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Colachal

Assembly constituency 231 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#231 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants13
ElectorsNot recorded
Votes polled1,99,013
Turnout74.9%
NOTA581
WinnerTharahai CuthbertIndian National Congress66,20733.3% of votes
MARGIN2,833 votes · 1.4 pp66,207 − 63,374
Runner-upPrem Alex Lawrence Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam63,37431.8% of votes
INC 51.1% of top-two votesTVK 48.9%

All candidates 13

  1. 01 Tharahai CuthbertINC66,207 33.3%
  2. 02 Prem Alex LawrenceTVK63,374 31.8%
  3. 03 Sivakumar. TBJP54,384 27.3%
  4. 04 Ancy Shoba Rani. LNTK12,458 6.3%
  5. 05 Selvaraj. MIND349 0.2%
  6. 06 Rajasingh. CBSP314 0.2%
  7. 07 Anthony Muthu. S.MCPI(ML)L304 0.2%
  8. 08 Saravanan. MIND255 0.1%
  9. 09 Ganesh. NTPMK244 0.1%
  10. 10 Christ Miller. SAIPTM145 0.1%
  11. 11 Koil Raj. RNIP140 0.1%
  12. 12 Antony Alankaram. KIND134 0.1%
  13. 13 Murali. MTVK124 0.1%

Turnout 74.9%

025507510074.9%TURNOUT◦ state median 86.6%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAcounted within the total581
  • State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
  • ReconciliationΣ 13 candidates = 1,98,432Verified

Seat history 2026–1967

  1. 2026
    1.4 pp
    Tharahai CuthbertIndian National Congress
  2. 2021
    13.6 pp
    Prince J.G.Indian National Congress
  3. 2016
    15.7 pp
    Prince J.G.Indian National Congress
  4. 2011
    8.1 pp
    Prince.J.GIndian National Congress
  5. 2006
    31.9 pp
    Theodare Reginald.TDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  6. 2001
    3.3 pp
    Raajendraprasad.K.PAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  7. 1996
    5.1 pp
    Velayuthan, C.Bharatiya Janata Party
  8. 1991
    27.4 pp
    Lawrence K.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  9. 1989
    1.6 pp
    Noor Mohmed, S.Communist Party of India (Marxist)
  10. 1984
    5.4 pp
    V.BalachandranIndependent
  11. 1980
    4.3 pp
    Muthammad Ismail, P.Janata Party (JP)
  12. 1977
    16.9 pp
    A. SwamidhasJanata Party
  13. 1971
    26.4 pp
    Swamdihas Nadar A.Indian National Congress (ORGANISATION)
  14. 1967
    12.9 pp
    V.GeorgeIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 31.9 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed BJP polled 54,384 votes, 19× the 2,833-vote margin.

    54,384 ÷ 2,833 = 19.2

  2. The top two polled 65.1% of votes; the other 11 candidates 34.6% between them.

    (66,207 + 63,374) ÷ 1,99,013 = 65.1% · 68,851 ÷ 1,99,013 = 34.6%

  3. Turnout of 74.9% was 11.7 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).

    74.9 − 86.6 = −11.7

  4. The margin narrowed from 13.6 pp in 2021 to 1.4 pp.

    1.4 − 13.6 = −12.2 pp

  5. INC held the seat it won in 2021.

    2021 INC · 2026 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 13 candidate lines1,98,432
  • NOTAcounted within the total581
  • Published totalVotes polled1,99,013
  • 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

Candidates13 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

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