V. Sampathkumar of TVK won the Coimbatore (North) Assembly constituency (Coimbatore district, Kongu (West)) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 40.91% of 226,109 votes cast. The winning margin over Durai. Senthamil Selvan B.E (DMK) was 21,992 votes, or 9.73 percentage points. The seat flipped from ADMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
40.91%
Winner vote share
21,992
Margin (9.73%)
ADMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Coimbatore (North) 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. Sampathkumar Winner | TVK | 92,500 | 40.91% |
| 2 | Durai. Senthamil Selvan B.E 2nd | DMK | 70,508 | 31.18% |
| 3 | Vanathi Srinivasan | BJP | 49,722 | 21.99% |
| 4 | Narmadha. G. | NTK | 9,036 | 4.0% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 1,020 | 0.45% |
| 6 | P. Krishnasamy | Bahujan Samaj Party | 383 | 0.17% |
| 7 | A.K. Senthamizh Selvan | IND | 351 | 0.16% |
| 8 | K. Udhayakumar | Thamizhaka Padaippalar Makkal Katchi | 327 | 0.14% |
| 9 | R. Sampath Kumar | IND | 310 | 0.14% |
| 10 | Balu. P.M. | IND | 276 | 0.12% |
| 11 | Palanikumar. V. | IND | 152 | 0.07% |
| 12 | S. Sampathkumar | IND | 134 | 0.06% |
| 13 | S. Senthilkumar | Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi | 121 | 0.05% |
| 14 | P. Saravanan | IND | 121 | 0.05% |
| 15 | V. Krishnan | IND | 118 | 0.05% |
| 16 | K. Raghul Gandhi | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 112 | 0.05% |
| 17 | G.D. Krishnakumar | IND | 104 | 0.05% |
| 18 | Rajasekaran. B. | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 96 | 0.04% |
| 19 | Ravi. V | IND | 95 | 0.04% |
| 20 | R. Manian | IND | 89 | 0.04% |
| 21 | S. Dhana Raj | IND | 87 | 0.04% |
| 22 | S. Meenakshi Sundaram | Tamizhaga Murpokku Makkal Katchi | 75 | 0.03% |
| 23 | K. Sampath Kumar | IND | 71 | 0.03% |
| 24 | V. Lingaraja | IND | 65 | 0.03% |
| 25 | R. Sethuragunathan | IND | 60 | 0.03% |
| 26 | R. Sathish Kumar | IND | 54 | 0.02% |
| 27 | A. Marimuthu | IND | 54 | 0.02% |
| 28 | G. Rajkumar | IND | 42 | 0.02% |
| 29 | A. Ramesh | IND | 26 | 0.01% |
How Coimbatore (North) compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | AMMAN K.ARJUNAN | ADMK | 40.16% |
| 2026 | V. SAMPATHKUMAR | TVK | 40.91% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of +0.75 percentage points in the winning vote share.
This page is part of the full Tamil Nadu 2026 election results set. Explore every seat, party efficiency, regional swing and demographics in the TN 2026 Explorer. For the wider story, see TVK’s debut mapped, the incumbents who lost, and how DMK collapsed.