The Pollachi constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2026 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 88.02% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
K. Nithyanandhan of the Dravida Munetra Kazhagam won the seat by defeating Pollachi Jayaraman of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with a margin of 4627 votes.The Pollachi Assembly constituency falls under the Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Eswaraswami won the Pollachi Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 252042 votes, defeating Karthick Appusamy of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Below you can find the Pollachi Assembly Elections Results 2026, the winner and runner-up details, and more.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K. Nithyanandhan
Winner
|
Dravida Munetra Kazhagam |
62,013
Lead:
4,627
|
34.22% |
| Pollachi Jayaraman | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 57,386 | 31.67% |
| G. Ramanathan | Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 53,819 | 29.70% |
| Senthil | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 4,866 | 2.69% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 849 | 0.47% |
| M. Jayaram | Independent | 596 | 0.33% |
| C.m. Aruchamy | Bahujan Samaj Party | 329 | 0.18% |
| S. Jeyaram | Independent | 323 | 0.18% |
| M. Jayaraman | Independent | 269 | 0.15% |
| M. Jayaprathap | Independent | 227 | 0.13% |
| V. Karthikeyan | Independent | 192 | 0.11% |
| T. Nithyanantham | Independent | 126 | 0.07% |
| K. Nithyanandan | Independent | 114 | 0.06% |
| P. Nagaraj | Independent | 87 | 0.05% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jayaraman
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
80,567
Lead:
1,725
|
45.44% |
| Varadharajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 78,842 | 44.47% |
| Sathiskumar | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 7,589 | 4.28% |
| Logeshwari | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 6,402 | 3.61% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,546 | 0.87% |
| K.sukumar | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 1,141 | 0.64% |
| Aruchamy, C.m. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 491 | 0.28% |
| Shanthu Mohamed, A. | Independent | 368 | 0.21% |
| Muthukumarasamy, R. | Independent | 362 | 0.20% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pollachi V Jayaraman
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
78,553
Lead:
13,368
|
47.22% |
| Tamilmani R. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 65,185 | 39.18% |
| Nithyanandhan K. | Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi | 7,722 | 4.64% |
| Sivakumar R. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 5,363 | 3.22% |
| Muthukumar S. | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 4,893 | 2.94% |
| Others | Others | 2,254 | 1.35% |
| Umamaheswari K. | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 1,369 | 0.82% |
| Tamilmani K. | Independent | 807 | 0.49% |
| Kannappan V.s. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 747 | 0.45% |
| Manickavel R. | Independent | 430 | 0.26% |
| Kalaivanan V. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 308 | 0.19% |
| Sellimuthu N. | Independent | 236 | 0.14% |
| Selvakumar N. | Independent | 228 | 0.14% |
| Muthukumar C. | Independent | 216 | 0.13% |
| Vivek S. | Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazagham | 179 | 0.11% |
| Srinivasan K. | Independent | 126 | 0.08% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Muthukaruppannasamy M K
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
81,446
Lead:
30,308
|
57.46% |
| Nithyanandhan. K | Kongu Nadu Munnetra Kazhagam | 51,138 | 36.08% |
| Ragunathan V K | Bharatiya Janata Party | 3,909 | 2.76% |
| Kalimuthu M | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,528 | 1.08% |
| Praveen Kumar. N | Independent | 1,449 | 1.02% |
| Arumugam. P. K | Independent | 1,221 | 0.86% |
| Manimaran K | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 1,056 | 0.74% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pollachi Jayaraman .v.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
62,455
Lead:
2,946
|
46% |
| Shanthi Devi D. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 59,509 | 44% |
