COIMBATORE EAST
Assembly seat no. 106 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1971.
Winner, 2001
LAKSHMANAN V.K.
TMCM
Elections held
9
1971–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 4 of 9
Margin, 2001
3,211
3.88% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
BJPNANJAPPAN N.R.
- Votes
- 38,208
- Vote share
- 46.19%
- Behind by
- 3,211
Electors
1,59,063
Total votes polled
82,711
Valid votes
82,711
NOTA votes
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Turnout
52.0%
Full result, 2001
6 candidates · 82,711 valid votes
LAKSHMANAN V.K.TMCMwon
41,419
50.1%
NANJAPPAN N.R.BJP
38,208
46.2%
BALAN.K.B.JD(S)
1,783
2.2%
RAVI PIND
692
0.8%
MANICKAM NIND
324
0.4%
PADMANAPAN .K.IND
285
0.3%
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.
