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Coimbatore Lok Sabha Elections

Coimbatore Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 39 parliamentary constituencies of Tamil Nadu. Coimbatore Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 20) came into existence in 1952.

It consists of six Vidhan Sabha segments.

The constituency is not reserved for any category, which means it falls into the General Category.

Coimbatore is also the second largest city in the state. It is the sixteenth largest urban agglomeration of the country and is situated in the western region of the state.

The electors in the Coimbatore Lok Sabha Constituency will cast their votes on April 18 in the second phase of 2019 Lok Sabha election.

P Nagarajan of the AIADMK is the incumbent Member of Parliament from the Coimbatore Lok Sabha Constituency.

In the 2014 polls, P Nagarajan secured 431717 votes to defeat CP Radhakrishnan of the BJP who secured 389701 votes.

In the 2014 polls, the number of electors here was 1,720,211 out of which 1,176,620 cast their votes.

The voter turnout recorded here was 68.40 %.

For the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the Bharatiya Janata Party-AIADMK alliance candidate CP Radhakrishnan has been renominated from this constituency.

Radhakrishnan, a former MP, was also previously the BJP’s state chief.

Meanwhile, the CPM has fielded PR Natarajan to contest from this seat.

The BSP has declared P Govindan as its candidate from the Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency.

All the 39 parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu will go to polls in the second phase on April 18.

Lok Sabha election 2019 will take place in seven phases across the country – on April 11, April 18, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19.

The results would be declared on May 23.

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Candidates Party Status Votes
Natarajan, P.R CPI(M)

Won

571150
Radhakrishnan, C.P. BJP

Lost

392007
Mahendran, R MNM

Lost

145104
Kalyana Sundaram, S NTK

Lost

60519
Appathurai, N.R IND

Lost

38061
Nota NOTA

Lost

23190
Govindan, P BSP

Lost

4314
Krishnan, V IND

Lost

2916
Kanagasabapathy, G IND

Lost

2727
Radhakrishnan, U IND

Lost

2633
Manikandan, P TIK

Lost

2307
Radhakrishnan, P IND

Lost

1627
Dhanapal, M IND

Lost

1538
Pushpanantham, V IND

Lost

1422
Natarajan, A IND

Lost

1370

Coimbatore News

TN cops arrested over 1,200 for protesting on Babri Masjid demolition

TN cops arrested over 1,200 for protesting on Babri Masjid demolition

About 900 activists of some outfits, led by Hindu Munnani, attempted to stage a demonstration here but police removed and arrested them.

Dec 06, 2017, 19:44 PM IST
Watch: Elephant, calf enter house looking for food. Here's what happens next

Watch: Elephant, calf enter house looking for food. Here's what happens next

In a CCTV footage from Coimbatore's Periyanaickenpalayam, an elephant can be seen entering a house in search of food. The elephant entered the house but soon left without causing any damage.

Dec 02, 2017, 14:58 PM IST
Who killed Ragu? Anger in Tamil Nadu after illegal arch kills techie

Who killed Ragu? Anger in Tamil Nadu after illegal arch kills techie

A 30-year-old software engineer, who was back home in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore from the US to meet a prospective bride, died after he reportedly crashed his boke into a temporary illegal wooden

Nov 28, 2017, 06:22 AM IST

Report on jallikattu violence in another 8 months: Panel

The one-man commission of inquiry probing the violence during the jallikattu (taming of bull) protests in Tamil Nadu, on Thursday said it will submit its report in another eight months.

Nov 16, 2017, 23:58 PM IST

Tamil Nadu: Three get double life term for twin murder

The three also killed Vanitha as she was witness to the murder.

Sep 28, 2017, 17:45 PM IST
Teenager held for sexual assault of cousin in Coimbatore

Teenager held for sexual assault of cousin in Coimbatore

The incident came to light recently, as the girl complained of severe stomach pain and doctors who attended to her revealed that she was five months pregnant, police said.

