# Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency

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:
| No | Name | District | Member | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Party |
| 119 | Thondamuthur | Coimbatore | S. P. Velumani | General | ADMK |
| 122 | Kinathukadavu | Coimbatore | S. Damodaran | General | ADMK |
| 123 | Pollachi | Coimbatore | V. Jayaraman | General | ADMK |
| 124 | Valparai | Coimbatore | T. K. Amulkandasami | SC | ADMK |
| 125 | Udumalaipettai | Tiruppur | Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan | General | ADMK |
| 126 | Madathukulam | Tiruppur | C. Mahendran | General | ADMK |

### Before 2009

* Kinathukkadavu
* Pollachi
* Valparai (SC)
* Udumalpet
* Pongalur (defunct)
* Dharapuram (moved to Erode constituency after 2009)

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party |
| 1951 | G. R. Damodaran | Indian National Congress | Krisnabai Nimbkar Vasudev | SP |
| 1957 | P.R. Ramakrishnan | Indian National Congress | Gurusami Aicker | PSP |
| 1962 | Chidambaram Subramaniam | Indian National Congress | R. M. Ramasamy | SWA |
| 1967 | Narayanan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | SK Paramasivam | INC |
| 1971 | Narayanan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Nallasivam | SSP |
| 1971 (by-election) | M. Kalingarayar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | RK Gounder | Independent |
| 1977 | K.A. Raju | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | C.T. Dhandapani | DMK |
| 1980 | C.T. Dhandapani | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Natarajan M.A.M | AIDMK |
| 1984 | R. Anna Nambi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | K. Krishnasamy | DMK |
| 1989 | B. Raja Ravi Varma | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | M. Arumugham | CPI |
| 1991 | B. Raja Ravi Varma | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | C.T. Dhandapani | DMK |
| 1996 | V. Kandasamy | Tamil Maanila Congress | R. Anna Nambi | AIADMK |
| 1998 | M. Thiyagarajan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | N. Kovaithangam | TMC(M) |
| 1999 | C. Krishnan | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | M. Thiyagarajan | AIADMK |
| 2004 | C. Krishnan | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | G. Murugan | AIADMK |
| 2009 | K. Sugumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | K. Shamugasundaram | DMK |
| 2014 | C. Mahendran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | E. R. Eswaran | KMDK |
| 2019 | K. Shamugasundaram | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | C. Mahendran | AIADMK |

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 47.37% | 47.37% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 51.44% | 51.44% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 41.72% | 41.72% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 39.77% | 39.77% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 56.76% | 56.76% |
| 1999 | 1999 | 48.63% | 48.63% |
| 1998 | 1998 | 55.22% | 55.22% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 55.18% | 55.18% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 65.65% | 65.65% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 67.28% | 67.28% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 59.27% | 59.27% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 51.41% | 51.41% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 64.48% | 64.48% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 64.66% | 64.66% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 58.56% | 58.56% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 56.40% | 56.40% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 53.10% | 53.10% |
| 1951 | 1951 | 44.40% | 44.40% |

### General Elections 2024

2024 Indian general election: Pollachi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Eswaraswamy | 533,377 | 47.37 | 4.07 |
| | AIADMK | A. Karthikeyan | 281,335 | 24.98 | 10.14 |
| | BJP | K. Vasantharajan | 223,354 | 19.84 | 17.65 |
| | NTK | Suresh Kumar | 58,196 | 5.17 | 2.25 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 14,503 | 1.29 | 0.11 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 252,042 | 22.38 | 6.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,126,045 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | | |

### General Elections 2019

2019 Indian general election: Pollachi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Shamugasundaram | 554,230 | 51.44 | 26.25 |
| | AIADMK | C. Mahendran | 3,78,347 | 35.12 | −6.60 |
| | MNM | R. Mookambika | 59,693 | 5.54 | |
| | NTK | U. Sanuja | 31,483 | 2.92 | |
| | Independent | S. Muthukumar | 26,663 | 2.47 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 15,110 | 1.40 | 0.11 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,75,883 | 16.32 | 2.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,77,420 | 71.15 | −1.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,20,504 | | 10.06 |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 9.72 | |

