Pongalur Assembly constituency
Pongalur | |
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Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Coimbatore |
LS constituency | Pollachi |
Established | 1967 |
Abolished | 2008 |
Pongalur was a legislative assembly constituency in Coimbatore district, which included the city, Pongalur. Pongalur assembly constituency was part of Pollachi Parliamentary constituency.
This constituency included Pongalur and Sultanpet unions in (then) Palladam taluk; and Kundadam union in Dharapuram taluk.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election | Assembly | Duration | Winner | Party | |
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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 | 1984–1989 | P. Kandaswamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1989 | Ninth | 1989–1991 | S. R. Balasubramaniam | Indian National Congress | |
1991 | Tenth | 1991–1996 | S. 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
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | S. Mani | 47,702 | 41.72% | ||
AIADMK | P. V. Damodaran | 47,649 | 41.67% | -11.89% | |
DMDK | C. Ramesh | 7,867 | 6.88% | ||
BJP | P. Uthrakumar | 5,915 | 5.17% | ||
Independent | S. Govindasamy | 2,329 | 2.04% | ||
SP | L. Sathishkumar | 1,414 | 1.24% | ||
Independent | D. Umar Ali | 758 | 0.66% | ||
Independent | Pon. Karthikeyan | 717 | 0.63% | ||
Margin of victory | 53 | 0.05% | -20.40% | ||
Turnout | 114,351 | 74.02% | 6.11% | ||
Registered electors | 154,491 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -11.84% |
2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | P. V. Damodaran | 57,139 | 53.56% | ||
Independent | K. Chellamuthu | 35,324 | 33.11% | ||
MDMK | S. Doraisamy | 8,436 | 7.91% | -1.19% | |
Independent | K. Devaraj | 2,570 | 2.41% | ||
Tamil Desiyak Katchi | P. Saravana Kankeyan | 1,920 | 1.80% | ||
Independent | P. Karthikeyan | 785 | 0.74% | ||
Independent | N. Kanagaraj | 509 | 0.48% | ||
Margin of victory | 21,815 | 20.45% | -2.10% | ||
Turnout | 106,683 | 67.91% | -3.32% | ||
Registered electors | 157,105 | ||||
AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | 0.31% |
1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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TMC(M) | P. Mohan Kandaswamy | 51,827 | 53.25% | ||
INC | Thalapathy Murugesan | 29,886 | 30.71% | -36.38% | |
MDMK | P. R. Selvaraj | 8,853 | 9.10% | ||
BJP | P. Uthirakumar | 3,577 | 3.68% | -1.71% | |
Independent | P. Kandaswamy | 942 | 0.97% | ||
Independent | P. Chinnadurai | 433 | 0.44% | ||
Independent | P. Nallaswamy | 372 | 0.38% | ||
Independent | V. P. Mani | 336 | 0.35% | ||
Independent | S. R. Kumaraswamy | 330 | 0.34% | ||
Independent | P. Karthikeyan | 212 | 0.22% | ||
Independent | C. Ramaraj | 204 | 0.21% | ||
Margin of victory | 21,941 | 22.54% | -20.11% | ||
Turnout | 97,324 | 71.23% | 1.80% | ||
Registered electors | 146,098 | ||||
TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | -13.84% |
1991
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | S. R. Balasubramaniam | 64,588 | 67.09% | 34.83% | |
DMK | P. Vijayalakshmi | 23,526 | 24.44% | -3.14% | |
BJP | S. Iianchezhian | 5,187 | 5.39% | ||
PMK | R. Perumal | 1,397 | 1.45% | ||
THMM | V. Murugesan | 868 | 0.90% | ||
Independent | Thiruman | 706 | 0.73% | ||
Margin of victory | 41,062 | 42.65% | 42.20% | ||
Turnout | 96,272 | 69.43% | -7.92% | ||
Registered electors | 146,903 | ||||
INC hold | Swing | 34.83% |
1989
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | S. R. Balasubramaniam | 31,691 | 32.25% | ||
AIADMK | N. S. Palanisamy | 31,251 | 31.81% | -25.96% | |
DMK | P. Vijayalakshmi | 27,097 | 27.58% | ||
AIADMK | K. M. Durairaj | 6,923 | 7.05% | -50.72% | |
Independent | V. P. Mani | 822 | 0.84% | ||
Independent | A. Chinnavadambachery Sundarraju | 470 | 0.48% | ||
Margin of victory | 440 | 0.45% | -18.92% | ||
Turnout | 98,254 | 77.35% | 2.90% | ||
Registered electors | 130,422 | ||||
INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | -25.52% |
1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | P. Kandaswamy | 46,535 | 57.77% | -0.91% | |
Independent | N. S. Palanisamy | 30,934 | 38.40% | ||
Independent | S. Govindaswamy | 864 | 1.07% | ||
Independent | K. Marimuthu Gounder | 855 | 1.06% | ||
Independent | K. Palanisamy | 698 | 0.87% | ||
Independent | S. Chindanai Thernal | 667 | 0.83% | ||
Margin of victory | 15,601 | 19.37% | -0.66% | ||
Turnout | 80,553 | 74.46% | 10.51% | ||
Registered electors | 115,546 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | -0.91% |
1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | P. Kandaswamy | 40,116 | 58.67% | 26.11% | |
INC | S. R. Balasubramaniam | 26,420 | 38.64% | 8.57% | |
Independent | S. Sinthanai Thendral | 1,834 | 2.68% | ||
Margin of victory | 13,696 | 20.03% | 17.54% | ||
Turnout | 68,370 | 63.95% | 3.17% | ||
Registered electors | 109,334 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | 26.11% |
1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | K. Nachimuthu | 20,324 | 32.56% | ||
INC | S. R. Balasubramaniam | 18,769 | 30.07% | ||
DMK | Pongalur N. Palanisamy | 12,944 | 20.74% | -39.24% | |
JP | L. Deivasigamani | 6,667 | 10.68% | ||
Independent | A. Chinna Nachimuthu Gounder | 1,720 | 2.76% | ||
Independent | S. Muthuswamy | 886 | 1.42% | ||
Independent | V. Murugan | 830 | 1.33% | ||
Independent | N. Arumuga Gounder | 276 | 0.44% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,555 | 2.49% | -27.24% | ||
Turnout | 62,416 | 60.78% | -7.62% | ||
Registered electors | 105,180 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -27.42% |
1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | Pongalur N. Palanisamy | 37,178 | 59.98% | -1.77% | |
Independent | A. Senapathi | 18,747 | 30.24% | ||
Socialist | Chinnadurai | 6,060 | 9.78% | ||
Margin of victory | 18,431 | 29.73% | 4.05% | ||
Turnout | 61,985 | 68.41% | -3.66% | ||
Registered electors | 97,076 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | -1.77% |
1967
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | P. N. P. Gounder | 38,371 | 61.75% | ||
INC | P. S. Rangaswamy | 22,414 | 36.07% | ||
Independent | S. Gopalswamy | 788 | 1.27% | ||
Independent | R. Gounder | 563 | 0.91% | ||
Margin of victory | 15,957 | 25.68% | |||
Turnout | 62,136 | 72.07% | |||
Registered electors | 90,839 | ||||
DMK win (new seat) |