Kolathur
V. S. Babu (TVK) is the MLA for Kolathur.
TVK took the seat from DMK in 2026.
In 2026 V. S. Babu won with 45.1% of the vote, 8,795 votes ahead of M. K. Stalin (DMK).
In the last 30 days Kolathur was named in 72 mentions from 15 outlets.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Chennai North
- Area
- about 10 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 61.7%
- Seats sharing a border
- Madhavaram · Villivakkam
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TVK V. S. Babu | 82,997 · 45.1% | DMK M. K. Stalin | 74,202 · 40.3% | 8,795 (4.8 pts) |
| 2021 | DMK M. K. Stalin | 105,522 · 60.9% | ADMK Aadhi Rajaram | 35,138 · 20.3% | 70,384 (40.6 pts) |
| 2016 | DMK M. K. Stalin | 91,303 · 54.2% | ADMK Prabhakar. J. C. D | 53,573 · 31.8% | 37,730 (22.4 pts) |
| 2011 | DMK M. K. Stalin | 68,677 · 48.4% | ADMK Saidai Duraisamy | 65,943 · 46.4% | 2,734 (1.9 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Kolathur: mentions per week
Busiest week: 27 July (93 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
476 mentions of Kolathur since 1 June 2026 from 38 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Kolathur, last 30 days: topics named in the same items
Parties: named in the news, and votes at the polls
Attention follows the week's news; votes follow the seat.
observedofficialTopics and parties: counted in our archive over the last 30 days. Votes: the 2026 election record.
Seats in Chennai district
Chennai| Seat | 2026 winner | Lead (points) | Mentions, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maduravoyal | TVK | 20.9 | 10 |
| Ambattur | TVK | 22.6 | 34 |
| Madhavaram | TVK | 26.2 | 55 |
| Thiruvottiyur | TVK | 25.9 | 18 |
| Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar | TVK | 27.4 | 1 |
| Perambur | TVK | 26.3 | 142 |
| Kolathur | TVK | 4.8 | 72 |
| Villivakkam | TVK | 12.2 | 1 |
| Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar | TVK | 15.5 | 1 |
| Egmore | TVK | 9.0 | 27 |
| Royapuram | TVK | 11.2 | 6 |
| Harbour | DMK | 11.8 | 5 |
| Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni | DMK | 5.1 | 6 |
| Thousand Lights | TVK | 11.5 | 2 |
| Anna Nagar | TVK | 13.1 | 0 |
| Virugambakkam | TVK | 15.7 | 46 |
| Saidapet | TVK | 17.8 | 4 |
| Thiyagarayanagar | TVK | 9.7 | 0 |
| Mylapore | TVK | 19.2 | 12 |
| Velachery | TVK | 18.0 | 15 |
| Sholinganallur | TVK | 21.6 | 18 |
| Alandur | TVK | 11.3 | 1 |
officialobservedWinners and leads: election records. Mentions: counted in our archive, 30 days.
Latest
Headlines that name Kolathur
- I had warned Stalin of conspiracy to defeat him in Kolathur: Thol ThirumavalavanThe New Indian Express
- காணொளி: "கொளத்தூர் வேண்டாம் என ஸ்டாலினிடம் சொன்னேன்" - திருமாவளவன்Tamil originalBBC
- கொளத்தூரில் மு.க.ஸ்டாலின் குறிவைக்கப்பட்டிருக்கிறார் என அப்போதே சேகர்பாபுவிடம் சொன்னேன்: விசிக தலைவர் திருமாவளவன் பகீர்Maalaimalar
Sources and method
- Election results, 2026: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in), retrieved 2026-09-28.
- Election results, 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), citing the Election Commission of India, retrieved 2026-10-09. Check applied: the lead equals winner minus runner-up votes and the printed shares agree (702 of 702 seat results passed, 5 corrected from the source's printed totals).
- Vacancies and by-elections: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Boundary: DataMeet (CC BY 2.5 India). Approximate; drawn for orientation, not an official map.
- Mentions are counted in our archive: articles and videos that name the place in the headline (a seat also counts for its district), by the same rules as the Trends pages. The archive starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026; earlier months are not in our store.
- official = the Election Commission's own record · compiled = a secondary source, checked against its own totals · observed = counted in our sources · computed = derived from those.