14 elections on record · INC dominant · 14 total
Colachal is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 14 elections from 1962 to 2026. INC is the historically dominant party with 6 wins out of 14 elections.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tharahai Cuthbert | INC | 66207 | 33.27% | Prem Alex Lawrence | TVK | 2833 |
| 2021 | J. G. Prince | INC | 90681 | 49.56% | P. Ramesh | BJP | 24832 |
| 2016 | J. G. Prince | INC | 67195 | 40.19% | Ramesh P | BJP | 26028 |
| 2011 | J. G. Prince | INC | 58428 | 40.16% | Larence P | AIADMK | 11821 |
| 2006 | T. Theodre Reginald | DMK | 51612 | 53.39% | K. P. Rajendra Prasad | ADMK | 31066 |
| 2001 | K.P. Raajendraprasad | AIADMK | 36223 | 42.94% | C. Velayuthan | BJP | 2774 |
| 1996 | C. Velayuthan | BJP | 27443 | 31.76% | Bala Janathipathy | DMK | 4540 |
| 1991 | K. Lawrence | ADMK | 42950 | 51.85% | S. Noor Mohamed | CPI(M) | 23293 |
| 1989 | S. Noor Mohmed | CPI(M) | 21489 | 27.24% | A. T. C. Joseph | INC | 1314 |
| 1984 | V. Balachandran | IND | 28465 | 37.77% | M. Vincent | AIADMK | 4317 |
| 1980 | P. Mohammad Ismail | JP | 19758 | 37.27% | Lawrence. K. | GKC | 2324 |
| 1977 | A. Swamidhas | JP | 22910 | 47.81% | N. V. Kanniyappan | AIADMK | 8153 |
| 1971 | A. Swamidhas | INC | 32416 | 56.05% | Michael G. C. | DMK | 15242 |
| 1967 | V. George | INC | 24661 | 46.06% | M. M. Ali | CPI(M) | 6923 |
| 1962 | — Pre-delimitation / data unavailable | ||||||