Tharahai Cuthbert — MLA, Colachal (Indian National Congress)
Tharahai Cuthbert
Tharahai Cuthbert is the MLA from the Colachal assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, representing the Indian National Congress in the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (elected 2026).
Member identity and party: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, member profile (NeVA), cross-checked with PRS Legislative Research. Sitting-member roster checked on 17 October 2026. Party labels retain the elected party unless a formal change is verified.
Colachal constituency
Colachal is seat number 231 of the 234 in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and lies in Kanniyakumari district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. The seat had about 265,015 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Colachal votes as part of the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency, whose sitting member is listed on this site.
Indian National Congress in the Tamil Nadu assembly
Indian National Congress holds 5 of the 234 seats in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, against a majority mark of 118. Tharahai Cuthbert was returned from Colachal in 2026.
Other MLAs in Kanniyakumari district
Kanniyakumari district returns 6 members to the Tamil Nadu assembly. The others are:
- Thalavai Sundaram N — Kanniyakumari, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- Austin — Nagercoil, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- Chellaswamy R — Padmanabhapuram, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- Praveen T T — Vilavancode, Indian National Congress
- Rajesh Kumar S — Killiyoor, Indian National Congress
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
The assembly has 234 seats and was last elected in 2026. The next election is expected in April–May 2031.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is the MLA of Colachal?
- Tharahai Cuthbert of the Indian National Congress is the sitting MLA for Colachal, elected in 2026.
- Which party does Tharahai Cuthbert belong to?
- Tharahai Cuthbert represents the Indian National Congress, which holds 5 of the 234 seats in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Colachal constituency in?
- Colachal is seat number 231 and lies in Kanniyakumari district of Tamil Nadu.
- Is Colachal a reserved constituency?
- Colachal is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Colachal fall under?
- Colachal is one of the assembly segments of the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Colachal?
- Colachal had about 265,015 registered electors at the last assembly election.
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हिंदी में जानकारी
Tharahai Cuthbert, Tamil Nadu की Colachal विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Indian National Congress। निर्वाचन: 2026 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Colachal सीट Kanniyakumari ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 2,65,015 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Colachal विधानसभा क्षेत्र पर देखें।
मतदाता सूची में अपना नाम देखने, नया वोटर आईडी बनवाने या उसमें सुधार कराने के लिए मतदाता गाइड देखें। यदि आप चुनाव लड़ने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं तो चुनाव प्रचार सेवाएँ देखें।