Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2026

Coimbatore

Assembly constituency 120 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#120 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants31

ElectorsNot recorded

Votes polled1,56,499

Turnout82.5%

NOTA759

WinnerV SenthilbalajiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam59,72438.2% of votes

MARGIN2,271 votes · 1.5 pp59,724 − 57,453

Runner-upV. Senthilkumar Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam57,45336.7% of votes

DMK 51.0% of top-two votesTVK 49.0%

All candidates 31

01 V SenthilbalajiDMK59,724 38.2%
02 V. SenthilkumarTVK57,453 36.7%
03 Amman K.ArjunanAIADMK31,689 20.3%
04 Perarivalan. VNTK5,062 3.2%
05 J. PraveenkumarIND170 0.1%
06 Gokula Krishnan.STVK158 0.1%
07 M. SenthilkumarIND158 0.1%
08 B. DhandapaniNGPP157 0.1%
09 P. PalanivelIND154 0.1%
10 K. Dinesh KumarIND117 0.1%
11 B. YuvarajIND105 0.1%
12 V. SenthilkumarIND92 0.1%
13 S. RangarajIND67 0.0%
14 ImthiyasIND65 0.0%
15 V. VelmuruganIND48 0.0%
16 Venkatachalam ParamasivamIND43 0.0%
17 T. MagizhanIND40 0.0%
18 K. RajapandianIND40 0.0%
19 L. HakkimIND38 0.0%
20 J. SuriyakumarIND37 0.0%
21 G. MaheshwaranTMMK36 0.0%
22 P. SangararajIND36 0.0%
23 M. John BoscoIND33 0.0%
24 D. VigneshwaranIND32 0.0%
25 K. VijayanIND32 0.0%
26 N. AbilazanIND31 0.0%
27 P. ManojIND28 0.0%
28 K.S. RajagopalIND27 0.0%
29 GopalakrishnanIND24 0.0%
30 P. KathiravanIND23 0.0%
31 M. RavichandranIND21 0.0%

Turnout 82.5%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
NOTAcounted within the total759
State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
ReconciliationΣ 31 candidates = 1,55,740Verified

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 AIADMK polled 31,689 votes, 14× the 2,271-vote margin.
31,689 ÷ 2,271 = 14.0
The top two polled 74.9% of votes; the other 29 candidates 24.6% between them.
(59,724 + 57,453) ÷ 1,56,499 = 74.9% · 38,563 ÷ 1,56,499 = 24.6%
Turnout of 82.5% was 4.1 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).
82.5 − 86.6 = −4.1
The margin widened from 1.1 pp in 2021 to 1.5 pp.
1.5 − 1.1 = +0.4 pp
The seat changed hands: BJP in 2021, DMK in 2026.
2021 BJP · 2026 DMK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 31 candidate lines1,55,740
NOTAcounted within the total759
Published totalVotes polled1,56,499
Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates31 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database