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Tamil Nadu · PC 21 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Pollachi
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
DHANDAPANI C.T.
DMK 51.4%ADK 47.9%1 others 0.6%
Votes
2,33,261
51.4% share
Winning margin
15,735
3.5% of votes
Total votes cast
4,53,721
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHANDAPANI C.T. | 2,33,261 | 51.4% | |
| 2 | NATARAJAN M.A.M. |  ADK | 2,17,526 | 47.9% |
| 3 | NAGARAJAN K. | IND | 2,934 | 0.7% |
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
safe3.5%
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
DMK 51.4%ADK 47.9%OTH 0.7%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.