Coimbatore South or 'Coimbatore (South)' is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 120. It covers parts of Coimbatore. Coimbatore South assembly constituency is a part of the Coimbatore parliamentary constituency.[2][3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
| Coimbatore (South) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 120 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Coimbatore |
| LS constituency | Coimbatore |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 2,52,753[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Members in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
edit| Assembly | Duration | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourteenth | 2011-2016 | R. Doraisamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Fifteenth | 2016-2021 | Amman K. Arjunan | ||
| Sixteenth | 2021-Incumbent | Vanathi Srinivasan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
edit2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vanathi Srinivasan | 53,209 | 34.38 |  12.81
| |
| MNM | Kamal Haasan | 51,481 | 33.26 | New | |
| INC | Mayura Jayakumar S | 42,383 | 27.39 |  0.21
| |
| NTK | Abdul Wahab | 4,300 | 2.78 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 901 | 0.58 | 1.59
| |
| Margin of victory | 1,728 | 1.12 | 10.22
| ||
| Turnout | 1,54,765 | ||||
| BJP gain from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagams | Swing | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Amman K. Arjunan | 59,788 | 38.94 | 17.33
| |
| INC | Mayura Jayakumar S | 42,369 | 27.60 | 27.60
| |
| BJP | Vanathi Srinivasan | 33,113 | 21.57 | 17.96
| |
| CPI(M) | C. Padmanaban | 7,248 | 4.72 | 4.72
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,331 | 2.17 | 2.17
| |
| Margin of victory | 17,419 | 11.34 | 8.05
| ||
| Turnout | 1,53,541 | 62.59 | 9.00
| ||
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagams hold | Swing | 17.33
|
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2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | R. Doraisamy | 80,637 | 56.27 | 56.27
| |
| DMK | Pongalur N. Palanisamy | 52,841 | 36.88 | 36.88
| |
| BJP | Nandha Kumar C R | 5,177 | 3.61 | 3.61
| |
| LSP | Vijay Anand M | 1,765 | 1.23 | 1.23
| |
| IJK | Eswaran G R | 573 | 0.40 | 0.40
| |
| Margin of victory | 27,796 | 19.39 | −−−− | ||
| Turnout | 1,43,369 | 71.59 | New | ||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Two more Assembly segments notified
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
External links
edit- "Detailed Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 May 2014.