Coimbatore district · 10 seats · April 2026 election
Coimbatore MLAs and 2026 election results
April 2026 Assembly election: TVK won 6 of Coimbatore's 10 seats; DMK 3, AIADMK 1. By votes: TVK 35.2%, AIADMK 25.8%, DMK 24.0%. The same seats went AIADMK 9, BJP 1 in 2021.
TVK 6 DMK 3 AIADMK 1
Votes counted
23,43,588
Turnout
85.4%
Seats that changed party since 2021
9 of 10
Coimbatore's 10 MLAs, elected April 2026
| AC | Seat | MLA elected | Margin | Runner-up | Turnout | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | Mettuppalayam | Sunilanand TVK | 7,768 | DMK | 86.6% | Booths |
| 116 | Sulur | N. M. Sukumar TVK | 4,790 | AIADMK | 88.9% | Booths |
| 117 | Kavundampalayam | Kanimozhi Santhosh TVK | 42,140 | AIADMK | 86.2% | Booths |
| 118 | Coimbatore (North) | V. Sampathkumar TVK | 21,992 | DMK | 76.1% | Booths |
| 119 | Thondamuthur | S. P. Velumani AIADMK | 14,725 | TVK | 88.1% | Booths |
| 120 | Coimbatore (South) | V. Senthilbalaji DMK | 2,271 | TVK | 82.9% | Booths |
| 121 | Singanallur | K. S. Sri Giri Prasath TVK | 19,139 | INC | 81.9% | Booths |
| 122 | Kinathukadavu | K. Vignesh TVK | 11,710 | DMK | 87.6% | Booths |
| 123 | Pollachi | K. Nithyanandhan DMK | 4,627 | AIADMK | 88.8% | Booths |
| 124 | Valparai (SC) | A. Sudhakar (Kutty) DMK | 9,371 | TVK | 86.6% | Booths |
Coimbatore in numbers
| Measure | Coimbatore | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | 10 | =3rd | 6 |
| Electors | 27,44,472 | 4th | 13,16,624 |
| Turnout | 85.4% | 23rd | 86.5% |
| Women among electors | 51.8% | 4th | 51.1% |
| Median winning margin, votes | 10,540 | 18th | 9,838 |
| Seats that changed party since 2021 | 9 of 10 | 9th | 71% |
| NOTA share of votes | 0.50% | 5th | 0.38% |
| Closest seat | Coimbatore (South), won by 2,271 votes | ||
| Biggest margin | Kavundampalayam, won by 42,140 | ||
Seats that changed party since 2021 (9 of 10)
- Mettuppalayam 2021 AIADMK → 2026 TVK
- Sulur 2021 AIADMK → 2026 TVK
- Kavundampalayam 2021 AIADMK → 2026 TVK
- Coimbatore (North) 2021 AIADMK → 2026 TVK
- Coimbatore (South) 2021 BJP → 2026 DMK
- Singanallur 2021 AIADMK → 2026 TVK
- Kinathukadavu 2021 AIADMK → 2026 TVK
- Pollachi 2021 AIADMK → 2026 DMK
- Valparai 2021 AIADMK → 2026 DMK
What each seat is
- MettuppalayamMettupalayam is the foothill town where the plains end and the Nilgiri ghat road begins.
- SulurSulur sits east of Coimbatore city along the Trichy Road, centred on the Indian Air Force station that gives the town its national footprint.
- KavundampalayamKavundampalayam (AC 117) covers the north-western suburbs of Coimbatore city, a Kongu Vellala Gounder heartland that has urbanised fast as the city has spilled past Mettupalayam Road.
- Coimbatore (North)Coimbatore North is constituency No. 118, drawn in 2008 to cover the city's north-western neighbourhoods between Mettupalayam Road and Thadagam Road.
- ThondamuthurThondamuthur lies west of Coimbatore city, taking in the foothills of the Western Ghats, the Siruvani water catchment area and the rural blocks of Pannimadai and Madhampatti.
- Coimbatore (South)Coimbatore (South) (AC 120) is the urban core of Tamil Nadu's manufacturing capital, the Kongu Nadu power-loom and pump-set city built on the cool, dry plain between the Western Ghats and the Noyyal.
- SinganallurSinganallur is constituency No. 121, covering Coimbatore city's eastern flank along the Noyyal river.
- KinathukadavuKinathukadavu sits south of Coimbatore city on the road to Pollachi, taking in coconut farms, granite quarries and the textile mill belt around Kinathukadavu town and Negamam.
- PollachiPollachi is the coconut and dairy capital of Tamil Nadu, set on the Anaimalai foothills south-west of Coimbatore.
- ValparaiValparai is a Scheduled Caste-reserved hill constituency in Coimbatore district, perched on the Anaimalai range at over 3,500 feet.
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Page updated 2 October 2026
Sources: Election Commission of India, candidate-wise results declared 4 May 2026 (results.eci.gov.in); electors from the Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu; 2021: ECI statistical report, Detailed Results.
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