Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency

Parliamentary Constituency in Tamil Nadu, India

Coimbatore

Lok Sabha constituency

Coimbatore constituency, post-2008 delimitation

Constituency details
Country| India
Region| South India
State| Tamil Nadu
Assembly constituencies| Palladam
Sulur
Kavundampalayam
Coimbatore (North)
Coimbatore (South)
Singanallur
Established| 2009
Total electors| 21,04,577 [1]
Reservation| None
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent

P. R. Natarajan

Party|  CPI(M)
Elected year| 2019

Coimbatore is a Lok Sabha constituency in western Tamil Nadu, India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 20 of 39. It is the Second largest city of Tamil Nadu and the district headquarters of the Coimbatore district. This Coimbatore Lokh Saba Constituency having third largest Number of Voters after Sriperumbudur and Chennai South

## Assembly segments[edit]

From 2009

Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:

#  | Name  | District  | Member  | Reserved for (SC/ST/None)  | Party

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115  | Palladam | Tiruppur | M. S. M. Anandan | General  |  | ADMK
116  | Sulur | Coimbatore | V. P. Kandasamy | General  |  | ADMK
117  | Kavundampalayam | P. R. G. Arunkumar | General  |  | ADMK
118  | Coimbatore North | Amman K. Arjunan | General  |  | ADMK
120  | Coimbatore South | Vanathi Srinivasan | General  |  | BJP
121  | Singanallur | K. R. Jayaram | General  |  | ADMK

Before delimitation in 2009, it consisted of the following constituencies:[2]

1. Coimbatore West
2. Coimbatore East
3. Perur
4. Singanallur
5. Palladam
6. Tiruppur

## Members of the Parliament[edit]

Year  | Member[3] | Party

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1952 | T. A. Ramalingam Chettiar |  | Indian National Congress
1952^  | N. M. Lingam
1957 | Parvathi Krishnan |  | Communist Party of India
1962 | P. R. Ramakrishnan  |  | Indian National Congress
1967 | K. Ramani |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1971 | K. Baladhandayutham |  | Communist Party of India
1974^  | Parvathi Krishnan
1977
1980 | Era Mohan  |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 | C. K. Kuppuswamy |  | Indian National Congress
1989
1991
1996 | M. Ramanathan |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1998 | C. P. Radhakrishnan |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
1999
2004 | K. Subbarayan |  | Communist Party of India
2009 | P. R. Natarajan |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2014 | P. Nagarajan |  | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019 | P. R. Natarajan |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)

^ By Poll

## Election results[edit]

Vote share of Winning candidates

|  |
2019 |

| 45.85%
2014 |

| 37.24%
2009 |

| 35.64%
2004 |

| 57.46%
1999 |

| 49.21%
1998 |

| 55.85%
1996 |

| 56.79%
1991 |

| 58.67%
1989 |

| 56.68%
1984 |

| 57.77%
1980 |

| 54.29%
1977 |

| 52.06%
1971 |

| 53.05%
1967 |

| 57.93%
1962 |

| 39.06%
1957 |

| 47.76%

### General Elections 2024[edit]

2024 Indian general election : Coimbatore Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DMK | Ganapathi P. Raj Kumar |  |  |
| AIADMK | Singai G. Ramachandran |  |  |
| NTK | Kalamani  |  |  |
| BJP | K Annamalai  |  |  |
Margin of victory  |  |  | \-
Turnout |  |  |
Registered electors |  |  |
| gain from  | Swing |  |

### General Elections 2019[edit]

2019 Indian general election : Coimbatore  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| CPI(M) | P. R. Natarajan | 571,150  | 45.85  | +42.90
| BJP | C. P. Radhakrishnan | 3,92,007  | 31.47  | -2.15%
| MNM | R. Mahendran  | 1,45,104  | 11.65  |
| NTK | S. Kalyana Sundaram  | 60,519  | 4.86  |
| Independent | N. R. Appathurai  | 38,061  | 3.06  |
| NOTA | None of the above  | 23,190  | 1.86  | 0.36
Margin of victory  | 1,79,143  | 14.38  | 10.76
Turnout | 12,45,644  | 63.86  | -3.80
Registered electors | 19,58,904  |  | 13.88
| CPI(M) gain from AIADMK | Swing | 8.6  |

