Kolathur (state assembly constituency)
Kolathur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is not to be confused with Kolathur(SC). It was carved out of the former Purasawalkam and Villivakkam assembly segments after the Delimitation of Constituencies, 2008. It is a part of Chennai North (Lok Sabha constituency).
Kolathur constituency comprises:
- Kolathur
- Peravallur
- Senthil Nagar
- Srinivasa Nagar
- Ayanavaram
- Periyar Nagar
- Poombugar Nagar
- Jawagar Nagar
- Sembiyam
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | M. K. Stalin | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | M. K. Stalin[1] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Election Results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. K. Stalin | 91,303 | 54.25 | ||
| AIADMK | Prabhakar J C D | 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 | ||
| Majority | 37,730 | 22.42 | |||
| Turnout | 1,68,359 | 64.79 | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. K. Stalin | 68,677 | 48.35 | ||
| AIADMK | Sadai Sa Duraisamy | 65,943 | 46.43 | ||
| BSP | Armstrong K | 4,004 | 2.82 | ||
| Independent | Shankar K P M | 778 | 0.55 | ||
| Majority | 2,734 | 1.92 | |||
| Turnout | 1,42,435 | 68.47 | New | ||
| DMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 13. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- "Kolathur Constituency Polling Area" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Election Commission.
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