| Kanniyakumari | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 229 for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Kanniyakumari | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kanniyakumari |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kanniyakumari is a Tamil Nadu assembly constituency located inKanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency inKanniyakumari district inTamil Nadu. The constituency is located in the southern corner of mainlandIndia, comprising the popular tourist destinationKanniyakumari. In the 2011 election, it had 237,410 total number of voters, consisting of 120,372 males and 117,038 females.[1] Kanniyakumari was one of 17 assembly constituencies to haveVVPAT facility with EVMs in the2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[2]It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Gender demographics of Kanniyakumari constituency as of 01.05.2021,[3] taken ahead of the state general elections in 2021.
| Year | Female | Male | Transgender | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,44,982 | 1,47,347 | 104 | 2,92,433 |
| Constituency | Election | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thovalai Agasthesswaram | 1952 | T. S. Ramasamy Pillai | Indian National Congress | |
| A. Samraj | ||||
| Thovalai | 1954 | T. S. Ramasamy Pillai | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Agastheeswaram | P. Thanulinga Nadar | Tamil Nadu Congress | ||
| Election | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | T. S. Ramaswamy Pillai | Independent | |
| 1962 | B. Natarajan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | B. M. Pillai | ||
| 2021 | 48.79% | |||
| 2016 | 42.41% | |||
| 2011 | 48.22% | |||
| 2006 | 50.05% | |||
| 2001 | 51.32% | |||
| 1996 | 43.63% | |||
| 1991 | 60.14% | |||
| 1989 | 34.65% | |||
| 1984 | 54.05% | |||
| 1980 | 47.58% | |||
| 1977 | 33.32% | |||
| 1971 | 51.10% | |||
| 1967 | 56.89% | |||
| 1962 | 80.58% | |||
| 1957 | 44.05% | |||
| 1954 Thovalai | 57.09% | |||
| 1954 Agastheeswaram | 52.34% | |||
| 1951 | 18.46% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Thalavai Sundaram | 109,828 | 48.79 | 9.20 | |
| DMK | S. Austin | 93,618 | 41.59 | −0.82 | |
| NTK | R. Sasikala | 14,197 | 6.31 | 5.48 | |
| MNM | P. T. Selvakumar | 3,109 | 1.38 | ||
| AMMK | P. Senthil Murugan | 1,599 | 0.71 | ||
| Margin of victory | 16,210 | 7.20 | 4.38 | ||
| Turnout | 225,121 | 110.93 | 35.86 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 452 | 0.20 | |||
| Registered electors | 202,943 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 6.38 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Austin | 89,023 | 42.41 | 4.06 | |
| AIADMK | Thalavai Sundaram | 83,111 | 39.59 | −8.63 | |
| BJP | M. Meena Dev | 24,638 | 11.74 | 0.59 | |
| DMDK | D. Aathilinga Perumal | 6,914 | 3.29 | ||
| NTK | V. Balasubramaniam | 1,732 | 0.83 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,570 | 0.75 | ||
| PMK | S. Hilman Bruce Edwin | 712 | 0.34 | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,912 | 2.82 | −7.06 | ||
| Turnout | 209,924 | 75.07 | −0.69 | ||
| Registered electors | 279,651 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -5.82 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. T. Pachaimal | 86,903 | 48.22 | 6.64 | |
| DMK | N. Suresh Rajan | 69,099 | 38.34 | −11.71 | |
| BJP | M. R. Gandhi | 20,094 | 11.15 | 8.43 | |
| ABHM | Vetti Velayutha | 734 | 0.41 | ||
| Independent | Perumal. P Manik Prabhu | 538 | 0.30 | ||
| Independent | K. S. Ramanathan | 532 | 0.30 | ||
| Independent | S. Vasu | 461 | 0.26 | ||
| Independent | K. Rajesh | 459 | 0.25 | ||
| BSP | P. Suresh Ananth | 418 | 0.23 | ||
| Independent | S. Vadivelpillai | 198 | 0.11 | ||
| Independent | Y. Patchaimal | 167 | 0.09 | ||
| Margin of victory | 17,804 | 9.88 | 1.41 | ||
| Turnout | 237,865 | 75.76 | 4.05 | ||
| Registered electors | 180,206 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | -1.83 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | N. Suresh Rajan | 63,181 | 50.05 | 7.53 | |
| AIADMK | Thalavai Sundaram | 52,494 | 41.59 | −9.73 | |
| DMDK | A. Alex Shantha Sekar | 5,093 | 4.03 | ||
| BJP | N. Thanu Krishnan | 3,436 | 2.72 | ||
| Independent | K. Rajan | 769 | 0.61 | ||
| Independent | S. Subramania Pillai | 333 | 0.26 | ||
| AIFB | T. Uthaman | 317 | 0.25 | ||
| Independent | K. Gopi | 310 | 0.25 | ||
| Independent | S. Kumaraswamy | 117 | 0.09 | ||
| ABHM | P. Vetri Velayutha Perumal | 109 | 0.09 | ||
| Independent | S. Kumariswamy Nadar | 66 | 0.05 | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,687 | 8.47 | −0.33 | ||
| Turnout | 126,225 | 71.71 | 14.08 | ||
| Registered electors | 176,033 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -1.26 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Thalavai Sundaram | 55,650 | 51.32 | 30.00 | |
| DMK | N. Suresh Rajan | 46,114 | 42.52 | −1.11 | |
| MDMK | E. Lakshmanan | 4,991 | 4.60 | −2.48 | |
| Independent | R. Jayakumar | 723 | 0.67 | ||
| Independent | S. Rajasekaran | 331 | 0.31 | ||
| Independent | L. Ayyasamypandian | 310 | 0.29 | ||
| Independent | U. Nagurmeran Peer Muhamad | 138 | 0.13 | ||
| Independent | Kumariswami | 104 | 0.10 | ||
| Independent | V. Thanulingam | 82 | 0.08 | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,536 | 8.79 | −13.52 | ||
| Turnout | 108,443 | 57.62 | −4.74 | ||
| Registered electors | 188,205 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 7.68 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | N. Suresh Rajan | 42,755 | 43.63 | 21.62 | |
| AIADMK | S. Thanu Pillai | 20,892 | 21.32 | −38.82 | |
| BJP | V. S. Rajan | 13,197 | 13.47 | −1.53 | |
| Independent | K. Baul Sundar | 12,421 | 12.68 | ||
| MDMK | S. Ramiah Pillai | 6,942 | 7.08 | ||
| Independent | S. P. Nadaraja | 380 | 0.39 | ||
| Independent | R. Sivathanu Pillai | 336 | 0.34 | ||
| JP | R. Rajkumar | 248 | 0.25 | ||
| PMK | A. Abraham Royan | 234 | 0.24 | ||
| Independent | A. Chellappan | 144 | 0.15 | ||
| Independent | Kavikone Kannithasan @ Subramoniam | 129 | 0.13 | ||
| Margin of victory | 21,863 | 22.31 | −15.82 | ||
| Turnout | 97,985 | 62.36 | 3.57 | ||
| Registered electors | 165,258 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -16.51 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Ammamuthu Pillai | 54,194 | 60.14 | 36.90 | |
| DMK | C. Krishnan | 19,835 | 22.01 | −12.63 | |
| BJP | M. E. Appan | 13,518 | 15.00 | 13.00 | |
| Independent | Y. David | 2,023 | 2.25 | ||
| Independent | U. Nagoor Meeran Peer Mohamead | 105 | 0.12 | ||
| Independent | E. Andrews | 97 | 0.11 | ||
| THMM | K. Murugan | 70 | 0.08 | ||
| Pondichery Mannila Makkal Munnani | J. Z. Markesasan | 67 | 0.07 | ||
| Independent | Dhanaraj Durai | 57 | 0.06 | ||
| Independent | A. Maria Alex | 46 | 0.05 | ||
| Independent | S. Thanka Raj | 36 | 0.04 | ||
| Margin of victory | 34,359 | 38.13 | 35.70 | ||
| Turnout | 90,109 | 58.79 | −10.80 | ||
| Registered electors | 158,543 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 25.50 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. Subramania Pillai | 33,376 | 34.65 | −10.28 | |
| INC | V. Aurmugham Pillai | 31,037 | 32.22 | ||
| AIADMK | K. Chockalingam Pillai | 22,391 | 23.24 | −30.81 | |
| AIADMK | K. Perumal Pillai | 5,928 | 6.15 | −47.90 | |
| BJP | S. Monickavasagam Pillai | 1,930 | 2.00 | ||
| Independent | Kodikkal Chellappa | 711 | 0.74 | ||
| Independent | C. Chellavadivoo | 581 | 0.60 | ||
| Independent | A. Vethamanickam | 177 | 0.18 | ||
| Independent | I. Hari Ramakrishnan | 92 | 0.10 | ||
| Independent | V. Thangasamy | 67 | 0.07 | ||
| Independent | D. Thangaselvin | 42 | 0.04 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,339 | 2.43 | −6.70 | ||
| Turnout | 96,332 | 69.59 | −2.46 | ||
| Registered electors | 140,558 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -19.40 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Perumal Pillai | 45,353 | 54.05 | 6.47 | |
| DMK | M. Sankaraligom | 37,696 | 44.92 | ||
| Independent | K. Ponswamy | 349 | 0.42 | ||
| Independent | M. Sundaram | 316 | 0.38 | ||
| Independent | S. Viswanathan | 197 | 0.23 | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,657 | 9.13 | −0.36 | ||
| Turnout | 83,911 | 72.05 | 5.24 | ||
| Registered electors | 121,584 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 6.47 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. Muthukrishnan | 35,613 | 47.58 | 14.26 | |
| INC | A. Mathevan Pillai | 28,515 | 38.10 | 27.33 | |
| JP | P. Anandan | 6,986 | 9.33 | ||
| Independent | P. Aruldhas | 3,737 | 4.99 | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,098 | 9.48 | −0.86 | ||
| Turnout | 74,851 | 66.81 | −0.13 | ||
| Registered electors | 112,972 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 14.26 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | C. Krishnan | 23,222 | 33.32 | ||
| JP | T. C. Subramania Pillay | 16,010 | 22.97 | ||
| DMK | M. Subramanian | 14,854 | 21.31 | −29.79 | |
| INC | K. Muthuaruppa Pillai | 7,507 | 10.77 | −33.84 | |
| Independent | S. Shanmugam | 6,712 | 9.63 | ||
| Independent | T. Chinnakam Nadar | 930 | 1.33 | ||
| Independent | R. Subramania Pillai | 468 | 0.67 | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,212 | 10.35 | 3.86 | ||
| Turnout | 69,703 | 66.94 | −11.53 | ||
| Registered electors | 104,698 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | -17.79 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. Rajah Pillai | 35,884 | 51.10 | ||
| INC | B. Mahadevan Pillai | 31,326 | 44.61 | −12.28 | |
| Independent | A. Anderson | 2,678 | 3.81 | ||
| Independent | N. Nataraja Pillai | 332 | 0.47 | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,558 | 6.49 | −8.09 | ||
| Turnout | 70,220 | 78.47 | −1.11 | ||
| Registered electors | 93,383 | ||||
| DMKgain fromINC | Swing | -5.79 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | B. M. Pillai | 37,998 | 56.89 | −23.69 | |
| SWA | S. M. Pillai | 28,260 | 42.31 | ||
| Independent | P. Poomoney | 537 | 0.80 | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,738 | 14.58 | −48.89 | ||
| Turnout | 66,795 | 79.58 | 6.55 | ||
| Registered electors | 85,614 | ||||
| INChold | Swing | -23.69 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | B. Natarajan | 46,263 | 80.58 | 38.76 | |
| PSP | S. Rassiah | 9,825 | 17.11 | ||
| Independent | P. Poomoney | 1,324 | 2.31 | ||
| Margin of victory | 36,438 | 63.47 | 61.24 | ||
| Turnout | 57,412 | 73.03 | −4.97 | ||
| Registered electors | 80,199 | ||||
| INCgain fromIndependent | Swing | 36.53 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | T. S. Ramasamy Pillai | 24,557 | 44.05 | ||
| INC | B. Natarajan | 23,316 | 41.82 | ||
| Independent | Vivekanandam | 6,866 | 12.32 | ||
| Independent | Kumaraswamy | 1,013 | 1.82 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,241 | 2.23 | |||
| Turnout | 55,752 | 78.00 | |||
| Registered electors | 71,481 | ||||
| Independentwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTNC | P. Thanulinga Nadar | 15,587 | 52.34 | ||
| INC | C. Balakrishnan | 8,866 | 29.77 | 29.77 | |
| Independent | S. D. Pandia Nadar | 5,328 | 17.89 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,721 | 22.57 | |||
| Turnout | 29,781 | 66.67 | |||
| Registered electors | 44,670 | ||||
| TTNCwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP | T. S. Ramasamy Pillai | 16,702 | 57.09 | ||
| INC | K. Sivarama Pillai | 8,117 | 27.75 | 27.75 | |
| TTNC | B. C. Muthiah | 4,435 | 15.16 | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,585 | 29.35 | |||
| Turnout | 29,254 | 71.02 | |||
| Registered electors | 41,189 | ||||
| PSPwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP | T. S. Ramasamy Pillai | 17,733 | 18.46 | ||
| SP | A. Samraj | 13,104 | 13.64 | ||
| INC | Balakrishnan | 12,132 | 12.63 | 12.63 | |
| TTNC | Manickom. Y. | 10,491 | 10.92 | ||
| TTP | Gandhiraman Pillai. A. S. | 9,976 | 10.39 | ||
| INC | Ramakrishnan. A. S. | 9,619 | 10.01 | 10.01 | |
| TTNC | Sivarama Pillai. K. | 9,498 | 9.89 | ||
| TTP | Ponniah. J. | 8,524 | 8.87 | ||
| Independent | Thanumalaya Perunal Pillai | 4,971 | 5.18 | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,629 | 4.82 | 4.82 | ||
| Turnout | 96,048 | 124.85 | |||
| Registered electors | 76,930 | ||||
| SPwin (new seat) | |||||