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184 . Karaikudi
The Karaikudi assembly constituency (AC #184) is part of the Sivaganga 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.
25 candidates are in the fray this year, including 3 women candidates and the sitting MLA S. Mangudi (INC). The constituency has 3,03,371 registered electors (1,48,087 male · 1,55,256 female · 28 third gender).
Total Electors3,03,371
Male Electors1,48,087
Female Electors1,55,256
Third Gender28
Total Candidates25
Women Candidates3
Alliance Breakdown — Karaikudi
Independents
Candidates16
PartiesIND
Other Parties
Candidates4
PartiesPT, SMNK, RPI (A), BSP
NDA / ADMK+
Candidates1
PartiesAMMK
NTK
Candidates1
PartiesNTK
PMK(R) - AIPTMMK
Candidates1
PartiesAIPTMMK
SPA / DMK+
Candidates1
PartiesINC
TVK
Candidates1
PartiesTVK
All 25 Candidates Contesting
| # | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Gender | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. MangudiIncumbent | INC | SPA | Male | 62 |
| 2 | V. Dherpoki Pandi | AMMK | NDA | Male | 50 |
| 3 | Tk. Prabhu | TVK | TVK | Male | 41 |
| 4 | Seeman | NTK | NTK | Male | 60 |
| 5 | A. Kalimuthu | AIPTMMK | PMKR | Male | 41 |
| 6 | C. Newton Babu | PT | OTH | Male | 42 |
| 7 | J. Aziz Abdul Rahman | SMNK | OTH | Male | 37 |
| 8 | K. Karuppiah | RPI (A) | OTH | Male | 70 |
| 9 | Ranjithkumar Balusamy | BSP | OTH | Male | 30 |
| 10 | A. Jeevitha | IND | IND | Female | 40 |
| 11 | B. Shanthi | IND | IND | Female | 46 |
| 12 | G. Prabu | IND | IND | Male | 38 |
| 13 | K. Dinesh | IND | IND | Male | 31 |
| 14 | K. Muthukumar | IND | IND | Male | 32 |
| 15 | K. Selvi | IND | IND | Female | 42 |
| 16 | K. Velu | IND | IND | Male | 45 |
| 17 | M. Ramu | IND | IND | Male | 45 |
| 18 | M.S. Udhuman Ali | IND | IND | Male | 60 |
| 19 | R. Kalidass | IND | IND | Male | 49 |
| 20 | R. Lakshmanan | IND | IND | Male | 35 |
| 21 | R. Manimaran | IND | IND | Male | 37 |
| 22 | S. Pandi | IND | IND | Male | 41 |
| 23 | S.V. Ramanathan | IND | IND | Male | 34 |
| 24 | V. Suresh | IND | IND | Male | 32 |
| 25 | V. Veeramanikandan | IND | IND | Male | 25 |