General Elections to Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly – 2026

Form 12D New

Election Poll Schedules
Details	Dates
Start Date for Filing Nomination	30.03.2026 (Monday)
Last Date for Filling Nominations	06.04.2026 (Monday)
Scrutiny of Nominations	07.04.2026 (Tuesday)
Last Date for withdrawal of Candidature	09.04.2026 (Thursday)
Date of Poll	23.04.2026 (Thursday)
Date of Counting	04.05.2026 (Monday)

District Election Officer

Dt No & Name	Name of the DEO	Designation of the DEO	Contact Number
28.Thoothukudi	Thiru. Vishu Mahajan, I.A.S.,	District Collector	9444186000

Returning Officers (RO's)

S.No	No. & Name of the Assembly Constituency	Name of the RO	Designation of RO	Mobile Number
1	213.Vilathikulam	Tmt.Usha	District Supply and Consumer Protection Officer, Thoothukudi.	9445000370
2	214.Thoothukkudi	Thiru.M Prabhu	Sub-Collector/Assistant Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Thoothukudi.	9445000479
3	215.Tiruchendur	Thiru.Gowtham	Sub-Collector/Assistant Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Tiruchendur.	9445000480
4	216.Srivaikuntam	Thiru.Senthilvel	District Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Officer, Thoothukudi.	8300169748
5	217.Ottapidaram (SC)	Tmt.Subbulakshmi	Assistant Commissioner (Excise), Thoothukudi.	9361523728
6	218.Kovilpatti	Thiru.Himanshu Mangal I.A.S	Sub-Collector/Assistant Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Kovilpatti.	9445000481

Assistant Returning Officers (ARO's)

S.NO	No. & Name of the Assembly Constituency	Name of the ARO	Designation of ARO’s	Mobile Number
1	213.Vilathikulam	Thiru.D Kannan	Tahsildar, Vilathikulam.	9445000686
1	213.Vilathikulam	Tmt.Subha	Tahsildar, Ettayapuram.	9445000687
2	214.Thoothukkudi	Thiru.H.Thirumani Stalin	Tahsildar, Thoothukudi.	9445000680
2	214.Thoothukkudi	Thiru.Ananth	Special Tahsildar (Social Security Scheme), Thoothukudi.	9994934454
3	215.Tiruchendur	Thiru.Thanga Mari	Tahsildar, Tiruchendur.	9445000682
3	215.Tiruchendur	Thiru.M.Selvakumar	Tahsildar, Eral.	9788596735
4	216.Srivaikuntam	Thiru.J. Tahir Ahmad	Tahsildar, Srivaikuntam.	9445000681
4	216.Srivaikuntam	Tmt.M.Rajeswari	Tahsildar, Sattankulam.	9445000683
5	217.Ottapidaram (SC)	Thiru.Ayyanar	Tahsildar, Ottapidaram.	9445000685
5	217.Ottapidaram (SC)	Thiru.Esakkiraj	Special Tahsildar (Social Security Scheme), Ottapidaram.	8778876976
6	218.Kovilpatti	Thiru.Appanaraj	Tahsildar, Kovilpatti.	8072684254
6	218.Kovilpatti	Thiru.M. Balasubramanian	Tahsildar, Kayathar.	9445000684

Communication Plan
Sl.No	Description	Assembly Constituencies	Link
1	DEO Level Communication Team	–	View (235 KB)
2	RO Level Communication Team	–	View (240 KB)
3	ARO Level Communication Team	–	View (273 KB)
4	Assembly Constituencies of counting Centre Communication Plan	–	View (225 KB)
5	Polling Station Communication Plan	213 Vilathikulam	View (413 KB)
6		214 Thoothukudi	View (721 KB)
7		215 Tiruchendur	View (695 KB)
8		216 Srivaikuntam	View (497 KB)
9		217 Ottapidaram	View (443 KB)
10		218 Kovilpatti	View (490 KB)

Polling Station List 2026
Sl.No	Assembly Constituency	Polling Station List
1	213 Vilathikulam	View (139 KB)
2	214 Thoothukudi	View (155 KB)
3	215 Tiruchendur	View (160 KB)
4	216 Srivaikuntam	View (171 KB)
5	217 Ottapidaram	View (148 KB)
6	218 Kovilpatti	View (148 KB)

