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395. Coimbatore

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Tamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1996

IN-COIMBATORE

DMK 56.8%won by 32.2%INC 24.6%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which now leads by 32.2%.

  • DMK vote shareDMK went from 0.0% to 56.8% of the vote here (+56.8%).
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 81.4% between them, down from 90.6% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 2.9% to 62.0%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
13,17,120
Turnout
62.0%
Valid votes
8,16,665
Margin
2,62,787
32.18%

Candidates

30 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1RAMANATHAN M.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK4,63,80756.8%
  2. 2KUPPUSWAMY C.K.Indian National Congress · INC2,01,02024.6%
  3. 3NATARAJAN P.R.Communist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM85,35510.5%
  4. 4NATARAJAN K.S.Bharatiya Janata Party · BJP43,2895.3%
  5. 5GURUSWAMI SIDDHANATMK · ATMK2,8730.4%
  6. 6CHELLADURAI P.Independent · IND2,6270.3%
  7. 7TAMILSELVAN SIndependent · IND2,3960.3%
  8. 8SUBARAMANIAM .N.Independent · IND2,2700.3%
  9. 9ARUNAN.KI.Shiv Sena · SHS1,2880.2%
  10. 10DURAIRAJ GIndependent · IND1,2450.2%
  11. 11SIVASHANMUGAM SIndependent · IND1,0920.1%
  12. 12NOORMUHAMAD AIndependent · IND9070.1%
  13. 13PALANISAMY SIndependent · IND8560.1%
  14. 14CHINNAPONNU VATHIYAR V.M.Independent · IND6950.1%
  15. 15SAKTHIVEL MIndependent · IND6790.1%
  16. 16NATARAJAN R.THIYAGIIndependent · IND6600.1%
  17. 17SUNDERRAJAN SIndependent · IND5790.1%
  18. 18KARUPPUSAMY.A.Independent · IND5500.1%
  19. 19RAMCHANDRAN .A.Independent · IND5010.1%
  20. 20THANGAVELU RIndependent · IND4910.1%
  21. 21RAMASWAMY OSamajwadi Andolan Party · SAP4650.1%
  22. 22PALANISAMY V.R.RAJUIndependent · IND4590.1%
  23. 23RAMASWAMY MIndependent · IND3920.0%
  24. 24ARUMUGAM C.K.Independent · IND3420.0%
  25. 25JAYABAL A.Independent · IND3390.0%
  26. 26PRABHAKARAN SIndependent · IND3390.0%
  27. 27SHANMUGAM DIndependent · IND3320.0%
  28. 28LOGANATHAN K.Independent · IND3260.0%
  29. 29PONNUSAMY P.K.Independent · IND2650.0%
  30. 30SAMPATH SIndependent · IND2260.0%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
DMKflipped
DMK–INC swing
+90.8%
DMK share
0.0% → 56.8%
INC share
58.7% → 24.6%
Turnout
59.1% → 62.0%
394. Gobichettipalayam396. Pollachi
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