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180 . Pudukkottai
The Pudukkottai assembly constituency (AC #180) is part of the Pudukkottai 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.
30 candidates are in the fray this year, including 2 women candidates and the sitting MLA V. Muthuraja (DMK). The constituency has 2,23,928 registered electors (1,09,962 male · 1,13,943 female · 23 third gender).
Total Electors2,23,928
Male Electors1,09,962
Female Electors1,13,943
Third Gender23
Total Candidates30
Women Candidates2
Alliance Breakdown — Pudukkottai
Independents
Candidates21
PartiesIND
Other Parties
Candidates5
PartiesVTVTK, SFRBC, CPI(ML), PT, TAVK
NDA / ADMK+
Candidates1
PartiesBJP
NTK
Candidates1
PartiesNTK
SPA / DMK+
Candidates1
PartiesDMK
TVK
Candidates1
PartiesTVK
All 30 Candidates Contesting
| # | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Gender | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. MuthurajaIncumbent | DMK | SPA | Male | 49 |
| 2 | N. Ramachandran | BJP | NDA | Male | 39 |
| 3 | K.M. Shariff | TVK | TVK | Male | 61 |
| 4 | Ezhilarasi Vijayendran | NTK | NTK | Female | 35 |
| 5 | A. Rajasekar | VTVTK | OTH | Male | — |
| 6 | E. Ramalingam | SFRBC | OTH | Male | 46 |
| 7 | G. Manimegalai | CPI(ML) | OTH | Female | 48 |
| 8 | K. Rengan | PT | OTH | Male | 61 |
| 9 | S. Niyaz Ahamed | TAVK | OTH | Male | 42 |
| 10 | A. Radhakrishnan | IND | IND | Male | 72 |
| 11 | A. Subaresh Raja | IND | IND | Male | 32 |
| 12 | B. Senthilnathan | IND | IND | Male | 29 |
| 13 | C. Govindasamy | IND | IND | Male | 64 |
| 14 | C. Karuppaiah | IND | IND | Male | 43 |
| 15 | C. Karuppaiah | IND | IND | Male | 43 |
| 16 | C. Ramachandran | IND | IND | Male | 67 |
| 17 | C. Ramachandran | IND | IND | Male | 67 |
| 18 | D. Ramesh | IND | IND | Male | 53 |
| 19 | G. Arivazhagan | IND | IND | Male | 35 |
| 20 | G. Duraisaravanan | IND | IND | Male | 35 |
| 21 | G. Muthuraj | IND | IND | Male | 36 |
| 22 | K. Dhanagopal | IND | IND | Male | 47 |
| 23 | K. Kailasakumar | IND | IND | Male | 34 |
| 24 | K. Murugesan | IND | IND | Male | 57 |
| 25 | M.A. Muthukumar | IND | IND | Male | 41 |
| 26 | P. Kangatharan | IND | IND | Male | 35 |
| 27 | R. Ramachandran | IND | IND | Male | 67 |
| 28 | R. Sivakumar | IND | IND | Male | 53 |
| 29 | S. Selvaraj | IND | IND | Male | 58 |
| 30 | V.R. Jayakumar | IND | IND | Male | 54 |