Colachel_(state_assembly_constituency)
Colachal Assembly constituency
State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu, India
Colachel is an assembly constituency located in Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha Constituency in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Quick Facts Colachel, Constituency details ...
Colachel | |
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Constituency No. 231 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Kanniyakumari |
LS constituency | Kanniyakumari |
Established | 1952 |
Total electors | 262175[1] |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | INC |
Elected year | 2016 |
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More information Year, Winner ...
Year | Winner | Party | |
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1957 | Lourdammal Simon | Indian National Congress | |
1962 | A. Swamidhas | Independent | |
1967 | A. Chidambaranatha Nadar | Indian National Congress | |
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More information Year, Winner ...
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More information Vote share of Winning candidates ...
Vote share of Winning candidates | ||||
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2021 | 49.56% | |||
2016 | 40.19% | |||
2011 | 40.16% | |||
2006 | 46.99% | |||
2001 | 46.23% | |||
1996 | 42.85% | |||
1991 | 60.01% | |||
1989 | 39.19% | |||
1984 | 39.33% | |||
1980 | 67.03% | |||
1977 | 30.40% | |||
1971 | 54.98% | |||
1967 | 48.37% | |||
1962 | 55.64% | |||
1957 | 40.73% | |||
1954 | 59.14% |
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2021
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | J. G. Prince | 90,681 | 49.56% | 9.37% | |
BJP | Ramesh P. | 65,849 | 35.99% | 11.37% | |
NTK | Antony Aslin J. | 18,202 | 9.95% | 8.58% | |
MNM | Lathis Mary S. | 2,127 | 1.16% | ||
DMDK | Sivakumar M. | 1,332 | 0.73% | ||
CPI(ML)L | Anthony Muthu S. M. | 1,218 | 0.67% | 0.07% | |
ABHM | Krishna Kumar A. | 1,145 | 0.63% | ||
NOTA | Nota | 878 | 0.48% | ||
Margin of victory | 24,832 | 13.57% | -1.99% | ||
Turnout | 182,969 | 67.95% | 4.17% | ||
Registered electors | 269,287 | ||||
INC hold | Swing | 9.37% | |||
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2016
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | J. G. Prince | 67,195 | 40.19% | 0.03% | |
BJP | Ramesh P | 41,167 | 24.62% | 0.03% | |
AIADMK | Patchaimal K. T. | 39,218 | 23.46% | -8.58% | |
MDMK | Sambathchandra R. | 12,909 | 7.72% | ||
NTK | Prabaharan T. | 2,281 | 1.36% | ||
NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,593 | 0.95% | ||
CPI(ML)L | Anthonymuthu | 1,000 | 0.60% | -0.48% | |
PMK | Alexanderrajkumar A | 772 | 0.46% | ||
Independent | Selvaraj M | 339 | 0.20% | ||
Aakhashdhev M | 277 | 0.17% | |||
Independent | Christopher M. | 230 | 0.14% | ||
Margin of victory | 26,028 | 15.57% | 7.44% | ||
Turnout | 167,205 | 63.78% | -0.51% | ||
Registered electors | 262,175 | ||||
INC hold | Swing | 0.03% | |||
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2011
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | J. G. Prince | 58,428 | 40.16% | -6.83% | |
AIADMK | Larence. P | 46,607 | 32.03% | 13.09% | |
BJP | Ramesh. P | 35,778 | 24.59% | -2.61% | |
CPI(ML)L | Anthony Muthu. S. M | 1,566 | 1.08% | ||
Independent | Varkees Tharuma Raj. G | 1,262 | 0.87% | ||
BSP | Abu Thahir. A. P | 872 | 0.60% | ||
Independent | Kathiresan. V | 537 | 0.37% | ||
ABHM | Selvaraj. M | 438 | 0.30% | -0.28% | |
Margin of victory | 11,821 | 8.13% | -11.66% | ||
