Coimbatore (Lok Sabha constituency)

Coimbatore (Lok Sabha constituency)

Coimbatore constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Existence 2009-present
Current MP A.P. Nagarajan
Party ADMK
Elected Year 2014 Election
State Tamil Nadu
Total Electors 1,163,781[1]
Most Successful Party Indian National Congress (6 times)
Assembly Constituencies Coimbatore North, Coimbatore South, Kaundampalayam, Singanallur, Sulur, Palladam

Coimbatore is a Lok Sabha constituency in western Tamil Nadu.

Assembly segments

Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Coimbatore North, Coimbatore South, Kaundampalayam, Singanallur, Sulur, Palladam. Before delimitation in 2009, it consisted of the following constituencies: Singanallur, Coimbatore West, Coimbatore East, Perur, Palladam and Tiruppur[2]

Members of the Parliament

Lok SabhaDurationName of M.P.Party Affiliation
First1952T. A. Ramalingam ChettiarIndian National Congress
First1952-57N. M. LingamIndian National Congress
Second1957-62Parvathi KrishnanCommunist Party of India
Third1962-67P. R. RamakrishnanIndian National Congress
Fourth1967-71K. RamaniCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Fifth1971-73K. BaladhandayuthamCommunist Party of India
Fifth1974-77Parvathi KrishnanCommunist Party of India
Sixth1977-80Parvathi KrishnanCommunist Party of India
Seventh1980-84Era MohanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eighth1984-89C. K. KuppuswamyIndian National Congress
Ninth1989-91C. K. KuppuswamyIndian National Congress
Tenth1991-96C. K. KuppuswamyIndian National Congress
Eleventh1996-98M. RamanathanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Twelfth1998-99C. P. RadhakrishnanBharatiya Janata Party
Thirteenth1999-04C. P. RadhakrishnanBharatiya Janata Party
Fourteenth2004-2009K. SubbarayanCommunist Party of India
Fifteenth2009-2014P. R. NatarajanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Sixteenth2014-IncumbentA.P. NagarajanAnna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

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General Election, 2004: Coimbatore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI K. Subbarayan 504,981 57.43 +14.41
BJP C. P. Radhakrishnan 340,476 38.72 -10.48
Independent Vellingiri. S 11,562 1.31 n/a
Turnout 879,335 55.51 -0.12
CPI gain from BJP Swing +14.41
Indian general elections, 2014: Coimbatore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK A.P. Nagarajan 431,717
BJP C. P. Radhakrishnan 389,701
DMK K.Ganesh Kumar 217,083

See also

References

  1. ↑ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
  2. ↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies". Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-11.