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Tamil Nadu · PC 21 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Pollachi
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
RAJU K.A.
ADK· AIADMK-led
ADK 64.5%DMK 33.6%1 others 1.9%
Votes
2,59,388
64.5% share
Winning margin
1,24,194
30.9% of votes
Total votes cast
4,02,246
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJU K.A. |  ADKAIADMK-led | 2,59,388 | 64.5% |
| 2 | DHANDAPANI C.T. | AIADMK-led | 1,35,194 | 33.6% |
| 3 | MURUGAN V. | IND | 7,664 | 1.9% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (22nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe30.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 1.6% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
22nd of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
11th of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 64.5%DMK 33.6%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%
What's nearby?
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