### General Elections 2014[edit]

2014 Indian general election : Coimbatore  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AIADMK | P. Nagarajan | 431,717  | 37.24%  |
| BJP | C. P. Radhakrishnan | 3,89,701  | 33.62%  | 29.01%
| DMK | K. Ganeshkumar  | 2,17,083  | 18.73%  |
| INC | R. Prabhu | 56,962  | 4.91%  | -26.03%
| CPI(M) | P. R. Natarajan | 34,197  | 2.95%  | -32.69%
| NOTA | None of the above  | 17,428  | 1.50%  |
| AAP | Pon. Chandran  | 6,680  | 0.58%  |
Margin of victory  | 42,016  | 3.62%  | -1.08%
Turnout | 11,59,192  | 68.40%  | -3.29%
Registered electors | 17,20,221  |  | 47.81%
| AIADMK gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 1.60%  |

### General Elections 2009[edit]

2009 Indian general election : Coimbatore  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| CPI(M) | P. R. Natarajan | 293,165  | 35.64%  |
| INC | R. Prabhu | 2,54,501  | 30.94%  |
| KNMK | E. R. Eswaran  | 1,28,070  | 15.57%  |
| DMDK | R. Pandian  | 73,188  | 8.90%  |
| BJP | G. K. S. Selvakumar  | 37,909  | 4.61%  | -34.13%
Margin of victory  | 38,664  | 4.70%  | -14.02%
Turnout | 8,22,566  | 70.81%  | 15.20%
Registered electors | 11,63,781  |  | -26.54%
| CPI(M) gain from CPI | Swing | -21.82%  |

### General Elections 2004[edit]

2004 Indian general election : Coimbatore  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| CPI | K. Subbarayan | 504,981  | 57.46%  |
| BJP | C. P. Radhakrishnan | 3,40,476  | 38.74%  | -10.47%
| Independent | S. Vellingiri  | 11,562  | 1.32%  |
| BSP | A. Noor Muhamad  | 4,484  | 0.51%  |
| SHS | Moogambikai Mani  | 4,437  | 0.50%  |
Margin of victory  | 1,64,505  | 18.72%  | 12.53%
Turnout | 8,78,866  | 55.51%  | -0.15%
Registered electors | 15,84,223  |  | 0.81%
| CPI gain from BJP | Swing | 8.25%  |

### General Elections 1999[edit]

1999 Indian general election : Coimbatore  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | C. P. Radhakrishnan | 430,068  | 49.21%  | 43.91%
| CPI | R. Nallakannu | 3,75,991  | 43.02%  |
| TMC(M) | S. R. Balasubramonian  | 45,205  | 5.17%  |
| Independent | R. Lakshmana Narayanan  | 9,502  | 1.09%  |
Margin of victory  | 54,077  | 6.19%  | -11.80%
Turnout | 8,74,020  | 55.63%  | -8.77%
Registered electors | 15,71,475  |  | 5.09%
| BJP hold | Swing | -7.59%  |

### General Elections 1998[edit]

1998 Indian general election : Coimbatore  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | C. P. Radhakrishnan | 449,269  | 55.85%  |
| DMK | K. R. Subbian  | 3,04,593  | 37.86%  |
| INC | R. Krishnan  | 40,739  | 5.06%  |
| BSP | S. T. Kalyanasundaram  | 4,596  | 0.57%  |
Margin of victory  | 1,44,676  | 17.98%  | -14.19%
Turnout | 8,04,485  | 55.28%  | -9.12%
Registered electors | 14,95,356  |  | 13.53%
| BJP gain from DMK | Swing | -0.95%  |

### General Elections 1996[edit]

1996 Indian general election : Coimbatore  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DMK | M. Ramanathan | 463,807  | 56.79%  |
| INC | C. K. Kuppuswamy | 2,01,020  | 24.61%  | -34.05%
| CPI(M) | P. R. Natarajan | 85,355  | 10.45%  | -21.52%
| BJP | K. S. Natarajan  | 43,289  | 5.30%  | -1.48%
Margin of victory  | 2,62,787  | 32.18%  | 5.48%
Turnout | 8,16,665  | 64.40%  | 3.54%
Registered electors | 13,17,120  |  | 11.71%
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | -1.88%  |

