Pongalur Assembly constituency

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Pongalur
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
LS constituency Pollachi
Established1967
Abolished2008
Total electors154,491

Pongalur was a legislative assembly constituency in Coimbatore district, which included the city, Pongalur. [1] Pongalur Assembly constituency was part of Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency.

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This constituency included Pongalur and Sultanpet unions in (then) Palladam taluk; and Kundadam union in Dharapuram taluk. [2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

ElectionAssemblyDurationWinnerParty
1967 Fourth 1967–1971 P. N. P. Gounder Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971 Fifth 1971–1977 Pongalur N. Palanisamy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 Sixth 1977–1980 K. Nachimuthu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 Seventh 1980–1984 P. Kandaswamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 Eighth 1984–1989P. Kandaswamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 Ninth 1989–1991 S. R. Balasubramaniam Indian National Congress
1991 Tenth 1991–1996S. R. Balasubramaniam Indian National Congress
1996 Eleventh 1996–2001 P. Mohan Kandaswamy Tamil Maanila Congress
2001 Twelfth 2001–2006 P. V. Damodaran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 Thirteenth 2006–2011 S. Mani Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2006
 
41.72%
2001
 
53.56%
1996
 
53.25%
1991
 
67.09%
1989
 
32.25%
1984
 
57.77%
1980
 
58.67%
1977
 
32.56%
1971
 
59.98%
1967
 
61.75%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pongalur [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK S. Mani 47,702 41.72%
AIADMK P. V. Damodaran47,64941.67%−11.89%
DMDK C. Ramesh7,8676.88%
BJP P. Uthrakumar5,9155.17%
Independent S. Govindasamy2,3292.04%
SP L. Sathishkumar1,4141.24%
Independent D. Umar Ali7580.66%
Independent Pon. Karthikeyan7170.63%
Margin of victory530.05%−20.40%
Turnout 114,35174.02%6.11%
Registered electors 154,491
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -11.84%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pongalur [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK P. V. Damodaran 57,139 53.56%
Independent K. Chellamuthu35,32433.11%
MDMK S. Doraisamy8,4367.91%−1.19%
Independent K. Devaraj2,5702.41%
Tamil Desiyak Katchi P. Saravana Kankeyan1,9201.80%
Independent P. Karthikeyan7850.74%
Independent N. Kanagaraj5090.48%
Margin of victory21,81520.45%−2.10%
Turnout 106,68367.91%−3.32%
Registered electors 157,105
AIADMK gain from TMC(M) Swing 0.31%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pongalur [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TMC(M) P. Mohan Kandaswamy 51,827 53.25%
INC Thalapathy Murugesan29,88630.71%−36.38%
MDMK P. R. Selvaraj8,8539.10%
BJP P. Uthirakumar3,5773.68%−1.71%
Independent P. Kandaswamy9420.97%
Independent P. Chinnadurai4330.44%
Independent P. Nallaswamy3720.38%
Independent V. P. Mani3360.35%
Independent S. R. Kumaraswamy3300.34%
Independent P. Karthikeyan2120.22%
Independent C. Ramaraj2040.21%
Margin of victory21,94122.54%−20.11%
Turnout 97,32471.23%1.80%
Registered electors 146,098
TMC(M) gain from INC Swing -13.84%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pongalur [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC S. R. Balasubramaniam 64,588 67.09% 34.83%
DMK P. Vijayalakshmi23,52624.44%−3.14%
BJP S. Iianchezhian5,1875.39%
PMK R. Perumal1,3971.45%
THMM V. Murugesan8680.90%
Independent Thiruman7060.73%
Margin of victory41,06242.65%42.20%
Turnout 96,27269.43%−7.92%
Registered electors 146,903
INC hold Swing 34.83%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pongalur [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC S. R. Balasubramaniam 31,691 32.25%
AIADMK N. S. Palanisamy31,25131.81%−25.96%
DMK P. Vijayalakshmi27,09727.58%
AIADMK K. M. Durairaj6,9237.05%−50.72%
Independent V. P. Mani8220.84%
Independent A. Chinnavadambachery Sundarraju4700.48%
Margin of victory4400.45%−18.92%
Turnout 98,25477.35%2.90%
Registered electors 130,422
INC gain from AIADMK Swing -25.52%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pongalur [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK P. Kandaswamy 46,535 57.77% −0.91%
Independent N. S. Palanisamy30,93438.40%
Independent S. Govindaswamy8641.07%
Independent K. Marimuthu Gounder8551.06%
Independent K. Palanisamy6980.87%
Independent S. Chindanai Thernal6670.83%
Margin of victory15,60119.37%−0.66%
Turnout 80,55374.46%10.51%
Registered electors 115,546
AIADMK hold Swing -0.91%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pongalur [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK P. Kandaswamy 40,116 58.67% 26.11%
INC S. R. Balasubramaniam 26,42038.64%8.57%
Independent S. Sinthanai Thendral1,8342.68%
Margin of victory13,69620.03%17.54%
Turnout 68,37063.95%3.17%
Registered electors 109,334
AIADMK hold Swing 26.11%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pongalur [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK K. Nachimuthu 20,324 32.56%
INC S. R. Balasubramaniam 18,76930.07%
DMK Pongalur N. Palanisamy 12,94420.74%−39.24%
JP L. Deivasigamani6,66710.68%
Independent A. Chinna Nachimuthu Gounder1,7202.76%
Independent S. Muthuswamy8861.42%
Independent V. Murugan8301.33%
Independent N. Arumuga Gounder2760.44%
Margin of victory1,5552.49%−27.24%
Turnout 62,41660.78%−7.62%
Registered electors 105,180
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -27.42%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pongalur [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK Pongalur N. Palanisamy 37,178 59.98% −1.77%
Independent A. Senapathi18,74730.24%
Socialist Chinnadurai6,0609.78%
Margin of victory18,43129.73%4.05%
Turnout 61,98568.41%−3.66%
Registered electors 97,076
DMK hold Swing -1.77%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Pongalur [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK P. N. P. Gounder 38,371 61.75%
INC P. S. Rangaswamy22,41436.07%
Independent S. Gopalswamy7881.27%
Independent R. Gounder5630.91%
Margin of victory15,95725.68%
Turnout 62,13672.07%
Registered electors 90,839
DMK win (new seat)

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