Coimbatore South, April 11 -- In the fiercely contested Tamil Nadu polls, Coimbatore South seat in the Kongu belt of the state holds special significance. The seat has been represented by AIADMK and BJP in the recent past and DMK has fielded former minister V Senthil Balaji from the seat in this election, hoping to wrest it from its rivals.

The constituency has several commercial hubs and a diverse electorate.

V. Senthil Balaji has moved from Karur to the seat with DMK portraying it as a positive that will influence other seats in Coimbatore.

Senthil Balaji's nomination was not without controversy with Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) candidate V Perarivalan raising suspicion over 18 independent candidates "from Karur district" filing nominat...