Candidate's Expenditure Details

213 Vilathikulam

Sl.No	Name of candidate	Party Affiliation	1st Inspection	2nd Inspection	3rd Inspection	Final Inspection	Abstract
1	AJAYKUMAR	INDEPENDENT	View (4 MB)	View (6 MB)	View (8 MB)	View (7 MB)	View (2 MB)
2	BALAJI RAMACHANDRAN	NAAM TAMILAR KATCHI	–	–	View (3 MB)	View (5 MB)	View (7 MB)
3	GANESAN	INDEPENDENT	–	View (6 MB)	View (6 MB)	View (6 MB)	View (5 MB)
4	JEYAKUMAR	INDEPENDENT	–	–	View (5 MB)	View (8 MB)	View (3 MB)
5	KASIRAM	TAMILAGA VETTRI KAZHAGAM	View (4 MB)	View (10 MB)	View (6 MB)	View (8 MB)	View (9 MB)
6	MADASAMY	PUTHUYA TAMILAGAM	–	View (2 MB)	View (6 MB)	View (4 MB)	View (2 MB)
7	MARKANDAYEN	DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM	View (5 MB)	View (4 MB)	View (4 MB)	View (9 MB)	View (6 MB)
8	MUNIYASAMY	INDEPENDENT	–	–	View (4 MB)	View (934 KB)	View (9 MB)
9	PATTURAJ	INDEPENDENT	–	–	View (3 MB)	View (2 MB)	View (5 MB)
10	PERUMAL	NAAM INDIAR PARTY	–	View (8 MB)	View (4 MB)	View (3 MB)	View (8 MB)
11	PONNUSAMY	INDEPENDENT	View (2 MB)	View (2 MB)	View (2 MB)	View (5 MB)	View (2 MB)
12	PONPANDI	ALL INDIA PURATCHI THALAIVAR MAKKAL MUNNETTRA KAZHAGAM	–	–	View (6 MB)	View (4 MB)	View (2 MB)
13	PRABAHAR	INDEPENDENT	–	View (5 MB)	View (1 MB)	–	–
14	RAJASEKARAN	INDEPENDENT	View (3 MB)	View (4 MB)	View (4 MB)	View (3 MB)	View (4 MB)
15	SATHYA	ALL INDIA ANNA DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM	View (7 MB)	View (9 MB)	View (8 MB)	View (7 MB)	View (5 MB)

214 Thoothukudi

Sl.No	Name of candidate	Party Affiliation	1st Inspection	2nd Inspection	3rd Inspection	Final Inspection	Abstract
1	BABU	INDEPENDENT	–	View (854 KB)	–	View (3 MB)	View (3 MB)
2	CHELLAPANDIAN	ALL INDIA ANNA DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM	–	View (6 MB)	View (6 MB)	View (8 MB)	View (3 MB)
3	DHINAKARAN STRM	INDEPENDENT	View (879 KB)	–	View (3 MB)	View (5 MB)	View (2 MB)
4	GEETHA JEEVAN	DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM	–	–	View (3 MB)	View (6 MB)	View (3 MB)
5	JACOB DEVADOSS ABISHEAK	NAAM TAMILAR KATCHI	–	–	–	View (7 MB)	View (4 MB)
6	KIDAR SAMSDEEN	TAMIZHAGA VAAZHVURIMAI KATCHI	–	View (2 MB)	View (760 KB)	View (4 MB)	View (2 MB)
7	MARUTHU PANDIAN	INDEPENDENT	View (2 MB)	–	–	View (4 MB)	View (1 MB)
8	MUNEESWARA MOORTHY	INDEPENDENT	–	View (761 KB)	View (2 MB)	View (6 MB)	View (2 MB)
9	PONKUMARAN	NAM NAADU NAM MAKKAL NAM ETHIRKAALAM KATCHI	–	View (9 MB)	View (7 MB)	View (6 MB)	View (3 MB)
10	PRASANNA KUMAR	MAKKAL NALVAAZHVUK KATCHI	–	View (2 MB)	View (6 MB)	View (6 MB)	View (3 MB)
11	SAHAYAM	COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)	View (3 MB)	View (546 KB)	View (1 MB)	View (5 MB)	View (2 MB)
12	SAMUEL	INDEPENDENT	–	–	View (827 KB)	View (8 MB)	View (3 MB)
13	SRIKANTH	NAAM INDIAR PARTY	–	View (4 MB)	View (2 MB)	View (3 MB)	View (3 MB)
14	SRINATH	TAMILAGA VETTRI KAZHAGAM	–	View (3 MB)	View (4 MB)	View (5 MB)	View (3 MB)
15	YESADURAI	ALL INDIA PURATCHI THALAIVAR MAKKAL MUNNETTRA KAZHAGAM	–	View (7 MB)	View (3 MB)	View (7 MB)	View (4 MB)

