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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 120 · 2026
Coimbatore (South)
Winner — 2026
V SENTHILBALAJI
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 38.1%TVK 36.7%30 others 25.2%
Votes
59,724
38.2% share
Winning margin
2,271
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
31
Turnout
83.0%
of 1,88,912
Coimbatore (South) was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 2,271 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
5 of 31 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
32 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V SENTHILBALAJI | Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA) | 59,724 | 38.2% |
| 2 | V. SENTHILKUMAR | 57,453 | 36.7% | |
| 3 | AMMAN K.ARJUNAN | 31,689 | 20.3% | |
| 4 | PERARIVALAN. V | 5,062 | 3.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 759 | 0.5% |
| 6 | J. PRAVEENKUMAR | IND | 170 | 0.1% |
| 7 | GOKULA KRISHNAN.S | TAVK | 158 | 0.1% |
| 8 | M. SENTHILKUMAR | IND | 158 | 0.1% |
| 9 | B. DHANDAPANI | NGPP | 157 | 0.1% |
| 10 | P. PALANIVEL | IND | 154 | 0.1% |
| 11 | K. DINESH KUMAR | IND | 117 | 0.1% |
| 12 | B. YUVARAJ | IND | 105 | 0.1% |
| 13 | V. SENTHILKUMAR | IND | 92 | 0.1% |
| 14 | S. RANGARAJ | IND | 67 | 0.0% |
| 15 | IMTHIYAS | IND | 65 | 0.0% |
| 16 | V. VELMURUGAN | IND | 48 | 0.0% |
| 17 | VENKATACHALAM PARAMASIVAM | IND | 43 | 0.0% |
| 18 | T. MAGIZHAN | IND | 40 | 0.0% |
| 19 | K. RAJAPANDIAN | IND | 40 | 0.0% |
| 20 | L. HAKKIM | IND | 38 | 0.0% |
| 21 | J. SURIYAKUMAR | IND | 37 | 0.0% |
| 22 | G. MAHESHWARAN | MMKA | 36 | 0.0% |
| 23 | P. SANGARARAJ | IND | 36 | 0.0% |
| 24 | M. JOHN BOSCO | IND | 33 | 0.0% |
| 25 | D. VIGNESHWARAN | IND | 32 | 0.0% |
| 26 | K. VIJAYAN | IND | 32 | 0.0% |
| 27 | N. ABILAZAN | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
| 28 | P. MANOJ | IND | 28 | 0.0% |
| 29 | K.S. RAJAGOPAL | IND | 27 | 0.0% |
| 30 | GOPALAKRISHNAN | IND | 24 | 0.0% |
| 31 | P. KATHIRAVAN | IND | 23 | 0.0% |
| 32 | M. RAVICHANDRAN | IND | 21 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (173rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.1% · max 28.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
173rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
172nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
61st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 38.2%TVK 36.7%ADMK 20.3%OTH 4.4%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/31
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.18 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 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Motor Pumps
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.