Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2016

Coimbatore (South)

Assembly constituency 120 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2016

[01]Result · 2016

#120 · GEN

Poll date16 May 2016

Contestants19

Electors2,42,869

Votes polled1,50,202

Turnout61.8%

NOTA3,3311.4% of votes

WinnerArjunan @ Amman Arjunan K.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam59,78839.8% of votes

MARGIN17,419 votes · 11.6 pp59,788 − 42,369

Runner-upMayura Jayakumar S. Indian National Congress42,36928.2% of votes

AIADMK 58.5% of top-two votesINC 41.5%

All candidates 19

01 Arjunan @ Amman Arjunan K.AIADMK59,788 39.8%
02 Mayura Jayakumar S.INC42,369 28.2%
03 Vanathi SrinivasanBJP33,113 22.1%
04 Padmanabhan C.CPI(M)7,248 4.8%
05 Benjamin Franklin P.NTK2,491 1.7%
06 Abuthahir V.MSDPI1,741 1.2%
07 Palanychamy Ki.PMK1,111 0.7%
08 Duraisamy N.IND410 0.3%
09 Thirumurugan D.IND409 0.3%
10 Sheeba K.BSP253 0.2%
11 VadivelKMDK249 0.2%
12 Krishnakumar.RSHS188 0.1%
13 Roshan S.S.S.WPI188 0.1%
14 Babu K.B.NCP183 0.1%
15 Jeevalatha.ATMMK164 0.1%
16 Abdul Salam A.IND98 0.1%
17 Mohanraj K.IND79 0.1%
18 Kumar S.IND62 0.0%
19 Muthukumar B.IND58 0.0%

Turnout 61.8%

Male 1.22 lakh50.1% Female 1.21 lakh49.9%

Share of 2,42,869 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males998
NOTAreported alongside the total3,331 · 1.4%
State median turnoutmedian of 232 seats, 201676.5%
ReconciliationΣ 19 candidates = 1,50,202Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

2026
1.5 pp
V SenthilbalajiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021
1.1 pp
Vanathi SrinivasanBharatiya Janata Party
2016
11.6 pp
Arjunan @ Amman Arjunan K.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011
19.4 pp
Doraiswamy R Alias Challenger DoraiAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006
5.0 pp
Raaja.Nkk.PDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001
13.4 pp
Thennarasu K.S.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996
26.7 pp
N.K.K. PeriasamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991
28.2 pp
Manickam C.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989
13.3 pp
Subbulakshmi JagadesanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984
8.4 pp
S.MuthusamyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
16.6 pp
Muthusamy, S.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977
19.7 pp
S. MuthusamyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971
20.1 pp
A. M. RajaDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967
32.1 pp
A.M. RajaDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1962
12.4 pp
Chinnakaruppa ThevarIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 32.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed BJP polled 33,113 votes, 1.9× the 17,419-vote margin.
33,113 ÷ 17,419 = 1.9
The top two polled 68.0% of votes; the other 17 candidates 32.0% between them.
(59,788 + 42,369) ÷ 1,50,202 = 68.0% · 48,045 ÷ 1,50,202 = 32.0%
Turnout of 61.8% was 14.7 pp below the state's median seat (76.5%).
61.8 − 76.5 = −14.7
The margin narrowed from 19.4 pp in 2011 to 11.6 pp.
11.6 − 19.4 = −7.8 pp
AIADMK held the seat it won in 2011.
2011 AIADMK · 2016 AIADMK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 19 candidate lines1,50,202
NOTAreported alongside the total3,331
Published totalVotes polled1,50,202
Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2016 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates19 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 232 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2016 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database