215 Tiruchendur

Sl.No	Name of candidate	Party Affiliation	2nd Inspection	3rd Inspection	Final Inspection	Abstract
1	ANITHA R RADHAKRISHNAN	DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM	View (9 MB)	View (6 MB)	View (7 MB)	View (5 MB)
2	GOPALA KRISHNAN	ALL INDIA PURATCHI THALAIVAR MAKKAL MUNNETTRA KAZHAGAM	View (2 MB)	View (944 B)	View (3 MB)	View (3 MB)
3	MAHARAJAN	PUTHIYA MAKKAL TAMIL DESAM KATCHI	View (1 MB)	View (967 KB)	View (9 MB)	View (2 MB)
4	MEERA SAHIB	INDEPENDENT	–	View (8 MB)	View (4 MB)	View (3 MB)
5	MURUGAN	TAMILAGA VETTRI KAZHAGAM	View (6 MB)	View (7 MB)	View (7 MB)	View (2 MB)
6	OPHILIYA	NAAM TAMILAR KATCHI	View (4 MB)	View (6 MB)	View (8 MB)	View (4 MB)
7	PACKIA SAM	NAAM INDIAR PARTY	View (2 MB)	View (1 MB)	View (9 MB)	View (3 MB)
8	RADHAKRISHNAN	BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY	View (9 MB)	View (5 MB)	View (5 MB)	View (3 MB)
9	RAJALINGAM	INDEPENDENT	–	View (2 MB)	–	–
10	RASIK MUSSAMMIL	TAMIZHAGA VAAZHVURIMAI KATCHI	View (2 MB)	View (2 MB)	View (3 MB)	View (2 MB)
11	SHAIK ABDUL KADER	INDEPENDENT	View (1 MB)	View (726 KB)	View (6 MB)	View (2 MB)
12	VEERAPPA	INDEPENDENT	–	View (954 KB)	–	–
13	VENKATESH PERUMAL	INDEPENDENT	View (2 MB)	View (799 KB)	View (3 MB)	View (2 MB)

216 Srivaikuntam

Sl.No	Name of candidate	Party Affiliation	1st Inspection	2nd Inspection	3rd Inspection	Final Inspection	Abstract
1	AMIRTHARAJ	INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	View (399 KB)	View (544 KB)	–	View (3 MB)	View (2 MB)
2	ARUNACHALAM	INDEPENDENT	View (2 MB)	View (825 KB)	–	View (9 MB)	View (1 MB)
3	BHARATH	NAAM INDIAR PARTY	–	View (787 KB)	–	View (3 MB)	View (2 MB)
4	GODFREY NOBLE	INDEPENDENT	–	View (905 KB)	–	View (8 MB)	View (2 MB)
5	MURUGAN	INDEPENDENT	–	–	–	View (3 MB)	View (2 MB)
6	MUNDASAMY	VISHWA TAMIL KAZHAGAM	–	View (857 KB)	View (2 MB)	View (3 MB)	View (3 MB)
7	MUTHURAMALINGAM	ALL INDIA FORWARD BLOC	–	View (2 MB)	View (2 MB)	View (3 MB)	View (3 MB)
8	RAJA SUTHAN	PUTHIYA TAMILAGAM	View (272 KB)	–	–	View (2 MB)	View (2 MB)
9	S.P.SHANMUGA NATHAN	ALL INDIA ANNA DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM	View (664 KB)	View (3 MB)	–	View (4 MB)	View (2 MB)
10	SHUNMUGASUNDARAM	NAAM TAMILAR KATCHI	–	View (3 MB)	–	View (6 MB)	View (2 MB)
11	SARAVANAN	TAMILAGA VETTRI KAZHAGAM	View (829 KB)	View (4 MB)	View (3 MB)	View (5 MB)	View (3 MB)
12	SUBRAMANIAN	PUTHIYA MAKKAL TAMIL DESAM KATCHI	–	–	–	View (5 MB)	View (4 MB)
13	SUDALAIMANI	NAM NAADU NAM MAKKAL NAM ETHIRKAALAM KATCHI	View (208 KB)	–	View (2 MB)	View (2 MB)	View (4 MB)
14	VASANTH FERNANDO	INDEPENDENT	View (1 MB)	View (1 MB)	–	View (8 MB)	View (3 MB)
15	VIYANARASU	INDEPENDENT	–	View (622 KB)	–	View (2 MB)	View (3 MB)