Turnout | 226,321 | 64.28% | 2.62% | ||
Registered electors | 145,488 | ||||
INC hold | Swing | -6.83% | |||
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2006
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | S. Jeyapaul | 50,641 | 46.99% | ||
BJP | Gandhi. M. R | 29,321 | 27.21% | ||
AIADMK | K. T. Pachaimal | 20,413 | 18.94% | -27.29% | |
DMDK | Wellington. S | 4,941 | 4.58% | ||
Independent | Linga Perumal. C | 656 | 0.61% | ||
ABHM | Surendran Nair. K | 626 | 0.58% | ||
BSP | Dharmendra Kumar. S. N | 449 | 0.42% | ||
Independent | Thomas. S | 310 | 0.29% | ||
Independent | Kumaraswamy. H | 164 | 0.15% | ||
Independent | Karunakaran | 142 | 0.13% | ||
Independent | Balakrishnan. C | 109 | 0.10% | ||
Margin of victory | 21,320 | 19.78% | 3.31% | ||
Turnout | 107,772 | 61.67% | 11.63% | ||
Registered electors | 174,762 | ||||
INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 0.76% | |||
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2001
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | K. T. Pachaimal | 42,354 | 46.23% | ||
MDMK | R. Sambath Chandra | 27,265 | 29.76% | 17.77% | |
DMK | Era Bernard | 20,296 | 22.15% | -20.70% | |
Independent | A. Frederick | 1,206 | 1.32% | ||
NCP | C. Raja Singh | 502 | 0.55% | ||
Margin of victory | 15,089 | 16.47% | 8.75% | ||
Turnout | 91,623 | 50.04% | -10.32% | ||
Registered electors | 183,117 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 3.37% | |||
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1996
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | Era Bernard | 41,217 | 42.85% | ||
BJP | S. P. Kutty | 33,791 | 35.13% | 18.07% | |
MDMK | Sambath Chandra. R. | 11,528 | 11.99% | ||
INC | Pauliah. A. | 8,401 | 8.73% | -51.27% | |
Independent | Chandra Sekhar | 186 | 0.19% | ||
AIIC(T) | Jaipal. J. T. | 168 | 0.17% | ||
Independent | Sreekumaran Thampy. A. | 137 | 0.14% | ||
Independent | Chandrasekaran. N. | 130 | 0.14% | ||
Independent | Tharchis Xavier. S. | 130 | 0.14% | ||
Independent | Ponnuswamy. E. | 83 | 0.09% | ||
Independent | Murugan. R. | 71 | 0.07% | ||
Margin of victory | 7,426 | 7.72% | -29.91% | ||
Turnout | 96,181 | 60.36% | 4.38% | ||
Registered electors | 165,972 | ||||
DMK gain from INC | Swing | -17.15% | |||
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1991
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | A. Pauliah | 52,641 | 60.01% | 20.82% | |
JD | Bathakbishnan R. | 19,626 | 22.37% | ||
BJP | Appancheyl S. | 14,968 | 17.06% | ||
Independent | Thomas S. | 111 | 0.13% | ||
Independent | Johnson M. | 108 | 0.12% | ||
Independent | Soosai Nayagom S. | 101 | 0.12% | ||
Independent | Jacobe Mianous T. | 99 | 0.11% | ||
Independent | Lingaraja N. | 73 | 0.08% | ||
Margin of victory | 33,015 | 37.63% | 24.58% | ||
Turnout | 87,727 | 55.98% | -10.86% | ||
Registered electors | 160,212 | ||||
INC hold | Swing | 20.82% | |||
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1989
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Pauliah-A. M | 36,611 | 39.19% | ||
DMK | Sambath Chandra-R | 24,414 | 26.13% | 4.26% | |
AIADMK | F. M. Rajarathnam | 18,747 | 20.07% | -19.26% | |
AIADMK | Jonas | 13,292 | 14.23% | -25.10% | |
Independent | Raveendran. A. M | 187 | 0.20% | ||
Independent | Soosai Michael. P. M | 173 | 0.19% | ||
Margin of victory | 12,197 | 13.06% | 12.37% | ||
Turnout | 93,424 | 66.84% | -5.30% | ||
Registered electors | 141,330 | ||||
INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | -0.14% | |||
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1984
