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230 . Nagercoil
The Nagercoil assembly constituency (AC #230) 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.
20 candidates are in the fray this year, including 1 woman candidate and the sitting MLA M.R. Gandhi (BJP). The constituency has 2,57,022 registered electors (1,25,873 male · 1,31,139 female · 10 third gender).
Total Electors2,57,022
Male Electors1,25,873
Female Electors1,31,139
Third Gender10
Total Candidates20
Women Candidates1
Alliance Breakdown — Nagercoil
Independents
Candidates11
PartiesIND
Other Parties
Candidates5
PartiesNIP, TPMK, CPIML Red Star, TAVK, NMK
NDA / ADMK+
Candidates1
PartiesBJP
NTK
Candidates1
PartiesNTK
SPA / DMK+
Candidates1
PartiesDMK
TVK
Candidates1
PartiesTVK
All 20 Candidates Contesting
| # | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Gender | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | DMK | SPA | Male | 67 |
| 2 | M.R. GandhiIncumbent | BJP | NDA | Male | 81 |
| 3 | G. Bervin Kings | TVK | TVK | Male | 39 |
| 4 | M. Muthukumar | NTK | NTK | Male | 38 |
| 5 | A. Salate Kanagaraj | NIP | OTH | Male | 51 |
| 6 | L. Nagarajan | TPMK | OTH | Male | 42 |
| 7 | P. Vallimayil | CPIML Red Star | OTH | Female | 29 |
| 8 | S. Jebarson | TAVK | OTH | Male | 30 |
| 9 | T. Dino | NMK | OTH | Male | 41 |
| 10 | A. Ajith Kumar | IND | IND | Male | 33 |
| 11 | A. Sivakumar | IND | IND | Male | 53 |
| 12 | A. Suyambulingam | IND | IND | Male | 34 |
| 13 | Dinesh | IND | IND | Male | 32 |
| 14 | J. Antony Michael | IND | IND | Male | — |
| 15 | Mohideen Faigee (a) Soorankudy Faigee | IND | IND | Male | 60 |
| 16 | P. Suyambulingam | IND | IND | Male | 34 |
| 17 | S. Gunasekaran | IND | IND | Male | 50 |
| 18 | S. Retna Mony | IND | IND | Male | 72 |
| 19 | S. Vairam Pillai | IND | IND | Male | 66 |
| 20 | U. Nagoor Meeran Peer Mohamed | IND | IND | Male | 66 |