Kolathur Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
V. S. Babu
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
V. S. Babu
votes
82,997
Margin
8,795(4.8%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1V. S. Babu✓ WinnerTVK82,99745.09%
- 2M. K. StalinDMK74,20240.32%
- 3P. Santhana KrishnanAIADMKDeposit lost18,43010.01%
- 4Soundara Pandian Luder SethNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost5,0462.74%
- 5NOTA8920.48%
- 6S.Y. Syed YusufRepublican Party Of India (athawale)Deposit lost4840.26%
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- 7SubashiniBSPDeposit lost2360.13%
- 8AathithyaSamata PartyDeposit lost1810.1%
- 9R. Raj GuruINDDeposit lost1530.08%
- 10R. Senthil KumarINDDeposit lost1250.07%
- 11Selvi Steffi. V. MINDDeposit lost1220.07%
- 12OormilaTamizhaga Vaazhvurimai KatchiDeposit lost1050.06%
- 13J. Suriya MuthuINDDeposit lost840.05%
- 14Nanda KumarINDDeposit lost790.04%
- 15A. L. Naresh KumarINDDeposit lost740.04%
- 16M. RajeshkumarINDDeposit lost730.04%
- 17R. MaheshINDDeposit lost640.03%
- 18M. PoornimaINDDeposit lost560.03%
- 19P. MilanyINDDeposit lost560.03%
- 20Arul Doss. A.INDDeposit lost550.03%
- 21VigirdhanINDDeposit lost530.03%
- 22V. Naresh BabuINDDeposit lost520.03%
- 23K. Panneer SelvamINDDeposit lost500.03%
- 24E. RaamadasanMakkal Nalvaazhvuk KatchiDeposit lost490.03%
- 25Kaja MaideenINDDeposit lost430.02%
- 26S. SharanINDDeposit lost350.02%
- 27R. RavikumarINDDeposit lost340.02%
- 28M. SureshINDDeposit lost330.02%
- 29V. A. SudhakarINDDeposit lost310.02%
- 30Raja. G.INDDeposit lost280.02%
- 31SivagnanasamDesiya Makkal Sakthi KatchiDeposit lost260.01%
- 32K. ElumalaiVeerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal KatchiDeposit lost240.01%
- 33A. RajiINDDeposit lost230.01%
- 34Farmer Jayaraman. S K J.INDDeposit lost220.01%
- 35R. BalajiINDDeposit lost210.01%
- 36S. BalachandarINDDeposit lost130.01%
Deposit lost: 33 of 35 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2026
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 2,11,833
- Votes cast
- 1,84,284
- Turnout
- 86.99%
- Polling stations
- 286
incl. service voters
incl. 1,891 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women85.7%
94,284 of 1,09,953 voted on EVMs
Men86.5%
88,089 of 1,01,844 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 36; 20 voted.
- Candidates35 (4 women)
- Lost deposit33
- NOTA892
- Valid votes1,83,159
Women candidates: Subashini, Selvi Steffi. V. M, Oormila, M. Poornima
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Kolathur?
V. S. Babu (TVK) won Kolathur in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 with 82,997 votes.
What was the winning margin in Kolathur?
V. S. Babu defeated M. K. Stalin (DMK) by 8,795 votes.
What was the turnout in Kolathur in 2026?
86.99% — 1,84,284 of 2,11,833 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 85.7%, men's 86.5%.
How many voters does Kolathur have?
2,11,833 electors at the 2026 election — 1,01,844 men, 1,09,953 women, 36 third gender (service voters included), and 286 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Kolathur?
The last general election was completed in May 2026. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2031; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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