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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 109 · 1991
Pollachi
Winner — 1991
CHANDRASEKAR V.P.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 63.3%DMK 35.0%14 others 1.7%
Votes
72,736
63.3% share
Winning margin
32,541
28.3% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
64.5%
of 1,78,093
Pollachi is a safe seat — CHANDRASEKAR V.P. won by 28.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRASEKAR V.P. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 72,736 | 63.3% |
| 2 | ANDU ALIAS NACHIMUTHU M.N. | DMK | 40,195 | 35.0% |
| 3 | KANNAPPAN S. | 429 | 0.4% | |
| 4 | CHANDRASEKARAN P.N. | TMM | 404 | 0.3% |
| 5 | SANKARALINGAM R. | IND | 245 | 0.2% |
| 6 | SELVARASUK K. | IND | 207 | 0.2% |
| 7 | VENKATESAN G. | IND | 144 | 0.1% |
| 8 | NAGARAJ P. | IND | 78 | 0.1% |
| 9 | KANNAIYAN P. | IND | 73 | 0.1% |
| 10 | KUPPYSAMY S. | IND | 71 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SURENDRAN G. | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
| 12 | RAMANATHAN S. | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
| 13 | VARADARJ A.R. | IND | 48 | 0.0% |
| 14 | SYED ISMAIL S. | IND | 42 | 0.0% |
| 15 | VALUSAMY M. | IND | 41 | 0.0% |
| 16 | CHOCKALILNGAM K. | IND | 38 | 0.0% |
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
safe28.3%
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 63.3%DMK 35.0%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)
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