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | F. M. Rajarathnam | 33,585 | 39.33% | 6.36% | |
BJP | M. R. Gandhi | 32,996 | 38.64% | ||
DMK | N. Paramonydhas | 18,678 | 21.87% | -45.16% | |
Independent | V. Rajendran | 138 | 0.16% | ||
Margin of victory | 589 | 0.69% | -33.37% | ||
Turnout | 85,397 | 72.14% | 16.02% | ||
Registered electors | 123,569 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -27.70% | |||
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1980
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | S. Retnaraj | 42,949 | 67.03% | 38.33% | |
AIADMK | Sanotsham. M. | 21,127 | 32.97% | 8.28% | |
Margin of victory | 21,822 | 34.06% | 32.36% | ||
Turnout | 64,076 | 56.12% | -6.47% | ||
Registered electors | 115,330 | ||||
DMK gain from JP | Swing | 36.63% | |||
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1977
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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JP | R. Athiswami | 21,131 | 30.40% | ||
DMK | S. Retnaraj | 19,949 | 28.70% | -15.18% | |
AIADMK | F.M. Rasarathinam | 17,165 | 24.69% | ||
INC | A. Pauliah | 11,264 | 16.21% | -38.78% | |
Margin of victory | 1,182 | 1.70% | -9.40% | ||
Turnout | 69,509 | 62.59% | -8.40% | ||
Registered electors | 111,755 | ||||
JP gain from INC | Swing | -24.58% | |||
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1971
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | A. Pauliah | 37,401 | 54.98% | 6.61% | |
DMK | S. Retnaraj | 29,852 | 43.88% | ||
Independent | Eugene A. | 773 | 1.14% | ||
Margin of victory | 7,549 | 11.10% | 8.71% | ||
Turnout | 68,026 | 70.99% | -1.33% | ||
Registered electors | 97,695 | ||||
INC hold | Swing | 6.61% | |||
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1967
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | A. Chidambaranatha Nadar | 29,325 | 48.37% | 4.74% | |
SWA | S. Retnaraj | 27,879 | 45.99% | ||
Independent | Y. Devadason | 2,887 | 4.76% | ||
Independent | L. Louis | 532 | 0.88% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,446 | 2.39% | -9.62% | ||
Turnout | 60,623 | 72.31% | -2.76% | ||
Registered electors | 86,726 | ||||
INC gain from Independent | Swing | -7.27% | |||
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1962
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | A. Swamidhas | 36,054 | 55.64% | ||
INC | Lourdammal Simon | 28,275 | 43.63% | 2.90% | |
Independent | John Russel | 471 | 0.73% | ||
Margin of victory | 7,779 | 12.00% | 7.33% | ||
Turnout | 64,800 | 75.07% | 31.31% | ||
Registered electors | 88,634 | ||||
Independent gain from INC | Swing | 14.91% | |||
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1957
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Lourdammal Simon | 14,055 | 40.73% | ||
Independent | S. Doraiswamy | 12,443 | 36.06% | ||
Independent | R. K. Ram. | 3,309 | 9.59% | ||
Independent | P. Johnson | 2,875 | 8.33% | ||
Independent | S. M. Shahul Hamid | 1,826 | 5.29% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,612 | 4.67% | |||
Turnout | 34,508 | 43.76% | |||
Registered electors | 78,859 | ||||
INC gain from TTNC | Swing | ||||
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1954
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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TTNC | Thompson Tharmaraj Daniel | 15,542 | 59.14% | ||
INC | Ramachandra Nadar | 10,738 | 40.86% | 40.86% | |
Margin of victory | 4,804 | 18.28% | |||
Turnout | 26,280 | 69.48% | |||
Registered electors | 37,824 | ||||
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