| Meenakshi Sundaram.s. | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 7,543 | 6% |
| Ragunathan .v.k. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,039 | 2% |
| Jayaraman.v.m. | Independent | 1,291 | 1% |
| Gokulraj.g.s. | Independent | 1,003 | 1% |
| Manikandan.b. | Independent | 838 | 1% |
| Jose Thomas.t. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 415 | 0% |
| Shanthi.g. | Independent | 230 | 0% |
| Nataraj.k. | Independent | 225 | 0% |
| Arumugam.p.k. | Independent | 174 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jayaraman.v.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
64,648
Lead:
32,404
|
52% |
| Tamil Mani.r. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 32,244 | 26% |
| Varadharajan.k | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 22,014 | 18% |
| Manikandan. M. | Independent | 1,338 | 1% |
| Asokan K.b. | Independent | 1,193 | 1% |
| Subrahmaniem. V | Independent | 919 | 1% |
| Natarajan. K. | Independent | 430 | 0% |
| Sundar T | Independent | 393 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Raju, S.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
58,709
Lead:
21,814
|
46% |
| Jayaraman, V. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 36,895 | 29% |
| Andu @ Nachimuthu | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 19,318 | 15% |
| Ramalingam, K.m. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,094 | 1% |
| Dhandapani, P. | Independent | 621 | 0% |
| Subodhanandan, R. | Independent | 476 | 0% |
| Jayamani, M. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 387 | 0% |
| Balasubramani @ Ragavendramani, C. | Independent | 230 | 0% |
| Ramanathan, V. | Independent | 206 | 0% |
| Govindaraj, S. | Independent | 177 | 0% |
| Selvarasu, K. | Independent | 172 | 0% |
| Kanagaraj, P. | Independent | 139 | 0% |
| Arumugham, P.k. | Independent | 138 | 0% |
| Mohanraj, R. | Independent | 135 | 0% |
| Sankaralingam, A.r. | Independent | 130 | 0% |
| Karunaharan, S. | Independent | 116 | 0% |
| Thomas, M. | Independent | 99 | 0% |
| Ravisankar, M. | Independent | 94 | 0% |
| Murugan, N. | Independent | 66 | 0% |
| Murugesan, V. | Independent | 46 | 0% |
| Mani, K. | Independent | 40 | 0% |
| Vijayakumar, P.r. | Independent | 36 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chandrasekar V.p.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
72,736
Lead:
32,541
|
62% |
| Andu Alias Nachimuthu M.n. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 40,195 | 34% |
| Kannappan S. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 429 | 0% |
| Chandrasekaran P.n. | Tharasu Makkal Mandaram | 404 | 0% |
| Sankaralingam R. | Independent | 245 | 0% |
| Selvarasuk K. | Independent | 207 | 0% |
| Venkatesan G. | Independent | 144 | 0% |
| Nagaraj P. | Independent | 78 | 0% |
| Kannaiyan P. | Independent | 73 | 0% |
| Kuppysamy S. | Independent | 71 | 0% |
| Ramanathan S. | Independent | 58 | 0% |
| Varadarj A.r. | Independent | 48 | 0% |
| Syed Ismail S. | Independent | 42 | 0% |
| Valusamy M. | Independent | 41 | 0% |
| Chockalilngam K. | Independent | 38 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
V.p. Chandrasekar
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group) |
41,749
Lead:
3,774
|
37% |
| P.t.balu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 37,975 | 33% |
| N. Padmavathy | Indian National Congress | 24,605 | 22% |
| S.t. Doriaswamy | Independent | 3,133 | 3% |
| A. Venkatachalam | Independent | 2,556 | 2% |
| P.ravi | Independent | 447 | 0% |
| K. Subramaniam | Independent | 307 | 0% |
| P. Muruganandham | Independent | 299 | 0% |
| K.t. Varghese | Independent | 282 | 0% |
| K. Chackalingam | Independent | 247 | 0% |
| P.g. Mohan | Independent | 221 | 0% |
| P. Kannaiyan | Independent | 86 | 0% |
| C.g. Muthusamy | Independent | 83 | 0% |
| A. Irumborai | Independent | 80 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
M.v. Rathinam
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
54,337
Lead:
6,810
|
51% |
| S.raju | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 47,527 | 44% |
| K.chockalingam | Independent | 872 | 1% |
| C. Kannimuthu | Independent | 327 | 0% |
| P.kannaiyan | Independent | 230 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Rathinam, M. V.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
52,833
Lead:
13,036
|
56% |
| Kannappan, M. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 39,797 | 42% |
