Kamal Haasan led until things changed in Vanathi’s favour in the last four rounds
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The battle for the much-watched Coimbatore South Assembly constituency went the BJP’s way with its candidate Vanathi Srinivasan winning by 1,728 votes.
But the run-up to the result was an interesting period as it was Makkal Needhi Maiam president Kamal Haasan’s show all the way until a late swing in Ms. Srinivasan’s favour changed the course.
Of the 26 rounds of counting, Mr. Haasan was ahead of Ms. Srinivasan and Congress’ Mayura S. Jayakumar until Round 22. At the end of Round 22, Mr. Haasan had 176 votes more than Ms. Vanathi. By then Mr. Jayakumar was a distant third.
Coimbatore South Election Result 2021 LIVE: MNM s Kamal Haasan leads against Congress Mayura S Jayakumar
Kamal Haasan is pitched against Mayura S Jayakumar (Congress), Vanathi Srinivasan (BJP), Abdul Wahab (NTK) and R Duraisamy (AMMK).
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Updated: May 2, 2021, 11:26 AM IST
Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan is contesting from Coimbatore (South) under Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu. The Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief is pitched against Mayura S Jayakumar (Congress), Vanathi Srinivasan (BJP), Abdul Wahab (NTK) and R Duraisamy (AMMK), along with many other independent candidates.
The Coimbatore South seat is showing flip-flops every now and then. Early trends showed Kamal Haasan leading. However, after the second round of counting, MNM chief Kamal Hassan was trailing while Congress Mayur Jayakumar was leading.