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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 118 · 2026

Coimbatore (North)

Winner — 2026

V. SAMPATHKUMAR
TVK· Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
TVK 40.9%DMK 31.2%27 others 28.0%
Votes
92,500
40.9% share
Winning margin
21,992
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
28
Turnout
76.2%
of 2,96,994

A clear win with a 9.7% margin.

Seat history

4 of 28 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

29 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V. SAMPATHKUMAR
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
92,50040.9%
2
DURAI. SENTHAMIL SELVAN B.E
70,50831.2%
3
VANATHI SRINIVASAN
49,72222.0%
4
NARMADHA. G.
9,0364.0%
NOTA
NOTA
1,0200.5%
6
P. KRISHNASAMY
3830.2%
7
A.K. SENTHAMIZH SELVAN
IND
3510.2%
8
K. UDHAYAKUMAR
TPMK
3270.1%
9
R. SAMPATH KUMAR
IND
3100.1%
10
BALU. P.M.
IND
2760.1%
11
PALANIKUMAR. V.
IND
1520.1%
12
S. SAMPATHKUMAR
IND
1340.1%
13
S. SENTHILKUMAR
SMKNK
1210.1%
14
P. SARAVANAN
IND
1210.1%
15
V. KRISHNAN
IND
1180.1%
16
K. RAGHUL GANDHI
AIPTMMK
1120.1%
17
G.D. KRISHNAKUMAR
IND
1040.1%
18
RAJASEKARAN. B.
TAVK
960.0%
19
RAVI. V
IND
950.0%
20
R. MANIAN
IND
890.0%
21
S. DHANA RAJ
IND
870.0%
22
S. MEENAKSHI SUNDARAM
MMKA
750.0%
23
K. SAMPATH KUMAR
IND
710.0%
24
V. LINGARAJA
IND
650.0%
25
R. SETHURAGUNATHAN
IND
600.0%
26
R. SATHISH KUMAR
IND
540.0%
27
A. MARIMUTHU
IND
540.0%
28
G. RAJKUMAR
IND
420.0%
29
A. RAMESH
IND
260.0%

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

Low turnout (224th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 2.0% · max 35.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
224th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.18
fewer partiesmore parties
150th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
80th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TVK 40.9%DMK 31.2%BJP 22.0%OTH 5.5%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/28

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.09 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Motor Pumps

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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