How independent candidates fared in Coimbatore district
T.R. Shanmugasundaram, who was allegedly denied a ticket by the DMK in Mettupalayam, got the highest number of votes polled by an independent candidate; his entry into fray split the DMK votes in the constituency, leading to the party losing a potentially winnable seat to the newcomer TVK
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