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Assembly constituency 231 · Tamil Nadu

Colachal is assembly constituency number 231 in Tamil Nadu, in Kanniyakumari district, and one of the segments of the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Tharahai Cuthbert of the Indian National Congress won with 33.3% of the vote, 2,833 votes ahead of Prem Alex Lawrence (TVK).

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Colachal · 2026AC 231
  1. 01
    Tharahai Cuthbert
    INC
    66,207
    33.27%
  2. 02
    Prem Alex Lawrence
    TVK
    63,374
    31.84%
  3. 03
    Sivakumar. T
    BJP
    54,384
    27.33%
  4. 04
    Ancy Shoba Rani. L
    NTK
    12,458
    6.26%
  5. 05
    Selvaraj. M
    Independent
    349
    0.18%
  6. 8 other candidates · 1,660 votesNOTA · 581 (0.29%)

Margin 2,833 votes · 1.42% of valid votes

2,66,055
Registered electors
2026 election
75.1%
Turnout
+6.8 pts vs 2021
2,833
Victory margin
1.4% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,99,013 valid votes, NOTA included.

Colachal 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Tharahai CuthbertFemale · 51 yrsINC66,207
33.27%
2Prem Alex LawrenceMale · 42 yrsTVK63,374
31.84%
3Sivakumar. TMale · 51 yrsBJP54,384
27.33%
4Ancy Shoba Rani. LFemale · 38 yrsNTK12,458
6.26%
—NOTANOTA581
0.29%
5Selvaraj. MMale · 55 yrsIndependent349
0.18%
6Rajasingh. CMale · 57 yrsBSP314
0.16%
7Anthony Muthu. S.mMale · 61 yrsCPI(ML)(L)304
0.15%
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8Saravanan. MMale · 47 yrsIndependent255
0.13%
9Ganesh. NMale · 41 yrsTPMK244
0.12%
10Christ Miller. SMale · 61 yrsAIPTMMK145
0.07%
11Koil Raj. RMale · 34 yrsNIDP140
0.07%
12Antony Alankaram. KMale · 65 yrsIndependent134
0.07%
13Murali. MMale · 55 yrstavk124
0.06%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2011201620212026INC 33.3%TVK 31.8%BJP 27.3%NTK 6.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Tharahai CuthbertINC · 33.3% · margin 2,833Turnout75.1%
2021Prince J.G.INC · 49.6% · margin 24,832Turnout68.2%
2016Prince J.G.INC · 40.2% · margin 26,028Turnout63.8%
2011Prince.j.gINC · 40.2% · margin 11,821Turnout64.3%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Colachal result 2021

Colachal 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Prince J.G.INC90,681
49.56%
2Ramesh P.BJP65,849
35.99%
3Antony Aslin J.NTK18,202
9.95%
4Lathis Mary S.MNM2,127
1.16%
5Sivakumar M.DMDK1,332
0.73%
6Anthony Muthu S.M.CPI(ML)(L)1,218
0.67%
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7Krishna Kumar A.AMPK1,145
0.63%
—NOTANOTA878
0.48%
8Anish K.M.BSP831
0.45%
9Vijayakumar R.Independent272
0.15%
10Marystella R.Independent201
0.11%
11Mohammed Ali, Professor, S.Independent130
0.07%
12Raja C.Shiv Sena103
0.06%

Colachal result 2016

Colachal 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Prince J.G.INC67,195
40.19%
2Ramesh PBJP41,167
24.62%
3Patchaimal K.T.AIADMK39,218
23.46%
4Sambathchandra R.MDMK12,909
7.72%
5Prabaharan T.NTK2,281
1.36%
—NOTANOTA1,593
0.95%
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6AnthonymuthuCPI(ML)(L)1,000
0.60%
7Alexanderrajkumar APMK772
0.46%
8Selvaraj MIndependent339
0.20%
9Aakhashdhev MGMI277
0.17%
10Christopher M.Independent230
0.14%
11Nagarajan K.Independent224
0.13%

Colachal result 2011

Colachal 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Prince.j.gINC58,428
40.16%
2Larence.pAIADMK46,607
32.03%
3Ramesh.pBJP35,778
24.59%
4Anthony Muthu.s.mCPI(ML)(L)1,566
1.08%
5Varkees Tharuma Raj.gIndependent1,262
0.87%
6Abu Thahir.a.pBSP872
0.60%
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7Kathiresan.vIndependent537
0.37%
8Selvaraj.mABHM438
0.30%
Map

Colachal outlined in orange among the other Tamil Nadu seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Kanniyakumari district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Colachal is one of the assembly segments of Kanniyakumari. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kanniyakumari candidates.

  • Vijayakumar (alias) Vijay VasanthINC93,538 54.4%
  • Radhakrishnan PBJP60,583 35.2%
  • Maria Jennifer Clara MichaelNTK9,908 5.8%
  • Pasilian NazerathAIADMK5,173 3.0%
  • Nagoor Meeran Peer Mohamed UIndependent707 0.4%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 32,955 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Colachal.

Who won the Colachal assembly seat in 2026?

Tharahai Cuthbert of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Colachal in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 66,207 votes, which was 33.27% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Colachal?

The margin was 2,833 votes (1.42% of valid votes). The runner-up was Prem Alex Lawrence of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with 63,374 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Colachal in 2026?

Turnout was 75.06%: 1,99,711 of 2,66,055 registered electors voted, across 316 polling stations. That is 6.8 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Colachal part of?

Colachal is an assembly segment of the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Vijayakumar (alias) Vijay Vasanth got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Colachal a reserved constituency?

No. Colachal is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Colachal?

The Tamil Nadu assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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