Tharahai Cuthbert of INC won the Colachal Assembly constituency (Kanniyakumari district, Deep South) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 33.27% of 199,013 votes cast. The winning margin over Prem Alex Lawrence (TVK) was 2,833 votes, or 1.42 percentage points. INC held the seat it won here in 2021.
INC
Winning party
33.27%
Winner vote share
2,833
Margin (1.42%)
INC → INC
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Colachal 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tharahai Cuthbert Winner | INC | 66,207 | 33.27% |
| 2 | Prem Alex Lawrence 2nd | TVK | 63,374 | 31.84% |
| 3 | Sivakumar. T | BJP | 54,384 | 27.33% |
| 4 | Ancy Shoba Rani. L | NTK | 12,458 | 6.26% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 581 | 0.29% |
| 6 | Selvaraj. M | IND | 349 | 0.18% |
| 7 | Rajasingh. C | Bahujan Samaj Party | 314 | 0.16% |
| 8 | Anthony Muthu. S.M | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) | 304 | 0.15% |
| 9 | Saravanan. M | IND | 255 | 0.13% |
| 10 | Ganesh. N | Thamizhaka Padaippalar Makkal Katchi | 244 | 0.12% |
| 11 | Christ Miller. S | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 145 | 0.07% |
| 12 | Koil Raj. R | Naam Indiar Party | 140 | 0.07% |
| 13 | Antony Alankaram. K | IND | 134 | 0.07% |
| 14 | Murali. M | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 124 | 0.06% |
How Colachal compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Prince J.G. | INC | 49.56% |
| 2026 | THARAHAI CUTHBERT | INC | 33.27% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -16.29 percentage points in the winning vote share.
This page is part of the full Tamil Nadu 2026 election results set. Explore every seat, party efficiency, regional swing and demographics in the TN 2026 Explorer. For the wider story, see TVK’s debut mapped, the incumbents who lost, and how DMK collapsed.