### General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general election: Pollachi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. Mahendran | 417,092 | 41.72 | 1.95 |
| | KMDK | E. R. Eswaran | 2,76,118 | 27.62 | 25.43 |
| | DMK | Pongalur N. Palanisamy | 2,51,829 | 25.19 | −8.60 |
| | INC | Selvaraj | 30,014 | 3.00 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 12,947 | 1.30 | |
| | Independent | M. Mary Stella | 4,942 | 0.49 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,40,974 | 14.10 | 8.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,99,720 | 73.31 | −3.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,81,505 | | 35.73 |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 1.95 | |

### General Elections 2009

2009 Indian general election: Pollachi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Sugumar | 305,935 | 39.77 | 1.81 |
| | DMK | K. Shamugasundaram | 2,59,910 | 33.79 | |
| | KNMK | Best S. Ramasamy | 1,03,004 | 13.39 | |
| | DMDK | K. P. Thangavel | 38,824 | 5.05 | |
| | BJP | V. S. Baba Ramesh | 16,815 | 2.19 | |
| | MNMK | E. Ummar | 13,933 | 1.81 | |
| | Independent | P. Sukumar | 5,660 | 0.74 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 46,025 | 5.98 | −12.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,69,303 | 75.80 | 13.71 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,17,811 | | −2.07 |
| | AIADMK gain from MDMK | AIADMK gain from MDMK | Swing | -17.00 | |

### General Elections 2004

2004 Indian general election: Pollachi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MDMK | C. Krishnan | 364,988 | 56.76 | 8.14 |
| | AIADMK | G. Murugan | 2,44,067 | 37.96 | −9.09 |
| | Independent | R. Rajkumar | 13,039 | 2.03 | |
| | Independent | K. M. Ganesan | 6,503 | 1.01 | |
| | Independent | A. Krishnan | 5,452 | 0.85 | |
| | BSP | N. Muthukumar | 5,294 | 0.82 | |
| | Independent | K. Devaraj | 3,656 | 0.57 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,20,921 | 18.81 | 17.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,42,999 | 61.88 | 4.78 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,39,279 | | −3.25 |
| | MDMK hold | MDMK hold | Swing | 8.14 | |

### General Elections 1999

1999 Indian general election: Pollachi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MDMK | C. Krishnan | 293,038 | 48.63 | |
| | AIADMK | M. Thiyagarajan | 2,83,523 | 47.05 | 13.05 |
| | JD(S) | K. N. Rajan | 9,914 | 1.65 | |
| | PT | M. Jothiraj | 9,280 | 1.54 | |
| | Independent | P. Ganesan | 6,886 | 1.14 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,515 | 1.58 | −15.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,02,641 | 57.09 | −14.80 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,74,230 | | 4.70 |
| | MDMK gain from AIADMK | MDMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -6.55 | |

### General Elections 1998

1998 Indian general election: Pollachi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. Thiyagarajan | 306,083 | 55.22 | |
| | TMC(M) | N. Kovaithangam | 2,10,682 | 38.01 | |
| | INC | R. Eswaravelu | 31,967 | 5.77 | |
| | PT | M. Jothiraj | 4,926 | 0.89 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 95,401 | 17.21 | −3.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,54,275 | 56.42 | −15.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,26,056 | | 5.92 |
| | AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | 0.04 | |

### General Elections 1996

1996 Indian general election: Pollachi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TMC(M) | V. Kandasamy | 361,743 | 55.18 | |
| | AIADMK | R. Anna Nambi | 2,22,852 | 33.99 | −31.65 |
| | JD | K. N. Rajan | 49,032 | 7.48 | |
| | BJP | E. K. Elangandhi | 15,123 | 2.31 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,38,891 | 21.19 | −11.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,55,567 | 71.89 | 4.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,68,739 | | 0.53 |
| | TMC(M) gain from AIADMK | TMC(M) gain from AIADMK | Swing | -10.47 | |

### General Elections 1991

1991 Indian general election: Pollachi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | B. Raja Ravi Varma | 414,810 | 65.65 | −1.63 |
| | DMK | C. T. Dhandapani | 2,08,540 | 33.00 | |
| | PMK | G. Selvaraj | 5,237 | 0.83 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,06,270 | 32.64 | −3.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,31,864 | 67.46 | 0.42 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,63,590 | | −0.28 |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -1.63 | |

