K. Nithyanandhan of DMK won the Pollachi Assembly constituency (Coimbatore district, Kongu (West)) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 34.22% of 181,196 votes cast. The winning margin over Pollachi V. Jayaraman (ADMK) was 4,627 votes, or 2.55 percentage points. The seat flipped from ADMK to DMK since 2021.
DMK
Winning party
34.22%
Winner vote share
4,627
Margin (2.55%)
ADMK → DMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Pollachi 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. Nithyanandhan Winner | DMK | 62,013 | 34.22% |
| 2 | Pollachi V. Jayaraman 2nd | ADMK | 57,386 | 31.67% |
| 3 | G. Ramanathan | TVK | 53,819 | 29.7% |
| 4 | N. Senthil Kumar | NTK | 4,866 | 2.69% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 849 | 0.47% |
| 6 | M. Jayaram | IND | 596 | 0.33% |
| 7 | C.M. Aruchamy | Bahujan Samaj Party | 329 | 0.18% |
| 8 | S. Jeyaram | IND | 323 | 0.18% |
| 9 | M. Jayaraman | IND | 269 | 0.15% |
| 10 | M. Jayaprathap | IND | 227 | 0.13% |
| 11 | V. Karthikeyan | IND | 192 | 0.11% |
| 12 | T. Nithyanantham | IND | 126 | 0.07% |
| 13 | K. Nithyanandan | IND | 114 | 0.06% |
| 14 | P. Nagaraj | IND | 87 | 0.05% |
How Pollachi compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pollachi V. Jayaraman | ADMK | 45.44% |
| 2026 | K. NITHYANANDHAN | DMK | 34.22% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -11.22 percentage points in the winning vote share.
This page is part of the full Tamil Nadu 2026 election results set. Explore every seat, party efficiency, regional swing and demographics in the TN 2026 Explorer. For the wider story, see TVK’s debut mapped, the incumbents who lost, and how DMK collapsed.