COIMBATORE EAST
Assembly seat no. 106 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1971.
Winner, 1996
V.K. LAKSHMANAN
TMCM
Elections held
9
1971–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1996
47,686
53.04% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCR.S. VELAN
- Votes
- 14,174
- Vote share
- 15.77%
- Behind by
- 47,686
Electors
1,53,644
Total votes polled
89,906
Valid votes
89,906
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.5%
Full result, 1996
22 candidates · 89,906 valid votes
V.K. LAKSHMANANTMCMwon
61,860
68.8%
R.S. VELANINC
14,174
15.8%
K.C. KARUNAKARANCPM
8,523
9.5%
N. SOUNDARAJBJP
3,500
3.9%
K.B. BALANIND
332
0.4%
VENUGOPALICS
282
0.3%
M. GURUSWAMYATMK
248
0.3%
S. SOUNDERRAJANIND
179
0.2%
C.N. RAVISHANKARSHS
126
0.1%
P. RAJENDRANIND
91
0.1%
G. KRISHNAMOORTHYIND
73
0.1%
RAJEEV MATHURIND
69
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 22. 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.
