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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJU, S. | DMK-led | 58,709 | 49.2% |
| 2 | JAYARAMAN, V. | 36,895 | 30.9% | |
| 3 | ANDU @ NACHIMUTHU | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 19,318 | 16.2% |
| 4 | RAMALINGAM, K.M. | BJP | 1,094 | 0.9% |
| 5 | DHANDAPANI, P. | IND | 621 | 0.5% |
| 6 | SUBODHANANDAN, R. | IND | 476 | 0.4% |
| 7 | JAYAMANI, M. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 387 | 0.3% |
| 8 | BALASUBRAMANI @ RAGAVENDRAMANI, C. | IND | 230 | 0.2% |
| 9 | RAMANATHAN, V. | IND | 206 | 0.2% |
| 10 | GOVINDARAJ, S. | IND | 177 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SELVARASU, K. | IND | 172 | 0.1% |
| 12 | KANAGARAJ, P. | IND | 139 | 0.1% |
| 13 | ARUMUGHAM, P.K. | IND | 138 | 0.1% |
| 14 | MOHANRAJ, R. | IND | 135 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SANKARALINGAM, A.R. | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 16 | KARUNAHARAN, S. | IND | 116 | 0.1% |
| 17 | THOMAS, M. | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| 18 | RAVISANKAR, M. | IND | 94 | 0.1% |
| 19 | MURUGAN, N. | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 20 | MURUGESAN, V. | IND | 46 | 0.0% |
| 21 | MANI, K. | IND | 40 | 0.0% |
| 22 | VIJAYAKUMAR, P.R. | IND | 36 | 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
safe18.3%
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
DMK 49.2%ADMK 30.9%MDMK 16.2%OTH 3.7%
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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