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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 123 · 2021
Pollachi
Winner — 2021
Pollachi V. Jayaraman
ADMK· NDA (NDA)
ADMK 45.4%DMK 44.5%7 others 10.1%
Votes
80,567
45.4% share
Winning margin
1,725
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
77.3%
of 2,29,257
Pollachi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 1,725 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹6.41 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pollachi V. Jayaraman | NDA (NDA) | 80,567 | 45.4% |
| 2 | Dr. Varadharajan, K. | 78,842 | 44.5% | |
| 3 | Sathieshkumar, V.T. | MNM | 7,589 | 4.3% |
| 4 | Logeswari, N. | 6,402 | 3.6% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,546 | 0.9% |
| 6 | Sugumar, K. | 1,141 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | Aruchamy, C.M. | 491 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | Shanthu Mohamed, A. | IND | 368 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Muthukumarasamy, R. | IND | 362 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (86th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 1.0% · max 40.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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86th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
95th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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71st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 45.4%DMK 44.5%OTH 9.2%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹6.41 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Motor Pumps
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.