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Tamil Nadu · PC 20 · 1999
Coimbatore
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Radhakrishnan, C.P.
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 49.2%CPI 43.0%7 others 7.8%
Votes
4,30,068
49.2% share
Winning margin
54,077
6.2% of votes
Total votes cast
8,74,020
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radhakrishnan, C.P. | NDA (NDA) | 4,30,068 | 49.2% |
| 2 | Nallakannu, R. | Left | 3,75,991 | 43.0% |
| 3 | Balasubramonian, S.R. | TMC(M) | 45,205 | 5.2% |
| 4 | Lakshmana Narayanan, R. | IND | 9,502 | 1.1% |
| 5 | Sengottaian, M.P. | IND | 3,300 | 0.4% |
| 6 | Thirumoorthy, K. |  FBL | 3,089 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Arjun Sampath | IND | 2,866 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Noormuhamad, A. | IND | 2,535 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Palanisamy, R. | TDK | 1,464 | 0.2% |
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.
Low turnout (32nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 3.6% · max 32.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
32nd of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
26th of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.2%CPI 43.0%TMC(M) 5.2%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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