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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 109 · 1977
Pollachi
Winner — 1977
O.P. SOMASUNDARAM
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 45.1%DMK 23.2%6 others 31.7%
Votes
34,896
45.1% share
Winning margin
16,944
21.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
60.7%
of 1,27,400
Pollachi is a safe seat — O.P. SOMASUNDARAM won by 21.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O.P. SOMASUNDARAM |  ADKAIADMK | 34,896 | 45.1% |
| 2 | S. RAJU | DMK | 17,952 | 23.2% |
| 3 | M.K. PALANISAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 12,537 | 16.2% |
| 4 | R. NATARAJAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 10,677 | 13.8% |
| 5 | C. SHANMUKASUNDARAM | IND | 474 | 0.6% |
| 6 | K.. SETHU | IND | 408 | 0.5% |
| 7 | R. SUBHODHANANDAN | IND | 287 | 0.4% |
| 8 | N. SUNDARAM | IND | 133 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Low turnout (190th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 1.4% · max 40.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
190th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.09
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
25th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 45.1%DMK 23.2%INC 16.2%JNP 13.8%OTH 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,35,394
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
1042 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,565 km²
SC population32.1%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Christian 11.5%Muslim 10.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.0%
Electricity90.6%
Sanitation51.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Children underweight (under 5)23.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%
Women literate89.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel81.5%
Health insurance74.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Nilgiri Tea (Orthodox)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.