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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu, India}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = LS
| name = Coimbatore
| map_image = Coimbatore lok sabha constituency.png
| map_caption = Coimbatore constituency, post-2008 delimitation
| established = 2009
| party = {{Party index link|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}
| mp = [[Ganapathi P. Rajkumar]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu|2024]]
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image =
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| assembly_cons = [[Palladam Assembly constituency|Palladam]] [[Sulur Assembly constituency|Sulur]] [[Kavundampalayam Assembly constituency|Kavundampalayam]] [[Coimbatore North Assembly constituency|Coimbatore North]] [[Coimbatore South Assembly constituency|Coimbatore South]] [[Singanallur Assembly constituency|Singanallur]]
| electors = 21,04,577 <ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2014/7%20-%20Constituency(PC)%20wise%20summary%20table.pdf Constituency(PC) wise summary table] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811000000/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf |date=11 August 2014 }}</ref>
}}
'''Coimbatore''' is a Lok Sabha constituency in western [[Tamil Nadu]], India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 20 of 39. It is the second-largest city of Tamil Nadu and the district headquarters of the Coimbatore district. This Coimbatore Lok Saba Constituency having third largest number of voters after [[Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency|Sriperumbudur]] and [[Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency|Chennai South]].

==Assembly segments==

=== 2009-present ===
{| class="wikitable"
! width="50px" style="font-size:75%" |Constituency number
! width="200px" |Name
! width="100px" style="font-size:75%" |Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
! width="150px" |District
! colspan="2"|Party
! colspan="2"|2024 Lead
|-
|115
|[[Palladam Assembly constituency|Palladam]]
|None
|[[Tiruppur district|Tiruppur]]
|{{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=4}}
|{{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=7}}
|-
|116
|[[Sulur Assembly constituency|Sulur]]
|None
|rowspan="6" |[[Coimbatore district|Coimbatore]]
|-
|117
|[[Kavundampalayam Assembly constituency|Kavundampalayam]]
|None
|-
|118
|[[Coimbatore North Assembly constituency|Coimbatore North]]
|None
|-
|120
|[[Coimbatore South Assembly constituency|Coimbatore South]]
|None
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|121
|[[Singanallur Assembly constituency|Singanallur]]
|None
|{{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
|}

Before delimitation in 2009, it consisted of the following constituencies:<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|title=List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
|access-date=2008-10-11
|work=Tamil Nadu
|publisher=Election Commission of India
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031131000/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|archive-date=31 October 2008
|df=dmy
}}</ref>
# [[Coimbatore West Assembly constituency|Coimbatore West]] (defunct)
# [[Coimbatore East Assembly constituency|Coimbatore East]] (defunct)
# [[Perur Assembly constituency|Perur]] (defunct)
# [[Singanallur Assembly constituency|Singanallur]]
# [[Palladam Assembly constituency|Palladam]]
# [[Tiruppur Assembly constituency|Tiruppur]] (defunct)

==Members of the Parliament==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Member<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 -Coimbatore Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name |url=https://www.elections.in/tamil-nadu/parliamentary-constituencies/coimbatore.html |access-date= |website=www.elections.in |archive-date=21 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221091914/https://www.elections.in/tamil-nadu/parliamentary-constituencies/coimbatore.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|[[1951–52 Indian general election|1952]]
|[[T. A. Ramalingam Chettiar]]
|rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|rowspan=2| [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|1952^
|N. M. Lingam
|-
|[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]
|[[Parvathi Krishnan]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|-
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
|P. R. Ramakrishnan
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
|[[K. Ramani]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|-
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
|[[K. Baladhandayutham]]
|rowspan=3 style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
|rowspan=3| [[Communist Party of India]]
|-
|1974^
| rowspan="2" |[[Parvathi Krishnan]]
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|Era Mohan
|style="background-color: {{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
| rowspan="3" |[[C. K. Kuppuswamy]]
|rowspan=3 style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|rowspan=3| [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|[[M. Ramanathan]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
| rowspan="2" |[[C. P. Radhakrishnan]]
| rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| rowspan=2| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|[[K. Subbarayan]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|[[P. R. Natarajan]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|[[P. Nagarajan]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[P. R. Natarajan]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|[[Ganapathi P. Rajkumar]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|}

^ By Poll

== Election results ==
{{bar box
|float=right
|title= Vote share of Winning candidates
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|bars=
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 2024|2024]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|41.39}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 2019|2019]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|45.85}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 2014|2014]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|37.24}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 2009|2009]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|35.64}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 2004|2004]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India}}|57.46}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1999|1999]]|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|49.21}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1998|1998]]|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|55.85}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1996|1996]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|56.79}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1991|1991]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|58.67}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1989|1989]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|56.68}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1984|1984]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|57.77}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1980|1980]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|54.29}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1977|1977]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India}}|52.06}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1971|1971]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India}}|53.05}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1967|1967]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|57.93}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1962|1962]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|39.06}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1957|1957]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India}}|47.76}}

