V Senthilbalaji of DMK won the Coimbatore (South) Assembly constituency (Coimbatore district, Kongu (West)) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 38.16% of 156,499 votes cast. The winning margin over V. Senthilkumar (TVK) was 2,271 votes, or 1.45 percentage points. The seat flipped from BJP to DMK since 2021.
DMK
Winning party
38.16%
Winner vote share
2,271
Margin (1.45%)
BJP → DMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Coimbatore (South) 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V Senthilbalaji Winner | DMK | 59,724 | 38.16% |
| 2 | V. Senthilkumar 2nd | TVK | 57,453 | 36.71% |
| 3 | Amman K.Arjunan | ADMK | 31,689 | 20.25% |
| 4 | Perarivalan. V | NTK | 5,062 | 3.23% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 759 | 0.48% |
| 6 | J. Praveenkumar | IND | 170 | 0.11% |
| 7 | Gokula Krishnan.S | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 158 | 0.1% |
| 8 | M. Senthilkumar | IND | 158 | 0.1% |
| 9 | B. Dhandapani | New Generation People's Party | 157 | 0.1% |
| 10 | P. Palanivel | IND | 154 | 0.1% |
| 11 | K. Dinesh Kumar | IND | 117 | 0.07% |
| 12 | B. Yuvaraj | IND | 105 | 0.07% |
| 13 | V. Senthilkumar | IND | 92 | 0.06% |
| 14 | S. Rangaraj | IND | 67 | 0.04% |
| 15 | Imthiyas | IND | 65 | 0.04% |
| 16 | V. Velmurugan | IND | 48 | 0.03% |
| 17 | Venkatachalam Paramasivam | IND | 43 | 0.03% |
| 18 | T. Magizhan | IND | 40 | 0.03% |
| 19 | K. Rajapandian | IND | 40 | 0.03% |
| 20 | L. Hakkim | IND | 38 | 0.02% |
| 21 | J. Suriyakumar | IND | 37 | 0.02% |
| 22 | G. Maheshwaran | Tamizhaga Murpokku Makkal Katchi | 36 | 0.02% |
| 23 | P. Sangararaj | IND | 36 | 0.02% |
| 24 | M. John Bosco | IND | 33 | 0.02% |
| 25 | D. Vigneshwaran | IND | 32 | 0.02% |
| 26 | K. Vijayan | IND | 32 | 0.02% |
| 27 | N. Abilazan | IND | 31 | 0.02% |
| 28 | P. Manoj | IND | 28 | 0.02% |
| 29 | K.S. Rajagopal | IND | 27 | 0.02% |
| 30 | Gopalakrishnan | IND | 24 | 0.02% |
| 31 | P. Kathiravan | IND | 23 | 0.01% |
| 32 | M. Ravichandran | IND | 21 | 0.01% |
How Coimbatore (South) compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | VANATHI SRINIVASAN | BJP | 34.38% |
| 2026 | V SENTHILBALAJI | DMK | 38.16% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of +3.78 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.