· AC 106
Coimbatore East
Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 1996
153,644
Electors
89,906
Votes polled
58.52%
Turnout
47,686
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
V.K. Lakshmanan
Won
Male
|
TMC(M) | 61,860 | 68.81% |
| 2 |
R.S. Velan
Male
|
INC | 14,174 | 15.77% |
| 3 |
K.C. Karunakaran
Male
|
CPM | 8,523 | 9.48% |
| 4 |
N. Soundaraj
Male
|
BJP | 3,500 | 3.89% |
| 5 |
K.B. Balan
Male
|
IND | 332 | 0.37% |
| 6 |
Venugopal
Male
|
ICS | 282 | 0.31% |
| 7 |
M. Guruswamy
Male
|
ATMK | 248 | 0.28% |
| 8 |
S. Sounderrajan
Male
|
IND | 179 | 0.20% |
| 9 |
C.N. Ravishankar
Male
|
SHS | 126 | 0.14% |
| 10 |
P. Rajendran
Male
|
IND | 91 | 0.10% |
| 11 |
G. Krishnamoorthy
Male
|
IND | 73 | 0.08% |
| 12 |
Rajeev Mathur
Male
|
IND | 69 | 0.08% |
| 13 |
B. Bhuvanendran
Male
|
IND | 67 | 0.07% |
| 14 |
I. Yesudass
Male
|
IND | 66 | 0.07% |
| 15 |
R. Gopal
Male
|
IND | 63 | 0.07% |
| 16 |
K. Jayaraj
Male
|
IND | 52 | 0.06% |
| 17 |
Chelladurai, P
Male
|
IND | 44 | 0.05% |
| 18 |
B. Sadanandan
Male
|
IND | 39 | 0.04% |
| 19 |
M. Mani
Male
|
IND | 37 | 0.04% |
| 20 |
K. Mantharachalam
Male
|
IND | 30 | 0.03% |
| 21 |
V. Ramakirushnan
Male
|
IND | 27 | 0.03% |
| 22 |
M. Radhakrishnan
Male
|
IND | 24 | 0.03% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Coimbatore East Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |
Pongalur Palanisamy.N
Male
DMK
|
— |
Gopalakrishnan.V
Male
AIADMK
|
— |
| 2001 |
Lakshmanan V.K
Male
TMC(M)
|
50.08% |
Nanjappan N.R
Male
BJP
|
46.19% |
| 1996 |
V.K. Lakshmanan
Male
TMC(M)
|
68.81% |
R.S. Velan
Male
INC
|
15.77% |
| 1991 |
Lakshmanan V.K
Male
INC
|
55.56% |
Karunakaran K.C
Male
CPM
|
34.64% |
| 1989 |
Ramani, K
Male
CPM
|
39.31% |
Ramakrishnan, E
Male
INC
|
30.77% |
| 1984 |
Ramani K
Male
CPM
|
48.14% |
Kovai Thambi
Male
ADK
|
46.89% |
| 1980 |
Ramani, K
Male
CPM
|
45.39% |
Ganga Nair
Female
INC(I)
|
45.21% |
| 1977 |
K. Ramani
Male
CPM
|
30.54% |
K. Aranganathan
Male
DMK
|
27.58% |
| 1971 |
K. Rangana Than
Male
DMK
|
46.71% |
A. Devaraj
Male
NCO
|
41.42% |
| 1967 |
M. Bhupathy
Male
CPM
|
50.81% |
G.R. Damodaran
Male
INC
|
42.15% |