Coimbatore South Assembly constituency
Coimbatore South Assembly constituency or 'Coimbatore (South)' is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 120. It covers parts of Coimbatore. Coimbatore South Assembly constituency is a part of Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
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Coimbatore South Assembly constituency
Coimbatore South Assembly constituency or 'Coimbatore (South)' is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 120. It covers parts of Coimbatore. Coimbatore South Assembly constituency is a part of Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Members in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Coimbatore South Assembly constituency
<table><thead><tr><th>Assembly</th><th>Duration</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Fourteenth</td><td>2011-2016</td><td>R. Doraisamy</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>Fifteenth</td><td>2016-2021</td><td>Amman K. Arjunan</td></tr><tr><td>Sixteenth</td><td>2021-Incumbent</td><td>Vanathi Srinivasan</td><td></td><td>Bharatiya Janata Party</td></tr></tbody></table>
Election results
2026
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>V. Senthil Balaji</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK+</td><td>Amman K. Arjunan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>V. Perarivalan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>V. Senthil Kumar</td><td></td><td></td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>186,509</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>gain from</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2021
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Vanathi Srinivasan</td><td>53,209</td><td>34.38</td><td>12.81</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>Kamal Haasan</td><td>51,481</td><td>33.26</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Mayura Jayakumar S</td><td>42,383</td><td>27.39</td><td>0.21</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Abdul Wahab</td><td>4,300</td><td>2.78</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>901</td><td>0.58</td><td>1.59</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,728</td><td>1.12</td><td>10.22</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,54,765</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2016
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Amman K. Arjunan</td><td>59,788</td><td>38.94</td><td>17.33</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Mayura Jayakumar S</td><td>42,369</td><td>27.60</td><td>27.60</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Vanathi Srinivasan</td><td>33,113</td><td>21.57</td><td>17.96</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>C. Padmanaban</td><td>7,248</td><td>4.72</td><td>4.72</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>3,331</td><td>2.17</td><td>2.17</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>17,419</td><td>11.34</td><td>8.05</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,53,541</td><td>62.59</td><td>9.00</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>17.33</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2011
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>R. Doraisamy</td><td>80,637</td><td>56.27</td><td>56.27</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Pongalur N. Palanisamy</td><td>52,841</td><td>36.88</td><td>36.88</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Nandha Kumar C R</td><td>5,177</td><td>3.61</td><td>3.61</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>LSP</td><td>Vijay Anand M</td><td>1,765</td><td>1.23</td><td>1.23</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IJK</td><td>Eswaran G R</td><td>573</td><td>0.40</td><td>0.40</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>27,796</td><td>19.39</td><td>−−−−</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,43,369</td><td>71.59</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>