Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin defeated in Kolathur: who is TVK’s V.S. Babu, the winner?

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin was on Monday (May 4, 2026) was defeated in his Kolathur Assembly constituency, a seat he had represented thrice since 2011. He is the fourth sitting Chief Minister in Tamil Nadu to lose an Assembly election.

Mr. Stalin lost to V.S. Babu, the TVK candidate. Mr. Babu was once a close associate of the DMK president. He had served as the North Chennai district secretary of the DMK and was elected to the Assembly in 2006 from the Purasawalkam constituency.