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229 . Kanniyakumari

District Kanniyakumari Previous winner ADMK

The Kanniyakumari assembly constituency (AC #229) is part of the Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu and is going to polls on 23 April 2026 as part of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election. Counting of votes will be on 2 May 2026.

14 candidates are in the fray this year, including 1 woman candidate. The constituency has 2,86,968 registered electors (1,41,230 male · 1,45,643 female · 95 third gender).

Total Electors2,86,968
Male Electors1,41,230
Female Electors1,45,643
Third Gender95
Total Candidates14
Women Candidates1

Alliance Breakdown — Kanniyakumari

Independents
Candidates6
PartiesIND
Other Parties
Candidates4
PartiesNIP, TAVK, TPMK, CPIML Red Star
NDA / ADMK+
Candidates1
PartiesAIADMK
NTK
Candidates1
PartiesNTK
SPA / DMK+
Candidates1
PartiesDMK
TVK
Candidates1
PartiesTVK

All 14 Candidates Contesting

# Candidate Party Alliance Gender Age
1 R. Mahesh DMK SPA Male 60
2 N. Thalavai Sundaram AIADMK NDA Male 67
3 S.R. Madhavan TVK TVK Male 47
4 Maria Jennifer NTK NTK Female 44
5 C. Sivalingam NIP OTH Male 32
6 J. Reagon Anto TAVK OTH Male 35
7 K. Srikrishnakumar TPMK OTH Male 31
8 M. Manavai Kannan CPIML Red Star OTH Male 39
9 C. Ramakrishnan IND IND Male 53
10 David Sahaya Bascar IND IND Male 56
11 R. Sudhagar IND IND Male 43
12 S. Rajan IND IND Male 39
13 S. Thanuneelan IND IND Male 31
14 T. Kanagaraj IND IND Male 67