Pollachi
K. Nithyanandhan (DMK) is the MLA for Pollachi.
DMK took the seat from ADMK in 2026.
In 2026 K. Nithyanandhan won with 34.2% of the vote, 4,627 votes ahead of V. Jayaraman (ADMK).
In the last 30 days Pollachi was named in 23 mentions from 0 outlets.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Pollachi
- Area
- about 480 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 78.1%
- Seats sharing a border
- Kinathukadavu · Sulur · Udumalaipettai · Valparai
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DMK K. Nithyanandhan | 62,013 · 34.2% | ADMK V. Jayaraman | 57,386 · 31.7% | 4,627 (2.5 pts) |
| 2021 | ADMK Pollachi V. Jayaraman | 80,567 · 45.4% | DMK K. Varadharajan | 78,842 · 44.5% | 1,725 (1.0 pts) |
| 2016 | ADMK Pollachi V Jayaraman | 78,553 · 46.6% | DMK Tamilmani. R. | 65,185 · 38.7% | 13,368 (7.9 pts) |
| 2011 | ADMK M. K. Muthukaruppannasamy | 81,446 · 57.5% | KNMK K. Nithyanandhan | 51,138 · 36.1% | 30,308 (21.4 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Pollachi: mentions per week
Busiest week: 6 July (35 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
180 mentions of Pollachi since 1 June 2026 from 17 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Pollachi, last 30 days: topics named in the same items
Parties: named in the news, and votes at the polls
Attention follows the week's news; votes follow the seat.
observedofficialTopics and parties: counted in our archive over the last 30 days. Votes: the 2026 election record.
Seats in Coimbatore district
Coimbatore| Seat | 2026 winner | Lead (points) | Mentions, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mettupalayam | TVK | 3.2 | 19 |
| Sulur | TVK | 1.8 | 5 |
| Kavundampalayam | TVK | 11.6 | 2 |
| Coimbatore (North) | TVK | 9.7 | 1 |
| Thondamuthur | ADMK | 5.7 | 0 |
| Coimbatore (South) | DMK | 1.4 | 0 |
| Singanallur | TVK | 8.7 | 0 |
| Kinathukadavu | TVK | 4.4 | 0 |
| Pollachi | DMK | 2.5 | 23 |
| Valparai | DMK | 6.2 | 36 |
officialobservedWinners and leads: election records. Mentions: counted in our archive, 30 days.
Latest
Latest from Coimbatore district: no recent headline names Pollachi
- கோவை சிறையிலிருந்து நாதக கார்த்திகா விடுவிப்புTamil Murasu (SG)
Sources and method
- Election results, 2026: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in), retrieved 2026-09-28.
- Election results, 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), citing the Election Commission of India, retrieved 2026-10-09. Check applied: the lead equals winner minus runner-up votes and the printed shares agree (702 of 702 seat results passed, 5 corrected from the source's printed totals).
- Vacancies and by-elections: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Boundary: DataMeet (CC BY 2.5 India). Approximate; drawn for orientation, not an official map.
- Mentions are counted in our archive: articles and videos that name the place in the headline (a seat also counts for its district), by the same rules as the Trends pages. The archive starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026; earlier months are not in our store.
- official = the Election Commission's own record · compiled = a secondary source, checked against its own totals · observed = counted in our sources · computed = derived from those.