Kolathur (state assembly constituency)
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Kolathur State Assembly constituency (Tamil: கொளத்தூர் சட்டமன்றத் தொகுதி) is one of the 234 state legislative assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu state in southern India. It is also one of the 6 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Chennai North (Lok Sabha constituency). This constituency was represented only by the chief minister of Tamil Nadu M. K. Stalin.
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Election | Assembly | Winner | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14th | M. K. Stalin (Deputy Chief Minister) | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2011-2016 | |
| 2016 | 15th | M. K. Stalin | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2016-2021 | |
| 2021 | 16th | M. K. Stalin (Chief Minister) | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2021-Incumbent | |
Election Results[edit | edit source]
2021[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. K. Stalin (CM Candidate) | 105,522 | 60.86 | 6.61 | |
| AIADMK | Aadirajaram | 35,138 | 20.27 | 11.57 | |
| MNM | A. Jagadish Kumar | 14,076 | 8.12 | ||
| NTK | F. Camilus Selva | 11,279 | 6.51 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,529 | 0.88 | 1.23 | |
| BSP | Mjs. Jamal Mohamed Meera | 1,295 | 0.75% | 0.49% | |
| AMMK | J. Arumugam | 1,081 | 0.62% | ||
| Independent | Agni Sri Ramachandran. N | 682 | 0.39% | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi|Template:Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi/meta/shortname]] | Suresh | 620 | 0.36% | |
| style="background-color: Template:NGPP/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[NGPP|Template:NGPP/meta/shortname]] | Ashok Kumar. S | 257 | 0.15% | |
| Independent | Al. Naresh Kumar | 197 | 0.11% | ||
| Margin of victory | 70,384 | 40.59% | 18.18% | ||
| Turnout | 173,388 | 61.68% | -3.10% | ||
| Registered electors | 281,128 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 6.61% | |||
2016[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. K. Stalin | 91,303 | 54.25 | ||
| AIADMK | J. C. D. Prabhakar | 53,573 | 31.83 | ||
| DMDK | Mathivanan P | 6,276 | 3.73 | ||
| BJP | Raghavan K T | 5,289 | 3.14 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,554 | 2.11 | ||
| Margin of victory | 37,730 | 22.42 | 20.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,68,359 | 64.79 | 3.68 | ||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
2011[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. K. Stalin | 68,677 | 48.35 | ||
| AIADMK | Saidai Duraisamy | 65,943 | 46.43 | ||
| BSP | Armstrong K | 4,004 | 2.82 | ||
| Independent | Shankar K P M | 778 | 0.55 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,734 | 1.92 | |||
| Turnout | 1,42,435 | 68.47 | New | ||
| DMK win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit | edit source]
- "Kolathur Constituency Polling Area" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Election Commission.
Coordinates: 11°31′N 77°27′E / 11.51°N 77.45°E