}}
=== General Elections 2024===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2024 Indian general election]]: Coimbatore}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[Ganapathi P. Rajkumar]]|votes=568,200|percentage=41.39|change=''New''|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[K. Annamalai (BJP politician)|K. Annamalai]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=450,132|percentage=32.79|change={{increase}}1.32}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Singai G. Ramachandran]]|votes=236,490|percentage=17.23|change=''New''|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Kalamani Jeganathan|party=Naam Tamilar Katchi|votes=82,657|percentage=6.02|change={{increase}}1.16}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the Above|party=NOTA|votes=11,788|percentage=0.86|change={{down}}1.00}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=118,068 |percentage=8.60|change={{decrease}}5.78}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 2019===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2019 Indian general election]]: Coimbatore}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[P. R. Natarajan]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=571,150 |percentage=45.85 |change= +42.90 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[C. P. Radhakrishnan]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=392,007 |percentage=31.47 |change= -2.15 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Mahendran |party=Makkal Needhi Maiam |votes=145,104 |percentage=11.65 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Kalyana Sundaram |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=60,519 |percentage=4.86 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. R. Appathurai |party=Independent politician |votes=38,061 |percentage=3.06 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the above |party=None of the above |votes=23,190 |percentage=1.86 |change=0.36 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=179,143 |percentage=14.38 |change=10.76 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,245,644 |percentage=63.86 |change= -3.80 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,958,904 |change =13.88 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= +8.60 }}
{{Election box end}}