| Kannaiyan, P. | Independent | 704 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
O.p. Somasundaram
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
34,896
Lead:
16,944
|
44% |
| S. Raju | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 17,952 | 23% |
| M.k. Palanisamy | Indian National Congress | 12,537 | 16% |
| R. Natarajan | Janta Party | 10,677 | 14% |
| C. Shanmukasundaram | Independent | 474 | 1% |
| K.. Sethu | Independent | 408 | 1% |
| R. Subhodhanandan | Independent | 287 | 0% |
| N. Sundaram | Independent | 133 | 0% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | K. Nithyanandhan | DMK | 62,013 | 4,627 | 34.22% |
| 2021 | Jayaraman | AIADMK | 80,567 | 1,725 | 45.44% |
| 2016 | Pollachi V Jayaraman | AIADMK | 78,553 | 13,368 | 47.22% |
| 2011 | Muthukaruppannasamy M K | AIADMK | 81,446 | 30,308 | 57.46% |
| 2006 | Pollachi Jayaraman .v. | AIADMK | 62,455 | 2,946 | 46% |
| 2001 | Jayaraman.v. | AIADMK | 64,648 | 32,404 | 52% |
| 1996 | Raju, S. | DMK | 58,709 | 21,814 | 46% |
| 1991 | Chandrasekar V.p. | AIADMK | 72,736 | 32,541 | 62% |
| 1989 | V.p. Chandrasekar | ADK(JL) | 41,749 | 3,774 | 37% |
| 1984 | M.v. Rathinam | AIADMK | 54,337 | 6,810 | 51% |
| 1980 | Rathinam, M. V. | AIADMK | 52,833 | 13,036 | 56% |
| 1977 | O.p. Somasundaram | AIADMK | 34,896 | 16,944 | 44% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | K. Nithyanandhan | DMK |
62,013
(Lead:
4,627)
|
34.22% |
| Pollachi Jayaraman | AIADMK | 57,386 | 31.67% | |
| 2021 | Jayaraman | AIADMK |
80,567
(Lead:
1,725)
|
45.44% |
| Varadharajan | DMK | 78,842 | 44.47% | |
| 2016 | Pollachi V Jayaraman | AIADMK |
78,553
(Lead:
13,368)
|
47.22% |
| Tamilmani R. | DMK | 65,185 | 39.18% | |
| 2011 | Muthukaruppannasamy M K | AIADMK |
81,446
(Lead:
30,308)
|
57.46% |
| Nithyanandhan. K | KNMK | 51,138 | 36.08% | |
| 2006 | Pollachi Jayaraman .v. | AIADMK |
62,455
(Lead:
2,946)
|
46% |
| Shanthi Devi D. | DMK | 59,509 | 44% | |
| 2001 | Jayaraman.v. | AIADMK |
64,648
(Lead:
32,404)
|
52% |
| Tamil Mani.r. | DMK | 32,244 | 26% | |
| 1996 | Raju, S. | DMK |
58,709
(Lead:
21,814)
|
46% |
| Jayaraman, V. | AIADMK | 36,895 | 29% | |
| 1991 | Chandrasekar V.p. | AIADMK |
72,736
(Lead:
32,541)
|
62% |
| Andu Alias Nachimuthu M.n. | DMK | 40,195 | 34% | |
| 1989 | V.p. Chandrasekar | ADK(JL) |
41,749
(Lead:
3,774)
|
37% |
| P.t.balu | DMK | 37,975 | 33% | |
| 1984 | M.v. Rathinam | AIADMK |
54,337
(Lead:
6,810)
|
51% |
| S.raju | DMK | 47,527 | 44% | |
| 1980 | Rathinam, M. V. | AIADMK |
52,833
(Lead:
13,036)
|
56% |
| Kannappan, M. | DMK | 39,797 | 42% | |
| 1977 | O.p. Somasundaram | AIADMK |
34,896
(Lead:
16,944)
|
44% |
| S. Raju | DMK | 17,952 | 23% |
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K. Nithyanandhan of the Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the Pollachi Assembly seat in the 2026 elections, defeating Pollachi Jayaraman of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 4627 votes.
The strike rate in the Pollachi constituency is 75% AIADMK and 25% DMK, with AIADMK won 9 times and DMK won 2 times since the 1977 elections.
K. Nithyanandhan (DMK) received 34.22% vote share.
Pollachi Jayaraman (AIADMK) received 31.67% vote share.
K. Nithyanandhan (DMK) won the 2026 election with 62013 votes, leading by 4627 votes and securing a 34.22% vote share.
The Pollachi Assembly constituency falls under the Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency of Coimbatore district.
K. Nithyanandhan (DMK) won the Pollachi Assembly seat in 2026 with a margin of 4627 votes over Pollachi Jayaraman (AIADMK).
The Pollachi Assembly constituency is part of the Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Thondamuthur, Kinathukadavu, Valparai (sc), Udumalaipettai, Madathukulam.
The top candidates in the Pollachi Assembly Election 2026 were:
K. Nithyanandhan (DMK)
Pollachi Jayaraman (AIADMK)
G. Ramanathan (TVK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with K. Nithyanandhan (DMK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Pollachi Assembly Election 2026 was 88.02%
This page contains historical election results sourced from the Election Commission of India (ECI). It is for archival and informational purposes only and does not represent current or ongoing election updates. The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.