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Colachel
Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 1996
165,972
Electors
96,181
Votes polled
57.95%
Turnout
7,426
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bernard, Era
Won
Male
|
DMK | 41,217 | 42.85% |
| 2 |
S.P. Kutty
Male
|
BJP | 33,791 | 35.13% |
| 3 |
Sambath Chandra, R
Male
|
MDMK | 11,528 | 11.99% |
| 4 |
Pauliah, A
Male
|
INC | 8,401 | 8.73% |
| 5 |
Chandra Sekhar
Male
|
IND | 186 | 0.19% |
| 6 |
Jaipal, J.T
Male
|
AIIC(T) | 168 | 0.17% |
| 7 |
Sreekumaran Thampy, A
Male
|
IND | 137 | 0.14% |
| 8 |
Chandrasekaran, N
Male
|
IND | 130 | 0.14% |
| 9 |
Tharchis Xavier, S
Male
|
IND | 130 | 0.14% |
| 10 |
Ponnuswamy, E
Male
|
IND | 83 | 0.09% |
| 11 |
Murugan, R
Male
|
IND | 71 | 0.07% |
| 12 |
Thomas, S
Male
|
IND | 66 | 0.07% |
| 13 |
Poulin, P
Male
|
IND | 62 | 0.06% |
| 14 |
Periya Nadar, S
Male
|
IND | 60 | 0.06% |
| 15 |
Krishnaraj, M
Male
|
IND | 58 | 0.06% |
| 16 |
Rajasingh, C
Male
|
IND | 50 | 0.05% |
| 17 |
Monikandan, K
Male
|
IND | 43 | 0.04% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Colachel Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |
Jeyapaul.S
Male
INC
|
— |
Gandhi.M.R
Male
BJP
|
— |
| 2001 |
Pachamal T
Male
ADMK
|
46.23% |
R. Sambath Chandra
Male
MDMK
|
29.76% |
| 1996 |
Bernard, Era
Male
DMK
|
42.85% |
S.P. Kutty
Male
BJP
|
35.13% |
| 1991 |
Pauliah A
Male
INC
|
60.01% |
Bathakbishnan R
Male
JD
|
22.37% |
| 1989 |
Pauliah-A
Male
INC
|
39.19% |
Sambath Chandra-R
Male
DMK
|
26.13% |
| 1984 |
F.M. Rajarethnam
Male
ADK
|
39.33% |
M.R. Gandhi
Male
BJP
|
38.64% |
| 1980 |
Retnaraj
Male
DMK
|
67.03% |
Sanotsham, M
Male
ADK
|
32.97% |
| 1977 |
R. Athiswami
Male
JnP
|
30.40% |
S. Retna Raj
Male
DMK
|
28.70% |
| 1971 |
Pauliah A
Male
NCO
|
54.98% |
Retna Raj S
Male
DMK
|
43.88% |
| 1967 |
A.C.Nader
Male
INC
|
48.37% |
S.Retnaraj
Male
SWA
|
45.99% |