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231. Colachel

Winner PRINCE J.G. INC
Total Electors 2,62,175
Votes Polled 1,67,205
Turnout 63.8%
Victory Margin +26,028

Vote Share by Party

    Votes by Candidate

    PRINCE J.G.
    67,195
    RAMESH P
    41,167
    PATCHAIMAL K.T.
    39,218
    SAMBATHCHANDRA R.
    12,909
    PRABAHARAN T.
    2,281
    NOTA
    1,593
    ANTHONYMUTHU
    1,000
    ALEXANDERRAJKUMA…
    772
    SELVARAJ M
    339
    AAKHASHDHEV M
    277

    In the 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, Colachel constituency was won by PRINCE J.G. of INC with 67,195 votes (40.2% vote share).

    The runner-up was RAMESH P of BJP with 41,167 votes (24.6%). The victory margin was 26,028 votes (15.6% of total votes polled).

    The constituency had 2,62,175 registered electors, of whom 1,67,205 cast their votes — a turnout of 63.8%. A total of 12 candidates contested this seat.

    All Candidates

    Rank Candidate Party Votes Polled Vote % Vote Share
    1 PRINCE J.G. INC 67,195 40.2%
    40.2%
    2 RAMESH P BJP 41,167 24.6%
    24.6%
    3 PATCHAIMAL K.T. ADMK 39,218 23.5%
    23.5%
    4 SAMBATHCHANDRA R. MDMK 12,909 7.7%
    7.7%
    5 PRABAHARAN T. NTK 2,281 1.4%
    1.4%
    6 NOTA NOTA 1,593 0.9%
    0.9%
    7 ANTHONYMUTHU CPI(ML)(L) 1,000 0.6%
    0.6%
    8 ALEXANDERRAJKUMAR A PMK 772 0.5%
    0.5%
    9 SELVARAJ M IND 339 0.2%
    0.2%
    10 AAKHASHDHEV M GMI 277 0.2%
    0.2%
    11 CHRISTOPHER M. IND 230 0.1%
    0.1%
    12 NAGARAJAN K. IND 224 0.1%
    0.1%