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226 . Palayamkottai
The Palayamkottai assembly constituency (AC #226) is part of the Tirunelveli 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.
17 candidates are in the fray this year, including 0 women candidates. The constituency has 2,55,130 registered electors (1,23,972 male · 1,31,141 female · 17 third gender).
Total Electors2,55,130
Male Electors1,23,972
Female Electors1,31,141
Third Gender17
Total Candidates17
Women Candidates0
Alliance Breakdown — Palayamkottai
Independents
Candidates10
PartiesIND
Other Parties
Candidates3
PartiesPMTDK, NIP, TAVK
NDA / ADMK+
Candidates1
PartiesAIADMK
NTK
Candidates1
PartiesNTK
SPA / DMK+
Candidates1
PartiesDMK
TVK
Candidates1
PartiesTVK
All 17 Candidates Contesting
| # | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Gender | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Abdul Wahab | DMK | SPA | Male | 59 |
| 2 | Syed Sulthan Samsudeen | AIADMK | NDA | Male | 34 |
| 3 | Maria John | TVK | TVK | Male | 69 |
| 4 | Sankara Narayanan (a) Saran | NTK | NTK | Male | 27 |
| 5 | Esakkimuthu | PMTDK | OTH | Male | 36 |
| 6 | S. Thangadurai | NIP | OTH | Male | 55 |
| 7 | T.A. Umar | TAVK | OTH | Male | 52 |
| 8 | A. Sudhahar | IND | IND | Male | 47 |
| 9 | Abdul Koya | IND | IND | Male | 42 |
| 10 | D. Santhiyagappar Antony | IND | IND | Male | 28 |
| 11 | K. Nallakkannu (a) Karthic | IND | IND | Male | 39 |
| 12 | M. Manikandan | IND | IND | Male | 32 |
| 13 | R. Sesu | IND | IND | Male | 33 |
| 14 | S. Karthick Narayanan | IND | IND | Male | 50 |
| 15 | Srinivash | IND | IND | Male | 36 |
| 16 | V. George | IND | IND | Male | 60 |
| 17 | V. Paulraj | IND | IND | Male | 35 |