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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 109 · 1980
Pollachi
Winner — 1980
RATHINAM, M. V.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 56.6%DMK 42.6%1 others 0.8%
Votes
52,833
56.6% share
Winning margin
13,036
14.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
69.2%
of 1,34,946
A clear win with a 14.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RATHINAM, M. V. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 52,833 | 56.6% |
| 2 | KANNAPPAN, M. | DMK | 39,797 | 42.6% |
| 3 | KANNAIYAN, P. | IND | 704 | 0.8% |
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
safe14.0%
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 56.6%DMK 42.6%OTH 0.8%
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.