Constituency
109. Pollachi
Community mirrorTamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1977
TN-POLLACHI
AIADMK 45.1%won by 21.9%DMK 23.2%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) lost it to All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), which now leads by 21.9%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- AIADMK vote shareAIADMK went from 0.0% to 45.1% of the vote here (+45.1%).
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 68.3% between them, down from 99.2% — the field split more ways.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
77,364
Margin
16,944
21.90%
Candidates
8 contested · winner AIADMK- 1O.P. SOMASUNDARAMAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK34,89645.1%
- 2S. RAJUDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK17,95223.2%
- 3M.K. PALANISAMYIndian National Congress · INC12,53716.2%
- 4R. NATARAJANJanata Party · JNP10,67713.8%
- 5C. SHANMUKASUNDARAMIndependent · IND4740.6%
- 6K.. SETHUIndependent · IND4080.5%
- 7R. SUBHODHANANDANIndependent · IND2870.4%
- 8N. SUNDARAMIndependent · IND1330.2%
Since 1971
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- DMK
- Winner now
- AIADMKflipped
- AIADMK–DMK swing
- +85.4%
- AIADMK share
- 0.0% → 45.1%
- DMK share
- 63.5% → 23.2%
- Turnout
- — → —