### General Elections 1989

1989 Indian general election: Pollachi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | B. Raja Ravi Varma | 428,704 | 67.28 | 8.01 |
| | CPI | M. Aurmugham | 1,97,395 | 30.98 | |
| | THMM | C. Sankar | 5,800 | 0.91 | |
| | PMK | T. Subramaniam | 3,532 | 0.55 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,31,309 | 36.30 | 17.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,37,210 | 67.04 | −7.33 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,66,256 | | 25.74 |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 8.01 | |

### General Elections 1984

1984 Indian general election: Pollachi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Anna Nambi | 324,200 | 59.27 | 11.33 |
| | DMK | K. Krishnaswamy | 2,22,770 | 40.73 | −10.68 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,01,430 | 18.54 | 15.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,46,970 | 74.37 | 8.60 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,68,435 | | 8.88 |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 7.86 | |

### General Elections 1980

1980 Indian general election: Pollachi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | C. T. Dhandapani | 233,261 | 51.41 | 17.80 |
| | AIADMK | M. A. M. Natarajan | 2,17,526 | 47.94 | −16.54 |
| | Independent | K. Nagarajan | 2,934 | 0.65 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,735 | 3.47 | −27.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,53,721 | 65.77 | 4.06 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,05,793 | | 5.27 |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -13.07 | |

### General Elections 1977

1977 Indian general election: Pollachi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. A. Raju | 259,388 | 64.48 | |
| | DMK | C. T. Dhandapani | 1,35,194 | 33.61 | −31.05 |
| | Independent | V. Murugan | 7,664 | 1.91 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,24,194 | 30.88 | 0.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,02,246 | 61.71 | −9.69 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,70,445 | | 10.97 |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -0.17 | |

### General Elections 1971

1971 Indian general election: Pollachi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Narayanan | 267,811 | 64.66 | 6.09 |
| | SSP | K. R. Nallasivam | 1,41,605 | 34.19 | |
| | Independent | K. N. Lingasami Gounder | 4,799 | 1.16 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,26,206 | 30.47 | 10.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,14,215 | 71.40 | −5.30 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,04,191 | | 9.95 |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 6.09 | |

### General Elections 1967

1967 Indian general election: Pollachi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Narayanan | 237,035 | 58.56 | |
| | INC | S. K. Paramasivam | 1,55,281 | 38.36 | −18.03 |
| | Independent | N. L. Gounder | 12,437 | 3.07 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 81,754 | 20.20 | −11.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,04,753 | 76.70 | 3.99 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,49,500 | | 22.45 |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 2.17 | |

### General Elections 1962

1962 Indian general election: Pollachi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Chidambaram Subramaniam | 176,512 | 56.40 | 3.29 |
| | SWA | R. M. Ramasami | 76,415 | 24.41 | |
| | Independent | Thangavel Gounder | 46,922 | 14.99 | |
| | Independent | Ramanujam | 13,142 | 4.20 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,00,097 | 31.98 | 25.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,12,991 | 72.71 | 13.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,48,744 | | 1.42 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 3.29 | |

### General Elections 1957

1957 Indian general election: Pollachi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. R. Ramakrishnan | 139,984 | 53.10 | 8.70 |
| | PSP | Gurusami Aicker | 1,23,618 | 46.90 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,366 | 6.21 | −15.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,63,602 | 59.58 | 2.46 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,42,467 | | 20.13 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 8.70 | |

### General Elections 1951

1951–52 Indian general election: Pollachi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | G. R. Damodaran | 93,405 | 44.40 | 44.40 |
| | SP | Krisnabai Nimbkar Vasudev | 46,744 | 22.22 | |
| | CPI | Ramaswami | 44,383 | 21.10 | |
| | Independent | Paranjothi Ganpathi Swami | 20,699 | 9.84 | |
| | Independent | Ramalinga Chetty | 5,128 | 2.44 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 46,661 | 22.18 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,10,359 | 57.11 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,68,310 | | 0.00 |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |