diff --git a/results-tabulation-api/migrations/versions/30d245f39754_.py b/results-tabulation-api/migrations/versions/30d245f39754_.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a6fda1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/results-tabulation-api/migrations/versions/30d245f39754_.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"""empty message
+
+Revision ID: 30d245f39754
+Revises: dc4dc715ee10
+Create Date: 2020-08-05 21:32:53.743938
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import mysql
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '30d245f39754'
+down_revision = 'dc4dc715ee10'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.alter_column('candidate', 'candidateName',
+                    existing_type=mysql.VARCHAR(collation='utf8mb4_unicode_ci', length=100),
+                    type_=sa.String(length=250),
+                    existing_nullable=False)
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.alter_column('candidate', 'candidateName',
+                    existing_type=sa.String(length=250),
+                    type_=mysql.VARCHAR(collation='utf8mb4_unicode_ci', length=100),
+                    existing_nullable=False)
diff --git a/results-tabulation-api/orm/entities/Candidate.py b/results-tabulation-api/orm/entities/Candidate.py
index a9623a35..b7185cf0 100644
--- a/results-tabulation-api/orm/entities/Candidate.py
+++ b/results-tabulation-api/orm/entities/Candidate.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 class CandidateModel(db.Model):
     __tablename__ = 'candidate'
     candidateId = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
-    candidateName = db.Column(db.String(100), nullable=False)
+    candidateName = db.Column(db.String(250), nullable=False)
     candidateNumber = db.Column(db.String(100), nullable=False, default="")
     candidateType = db.Column(db.String(50), nullable=False, default=CANDIDATE_TYPE_NORMAL)
     candidateProfileImageFileId = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey(Image.Model.__table__.c.fileId), nullable=True)