Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Pollachi (Tamil Nadu) was won by Shanmuga Sundaram. K (DMK) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 175,883 votes over Mahendran. C. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Pollachi, Tamil Nadu, from 1971 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1971–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1971
Narayanan
DMK
267,811
64.7%
K. R. Nallasivam (Samyukta Socialist Party)
126,206 (30.5 pts)
1977
Raju K.A.
AIADMK
259,388
64.5%
Dhandapani C.T. (DMK)
124,194 (30.9 pts)
1980
Dhandapani C.T.
DMK
233,261
51.4%
Natarajan M.A.M. (AIADMK)
15,735 (3.5 pts)
1984
Anna Nambi R.
AIADMK
324,200
59.3%
Krishnaswamy K. (DMK)
101,430 (18.5 pts)
1989
Raja Ravi Varma, B.
AIADMK
428,704
67.3%
Aurmugham, M (Communist Party of India)
231,309 (36.3 pts)
1991
Rajaravivarma B.
AIADMK
414,810
65.6%
Dhandapani C.T. (DMK)
206,270 (32.6 pts)
1996
Kandasamy .V
Trinamool Congress
361,743
55.2%
Anna Nambi .R (AIADMK)
138,891 (21.2 pts)
1998
Thiyagarajan M.
AIADMK
306,083
55.2%
Kovai Thangam (Trinamool Congress)
95,401 (17.2 pts)
1999
Krishnan, Dr.C.
MDMK
293,038
48.6%
Thiyagarajan, M. (AIADMK)
9,515 (1.6 pts)
2004
Krishnan, Dr. C
MDMK
364,988
56.8%
Murugan. G (AIADMK)
120,921 (18.8 pts)
2009
Sugumar.K
AIADMK
305,935
39.7%
Shanmugasundaram.K (DMK)
46,025 (6.0 pts)
2014
Mahendran.C
AIADMK
417,092
41.2%
Eswaran.E.R. (Bharatiya Janata Party)
140,974 (13.9 pts)
2019
Shanmuga Sundaram. K
DMK
554,230
52.0%
Mahendran. C (AIADMK)
175,883 (16.5 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Narayanan
DMK
267,811
64.7%
K. R. Nallasivam
Samyukta Socialist Party
141,605
34.2%
K. N. Lingasami Gounder
Independent
4,799
1.2%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Raju K.A.
AIADMK
259,388
64.5%
Dhandapani C.T.
DMK
135,194
33.6%
Murugan V.
Independent
7,664
1.9%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dhandapani C.T.
DMK
233,261
51.4%
Natarajan M.A.M.
AIADMK
217,526
47.9%
Nagarajan K.
Independent
2,934
0.6%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Anna Nambi R.
AIADMK
324,200
59.3%
Krishnaswamy K.
DMK
222,770
40.7%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Raja Ravi Varma, B.
AIADMK
428,704
67.3%
Aurmugham, M
Communist Party of India
197,395
31.0%
Sankar, C.
TMM
5,800
0.9%
Subramaniam, T.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
3,532
0.6%
Rajasekaran, G.
Independent
1,779
0.3%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rajaravivarma B.
AIADMK
414,810
65.6%
Dhandapani C.T.
DMK
208,540
33.0%
Selvaraj G.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
5,237
0.8%
Sankar C.
TMM
2,133
0.3%
Raju.
Independent
1,144
0.2%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kandasamy .V
Trinamool Congress
361,743
55.2%
Anna Nambi .R
AIADMK
222,852
34.0%
Rajan K N
Janata Dal
49,032
7.5%
Elangandhi .E.K
Bharatiya Janata Party
15,123
2.3%
Nattarayan .N
Independent
1,840
0.3%
Veluswamy .K
Independent
1,587
0.2%
Rajan K
Independent
1,483
0.2%
Thangavelu .V
Independent
709
0.1%
Thangaraj .T
Independent
436
0.1%
Muniappan .S
Independent
406
0.1%
Veluswamy .K
Independent
356
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Thiyagarajan M.
AIADMK
306,083
55.2%
Kovai Thangam
Trinamool Congress
210,682
38.0%
Eswaravelu R.
Indian National Congress
31,967
5.8%
Jothiraj M.
PT
4,926
0.9%
Mani K.
Independent
617
0.1%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Krishnan, Dr.C.
MDMK
293,038
48.6%
Thiyagarajan, M.
AIADMK
283,523
47.0%
Rajan, K.N.