### General Elections 1991[edit]

1991 Indian general election : Coimbatore  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | C. K. Kuppuswamy | 408,891  | 58.67%  | 1.99%
| CPI(M) | K. Ramani | 2,22,827  | 31.97%  | -6.10%
| BJP | V. Narayanan  | 47,267  | 6.78%  | 3.44%
| IUML | A. Abeeb Rahman  | 3,381  | 0.49%  |
Margin of victory  | 1,86,064  | 26.70%  | 8.09%
Turnout | 6,96,942  | 60.86%  | -4.09%
Registered electors | 11,79,032  |  | 0.44%
| INC hold | Swing | 1.99%  |

### General Elections 1989[edit]

1989 Indian general election : Coimbatore  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | C. K. Kuppuswamy | 426,721  | 56.68%  | -1.10%
| CPI(M) | R. Umanath  | 2,86,653  | 38.07%  | -3.04%
| BJP | V. Narayanan  | 25,132  | 3.34%  |
Margin of victory  | 1,40,068  | 18.60%  | 1.94%
Turnout | 7,52,918  | 64.95%  | -6.37%
Registered electors | 11,73,906  |  | 30.03%
| INC hold | Swing | -1.10%  |

### General Elections 1984[edit]

1984 Indian general election : Coimbatore  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | C. A. Balakrishnan  | 355,525  | 57.77%  |
| CPI(M) | R. Umanath  | 2,53,006  | 41.11%  |
| Independent | J. Stephen  | 6,834  | 1.11%  |
Margin of victory  | 1,02,519  | 16.66%  | 5.66%
Turnout | 6,15,365  | 71.32%  | 5.25%
Registered electors | 9,02,773  |  | 14.96%
| INC gain from DMK | Swing | 3.48%  |

### General Elections 1980[edit]

1980 Indian general election : Coimbatore  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DMK | R. Ram Mohan Alias Era Mohan  | 276,975  | 54.29%  |
| CPI | Parvathi Krishnan | 2,20,866  | 43.29%  |
| INC(U) | K. Ramalingam  | 4,219  | 0.83%  |
| Independent | B. Rajan Alias Rajagopal  | 3,166  | 0.62%  |
Margin of victory  | 56,109  | 11.00%  | 6.88%
Turnout | 5,10,166  | 66.06%  | -4.33%
Registered electors | 7,85,260  |  | 5.65%
| DMK gain from CPI | Swing | 2.23%  |

### General Elections 1977[edit]

1977 Indian general election : Coimbatore  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| CPI | Parvathi Krishnan | 267,424  | 52.06%  |
| INC(O) | K. C. Palanisamy | 2,46,246  | 47.94%  |
Margin of victory  | 21,178  | 4.12%  | -14.90%
Turnout | 5,13,670  | 70.39%  | 2.91%
Registered electors | 7,43,258  |  | 17.68%
| CPI hold | Swing | -0.98%  |

### General Elections 1971[edit]

1971 Indian general election : Coimbatore  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| CPI | K. Baladhandayutham | 214,824  | 53.05%  |
| INC(O) | Ramaswamy  | 1,37,771  | 34.02%  |
| CPI(M) | K. Ramani | 52,388  | 12.94%  |
Margin of victory  | 77,053  | 19.03%  | 3.17%
Turnout | 4,04,983  | 67.48%  | -8.69%
Registered electors | 6,31,568  |  | 12.56%
| CPI gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -4.88%  |

### General Elections 1967[edit]

1967 Indian general election : Coimbatore  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| CPI(M) | K. Ramani | 240,856  | 57.93%  |
| INC | N. Mahalingam  | 1,74,935  | 42.07%  | 3.01%
Margin of victory  | 65,921  | 15.85%  | 4.85%
Turnout | 4,15,791  | 76.18%  | -1.90%
Registered electors | 5,61,096  |  | 10.05%
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 18.87%  |

### General Elections 1962[edit]

1962 Indian general election : Coimbatore  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | P. R. Ramakrishnan  | 151,019  | 39.06%  | -2.21%
| CPI | Parvathi Krishnan | 1,08,458  | 28.05%  |
| SWA | K. Sundaram  | 74,932  | 19.38%  |
| DMK | Somasundaram  | 41,724  | 10.79%  |
| Socialist Labour Party (India) | V. N. Arunachyalam  | 7,516  | 1.94%  |
| Independent | S. Arumugham  | 2,977  | 0.77%  |
Margin of victory  | 42,561  | 11.01%  | 4.52%
Turnout | 3,86,626  | 78.08%  | 28.06%
Registered electors | 5,09,869  |  | 10.29%
| INC gain from CPI | Swing | -8.70%  |

