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Austin
AC #230 · Kanniyakumari District

Austin

Nagercoil Assembly Constituency
DMK — Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ✓ Won · 2026 📅 23 Apr 2026 AC #230
69,880Votes
7,570Margin
35.6%Vote Share
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2026 Election Result · ECI

AC #230
69,880 Total Votes · Nagercoil · 23 April 2026
Austin (DMK)35.6%
Winning Margin
7,570
Turnout
75.8%
Top Candidates
1
Austin
DMK — Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
69,880
2
Bervin Kings G
TVK
62,310
3
Gandhi M R
BJP
52,355
← Prev AC #229 Thalavai Sundaram. N Kanniyakumari · ADMK Next → AC #231 Tharahai Cuthbert Colachal · INC
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Personal Profile

Full Name
Austin
Party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
Constituency
Nagercoil, Kanniyakumari
Assembly No.
AC #230 of 234
District
Kanniyakumari
Elected
23 April 2026 · First Term
Status
✓ Active MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly
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2026 Election — Complete Data

ECI Official
69,880Votes Won
7,570Margin
35.6%Vote Share
75.8%Turnout
EVM Votes
68,656
Postal Votes
1,224
Total Votes Cast
196,280
Candidates
21 candidates contested
Runner-Up
Bervin Kings G (TVK) — 62,310 votes
3rd Place
Gandhi M R (BJP) — 52,355 votes
ECI Source
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Constituency Profile

258,928Total Electors
126,738Male Electors
132,180Female Electors
District
Kanniyakumari
Male / Female
48.9% Male · 51.1% Female
Voter Turnout
75.8%
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Political History — This Constituency

Past Results
2021 Winner
M. R. Gandhi BJP
2016 Winner
N. Suresh Rajan DMK
Seat Change 2021→2026
Seat changed hands in 2026
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Constituency Election History — Nagercoil

1962–2026
INC 5DMK 4AIADMK 3BJP 1JP 1wins · 15 elections
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote %Runner-upPartyMargin
2026 S. Austin DMK 69880 35.60% G. Bervin Kings TVK 7570
2021 M. R. Gandhi BJP 88804 48.21% N. Suresh Rajan DMK 11669
2016 N. Suresh Rajan DMK 67369 38.87% Gandhi M.R BJP 20956
2011 Nanjil Murugesan A AIADMK 58819 40.01% Mahesh R DMK 6727
2006 S. Jeyapaul INC 50641 47.19% M. R. Gandhi BJP 21320
2001 T. Pachamal AIADMK 42354 46.23% R. Sambath Chandra MDMK 15089
1996 Era Bernard DMK 41217 42.85% S.P. Kutty BJP 7426
1991 A. Pauliah INC 52641 60.01% R. Bathakbishnan JD 33015
1989 A. Pauliah INC 36611 39.19% R. Sambath Chandra DMK 12197
1984 F. M. Rajarathnam AIADMK 33585 39.33% M. R. Gandhi BJP 589
1980 S. Retnaraj DMK 42949 67.03% Sanotsham. M. AIADMK 21822
1977 R. Athiswami JP 21131 30.4% S. Retnaraj DMK 1182
1971 A. Pauliah INC 37401 54.98% S. Retnaraj DMK 7549
1967 A. Chidambaranatha Nadar INC 29325 48.37% S. Retnaraj SWA 1446
1962 — Pre-delimitation / data unavailable
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Affidavit Details

Myneta.info · ADR
Education
Post Graduate
Total Assets
—
Liabilities
—
Criminal Cases
⚠ 1 Case declared
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Key Facts

Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Chief Minister
C. Joseph Vijay — TVK (Perambur, AC #12)
Govt Strength
TVK — 108 seats · Majority 116 · Assembly 230
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⚡ Quick Facts
PartyDMK
ConstituencyNagercoil
AC No.#230
DistrictKanniyakumari
Votes69,880
Margin7,570
Vote Share35.6%
Turnout75.8%
Electors258,928
StatusActive MLA
🏛️ Assembly Context
Assembly17th TN Assembly
CMC. Joseph Vijay
SpeakerJ. C. D. Prabhakar
TVK Seats108
Strength227 (7 vacant)
Majority114
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