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

2016 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election: Kolathur
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

2011 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election: Kolathur
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

  1. "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 13. Retrieved 27 May 2016.


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