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218 . Kovilpatti
The Kovilpatti assembly constituency (AC #218) is part of the Thoothukudi 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.
21 candidates are in the fray this year, including 1 woman candidate and the sitting MLA C. Kadambur Raju (AIADMK). The constituency has 2,40,017 registered electors (1,16,317 male · 1,23,673 female · 27 third gender).
Total Electors2,40,017
Male Electors1,16,317
Female Electors1,23,673
Third Gender27
Total Candidates21
Women Candidates1
Alliance Breakdown — Kovilpatti
Independents
Candidates13
PartiesIND
Other Parties
Candidates3
PartiesPMTDK, BSP, NIP
NDA / ADMK+
Candidates1
PartiesAIADMK
NTK
Candidates1
PartiesNTK
PMK(R) - AIPTMMK
Candidates1
PartiesAIPTMMK
SPA / DMK+
Candidates1
PartiesDMK
TVK
Candidates1
PartiesTVK
All 21 Candidates Contesting
| # | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Gender | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. Karunanithi | DMK | SPA | Male | 50 |
| 2 | C. Kadambur RajuIncumbent | AIADMK | NDA | Male | 66 |
| 3 | S. Balasubramanian | TVK | TVK | Male | 41 |
| 4 | P. Pandi | NTK | NTK | Male | 35 |
| 5 | S. Kannan | AIPTMMK | PMKR | Male | 48 |
| 6 | G. Hari Balakrishnan | PMTDK | OTH | Male | 28 |
| 7 | R. Ramachandran | BSP | OTH | Male | 68 |
| 8 | T. Arumugavel | NIP | OTH | Male | 38 |
| 9 | B. Athikumar Kudumbar | IND | IND | Male | 49 |
| 10 | C. Sekar | IND | IND | Male | 53 |
| 11 | K. Chinna Maharaja | IND | IND | Male | 40 |
| 12 | K. Gurusamy | IND | IND | Male | 50 |
| 13 | K. Pandimuneeswari | IND | IND | Female | 38 |
| 14 | K. Poundurai | IND | IND | Male | 31 |
| 15 | K. Premkumar | IND | IND | Male | 55 |
| 16 | M. Ponnusamy | IND | IND | Male | 59 |
| 17 | P. Gunasekaran | IND | IND | Male | 64 |
| 18 | R. Muneeswaran | IND | IND | Male | 27 |
| 19 | S. Paramasivan | IND | IND | Male | 64 |
| 20 | S. Renganayagalu | IND | IND | Male | 47 |
| 21 | S. Saravanan | IND | IND | Male | 38 |