Kolathur, Tamil Nadu Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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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.
| Kolathur, Pudukkottai | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Pudukkottai |
| Lok Sabha constituency | PudukkottaI |
| Established | 1977 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Total electors | 1,97,012 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | V. Chinnaiah | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | T. Marimuthu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1984 | |||
| 1989 | V. Raju | ||
| 1991 | C. Kulandai Velu | ||
| 1996 | Selvaraj @ Kavithai Pithan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2001 | Dr. A. Karuppayee | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2006 | N. Subramanian | ||
Election results
Assembly election 2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | N. Subramanian | 68,735 | 46.41% | New | |
| DMK | C. Paranjothi | 62,467 | 42.18% | New | |
| DMDK | M. Udayakumar | 7,990 | 5.40% | New | |
| BJP | N. Velusamy | 4,827 | 3.26% | New | |
| Independent | P. Murugesan | 2,304 | 1.56% | New | |
| Independent | A. Palanivelu | 1,082 | 0.73% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,268 | 4.23% |  31.72 | ||
| Turnout | 148,095 | 75.17% |  12.95 | ||
| Total valid votes | 148,090 | ||||
| Registered electors | 197,012 | 6.06 | |||
| AIADMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 15.57 |
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Assembly election 2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Dr. A. Karuppayee | 80,855 | 61.98% | 25.33 | |
| PT | M. Palaniappan Alias Purachi Kavidasan | 33,956 | 26.03% | New | |
| MDMK | A. Mookaiah Alias Nilavudasan | 9,764 | 7.48% | 2.04 | |
| Independent | C. Thangavelu | 3,313 | 2.54% | New | |
| Independent | K. Sivagnanam | 2,572 | 1.97% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 46,899 | 35.95% | 17.72 | ||
| Turnout | 130,487 | 62.22% | 10.81 | ||
| Total valid votes | 130,460 | ||||
| Registered electors | 209,726 | 9.51 | |||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 7.10 |
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Assembly election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Selvaraj @ Kavithai Pithan | 72,706 | 54.88% | New | |
| AIADMK | A. Karuppayee | 48,550 | 36.65% | New | |
| MDMK | R. Gunasekaran | 7,209 | 5.44% | New | |
| AIIC(T) | C. Mathimaran | 1,831 | 1.38% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 24,156 | 18.23% | 36.48 | ||
| Turnout | 139,868 | 73.03% | 2.04 | ||
| Total valid votes | 132,474 | ||||
| Registered electors | 191,515 | 9.47 | |||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 21.63 |
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Assembly election 1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | C. Kulandai Velu | 91,350 | 76.51% | New | |
| Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam | V. Raju | 26,038 | 21.81% | New | |
| THMM | M. Selvaraj | 741 | 0.62% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 65,312 | 54.71% | 44.46 | ||
| Turnout | 124,191 | 70.99% | 7.13 | ||
| Total valid votes | 119,389 | ||||
| Registered electors | 174,949 | 12.25 | |||
| AIADMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 36.53 |
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Assembly election 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | V. Raju | 47,624 | 39.98% | New | |
| DMK | Selvaraj @ Kavithai Pithan | 35,419 | 29.73% | 5.00 | |
| Independent | I. Sivananthan | 19,027 | 15.97% | New | |
| AIADMK | P. Jambulingam | 15,539 | 13.04% | New | |
| Independent | R. S. Elavan | 1,011 | 0.85% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,205 | 10.25% | 17.74 | ||
| Turnout | 121,751 | 78.12% | 1.20 | ||
| Total valid votes | 119,125 | ||||
| Registered electors | 155,855 | 16.01 | |||
| AIADMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 22.74 |
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Assembly election 1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | T. Marimuthu | 62,391 | 62.72% | 5.47 | |
| DMK | Keerai A. Thamizhselvan | 34,544 | 34.73% | 7.18 | |
| Independent | N. Marudhan | 1,986 | 2.00% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 27,847 | 27.99% | 12.66 | ||
| Turnout | 106,558 | 79.32% | 8.76 | ||
| Total valid votes | 99,472 | ||||
| Registered electors | 134,345 | 5.48 | |||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 5.47 |
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Assembly election 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | T. Marimuthu | 50,810 | 57.25% | New | |
| DMK | Keerai A. Thamizhselvan | 37,200 | 41.91% | 19.69 | |
| Margin of victory | 13,610 | 15.33% | 9.63 | ||
| Turnout | 89,868 | 70.56% | 8.44 | ||
| Total valid votes | 88,754 | ||||
| Registered electors | 127,362 | 5.53 | |||
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 20.70 |
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Assembly election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. Chinnaiah | 27,071 | 36.55% | New | |
| AIADMK | T. Marimuthu | 22,853 | 30.86% | New | |
| DMK | Keerai A. Thamizhselvan | 16,459 | 22.22% | New | |
| JP | C. Sundaravelu | 4,722 | 6.38% | New | |
| Independent | C. Mathimaran | 2,957 | 3.99% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,218 | 5.70% | |||
| Turnout | 74,965 | 62.12% | |||
| Total valid votes | 74,062 | ||||
| Registered electors | 120,684 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||