#TamilnaduElections2016: Constituencies at a glance

The Coimbatore district was one of the 13 districts of then Madras State formed in 1956. The sex ratio of Coimbatore is 1,000 and the literacy rate recorded in the district is 83.98 per cent as per 2011 Census, both numbers standing better than national and state’s ratios. Coimbatore is the third largest district in the state, after Erode and Kancheepuram in terms of area. 

As for as SC population, Karamadai and Annur stand top with 26,320 and 25,865. In the 2011 Assembly election, Coimbatore South constituency witnessed 14 candidates as maximum and minimum (6) was recorded in Valparai (SC) constituency (6). Valparai is the only reserved constituency for SC among the district’s 10 constituencies. 

Total No of voters: 2,00,261 

Votes polled: 1,43,294

Polling percentage: 71.59% 

Winner: Doraiswamy R (a) Challenger Dorai (AIADMK)

Runner-up: Pongalur Palanisamy N (DMK)

Margin: 27,796 votes

The erstwhile Coimbatore East constituency was reorganised and renamed as Coimbatore South Assembly Segment in 2008. The constituency will witness VVPAT (Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail) facility in EVMs during 2016 elections. K Ramani of CPM won here consecutively four times from 1977 to 1989. Winning parties: AIADMK (2011), DMK (2006), TMC (2001), TMC (1996), INC (1991) and CPM (1989, 1984, 1980 and 1977).

Total No of voters: 2,30,350 

Votes polled: 1,58,903

Polling percentage: 69.09% 

Winner: Chinnasamy R (AIADMK)

Runner-up: Mayura S Jayakumar (INC)

Margin: 34,326 votes

R Chinnasamy of AIADMK is a two-time MLA for consecutive times in 2006 and 2011. Praja Socialist Party legislators have won here twice in 1967 and 1971 elections. Winning parties: AIADMK (2011), AIADMK (2006), CPM (2001), DMK (1996), ADK (1991), DMK (1989) and JNP (1984).

Total No of voters: 2,14,627 

Votes polled: 1,67,567

Polling percentage: 78.14% 

Winner: Damodaran S (AIADMK)

Runner-up: M Kannappan (DMK) 

Margin: 30,266 votes

KV Kandasamy and Damodharan of AIADMK consecutively won here three times each. AIADMK had won here seven times out of 11 elections. Winning parties: AIADMK (2011), AIADMK (2006), ADMK (2001), DMK (1996), ADK (1991), DMK (1989) and ADK (1984, 1980 and 1977).

Total No of voters: 1,77,052 

Votes polled: 1,41,747

Polling percentage: 80.10% 

Winner: Muthukaruppannasamy MK (AIADMK)

Runner-up: Nithyanandhan K (KNMK)

Margin: 30,308 votes

MV Rathinam, VP Chandrasekar and V Jayaraman of ADK were elected twice from the constituency. APS Goundar of DMK won from here twice and INC’s N Mahalingam thrice. An AIADMK fort with eight wins in nine elections. Winning parties: AIADMK (2011), AIADMK (2006), ADMK (2001), DMK (1996), ADK (1991) and ADK (1989 and 1984).

Total no of voters: 1,62,159 

Votes polled: 1,24,440

Polling percentage: 76.76% 

Winner: Arumugham M (CPI)

Runner-up: Kovaithangam (INC) 

Margin: 3,421 votes

Kovai Thangam was elected in 2001 as TMC candidate and in 2006 as Congress candidate. The constituency elected different party candidates in each election, CPI, DMK, ADMK, TMC and INC. Winning parties: CPI (2011), INC (2006), TMC (2001), DMK (1996), ADK (1991), ADK (1989), INC (1984) and CPI (1980).