Coimbatore South Assembly constituency

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Coimbatore (South)
Constituency for the State Assembly
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Constituency Details
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictCoimbatore
LS constituencyCoimbatore
Established2008
Total electors2,52,753[1]
ReservationGeneral
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLAVanathi Srinivasan
Party BJP  
Elected year2021

Coimbatore South is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It covers parts of Coimbatore. Coimbatore South assembly constituency is a part of the Coimbatore parliamentary constituency.[2]

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 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixteenth 2021-Incumbent Vanathi Srinivasan Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results[edit]

2021[edit]

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Coimbatore South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dr. Vanathi Srinivasan 53,209 34.38 Increase12.81
MNM Kamal Haasan (CM Candidate) 51,481 33.26 New
INC Mayura Jayakumar S 42,383 27.39 Decrease0.21
NTK Abdul Wahab 4,300 2.78 New
NOTA None of the above 901 0.58 Decrease1.59
Margin of victory 1,728 1.12 Decrease10.22
Turnout 1,54,765
BJP gain from AIADMK Swing

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2016[edit]

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Coimbatore South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Amman K. Arjunan 59,788 38.94 Decrease17.33
INC Mayura Jayakumar S 42,369 27.60 Increase27.60
BJP Vanathi Srinivasan 33,113 21.57 Increase17.96
CPI (M) C. Padmanaban 7,248 4.72 Increase4.72
NOTA None of the above 3,331 2.17 Increase2.17
Margin of victory 17,419 11.34 Decrease8.05
Turnout 1,53,541 62.59 Decrease9.00
AIADMK hold Swing Decrease17.33

2011[edit]

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Coimbatore South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK R. Doraisamy 80,637 56.27 Increase56.27
DMK Pongalur N. Palanisamy 52,841 36.88 Increase36.88
BJP Nandha Kumar C R 5,177 3.61 Increase3.61
LSP Vijay Anand M 1,765 1.23 Increase1.23
IJK Eswaran G R 573 0.40 Increase0.40
Margin of victory 27,796 19.39 ----
Turnout 1,43,369 71.59 New
AIADMK win (new seat)

References[edit]

  1. "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. Two more Assembly segments notified

External links[edit]


Coordinates: 10°56′N 76°58′E / 10.93°N 76.96°E / 10.93; 76.96