### General Elections 1957[edit]

1957 Indian general election : Coimbatore  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| CPI | Parvathi Krishnan | 110,454  | 47.76%  |
| INC | P. S. Rangasami  | 95,442  | 41.27%  |
| Independent | Palanisami  | 25,349  | 10.96%  |
Margin of victory  | 15,012  | 6.49%  |
Turnout | 2,31,245  | 50.02%  | 50.02%
Registered electors | 4,62,294  |  | 33.45%
| CPI gain from INC | Swing |  |

### General Elections 1951[edit]

1951–52 Indian general election : Coimbatore  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | T. A. Ramalingam | Unopposed
Margin of victory  |  |  |
Turnout | 0  | 0.00%  |
Registered electors | 3,46,405  |  | 0.00%
| INC win (new seat)

## See also[edit]

* Coimbatore
* Coimbatore East Assembly constituency
* Coimbatore West Assembly constituency
* List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha

## References[edit]

1. ^ Constituency(PC) wise summary table Archived 11 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
3. ^ "Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 -Coimbatore Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name". www.elections.in.

* "Statistical reports of Lok Sabha elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

## External links[edit]

* Coimbatore lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule

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List of Lok Sabha constituencies and incumbent members of Tamil Nadu

Total: 39 Lok Sabha constituencies

| Tiruvallur|

K. Jayakumar (INC)

|

Chennai North|

Kalanidhi Veeraswamy (DMK)

Chennai South|

T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian (DMK)

Chennai Central|

Dayanidhi Maran (DMK)

Sriperumbudur|

T. R. Baalu (DMK)

Kancheepuram|

G. Selvam (DMK)

Arakkonam|

S. Jagathrakshakan (DMK)

Vellore|

D. M. Kathir Anand (DMK)

Krishnagiri|

A. Chellakumar (INC)

Dharmapuri|

D. N. V. S. Senthilkumar (DMK)

Tiruvannamalai|

C. N. Annadurai (DMK)

Arani|

M. K. Vishnu Prasad (INC)

Viluppuram|

D. Ravikumar (DMK)

| Kallakurichi|

Pon. Gautham Sigamani (DMK)

|

Salem|

S. R. Parthiban (DMK)

Namakkal|

A. K. P. Chinraj (DMK)

Erode|

A. Ganeshamurthi (DMK)

Tiruppur|

K. Subbarayan (CPI)

Nilgiris|

A. Raja (DMK)

Coimbatore|

P. R. Natarajan (CPI(M))

Pollachi|

K. Shanmuga Sundaram (DMK)

Dindigul|

P. Velusamy (DMK)

Karur|

S. Jothimani (INC)

Tiruchirappalli|

Su. Thirunavukkarasar (INC)

Perambalur|

T. R. Paarivendhar (DMK)

Cuddalore|

T. R. V. S. Ramesh (DMK)

| Chidambaram|

Thol. Thirumavalavan (VCK)

|

Mayiladuthurai|

S. Ramalingam (DMK)

Nagapattinam|

M. Selvaraj (CPI)

Thanjavur|

S. S. Palanimanickam (DMK)

Sivaganga|

Karti P. Chidambaram (INC)

Madurai|

S. Venkatesan (CPI(M))

Theni|

P. Ravindhranath (IND)

Virudhunagar|

B. Manickam Tagore (INC)

Ramanathapuram|

K. Navas Kani (IUML)

Thoothukkudi|

Kanimozhi Karunanidhi (DMK)

Tenkasi|

Dhanush M. Kumar (DMK)

Tirunelveli|

S. Gnanathiraviam (DMK)

Kanniyakumari|

Vijayakumar (a) Vijay Vasanth (INC)

Defunct constituencies

* Aruppukottai
* Chengleput
* Dharapuram
* Gobichettipalayam
* Kovilpatti
* Kumbakonam
* Madras
* Mayuram
* Melur
* Mettur
* Nagercoil
* Palani
* Periyakulam
* Rasipuram
* Sankaranainarkoil
* Sivakasi
* Srivaikuntam
* Srivilliputtur
* Tindivanam
* Tiruchendur
* Tiruchengode
* Tirukoilur
* Tiruppattur
* Tiruttani
* Vandavasi

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