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Kerala Legislative Assembly Election 2026 — Candidates Data
— T N Suresh

🗓 Polling: 2026-04-09📊 Counting: 2026-05-04🏛 140 seats

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Polling: 9 April 2026Counting: 4 May 2026140 seats ·Kerala Legislative Assembly Election 2026 — Candidates Data

Kerala Legislative Assembly Election 2026 — Candidates Data›Candidate profile

T N
Suresh

T. N. Suresh

“NDA candidate from Kovalam in 2016 (BDJS) and BJP candidate from Kovalam in 2026.”

2
Elections listed
0
Won
2016
Entered politics
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Political affiliation

partyBharatiya Janata Party
state unitBJP Kerala
allianceNational Democratic Alliance (NDA)
ideologyRight-of-centre, Hindutva-oriented (as per BJP platform)
past affiliations[object Object]
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Electoral record

L•0W · 1L · 2016–2026
YearBodyConstituencyResultNotes
2016AssemblyKovalam LostElection Commission and media records list him as BDJS candidate; NDA’s main face in Kovalam at that time.
2026AssemblyKovalamPending (election not yet held)Named as BJP candidate for Kovalam in BJP’s third list for 2026; contesting against LDF independent Bhagath Rufus and sitting INC MLA M. Vincent.
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Political entry

Local NDA politics in Kovalam, first visible as BDJS (NDA) candidate in 2016 and later identified directly with BJP.

  • NDA candidate from Kovalam — Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS) / NDA

    2016 Assembly election: contested as BDJS candidate, polling about 30,987 votes, second runner-up behind CPI(M) and JD(S)/INC competitors.

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Organisational career

Constituency

BJP leader, Kovalam

Bharatiya Janata Party

His current social media branding (fb.com/tnsureshkovalam) and 2026 ticket are explicitly under BJP, not BDJS.

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Personal

date of birthnull
date of birth notes2016 affidavit lists age as 48; this implies a birth year around 1967–1968, but exact date is not given.
place of birthLikely Kovalam / Thiruvananthapuram area, Kerala, India (long-term resident and voter there)
nationalityIndian
professionSocial worker, businessman and politician
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Education

Schooling:

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Family

Father

N. Nagappan

Marital status

Married

Spouse

Business

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Known for

NDA candidate from Kovalam in 2016 (BDJS) and BJP candidate from Kovalam in 2026.Development-focused campaign rhetoric centred on tourism and infrastructure in Kovalam.Active presence on social media as 'T N Suresh – Kovalam BJP'.
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Sources

Last compiled: 2026-03-29

  • MyNeta 2016 candidate profile for T.N. Suresh (BDJS, Kovalam) with age, father’s name, occupation and assets
  • 2016 detailed result tables listing him as BDJS candidate in Kovalam
  • Media coverage of 2026 BJP third list naming him as BJP candidate for Kovalam
  • FB page 'TN Suresh Kovalam' and 2026 BJP/NDA social media posts branding him as BJP’s Kovalam candidate

Data compiled from publicly available sources with the assistance of AI.