Kolathur (SC) (State Assembly Constituency)
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
Election results
2006
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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.