Janata Dal (Secular)
9,914
1.6%
Jothiraj, M.
PT
9,280
1.5%
Ganesan, P.
Independent
6,886
1.1%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Krishnan, Dr. C
MDMK
364,988
56.8%
Murugan. G
AIADMK
244,067
38.0%
Rajkumar. R
Independent
13,039
2.0%
Ganesan. K M
Independent
6,503
1.0%
Krishnan. A
Independent
5,452
0.8%
Muthukumar. N
Bahujan Samaj Party
5,294
0.8%
Devaraj. K
Independent
3,656
0.6%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Sugumar.K
AIADMK
305,935
39.7%
Shanmugasundaram.K
DMK
259,910
33.7%
Best S.Ramasamy
KNMK
103,004
13.4%
Thangavel.K.P
DMDK
38,824
5.0%
Baba Ramesh.V.S
Bharatiya Janata Party
16,815
2.2%
Ummar.E
MAMAK
13,933
1.8%
Sukumar.P
Independent
5,660
0.7%
Noor Muhamad.A
Independent
4,361
0.6%
Sathasivamoorthy.R
Independent
3,735
0.5%
Ramasamy.M
Independent
2,891
0.4%
Ramamoorthy.P.M
Independent
1,956
0.3%
Krishnakumar.S
Independent
1,929
0.3%
Shanmugasundaram.K
Independent
1,693
0.2%
Rameja Bagam.S.T
SAP
1,620
0.2%
Venkatesh.R
Independent
1,469
0.2%
Appas.K.S
Independent
1,406
0.2%
Velmurugan.V
AIVP
1,330
0.2%
Murthy.T
Bahujan Samaj Party
1,318
0.2%
Shanmugasundaram.P
Independent
1,132
0.1%
Rajendran.M
Independent
1,001
0.1%
Suresh.P
Samajwadi Party
992
0.1%
Rajan.P
Independent
565
0.1%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mahendran.C
AIADMK
417,092
41.2%
Eswaran.E.R.
Bharatiya Janata Party
276,118
27.3%
Pongalur Palanisamy.N
DMK
251,829
24.9%
Selvaraj
Indian National Congress
30,014
3.0%
None Of The Above
Independent
12,947
1.3%
Mary Stella. M
Independent
4,942
0.5%
Manoharan.M
Bahujan Samaj Party
3,953
0.4%
Palanisamy. V
Independent
2,472
0.2%
Palanisamy. N
Independent
2,192
0.2%
Ramasamy. K
Independent
2,071
0.2%
Prabhu. J
Independent
1,599
0.2%
Kathiresan. L
Independent
1,523
0.2%
Mahendran. M
Independent
1,171
0.1%
Rajendran. M
Independent
1,004
0.1%
Sathish Kumar .L
Samajwadi Party
895
0.1%
Easwaran . R
Independent
891
0.1%
Deivasigamani.K
Independent
834
0.1%
Kathiravan. K
Independent
626
0.1%
Karthikeyan. Pon
Independent
494
0.0%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Shanmuga Sundaram. K
DMK
554,230
52.0%
Mahendran. C
AIADMK
378,347
35.5%
Mookambika. R
MNM
59,693
5.6%
Sanuja. U
NTK
31,483
3.0%
Muthukumar. S
Independent
26,663
2.5%
Rajendhiran. R.G.
Independent
5,247
0.5%
Ganesha Moorthy. A
Bahujan Samaj Party
3,187
0.3%
Ramasamy. K
Independent
2,737
0.3%
Shanmuga Sundaram. V
Independent
1,273
0.1%
Muthukumar. C
Independent
943
0.1%
Ansari. S
Independent
908
0.1%
Balaji. G
Independent
806
0.1%
Shanmuga Sundaram. K.N.
Independent
714
0.1%
Manickavel. C
Independent
534
0.1%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Pollachi has been contested at 13 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1971. Parties that have won this seat over that span: DMK, AIADMK, Trinamool Congress, MDMK.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Pollachi in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Shanmuga Sundaram. K (DMK) won Pollachi, Tamil Nadu, in 2019 with 554,230 votes (52.0%), a margin of 175,883 votes over Mahendran. C.
Which parties have won Pollachi since 1971?
Since 1971, Pollachi has been won by: AIADMK, DMK, MDMK, Trinamool Congress.
What was the closest result in Pollachi?
The closest result on record for Pollachi was 1999, when MDMK beat AIADMK by just 9,515 votes (1.6 percentage points).