Sep 20, 2017, 20:10 PM IST

Eleven girls from Madhya Pradesh rescued from Tamil Nadu factories

Police arrested the two persons from this district for allegedly luring the girls, all in the age group of 15 to 17 years.

Sep 15, 2017, 21:52 PM IST

Body of youth who washed away in flash floods retrieved

The body of a 35-year old youth, who was washed away in the flash floods on the outskirts, was retrieved from a bush today, police said.

Sep 09, 2017, 17:03 PM IST
Five killed as bus stand roof collapses in Coimbatore

Five killed as bus stand roof collapses in Coimbatore

In an unfortunate incident, at least nine people were killed when the roof of a bus stand collapsed in Somanur on the outskirts of Coimbatore on Thursday.

Sep 07, 2017, 15:53 PM IST

Cop shifted after allegedly misbehaving with woman SI in Tamil Nadu

An Assistant Commissioner of police here was on Wednesday transferred after a video footage purportedly showing him inappropriately touching a woman sub-inspector went viral on social media.

Sep 07, 2017, 00:38 AM IST

Merger of AIADMK factions won't benefit people: Kanimozhi

The merger of two AIADMK factions would in no way be beneficial to the people of Tamil Nadu, DMK MP and the party's women's wing leader Kanimozhi said on Monday.

Aug 21, 2017, 19:15 PM IST

Tamil Nadu: Two more succumb to dengue in Coimbatore; one dies of swine flu

A four-year-old girl and a middle-aged woman died of dengue and a man allegedly succumbed to swine flu (A1H1) at the government hospital here, hospital sources said on Thursday.

Aug 03, 2017, 17:08 PM IST

Tamil Nadu: Women in village oppose closure of liquor shop in Tirupur

About 50 women of Thaneerpandal village in Tirupur district staged a road roko yesterday, raising slogans against shifting or closing of a liquor outlet in their village.

Jul 07, 2017, 20:57 PM IST

NEET: Tamil Nadu will continue to press Centre for exemption

The government's stand in this regard was clear and it would continue to fight for exemption from NEET for the benefit of the students.

Jun 26, 2017, 20:51 PM IST
Justice CS Karnan seeks bail, Supreme Court says 'go to jail`

Justice CS Karnan seeks bail, Supreme Court says 'go to jail`

Calcutta High Court's former judge Justice CS Karnan was sentenced to six months imprisonment by the Supreme Court in May for contempt.

Jun 21, 2017, 11:43 AM IST
Police knew about CS Karnan's hiding place in Coimbatore for three days

Police knew about CS Karnan's hiding place in Coimbatore for three days

Three police teams from Kolkata were camping in Coimbatore for the past three days and traced former Calcutta High Court judge CS Karnan on the basis of his mobile phone calls.

Jun 21, 2017, 10:20 AM IST
'Untraceable' for over a month, former Calcutta HC judge CS Karnan arrested in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore

'Untraceable' for over a month, former Calcutta HC judge CS Karnan arrested in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore

The West Bengal CID on Tuesday arrested former Calcutta High Court judge Justice CS Karnan, who was sentenced to six months by the Supreme Court in a contempt of court case and was on the run since

Jun 20, 2017, 20:12 PM IST

CPI-M making irresponsible statements without proof: Vanathi Srinivasan

On June 17, some unidentified persons had hurled a petrol bomb at the CPI(M) office in Coimbatore, drawing strong condemnation from opposition parties in the state.  

Jun 20, 2017, 16:51 PM IST

AIADMK loses bag containing cash Rs 50,000 on train

The loss of the bag came to light around 5.30 AM yesterday when AK Selvaraj woke up and found his bag missing, they said.

Jun 18, 2017, 15:12 PM IST
Tamil Nadu: CPI (M) office attacked in Coimbatore, petrol bomb hurdled

Tamil Nadu: CPI (M) office attacked in Coimbatore, petrol bomb hurdled

Unidentified miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at CPI(M) office in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu in the wee hours on Saturday. 

Jun 17, 2017, 10:09 AM IST
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