Kolathur, Tamil Nadu Assembly constituency

Kolathur, Pudukkottai
Kolathur, Pudukkottai
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Pudukkottai
LS constituency	PudukkottaI
Established	1977
Abolished	2008
Total electors	1,97,012

Kolathur, கொளத்தூர் (புதுக்கோட்டை) (சட்டமன்றத் தொகுதி - 190) was former state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Formed in the year 1977, it was a part of Pudukkottai Lok Sabha constituency until the Delimitation of Constituencies, 2008. In the 2006 Assembly election, it had a total of 1,97,012 voters out of which 97,346 were male and 99,666 were female voters. After the delimitation, Kolathur (SC) was dissolved and its territories were shared between the newly formed Gandarvakottai and Viralimalai constituencies.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Winner
1977	V. Chinnaiah	Indian National Congress
1980	T. Marimuthu	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	T. Marimuthu	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989	V. Raju	Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Jayalalitha)
1991	C. Kulandaivelu	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	Selvaraj	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	A. Karuppayee	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	N. Subramanian	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates

2006			46.41%
2001			61.98%
1996			54.88%
1991			76.51%
1989			39.98%
1984			62.72%
1980			57.25%
1977			36.55%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kolathur^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	N. Subramanian	68,735	46.41%	−15.56%
	DMK	C. Paranjothi	62,467	42.18%
	DMDK	M. Udayakumar	7,990	5.40%
	BJP	N. Velusamy	4,827	3.26%
	Independent	P. Murugesan	2,304	1.56%
	Independent	A. Palanivelu	1,082	0.73%
	Independent	A. Raju	685	0.46%
Margin of victory			6,268	4.23%	−31.72%
Turnout			148,090	75.17%	12.95%
Registered electors			197,012
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-15.56%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kolathur^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Dr. A. Karuppayee	80,855	61.98%	25.33%
	PT	M. Palaniappan Alias Purachi Kavidasan	33,956	26.03%
	MDMK	A. Mookaiah Alias Nilavudasan	9,764	7.48%	2.04%
	Independent	C. Thangavelu	3,313	2.54%
	Independent	K. Sivagnanam	2,572	1.97%
Margin of victory			46,899	35.95%	17.71%
Turnout			130,460	62.22%	−10.81%
Registered electors			209,726
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	7.09%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kolathur^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Selvaraj Alias Kavithaipithan	72,706	54.88%
	AIADMK	A. Karuppayee	48,550	36.65%	−39.87%
	MDMK	R. Gunasekaran	7,209	5.44%
	AIIC(T)	C. Mathimaran	1,831	1.38%
	Independent	M. C. Kalimuthu	462	0.35%
	Independent	A. Chennasamy	450	0.34%
	Independent	R. S. Eluvan	306	0.23%
	Independent	R. Ravi	300	0.23%
	Independent	A. Panneerselvam	236	0.18%
	Independent	M. Selvarasu	207	0.16%
	Independent	N. Parivalal	139	0.10%
Margin of victory			24,156	18.23%	−36.47%
Turnout			132,474	73.03%	2.05%
Registered electors			191,515
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-21.63%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kolathur^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	C. Kulandaivelu	91,350	76.51%	36.54%
	Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam	V. Raju	26,038	21.81%
	THMM	M. Selvaraj	741	0.62%
	PMK	K. Samiayyah	609	0.51%
	JP	R. Mariappan	461	0.39%
	Independent	A. Natesan	190	0.16%
Margin of victory			65,312	54.71%	44.46%
Turnout			119,389	70.99%	−7.13%
Registered electors			174,949
	AIADMK hold		Swing	36.54%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kolathur^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. Raju	47,624	39.98%	−22.74%
	DMK	Selvaraj Alias Kavithaipithan	35,419	29.73%	−4.99%
	Independent	I. Sivananthan	19,027	15.97%
	AIADMK	P. Jambulingam	15,539	13.04%	−49.68%
	Independent	R. S. Elavan	1,011	0.85%
	Independent	S. Radhakrishnan	505	0.42%
Margin of victory			12,205	10.25%	−17.75%
Turnout			119,125	78.12%	−1.20%
Registered electors			155,855
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-22.74%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kolathur^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	T. Marimuthu	62,391	62.72%	5.47%
	DMK	Keerai A. Thamizhselvan	34,544	34.73%	−7.19%
	Independent	N. Marudhan	1,986	2.00%
	INC(J)	Kulliah	551	0.55%
Margin of victory			27,847	27.99%	12.66%
Turnout			99,472	79.32%	8.76%
Registered electors			134,345
	AIADMK hold		Swing	5.47%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kolathur^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	T. Marimuthu	50,810	57.25%	26.39%
	DMK	Keerai A. Thamizhselvan	37,200	41.91%	19.69%
	Independent	A. E. Ramasamy	417	0.47%
	Independent	G. Rasu	327	0.37%
Margin of victory			13,610	15.33%	9.64%
Turnout			88,754	70.56%	8.44%
Registered electors			127,362
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	20.70%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kolathur^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	V. Chinnaiah	27,071	36.55%
	AIADMK	T. Marimuthu	22,853	30.86%
	DMK	A. Keerai Thamizhselvan	16,459	22.22%
	JP	C. Sundaravelu	4,722	6.38%
	Independent	C. Mathimaran	2,957	3.99%
Margin of victory			4,218	5.70%
Turnout			74,062	62.12%
Registered electors			120,684
	INC win (new seat)

References

^ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). 12 May 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
^ Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

External links

"Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

11°31′N 77°27′E / 11.51°N 77.45°E / 11.51; 77.45

[1] Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.

[2] "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). 12 May 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.

[3] Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[4] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[5] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[6] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[7] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[8] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

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