217 Ottapidaram

Sl.No	Name of candidate	Party Affiliation	1st Inspection	2nd Inspection	3rd Inspection	Final Inspection	Abstract
1	ANANTH	INDEPENDENT	–	–	View (190 KB)	View (3 MB)	View (6 MB)
2	ANUSIYA	NAAM TAMILAR KATCHI	–	View (4 MB)	View (7 MB)	View (6 MB)	View (2 MB)
3	ARUNA DEVI	NAM NAADU NAM MAKKAL NAM ETHIRKAALAM KATCHI	–	–	View (2 MB)	View (4 MB)	View (6 MB)
4	KRISHNASAMY	PUTHIYA TAMILAGAM	View (863 KB)	View (2 MB)	View (2 MB)	View (5 MB)	View (1 MB)
5	LAKSHMANAN	INDEPENDENT	View (2 MB)	View (3 MB)	View (435 KB)	View (5 MB)	View (5 MB)
6	MATHANRAJA	TAMILAGA VETTRI KAZHAGAM	View (561 KB)	View (2 MB)	View (1 MB)	View (7 MB)	View (7 MB)
7	MURUGAN	INDEPENDENT	View (2 MB)	View (2 MB)	View (286 KB)	View (6 MB)	View (6 MB)
8	MUTHUSELVAM	INDEPENDENT	–	View (3 MB)	View (799 KB)	View (5 MB)	View (5 MB)
9	RAMAJEYAM	DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM	View (2 MB)	View (2 MB)	View (2 MB)	View (6 MB)	View (6 MB)
10	SELVAKUMAR	TAMIZHAGA VAAZHVURIMAI KATCHI	–	View (4 MB)	View (927 KB)	View (1 MB)	View (2 MB)
11	SUBBULAKSHMI	NAAM INDIAR PARTY	–	View (1 MB)	View (419 KB)	View (7 MB)	View (2 MB)
12	SUNDARARAJ	AMMA MAKKAL MUNNETTRA KAZAGAM	View (753 KB)	View (1 MB)	View (953 KB)	View (7 MB)	View (2 MB)
13	VEDAPRAKASH	INDEPENDENT	–	–	View (971 KB)	View (2 MB)	View (2 MB)

218 Kovilpatti

Sl.No	Name of candidate	Party Affiliation	1st Inspection	2nd Inspection	3rd Inspection	Final Inspection	Abstract
1	ARUMUGAVEL	NAM INDIAR PARTY	View (1 MB)	View (663 KB)	View (409 KB)	View (3 MB)	View (4 MB)
2	ATHIKARAN ATHIKUMAR	INDEPENDENT	–	–	–	View (8 MB)	View (6 MB)
3	BALASUBRAMANIAN	TAMILAGA VETTRI KAZHAGAM	View (6 MB)	View (4 MB)	View (3 MB)	View (7 MB)	View (3 MB)
4	CHINNA MAHARAJA	INDEPENDENT	–	View (1 MB)	–	–	–
5	GUNASEKARAN	INDEPENDENT	–	View (695 KB)	View (413 KB)	View (4 MB)	View (2 MB)
6	GURUSAMY	INDEPENDENT	View (1 MB)	View (370 KB)	View (402 KB)	View (8 MB)	View (3 MB)
7	HARI BALAKRISHNAN	PUTHIYA MAKKAL TAMIL DESAM KATCHI	–	View (1 MB)	View (425 KB)	View (5 MB)	View (3 MB)
8	KADAMBUR RAJU	ALL INDIA ANNA DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM	View (4 MB)	View (2 MB)	View (1 MB)	View (6 MB)	View (5 MB)
9	KANNAN	ALL INDIA PURATCHITHALAIVAR MAKKAL MUNNETTRA KAZHAGAM	–	–	–	View (7 MB)	View (6 MB)
10	KARUNANITHI	DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM	–	View (6 MB)	–	View (10 MB)	View (7 MB)
11	MUNESWARAN	INDEPENDENT	View (1 MB)	View (330 KB)	View (426 KB)	View (2 MB)	View (4 MB)
12	PANDI	NAAM TAMILAR KATCHI	–	View (6 MB)	View (2 MB)	View (5 MB)	View (2 MB)
13	PANDIMUNESWARI	INDEPENDENT	View (1 MB)	View (545 KB)	View (460 KB)	View (8 MB)	View (6 MB)
14	PARAMASIVAN	INDEPENDENT	View (3 MB)	View (2 MB)	–	–	–
15	PONNUSAMY	INDEPENDENT	View (1 MB)	View (376 KB)	View (429 KB)	View (3 MB)	View (6 MB)
16	POUNDURAI	INDEPENDENT	View (2 MB)	View (961 KB)	View (978 KB)	–	–
17	PREMKUMAR	INDEPENDENT	–	View (3 MB)	View (903 KB)	View (8 MB)	View (5 MB)
18	RAMACHANDRAN	BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY	–	View (785 KB)	–	View (2 MB)	View (4 MB)
19	RENGANAYAGALU	INDEPENDENT	–	View (1 MB)	View (474 KB)	View (2 MB)	View (4 MB)
20	SARAVANAN	TAMIL PERARASU KATCHI	View (1 MB)	–	–	View (5 MB)	View (3 MB)
21	SEKAR	INDEPENDENT	View (1 MB)	View (655 KB)	View (395 KB)	–	–