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

YearWinnerParty
1952N. Mahalingam and P. K. ThirumurthyIndian National Congress
1957K. Ponniah and N. MahalingamIndian National Congress
1962N. MahalingamIndian National Congress
1967A. P. S. GounderDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

AssemblyDurationWinnerParty
Fifth1971-77A. P. Shanmugasundara GoundarDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth1977-80O. P. SomasundaramAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh1980-84M. V. Rathinam
Eighth1984-89
Ninth1989-91V. P. Chandrasekar
Tenth1991-96
Eleventh1996-01S. RajuDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Twelfth2001-06Pollachi V. JayaramanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth2006-2011
Fourteenth2011-2016M. K. Muthukaruppannasamy
Fifteenth2016-2021Pollachi V. Jayaraman
Sixteenth2021-

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
202145.84%
201646.59%
201157.46%
200646.02%
200152.48%
199649.20%
199163.32%
198937.25%
198452.60%
198056.61%
197745.11%
197163.53%
196758.65%
196256.18%
195725.63%
195223.09%

2026

2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMKPollachi V. Jayaraman
SPAK. Nithyanandhan
NTKSenthil
TVKG. RamanathanNew
NOTANOTA
Margin of victory
Turnout
Rejected ballots
Registered electors202,015
gain fromSwing

