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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 120 · 2021

Coimbatore South

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Winner — 2021

VANATHI SRINIVASAN
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 34.4%MNM 33.3%20 others 32.4%
Votes
53,209
34.4% share
Winning margin
1,728
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
60.7%
of 2,55,009

Coimbatore South was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,728 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

4 of 21 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2016 vs 2021

All Candidates

22 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VANATHI SRINIVASAN
BJP
NDA (NDA)
53,20934.4%
2
KAMALHAASAN
MNM
51,48133.3%
3
MAYURA S JAYAKUMAR
INC
42,38327.4%
4
ABDUL WAHAB
NTK
4,3002.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
9010.6%
6
DURAISAMY @ CHALLENGER DURAI
AMMK
7010.5%
7
ROSHAN
BSP
2740.2%
8
SUNDARAVADIVELU
IND
1900.1%
9
DHANDABANI
IND
1810.1%
10
SELVAKUMAR
IND
1630.1%
11
PALANIKUMAR.V
IND
1360.1%
12
NAGAVALLI
IND
1350.1%
13
GOPALAKRISHNAN
NGPP
1270.1%
14
JAYAPRAKASH.N
IND
1020.1%
15
SANMUGAVEL
GPI
760.1%
16
VIVEK SUBRAMANIAM
mauk
740.1%
17
RAGHUL GANDHI .K
HJP
730.1%
18
JAYACHANDRAN
IND
620.0%
19
VELLIMALAI
MSKK
590.0%
20
KUMAREASAN. K
IND
580.0%
21
ALPHONSERAJ
IND
510.0%
22
CHELLADURAI. S
IND
290.0%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (173rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.1% · max 28.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
173rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
172nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
61st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.4%MNM 33.3%INC 27.4%OTH 4.4%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/21

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.12 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Motor Pumps
🛕

Q135841159

🛕TempleWikidata
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Gedee Car Museum

Gedee Car Museum

🖼️MuseumWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
🖼️

Government Museum, Coimbatore

🖼️MuseumWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
⛪

Church of South India Boys Higher Secondary School

⛪ChurchWikidata
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St. Michael’s Cathedral

St. Michael’s Cathedral

⛪ChurchWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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