Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2026

Coimbatore

Assembly constituency 118 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#118 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants28

ElectorsNot recorded

Votes polled2,26,109

Turnout75.8%

NOTA1,020

WinnerV. SampathkumarTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam92,50040.9% of votes

MARGIN21,992 votes · 9.7 pp92,500 − 70,508

Runner-upDurai. Senthamil Selvan B.E Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam70,50831.2% of votes

TVK 56.7% of top-two votesDMK 43.3%

All candidates 28

01 V. SampathkumarTVK92,500 40.9%
02 Durai. Senthamil Selvan B.EDMK70,508 31.2%
03 Vanathi SrinivasanBJP49,722 22.0%
04 Narmadha. G.NTK9,036 4.0%
05 P. KrishnasamyBSP383 0.2%
06 A.K. Senthamizh SelvanIND351 0.2%
07 K. UdhayakumarTPMK327 0.1%
08 R. Sampath KumarIND310 0.1%
09 Balu. P.M.IND276 0.1%
10 Palanikumar. V.IND152 0.1%
11 S. SampathkumarIND134 0.1%
12 S. SenthilkumarSMNK121 0.1%
13 P. SaravananIND121 0.1%
14 V. KrishnanIND118 0.1%
15 K. Raghul GandhiAIPTM112 0.1%
16 G.D. KrishnakumarIND104 0.1%
17 Rajasekaran. B.TVK96 0.0%
18 Ravi. VIND95 0.0%
19 R. ManianIND89 0.0%
20 S. Dhana RajIND87 0.0%
21 S. Meenakshi SundaramTMMK75 0.0%
22 K. Sampath KumarIND71 0.0%
23 V. LingarajaIND65 0.0%
24 R. SethuragunathanIND60 0.0%
25 R. Sathish KumarIND54 0.0%
26 A. MarimuthuIND54 0.0%
27 G. RajkumarIND42 0.0%
28 A. RameshIND26 0.0%

Turnout 75.8%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
NOTAcounted within the total1,020
State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
ReconciliationΣ 28 candidates = 2,25,089Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

2026
9.7 pp
V. SampathkumarTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
2021
2.0 pp
Amman K.ArjunanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
4.2 pp
Arun Kumar P.R.G.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011
25.8 pp
Malaravan T.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006
2.6 pp
Palanisami.R.MIndian National Congress
2001
25.4 pp
Ramasami P.C.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996
33.4 pp
Subbulakshmi JegadeesanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991
28.1 pp
Kavinilavu DharmarajAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989
12.0 pp
Ganesamoorthy, A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984
14.4 pp
S.BalakrishnanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
18.1 pp
Balakrishnan, S.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977
26.5 pp
SubbalakshmiAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971
12.7 pp
N. K. PalanisamyCommunist Party of India
1970
16.1 pp
S.R.ChenniappanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967
4.5 pp
S. BalasubramanianSikkim Sangram Parishad
1962
12.4 pp
P. K. R. Lakshmi KanthamIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 33.4 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed BJP polled 49,722 votes, 2.3× the 21,992-vote margin.
49,722 ÷ 21,992 = 2.3
The top two polled 72.1% of votes; the other 26 candidates 27.5% between them.
(92,500 + 70,508) ÷ 2,26,109 = 72.1% · 62,081 ÷ 2,26,109 = 27.5%
Turnout of 75.8% was 10.8 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).
75.8 − 86.6 = −10.8
The margin widened from 2.0 pp in 2021 to 9.7 pp.
9.7 − 2.0 = +7.7 pp
The seat changed hands: AIADMK in 2021, TVK in 2026.
2021 AIADMK · 2026 TVK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 28 candidate lines2,25,089
NOTAcounted within the total1,020
Published totalVotes polled2,26,109
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

Candidates28 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