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMKPollachi V. Jayaraman80,56745.84%−0.75
DMKDr. K. Varadharajan78,84244.86%+6.2
MNMV. T. Sathieshkumar7,5894.32%New
NTKN. Logeswari6,4023.64%+2.83
NOTANOTA1,5460.88%−0.46
AMMKK. Sugumar1,1410.65%New
Margin of victory1,7250.98%−6.95%
Turnout175,76277.41%−0.29%
Rejected ballots500.03%
Registered electors227,049
AIADMK holdSwing-0.75%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMKPollachi V. Jayaraman78,55346.59%−10.87
DMKR. Tamilmani65,18538.66%New
KMDKK. Nithyanandhan7,7224.58%New
BJPR. Sivakumar5,3633.18%+0.42
DMDKS. Muthukumar4,8932.90%New
NOTANOTA2,2541.34%New
NTKK. Umamaheswari1,3690.81%New
Margin of victory13,3687.93%−13.45%
Turnout168,61677.70%−2.36%
Registered electors217,007
AIADMK holdSwing-10.87%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMKM. K. Muthukaruppannasamy81,44657.46%+11.44
KNMKK. Nithyanandhan51,13836.08%New
BJPV. K. Ragunathan3,9092.76%+1.26
BSPM. Kalimuthu1,5281.08%New
IndependentN. Praveen Kumar1,4491.02%New
IndependentP. K. Arumugam1,2210.86%New
IJKK. Manimaran1,0560.74%New
Margin of victory30,30821.38%19.21%
Turnout141,74780.06%9.84%
Registered electors177,052
AIADMK holdSwing11.44%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMKPollachi V. Jayaraman62,45546.02%−6.47
DMKD. Shanthi Devi59,50943.85%+17.67
DMDKS. Meenakshi Sundaram7,5435.56%New
BJPV. K. Ragunathan2,0391.50%New
IndependentV. M. Jayaraman1,2910.95%New
IndependentG. S. Gokulraj1,0030.74%New
IndependentB. Manikandan8380.62%New
Margin of victory2,9462.17%−24.14%
Turnout135,72270.22%9.59%
Registered electors193,283
AIADMK holdSwing-6.47%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMKPollachi V. Jayaraman64,64852.48%+21.56
DMKR. Tamil Mani32,24426.18%−23.02
MDMKK. Varadharajan22,01417.87%+1.68
IndependentM. Manikandan1,3381.09%New
IndependentK. B. Asokan1,1930.97%New
IndependentV. Subrahmaniem9190.75%New
Margin of victory32,40426.31%8.03%
Turnout123,17960.63%−8.49%
Registered electors203,219
AIADMK gain from DMKSwing3.28%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMKS. Raju58,70949.20%+14.21
AIADMKPollachi V. Jayaraman36,89530.92%−32.4
MDMKAndu @ Nachimuthu19,31816.19%New
BJPK. M. Ramalingam1,0940.92%New
IndependentP. Dhandapani6210.52%New
Margin of victory21,81418.28%−10.05%
Turnout119,32469.13%2.89%
Registered electors183,063
DMK gain from AIADMKSwing-14.12%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMKV. P. Chandrasekar72,73663.32%+26.07
DMKM. N. Andu Alias Nachimuth40,19534.99%+1.11
Margin of victory32,54128.33%24.96%
Turnout114,86766.24%−7.06%
Registered electors178,093
AIADMK holdSwing26.07%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMKV. P. Chandrasekar41,74937.25%−15.35
DMKP. T. Balu37,97533.89%−12.13
INCN. Padmavathy24,60521.96%New
IndependentS. T. Doriaswamy3,1332.80%New
IndependentA. Venkatachalam2,5562.28%New
Margin of victory3,7743.37%−3.23%
Turnout112,07073.30%−0.48%
Registered electors156,063
AIADMK holdSwing-15.35%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMKM. V. Rathinam54,33752.60%−4
DMKS. Raju47,52746.01%+3.37
IndependentK. Chockalingam8720.84%New
Margin of victory6,8106.59%−7.37%
Turnout103,29373.78%3.42%
Registered electors145,707
AIADMK holdSwing-4.00%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMKM. V. Rathinam52,83356.61%+11.5
DMKM. Kannappan39,79742.64%+19.43
IndependentP. Kannaiyan7040.75%New
Margin of victory13,03613.97%−7.93%
Turnout93,33470.36%8.57%
Registered electors134,946
AIADMK holdSwing11.50%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMKO. P. Somasundaram34,89645.11%New
DMKS. Raju17,95223.20%−40.32
INCM. K. Palanisamy12,53716.21%New
JPR. Natarajan10,67713.80%New
IndependentC. Shanmukasundaram4740.61%New
IndependentK. . Sethu4080.53%New
Margin of victory16,94421.90%−5.94%
Turnout77,36461.79%−9.57%
Registered electors127,400
AIADMK gain from DMKSwing-18.42%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMKA. P. Shanmugasundara Goundar41,65463.53%+4.88
IndependentA. Easwarasamy Gounder23,39635.68%New
IndependentM. Rangasamy Naicker5170.79%New
Margin of victory18,25827.85%9.39%
Turnout65,56771.36%−5.44%
Registered electors96,560
DMK holdSwing4.88%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMKA. P. Shanmugasundara Goundar37,48058.65%+17.12
INCE. Gounder25,68840.20%−15.98
IndependentBalu7401.16%New
Margin of victory11,79218.45%3.81%
Turnout63,90876.80%−3.67%
Registered electors85,643
DMK gain from INCSwing2.47%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCN. Mahalingam38,92956.18%+30.55
DMKRangaswamy28,78041.53%New
IndependentC. P. Kandasamy1,5892.29%New
Margin of victory10,14914.65%13.28%
Turnout69,29880.47%−34.06%
Registered electors89,033
INC holdSwing30.55%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCN. Mahalingam52,07625.63%+2.53
INCK. Ponniah (Sc)49,30924.26%+1.17
PSPP. Thangavel Gounder33,53416.50%New
CPIV. K. Rangaswamy (Sc)31,64815.57%+2.46
IndependentA. S. Balasubramaniam19,3919.54%New
IndependentE. Ramaswamy (Sc)11,2215.52%New
IndependentM. Azhagamuthu (Sc)4,0301.98%New
IndependentR. Varadappan (Sc)2,0090.99%New
Margin of victory2,7671.36%−3.89%
Turnout203,218114.53%6.76%
Registered electors177,434
INC holdSwing2.53%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Pollachi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCN. Mahalingam35,14823.09%New
INCP. K. Thirumurthy27,15117.84%New
CPIMarudhachalam19,96613.12%New
CPIPalanisami17,49111.49%New
Socialist Party (India)Khazer Mahamad12,6608.32%New
IndependentJabakhanai10,7997.10%New
IndependentValangirippan9,3776.16%New
Socialist Party (India)Shanmugasundaram8,2955.45%New
IndependentMuppali Kudumban4,4212.90%New
IndependentJoseph2,9961.97%New
IndependentSheikh Mastafi1,9811.30%New
Margin of victory7,9975.25%
Turnout152,205107.77%
Registered electors141,226
INC win (new seat)
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