COIMBATORE EAST
Assembly seat no. 106 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1971.
Winner, 1984
RAMANI K.
CPM
Elections held
9
1971–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1984
1,059
1.25% of valid votes
Result, 1984
Runner-up
ADKKOVAI THAMBI
- Votes
- 39,832
- Vote share
- 46.89%
- Behind by
- 1,059
Electors
1,37,305
Total votes polled
84,941
Valid votes
84,941
NOTA votes
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Turnout
61.9%
Full result, 1984
15 candidates · 84,941 valid votes
RAMANI K.CPMwon
40,891
48.1%
KOVAI THAMBIADK
39,832
46.9%
JAGADEESAN P.V.IND
1,485
1.8%
MARIASELVAM ANTHONISAMY. P.IND
543
0.6%
RAJAN C.IND
409
0.5%
SUNDARESWARAN N.IND
302
0.4%
NARAYANASWAMY, G.PIND
292
0.3%
CHANDRASEKARANIND
249
0.3%
RAMASAMY, M.IND
217
0.3%
JAYACHANDRAN A.IND
189
0.2%
SUBBIAN, R.A.IND
154
0.2%
MARIA LOUIS P.S.IND
138
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 15. The full list is in the API.
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.
