
Kolathur Election Result 2026 Highlights: DMK chief and Chief Minister MK Stalin contested from Kolathur, a constituency created after the 2011 delimitation. The 73-year-old leader won from Kolathur three times. Earlier, he contested from the Thousand Lights constituency between 1984 and 2006, where he was elected six times. He lost to TVK's VS Babu by over 8000 votes.
Kolathur had 238 polling stations.
Chennai has some of the oldest constituencies in the state, dating back to 1952, though many were redrawn after the 2011 delimitation exercise. In the 2026 elections, four constituencies—Kolathur, Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni, Mylapore, and Perambur—are drawing particular attention.
Located in the Chennai district and part of the Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency, Kolathur (constituency number 13) carries symbolic significance as a reflection of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s political strength and governance. Created after delimitation in 2008, it has been represented solely by Stalin since 2011. The area is also known for its prominent ornamental fish market, where over 10 lakh ornamental fish are sold daily, earning it the nickname “fish bowl of Chennai.”
MK Stalin of the DMK was contesting against VS Babu of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), P. Santhana Krishnan of the AIADMK, and Soundara Pandian Louther Seth of the NTK (Newtrends Kumar).
The involvement of TVK, led by actor-turned-politician Vijay, has made the contest more competitive by trying to break existing vote patterns, while the AIADMK is aiming to recover its earlier support base and regain political ground.
Stalin’s past performance in Kolathur was strong. In 2021, he won with 105,522 votes (61.4%), defeating AIADMK’s Aadi Rajaram by a margin of 70,384 votes, with turnout at 64.63% from 268,296 registered voters.
In 2016, he also secured a decisive victory with 91,303 votes (55.4%), defeating JCD Prabhakar of the AIADMK by 37,730 votes, with 64.26% turnout from 261,913 electors. These consistent wins have made Kolathur a firm DMK stronghold under Stalin.
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TVK's VS Babu won by 8795 votes and defeated DMK's MK Stalin, according to the Election Commission.
TVK's VS Babu maintains lead against DMK's MK Stalin, show trends as of 1:08 pm, as per EC.
DMK MK Stalin trails by over 7000 votes as of 12:39 pm, the EC website showed.
TVK's VS Babu leads by over 7000 votes in Kolathur constituency, show early trends, as per the EC website.
TVK's VS Babu leads by over 6000 votes as of 12:08 pm, while DMK's MK Stalin trails, show early trends, according to EC.
VS Babu is a former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Purasawalkam Assembly constituency in the 2006 election. He won that whilerepresenting the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party.
TVK's VS Babu leads by over 5000 votes as of 11:46 am, according to the EC website.
TVK's VS Babu leads by over 4000 votes as of 11:42 am, show early trends, according to EC website.
In Kolathur, 24 independent candidates are also contesting, including Arul Doss A., Kaja Maideen, and V. A. Sudhakar, along with 21 others, with their vote counts expected to emerge as counting progresses.
Kolathur Election Result 2026 LIVE: MK Stalin trails from Kolathur seat
TVK national spokesperson Felix Gerald on Monday expressed confidence that the party would form the government in Tamil Nadu with an absolute majority as initial election trends showed the party 'scaling high'.
Speaking to PTI Videos, Gerald stated that the results were expected and claimed that the people of Tamil Nadu have chosen TVK because they are "fed up" with established parties.
"They may have experience of 50 or 75 years, but they have got experience only in looting the state," Gerald said, adding that the electorate trusts TVK as the alternative.
Kolathur Election Result 2026 LIVE: MK Stalin trails from Kolathur seat
Tamil Nadu assembly elections 2026 | Chennai: Reacting to the early trends, DMK MP Kalanidhi Veeraswamy says, "...going by the postal votes alone, we cannot say anything. But even there, we are leading. We are on very firm footing. We are confident that we will be forming the government with our single largest majority... The 2.0 of the DMK party will happen, where the progress for Tamil Nadu will continue..."
Actor Trisha Krishnan had the darshan of Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamy at Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam earlier this morning.
MK Stalin trails in Kolathur, while DMK leads in early trends across Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu assembly elections 2026 | Chennai: Reacting to the early trends, DMK MP Kalanidhi Veeraswamy says, "...going by the postal votes alone, we cannot say anything. But even there, we are leading. We are on very firm footing. We are confident that we will be forming the government with our single largest majority... The 2.0 of the DMK party will happen, where the progress for Tamil Nadu will continue..."
In Kolathur, 24 independent candidates are also contesting, including Arul Doss A., Kaja Maideen, and V. A. Sudhakar, along with 21 others, with their vote counts expected to emerge as counting progresses.
Counting of votes for the state assembly elections is underway today. Tamil Nadu has a 234-member assembly, and the majority mark is 118.
As votes for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections 2026 will be counted on May 4 across the state, the EC on Saturday said a three-tier security system will be in place at counting centres.
Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik, in a statement, said that the first tier-a security perimeter extending 100 metres around each counting centre-has been established.
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