Pollachi Assembly Constituency – Election Details, MLAs, Results, Candidates & Vote Share
Constituency No: 123
Location Highlights: Pollachi Assembly Constituency is located in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu and includes the town of Pollachi and surrounding rural areas. The region is well known for its coconut farms, agricultural markets, and scenic surroundings near the Western Ghats. Pollachi also has good road connectivity to Coimbatore, Udumalpet, and Kerala, making it an important agricultural and trade hub.
Demographics: The constituency has a predominantly rural population with agriculture as the primary occupation. Various communities live in the region, with farming, coconut cultivation, and small businesses forming the backbone of the local economy.
Main Industries: Agriculture, Coconut Cultivation, Agricultural Trade, Coir and Small-scale Industries
Administrative Divisions:
- Pollachi Taluk
- Pollachi Municipality and surrounding rural panchayats
Borders: Surrounded by constituencies in Coimbatore district and nearby Tiruppur district and falls under Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency.
2021 Assembly Election Results:
- Winner: Pollachi V. Jayaraman (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) – 80,567 votes
- Runner-up: Varadharajan (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) – 78,842 votes
Voter Details:
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Men: | 108,302 |
| Women: | 117,443 |
| Third Gender: | 32 |
| Total Voters: | 225,777 |
MLA History:
| MLA Name | Year | Party |
|---|---|---|
| N. Mahalingam | 1952 | Indian National Congress |
| P. K. Thirumurthy | 1952 | Indian National Congress |
| K. Ponniah | 1957 | Indian National Congress |
| N. Mahalingam | 1957 | Indian National Congress |
| N. Mahalingam | 1962 | Indian National Congress |
| A. P. S. Gounder | 1967 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| A. P. Shanmugasundara Goundar | 1971 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| O. P. Somasundaram | 1977 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| M. V. Rathinam | 1980 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| M. V. Rathinam | 1984 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| V. P. Chandrasekar | 1989 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| V. P. Chandrasekar | 1991 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| S. Raju | 1996 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Pollachi V. Jayaraman | 2001 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Pollachi V. Jayaraman | 2006 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| M. K. Muthukaruppannasamy | 2011 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Pollachi V. Jayaraman | 2016 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Pollachi V. Jayaraman | 2021 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
