Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2026

Kolathur

Assembly constituency 13 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#13 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants35

ElectorsNot recorded

Votes polled1,84,051

Turnout86.5%

NOTA892

WinnerV. S. BabuTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam82,99745.1% of votes

MARGIN8,795 votes · 4.8 pp82,997 − 74,202

Runner-upM. K. Stalin Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam74,20240.3% of votes

TVK 52.8% of top-two votesDMK 47.2%

All candidates 35

01 V. S. BabuTVK82,997 45.1%
02 M. K. StalinDMK74,202 40.3%
03 P. Santhana KrishnanAIADMK18,430 10.0%
04 Soundara Pandian Luder SethNTK5,046 2.7%
05 S.Y. Syed YusufRPIA484 0.3%
06 SubashiniBSP236 0.1%
07 AathithyaSAP181 0.1%
08 R. Raj GuruIND153 0.1%
09 R. Senthil KumarIND125 0.1%
10 Selvi Steffi. V. MIND122 0.1%
11 OormilaTVK105 0.1%
12 J. Suriya MuthuIND84 0.1%
13 Nanda KumarIND79 0.0%
14 A. L. Naresh KumarIND74 0.0%
15 M. RajeshkumarIND73 0.0%
16 R. MaheshIND64 0.0%
17 M. PoornimaIND56 0.0%
18 P. MilanyIND56 0.0%
19 Arul Doss. A.IND55 0.0%
20 VigirdhanIND53 0.0%
21 V. Naresh BabuIND52 0.0%
22 K. Panneer SelvamIND50 0.0%
23 E. RaamadasanMNK49 0.0%
24 Kaja MaideenIND43 0.0%
25 S. SharanIND35 0.0%
26 R. RavikumarIND34 0.0%
27 M. SureshIND33 0.0%
28 V. A. SudhakarIND31 0.0%
29 Raja. G.IND28 0.0%
30 SivagnanasamDMSK26 0.0%
31 K. ElumalaiVTVTK24 0.0%
32 A. RajiIND23 0.0%
33 Farmer Jayaraman. S K J.IND22 0.0%
34 R. BalajiIND21 0.0%
35 S. BalachandarIND13 0.0%

Turnout 86.5%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
NOTAcounted within the total892
State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
ReconciliationΣ 35 candidates = 1,83,159Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

2026
4.8 pp
V. S. BabuTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
2021
41.0 pp
M.K. StalinDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
22.9 pp
M.K.StalinDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011
2.0 pp
Stalin M.K.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006
1.1 pp
Shekher, S.Ve.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001
5.1 pp
Lakshmanan.K.NBharatiya Janata Party
1996
43.0 pp
Ramajayam, N.P.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1994
7.6 pp
V. BalasubramaniyanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991
24.9 pp
Rangarajan T.M.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989
15.1 pp
Ganapathy, N.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984
5.3 pp
Valarmathi, B.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
4.0 pp
Kapali, T.KAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977
6.3 pp
T.K. KapaliDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971
16.8 pp
K A VezhavendanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967
6.4 pp
K. VezhavendanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1962
0.4 pp
R. Govindarajulu NaiduIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 43.0 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed AIADMK polled 18,430 votes, 2.1× the 8,795-vote margin.
18,430 ÷ 8,795 = 2.1
The top two polled 85.4% of votes; the other 33 candidates 14.1% between them.
(82,997 + 74,202) ÷ 1,84,051 = 85.4% · 25,960 ÷ 1,84,051 = 14.1%
Turnout of 86.5% was 0.1 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).
86.5 − 86.6 = −0.1
The margin narrowed from 41.0 pp in 2021 to 4.8 pp.
4.8 − 41.0 = −36.2 pp
M. K. Stalin, the 2021 winner, finished second in 2026.
2021 winner name = 2026 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 35 candidate lines1,83,159
NOTAcounted within the total892
Published totalVotes polled1,84,051
Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates35 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database