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V. S. Babu
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| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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Incumbent
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| Assumed office May 2026 |
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| Chief Minister | C.Joseph Vijay |
| Preceded by | M. K. Stalin |
| Constituency | Kolathur |
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2006–2011 |
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| Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
| Preceded by | B. Ranganathan |
| Succeeded by | Constituency defunct |
| Constituency | Purasawalkam |
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| Party | Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (2026-present) |
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Other political
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (2006-2011) |
V. S. Babu is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu.[1] He is a former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Purasawalkam Assembly constituency in the 2006 election.
Career
He won the 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election representing the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party.[2] On 7 February 2026, he joined Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam and was nominated to contest against former chief minister M. K. Stalin in the Kolathur constituency in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[3][4][5] He won in the constituency with 82997 votes (with a winning margin of 8795+).
Electoral performances
2026:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| TVK | V. S. Babu | 82,997 | 45.09 | New | |
| DMK | M. K. Stalin | 74,202 | 40.32 | −20.54 | |
| AIADMK | P. Santhana Krishnan | 18,430 | 10.01 | −10.26 | |
| NTK | A. Soundarapandian Loutherseth | 5,046 | 2.74 | −3.78 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 892 | 0.48 | −0.40 | |
| Margin of victory | 8,795 | 4.78 | −35.81 | ||
| Turnout | 1,84,051 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| TVK gain from DMK | Swing | +45.09 | |||
2006:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| DMK | V. S. Babu | 90,140 | 53.74% | ||
| AIADMK | T. G. Venkatesh Babu | 82,777 | 49.35% | ||
| DMDK | Jacquelene Gomez | 12,690 | 7.57% | ||
| BJP | Elumalai. V. | 2,019 | 1.20% | ||
| SWA | Kamalaakannan. J. | 769 | 0.46% | ||
| Independent | Raja. K. | 603 | 0.36% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,363 | 4.39% | 1.74% | ||
| Turnout | 167,730 | 87.51% | −45.83% | ||
| DMK hold | Swing | 5.21% | |||
References
- ^ "V.S. Babu (TVK) Candidate from KOLATHUUR Constituency, V.S. Babu Political Career, Age, Education, Election Result 2026". India Today. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2006" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2026: full list of TVK candidates". The Hindu. 30 March 2026. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ^ "TVK releases list of candidates for Tamil Nadu polls 2026; Vijay to contest from Perambur and Trichy East constituency". Hindustan Times. 6 April 2026. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu polls: TVK chief Vijay to contest from 2 seats, Perambur and Trichy East". The Times of India. 29 March 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ^ https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/candidateswise-S2213.htm
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