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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 109 · 1996

Pollachi

Winner — 1996

RAJU, S.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 49.2%ADMK 30.9%20 others 19.9%
Votes
58,709
49.2% share
Winning margin
21,814
18.3% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
65.2%
of 1,83,063

Pollachi is a safe seat — RAJU, S. won by 18.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

22 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJU, S.
DMK-led
58,70949.2%
2
JAYARAMAN, V.
36,89530.9%
3
ANDU @ NACHIMUTHU
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
19,31816.2%
4
RAMALINGAM, K.M.
BJP
1,0940.9%
5
DHANDAPANI, P.
IND
6210.5%
6
SUBODHANANDAN, R.
IND
4760.4%
7
JAYAMANI, M.
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
3870.3%
8
BALASUBRAMANI @ RAGAVENDRAMANI, C.
IND
2300.2%
9
RAMANATHAN, V.
IND
2060.2%
10
GOVINDARAJ, S.
IND
1770.1%
11
SELVARASU, K.
IND
1720.1%
12
KANAGARAJ, P.
IND
1390.1%
13
ARUMUGHAM, P.K.
IND
1380.1%
14
MOHANRAJ, R.
IND
1350.1%
15
SANKARALINGAM, A.R.
IND
1300.1%
16
KARUNAHARAN, S.
IND
1160.1%
17
THOMAS, M.
IND
990.1%
18
RAVISANKAR, M.
IND
940.1%
19
MURUGAN, N.
IND
660.1%
20
MURUGESAN, V.
IND
460.0%
21
MANI, K.
IND
400.0%
22
VIJAYAKUMAR, P.R.
IND
360.0%

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
safe
18.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 1.4% · max 40.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
190th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.09
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
25th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 49.2%ADMK 30.9%MDMK 16.2%OTH 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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.

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