Coimbatore South (state assembly constituency)
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. It is newly created constituency after 2008 delimitation.[2]
Coimbatore South | |
|---|---|
state assembly constituency | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Existence | 2008 - present |
| Reservation | General |
| Current MLA | Amman K. Arjunan |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Elected Year | 2016 |
| Total Electors | 2,49,590 [1] |
| Most Successful Party | AIADMK (2 times) |
Tamil Nadu
| Assembly | Duration | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourteenth | 2011-2016 | R. Doraisamy (alias Challenger Dorai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fifteenth | 2016-Incumbent | Amman K. Arjunan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Election Results
2016
| 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 | ||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -17.33 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | R. Doraisamy | 80,637 | 56.27 | +56.27 | |
| DMK | Pongalur Palanisamy N | 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) | |||||
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References
- "Assembly wise final electoral count-29April2016" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Election Commission. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- Two more Assembly segments notified
External links
- "Detailed Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
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