage=0.38% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. P. Mani |party=Independent politician |votes=336 |percentage=0.35% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. R. Kumaraswamy |party=Independent politician |votes=330 |percentage=0.34% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Karthikeyan |party=Independent politician |votes=212 |percentage=0.22% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Ramaraj |party=Independent politician |votes=204 |percentage=0.21% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=21,941 |percentage=22.54% |change=-20.11% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=97,324 |percentage=71.23% |change= 1.80% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 146,098 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Tamil Maanila Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -13.84% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1991===

{{Election box begin|title= 1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pongalur{{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=S. R. Balasubramaniam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=64,588 |percentage=67.09% |change=34.83% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Vijayalakshmi |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=23,526 |percentage=24.44% |change=-3.14% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Iianchezhian |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=5,187 |percentage=5.39% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Perumal |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=1,397 |percentage=1.45% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Murugesan |party=Tharasu Makkal Mandram |votes=868 |percentage=0.90% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Thiruman |party=Independent politician |votes=706 |percentage=0.73% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=41,062 |percentage=42.65% |change=42.20% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=96,272 |percentage=69.43% |change= -7.92% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 146,903 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 34.83% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1989===

{{Election box begin|title= 1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pongalur{{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=S. R. Balasubramaniam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=31,691 |percentage=32.25% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. S. Palanisamy |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=31,251 |percentage=31.81% |change=-25.96% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Vijayalakshmi |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=27,097 |percentage=27.58% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. M. Durairaj |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=6,923 |percentage=7.05% |change=-50.72% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. P. Mani |party=Independent politician |votes=822 |percentage=0.84% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Chinnavadambachery Sundarraju |party=Independent politician |votes=470 |percentage=0.48% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=440 |percentage=0.45% |change=-18.92% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=98,254 |percentage=77.35% |change= 2.90% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 130,422 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -25.52% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1984===

{{Election box begin|title= 1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pongalur{{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=P. Kandaswamy |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=46,535 |percentage=57.77% |change=-0.91% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. S. Palanisamy |party=Independent politician |votes=30,934 |percentage=38.40% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Govindaswamy |party=Independent politician |votes=864 |percentage=1.07% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Marimuthu Gounder |party=Independent politician |votes=855 |percentage=1.06% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Palanisamy |party=Independent politician |votes=698 |percentage=0.87% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Chindanai Thernal |party=Independent politician |votes=667 |percentage=0.83% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=15,601 |percentage=19.37% |change=-0.66% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=80,553 |percentage=74.46% |change= 10.51% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 115,546 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -0.91% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1980===

{{Election box begin|title= 1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pongalur{{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=P. Kandaswamy |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=40,116 |percentage=58.67% |change=26.11% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. R. Balasubramaniam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=26,420 |percentage=38.64% |change=8.57% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Sinthanai Thendral |party=Independent politician |votes=1,834 |percentage=2.68% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,696 |percentage=20.03% |change=17.54% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=68,370 |percentage=63.95% |change= 3.17% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 109,334 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 26.11% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1977===

{{Election box begin|title= 1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pongalur{{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=K. Nachimuthu |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=20,324 |percentage=32.56% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. R. Balasubramaniam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=18,769 |percentage=30.07% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Pongalur N. Palanisamy |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=12,944 |percentage=20.74% |change=-39.24% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=L. Deivasigamani |party=Janata Party |votes=6,667 |percentage=10.68% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Chinna Nachimuthu Gounder |party=Independent politician |votes=1,720 |percentage=2.76% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Muthuswamy |party=Independent politician |votes=886 |percentage=1.42% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Murugan |party=Independent politician |votes=830 |percentage=1.33% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Arumuga Gounder |party=Independent politician |votes=276 |percentage=0.44% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,555 |percentage=2.49% |change=-27.24% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=62,416 |percentage=60.78% |change= -7.62% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 105,180 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -27.42% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1971===

{{Election box begin|title= 1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pongalur{{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=Pongalur N. Palanisamy |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=37,178 |percentage=59.98% |change=-1.77% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Senapathi |party=Independent politician |votes=18,747 |percentage=30.24% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Chinnadurai |party=Socialist Party (India) |votes=6,060 |percentage=9.78% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=18,431 |percentage=29.73% |change=4.05% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=61,985 |percentage=68.41% |change= -3.66% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 97,076 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -1.77% }}

{{Election box end}}

===1967===

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Pongalur{{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=P. N. P. Gounder |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=38,371 |percentage=61.75% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. S. Rangaswamy |party=Indian National Congress |votes=22,414 |percentage=36.07% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Gopalswamy |party=Independent politician |votes=788 |percentage=1.27% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Gounder |party=Independent politician |votes=563 |percentage=0.91% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=15,957 |percentage=25.68% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=62,136 |percentage=72.07% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 90,839 |change = }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser= |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

References

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External links

  • {{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|title= Statistical reports of assembly elections|accessdate= 8 July 2010|publisher= Election Commission of India|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|archivedate= 5 October 2010}}

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