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Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency

Coordinates: 8°06′N 77°30′E / 8.1°N 77.5°E / 8.1; 77.5
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Kanniyakumari
Lok Sabha constituency
Area of Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
Assembly constituenciesKanniyakumari
Nagercoil
Colachal
Padmanabhapuram
Vilavancode
Killiyoor
Established2009–present
Total electors1,579,958
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2021
Preceded byH. Vasanthakumar

Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency (Tamil: கன்னியாகுமரி மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India.

Assembly segments

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Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segments:

# Name District Member Party
229 Kanniyakumari Kanyakumari N. Thalavai Sundaram ADMK
230 Nagercoil M. R. Gandhi BJP
231 Colachal J. G. Prince INC
232 Padmanabhapuram Mano Thangaraj DMK
233 Vilavancode Tharahai Cuthbert INC
234 Killiyoor S. Rajeshkumar INC

List of members of parliament

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Year Member Party
Before 2009 : See Nagercoil
2009 J. Helen Davidson Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2014 Pon Radhakrishnan Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 H. Vasanthakumar Indian National Congress
2021^ Vijay Vasanth
2024

^By poll

Election results

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Vote share of Winning candidates
2024
53.08%
2021
52.50%
2019
59.77%
2014
37.62%
2009
41.81%

General Elections 2024

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2024 Indian general election : Kanniyakumari[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vijay Vasanth 546,248 53.08 Increase0.58
BJP Pon. Radhakrishnan 3,66,341 35.60 Decrease4.32
NTK Maria Jennifer 52,705 5.12 Decrease0.22
AIADMK Pasilian Nazerath 41,393 4.02 New
NOTA None of the above 3,755
Margin of victory 1,79,907
Turnout 10,29,055
INC hold Swing

General bye-election 2021

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2021 Indian general bye-elections: Kanniyakumari[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vijayakumar (Alias) Vijay Vasanth 576,037 52.50 Decrease7.37
BJP Pon. Radhakrishnan 438,087 39.92 Increase4.92
NTK R. Anetter Allwyn 58,593 5.34 Increase3.71
MNM Shuba Charles 8,536 0.78 Decrease0.04
NOTA None of the Above 4,938 0.45 Decrease0.13
Majority 137,950 12.57 Decrease12.20
Turnout 1,097,434 69.46 Decrease0.37
INC hold Swing Decrease7.37

General election 2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Kanniyakumari[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC H. Vasanthakumar 627,235 59.77 Increase35.13
BJP Pon. Radhakrishnan 367,302 35.00 Decrease2.62
NTK V. Jainteen 17,069 1.63 New
AMMK E. Lekshmanan 12,345 1.18 New
MNM J. Ebenezer 8,590 0.82 New
NOTA None of the Above 6,131 0.58 Increase0.16
Majority 259,933 24.77 Increase11.79
Turnout 1,048,377 69.83 Increase2.33
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase35.13

General election 2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Kanniyakumari[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Pon. Radhakrishnan 372,906 37.62 Increase4.38
INC H. Vasanthakumar 244,244 24.64 New
AIADMK D. John Thankam 176,239 17.78 New
DMK F. M. Raajarathinum 117,933 11.90 Decrease29.91
CPI(M) A. V. Bellarmin 35,284 3.56 Decrease7.62
AAP S. P. Udayakumar 15,314 1.55 New
NOTA None of the Above 4,150 0.42 New
Majority 128,662 12.98 Increase4.41
Turnout 990,742 67.50 Increase2.51
BJP gain from DMK Swing Increase4.38

General election 2009

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2009 Indian general elections: Kanniyakumari[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK J. Helen Davidson 320,161 41.81 New
BJP Pon. Radhakrishnan 254,474 33.24 New
CPI(M) A. V. Bellarmin 85,583 11.18 New
DMDK S. Austin 68,472 8.94 New
BSP P. Sivakami 6,400 0.84 New
LJP D. Arul Thumilan 2,812 0.37 New
Majority 65,687 8.57 New
Turnout 765,661 64.99 New
DMK win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Kanniyakumari". 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  2. ^ "2021 Indian General Bye-election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ "2019 Indian General Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  4. ^ "2014 Indian General Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  5. ^ "2009 Indian General Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
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8°06′N 77°30′E / 8.1°N 77.5°E / 8.1; 77.5