===General Elections 2014===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Indian general election]]: Coimbatore}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[P. Nagarajan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=4,31,717 |percentage=37.24 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[C. P. Radhakrishnan]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=3,89,701 |percentage=33.62 |change=+29.01 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Ganeshkumar |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,17,083 |percentage=18.73 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[R. Prabhu]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=56,962 |percentage=4.91 |change=-26.03 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[P. R. Natarajan]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=34,197 |percentage=2.95 |change=-32.69 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the above |party=None of the above |votes=17,428 |percentage=1.50 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pon. Chandran |party=Aam Aadmi Party |votes=6,680 |percentage=0.58 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=42,016 |percentage=3.62 |change=-1.08 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=11,59,192 |percentage=68.40 |change= -3.29 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 17,20,221 |change =+47.81 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= 1.60 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 2009===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2009 Indian general election]]: Coimbatore}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[P. R. Natarajan]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=2,93,165 |percentage=35.64 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[R. Prabhu]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,54,501 |percentage=30.94 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[E. R. Eswaran]] |party=Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,28,070 |percentage=15.57 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Pandian |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=73,188 |percentage=8.90 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. K. S. Selvakumar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=37,909 |percentage=4.61 |change=-34.13 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=38,664 |percentage=4.70 |change=-14.02 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=8,22,566 |percentage=70.81 |change= 15.20 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 11,63,781 |change =-26.54 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India |swing= -21.82 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 2004===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2004 Indian general election]]: Coimbatore}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. Subbarayan]] |party=Communist Party of India |votes=5,04,981 |percentage=57.46 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[C. P. Radhakrishnan]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=3,40,476 |percentage=38.74 |change=-10.47 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Vellingiri |party=Independent politician |votes=11,562 |percentage=1.32 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Noor Muhamad |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=4,484 |percentage=0.51 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Moogambikai Mani |party=Shiv Sena |votes=4,437 |percentage=0.50 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,64,505 |percentage=18.72 |change=12.53 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=8,78,866 |percentage=55.51 |change= -0.15 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 15,84,223 |change =0.81 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= 8.25 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1999===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1999 Indian general election]]: Coimbatore}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[C. P. Radhakrishnan]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=4,30,068 |percentage=49.21 |change=43.91 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[R. Nallakannu]] |party=Communist Party of India |votes=3,75,991 |percentage=43.02 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[S. R. Balasubramaniam]] |party=Tamil Maanila Congress |votes=45,205 |percentage=5.17 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Lakshmana Narayanan |party=Independent politician |votes=9,502 |percentage=1.09 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=54,077 |percentage=6.19 |change=-11.80 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=8,74,020 |percentage=55.63 |change= -8.77 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 15,71,475 |change =5.09 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= -7.59 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1998===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1998 Indian general election]]: Coimbatore}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[C. P. Radhakrishnan]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=4,49,269 |percentage=55.85 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. R. Subbian |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,04,593 |percentage=37.86 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Krishnan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=40,739 |percentage=5.06 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. T. Kalyanasundaram |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=4,596 |percentage=0.57 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,44,676 |percentage=17.98 |change=-14.19 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=8,04,485 |percentage=55.28 |change= -9.12 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 14,95,356 |change =13.53 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -0.95 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1996===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Indian general election]]: Coimbatore}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[M. Ramanathan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=4,63,807 |percentage=56.79 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[C. K. Kuppuswamy]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,01,020 |percentage=24.61 |change=-34.05 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[P. R. Natarajan]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=85,355 |percentage=10.45 |change=-21.52 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. S. Natarajan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=43,289 |percentage=5.30 |change=-1.48 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,62,787 |percentage=32.18 |change=5.48 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=8,16,665 |percentage=64.40 |change= 3.54 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 13,17,120 |change =11.71 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -1.88 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1991===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Indian general election]]: Coimbatore}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[C. K. Kuppuswamy]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,08,891 |percentage=58.67 |change=1.99 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. Ramani]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=2,22,827 |percentage=31.97 |change=-6.10 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Narayanan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=47,267 |percentage=6.78 |change=3.44 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Abeeb Rahman |party=Indian Union Muslim League |votes=3,381 |percentage=0.49 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,86,064 |percentage=26.70 |change=8.09 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=6,96,942 |percentage=60.86 |change= -4.09 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 11,79,032 |change =0.44 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 1.99 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1989===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Indian general election]]: Coimbatore}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[C. K. Kuppuswamy]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,26,721 |percentage=56.68 |change=-1.10 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Umanath |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=2,86,653 |percentage=38.07 |change=-3.04 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Narayanan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=25,132 |percentage=3.34 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,40,068 |percentage=18.60 |change=1.94 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=7,52,918 |percentage=64.95 |change= -6.37 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 11,73,906 |change =30.03 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -1.10 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1984===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1984 Indian general election]]: Coimbatore}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=C. A. Balakrishnan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,55,525 |percentage=57.77 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Umanath |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=2,53,006 |percentage=41.11 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=J. Stephen |party=Independent politician |votes=6,834 |percentage=1.11 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,02,519 |percentage=16.66 |change=5.66 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=6,15,365 |percentage=71.32 |change= 5.25 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 9,02,773 |change =14.96 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 3.48 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1980===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Indian general election]]: Coimbatore}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Ram Mohan Alias Era Mohan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,76,975 |percentage=54.29 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Parvathi Krishnan]] |party=Communist Party of India |votes=2,20,866 |percentage=43.29 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Ramalingam |party=Indian National Congress (U) |votes=4,219 |percentage=0.83 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=B. Rajan Alias Rajagopal |party=Independent politician |votes=3,166 |percentage=0.62 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=56,109 |percentage=11.00 |change=6.88 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=5,10,166 |percentage=66.06 |change= -4.33 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 7,85,260 |change =5.65 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Communist Party of India |swing= 2.23 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1977===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Indian general election]]: Coimbatore}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Parvathi Krishnan]] |party=Communist Party of India |votes=2,67,424 |percentage=52.06 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. C. Palanisamy]] |party=Indian National Congress (Organisation) |votes=2,46,246 |percentage=47.94 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=21,178 |percentage=4.12 |change=-14.90 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=5,13,670 |percentage=70.39 |change= 2.91 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 7,43,258 |change =17.68 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India |loser=Communist Party of India |swing= -0.98 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1971===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1971 Indian general election]]: Coimbatore}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. Baladhandayutham]] |party=Communist Party of India |votes=2,14,824 |percentage=53.05 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramaswamy |party=Indian National Congress (Organisation) |votes=1,37,771 |percentage=34.02 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. Ramani]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=52,388 |percentage=12.94 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=77,053 |percentage=19.03 |change=3.17 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=4,04,983 |percentage=67.48 |change= -8.69 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 6,31,568 |change =12.56 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= -4.88 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1967===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Indian general election]]: Coimbatore}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. Ramani]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=2,40,856 |percentage=57.93 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Mahalingam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,74,935 |percentage=42.07 |change=3.01 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=65,921 |percentage=15.85 |change=4.85 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=4,15,791 |percentage=76.18 |change= -1.90 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 5,61,096 |change =10.05 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 18.87 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1962===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Indian general election]]: Coimbatore}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=P. R. Ramakrishnan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,51,019 |percentage=39.06 |change=-2.21 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Parvathi Krishnan]] |party=Communist Party of India |votes=1,08,458 |percentage=28.05 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Sundaram |party=Swatantra Party |votes=74,932 |percentage=19.38 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Somasundaram |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=41,724 |percentage=10.79 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate| |candidate=V. N. Arunachyalam |party=SLP |votes=7,516 |percentage=1.94 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Arumugham |party=Independent politician |votes=2,977 |percentage=0.77 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=42,561 |percentage=11.01 |change=4.52 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=3,86,626 |percentage=78.08 |change= 28.06 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 5,09,869 |change =10.29 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Communist Party of India |swing= -8.70 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1957===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1957 Indian general election]]: Coimbatore}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Parvathi Krishnan]] |party=Communist Party of India |votes=1,10,454 |percentage=47.76 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. S. Rangasami |party=Indian National Congress |votes=95,442 |percentage=41.27 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Palanisami |party=Independent politician |votes=25,349 |percentage=10.96 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=15,012 |percentage=6.49 |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=2,31,245 |percentage=50.02 |change= 50.02 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 4,62,294 |change =33.45 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1951===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1951–52 Indian general election]]: Coimbatore}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|candidate=[[T. A. Ramalingam]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes= |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 3,46,405 |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

== See also ==
* [[Coimbatore]]
* [[Coimbatore East Assembly constituency]]
* [[Coimbatore West Assembly constituency]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==References==
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* {{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |title=Statistical reports of Lok Sabha elections |access-date=July 8, 2010 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archive-date=October 5, 2010 }}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190407180945/https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/tamilnadu/coimbatore/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_dates.html Coimbatore lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule]

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