COIMBATORE EAST
Assembly seat no. 106 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1971.
Winner, 2006
PONGALUR PALANISAMY.N.
DMK
Elections held
9
1971–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 4 of 9
Margin, 2006
6,336
5.81% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
ADMKGOPALAKRISHNAN.V.
- Votes
- 45,491
- Vote share
- 41.70%
- Behind by
- 6,336
Electors
1,57,364
Total votes polled
1,09,103
Valid votes
1,09,103
NOTA votes
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Turnout
69.3%
Full result, 2006
8 candidates · 1,09,103 valid votes
PONGALUR PALANISAMY.N.DMKwon
51,827
47.5%
GOPALAKRISHNAN.V.ADMK
45,491
41.7%
MARY.G.DMDK
7,886
7.2%
SHANMUGAM.K.BJP
2,651
2.4%
RAMAMOORTHY.P.M.IND
424
0.4%
ANBUSELVAM.S.B.JD(U)
415
0.4%
SUBRAMANIAN.P.BSP
205
0.2%
SIVARAJASEKARAN.P.IND
204
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | PONGALUR PALANISAMY.N. | DMK | 51,827 | 47.50% | GOPALAKRISHNAN.V. | 6,336 |
| 2001 | LAKSHMANAN V.K. | TMCM | 41,419 | 50.08% | NANJAPPAN N.R. | 3,211 |
| 1996 | V.K. LAKSHMANAN | TMCM | 61,860 | 68.81% | R.S. VELAN | 47,686 |
| 1991 | LAKSHMANAN V.K. | INC | 46,544 | 55.56% | KARUNAKARAN K.C. | 17,525 |
| 1989 | RAMANI, K. | CPM | 37,397 | 39.31% | RAMAKRISHNAN, E. | 8,125 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the COIMBATORE EAST assembly constituency in 2006?
PONGALUR PALANISAMY.N. (DMK) won COIMBATORE EAST in 2006, by a margin of 6,336 votes.
Which party has won COIMBATORE EAST the most times?
CPM, with 4 of the 9 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has COIMBATORE EAST gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1971 to 2006.
Who has won COIMBATORE EAST the most times?
LAKSHMANAN V.K., with 2 wins between 1991 and 2001.
