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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 106 · 1996

Coimbatore East

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Winner — 1996

V.K. LAKSHMANAN
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 68.8%INC 15.8%20 others 15.4%
Votes
61,860
68.8% share
Winning margin
47,686
53.0% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
58.5%
of 1,53,644

Coimbatore East is a safe seat — V.K. LAKSHMANAN won by 53.0%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1991 vs 1996

All Candidates

22 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V.K. LAKSHMANAN
TMC(M)
DMK-led
61,86068.8%
2
R.S. VELAN
INC
DMK-led
14,17415.8%
3
K.C. KARUNAKARAN
CPM
DMK-led
8,5239.5%
4
N. SOUNDARAJ
BJP
BJP
3,5003.9%
5
K.B. BALAN
IND
3320.4%
6
VENUGOPAL
ICS
2820.3%
7
M. GURUSWAMY
ATMK
2480.3%
8
S. SOUNDERRAJAN
IND
1790.2%
9
C.N. RAVISHANKAR
SHS
1260.1%
10
P. RAJENDRAN
IND
910.1%
11
G. KRISHNAMOORTHY
IND
730.1%
12
RAJEEV MATHUR
IND
690.1%
13
B. BHUVANENDRAN
IND
670.1%
14
I. YESUDASS
IND
660.1%
15
R. GOPAL
IND
630.1%
16
K. JAYARAJ
IND
520.1%
17
CHELLADURAI, P.
IND
440.1%
18
B. SADANANDAN
IND
390.0%
19
M. MANI
IND
370.0%
20
K. MANTHARACHALAM
IND
300.0%
21
V. RAMAKIRUSHNAN
IND
270.0%
22
M. RADHAKRISHNAN
IND
240.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (24th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
53.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.2% · max 53.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
24th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.35
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
102nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 68.8%INC 15.8%CPM 9.5%OTH 5.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%

What's nearby?

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