V. S. Babu of TVK won the Kolathur Assembly constituency (Chennai district, Chennai & Suburbs) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 45.09% of 184,051 votes cast. The winning margin over M. K. Stalin (DMK) was 8,795 votes, or 4.78 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
45.09%
Winner vote share
8,795
Margin (4.78%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Kolathur 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. S. Babu Winner | TVK | 82,997 | 45.09% |
| 2 | M. K. Stalin 2nd | DMK | 74,202 | 40.32% |
| 3 | P. Santhana Krishnan | ADMK | 18,430 | 10.01% |
| 4 | Soundara Pandian Luder Seth | NTK | 5,046 | 2.74% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 892 | 0.48% |
| 6 | S.Y. Syed Yusuf | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 484 | 0.26% |
| 7 | Subashini | Bahujan Samaj Party | 236 | 0.13% |
| 8 | Aathithya | Samata Party | 181 | 0.1% |
| 9 | R. Raj Guru | IND | 153 | 0.08% |
| 10 | R. Senthil Kumar | IND | 125 | 0.07% |
| 11 | Selvi Steffi. V. M | IND | 122 | 0.07% |
| 12 | Oormila | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 105 | 0.06% |
| 13 | J. Suriya Muthu | IND | 84 | 0.05% |
| 14 | Nanda Kumar | IND | 79 | 0.04% |
| 15 | A. L. Naresh Kumar | IND | 74 | 0.04% |
| 16 | M. Rajeshkumar | IND | 73 | 0.04% |
| 17 | R. Mahesh | IND | 64 | 0.03% |
| 18 | M. Poornima | IND | 56 | 0.03% |
| 19 | P. Milany | IND | 56 | 0.03% |
| 20 | Arul Doss. A. | IND | 55 | 0.03% |
| 21 | Vigirdhan | IND | 53 | 0.03% |
| 22 | V. Naresh Babu | IND | 52 | 0.03% |
| 23 | K. Panneer Selvam | IND | 50 | 0.03% |
| 24 | E. Raamadasan | Makkal Nalvaazhvuk Katchi | 49 | 0.03% |
| 25 | Kaja Maideen | IND | 43 | 0.02% |
| 26 | S. Sharan | IND | 35 | 0.02% |
| 27 | R. Ravikumar | IND | 34 | 0.02% |
| 28 | M. Suresh | IND | 33 | 0.02% |
| 29 | V. A. Sudhakar | IND | 31 | 0.02% |
| 30 | Raja. G. | IND | 28 | 0.02% |
| 31 | Sivagnanasam | Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi | 26 | 0.01% |
| 32 | K. Elumalai | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 24 | 0.01% |
| 33 | A. Raji | IND | 23 | 0.01% |
| 34 | Farmer Jayaraman. S K J. | IND | 22 | 0.01% |
| 35 | R. Balaji | IND | 21 | 0.01% |
| 36 | S. Balachandar | IND | 13 | 0.01% |
How Kolathur compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | M.K. STALIN | DMK | 60.86% |
| 2026 | V. S. BABU | TVK | 45.09% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -15.77 percentage points in the winning vote share.
This page is part of the full Tamil Nadu 2026 election results set. Explore every seat, party efficiency, regional swing and demographics in the TN 2026 Explorer. For the wider story, see TVK’s debut mapped, the incumbents who lost, and how DMK collapsed.