The Kanniyakumari Assembly constituency is one of the 234 constituencies in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. It is constituency number 229 of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. The constituency is a general seat not reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vijay's TVK, and the Congress are the main parties in the state.
The Kanniyakumari Assembly constituency comes under the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency constituency. In 2021, Thalavai Sundaram N of the AIADMK won the seat by defeating Austin S of the DMK with a margin of 16210 votes. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Congress candidate Vijayakumar Vasanth won from the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency with a margin of 1,79,907 votes by defeating Radhakrishnan P of the BJP.
Kanniyakumari Constituency Demographic Profile
The Kanniyakumari Assembly constituency is a part of the Kanniyakumari district. As per data from the Election Commission, there were 2,93,657 voters in the Kanniyakumari constituency during the 2021 Assembly Elections. Out of this, 1,45,894 were male and 1,47,651 were female voters. 112 voters belonged to the third gender. 4439 postal votes were cast in the constituency. The number of service voters in Kanniyakumari in 2021 was 714 (702 men and 12 women).
During the 2016 assembly elections, there were a total of 2,79,651 voters in the Kanniyakumari constituency, out of which 1,39,608 were male and 1,40,006 were female. 37 voters belonged to the third gender. 1856 postal votes were cast in the constituency in 2016. The number of service voters stood at 515 (370 men and 145 women).
Kanniyakumari Assembly Election 2026: Poll Date
The Election Commission of India is yet to announce the date for the assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.
Kanniyakumari Assembly Election 20265: Result Date
The Election Commission of India is yet to announce the date for the assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.
Kanniyakumari Assembly Election 2026 Candidates
The political parties are yet to declare their candidates for the assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.
Kanniyakumari Constituency past winners (Candidates and Parties)
In 2021, Thalavai Sundaram N of the AIADMK won the seat by defeating Austin S of the DMK with a margin of 16210 votes. In 2016, Austin S of the DMK defeated ADMK candidate Thalavai Sundaram N to win the seat with a margin of 5912 (2.82 per cent) votes.
2019: Vasanthakumar H (Congress)
2014: Radhakrishnan P (BJP)
2009: Helen Davidson J (DMK)
Kanniyakumari Voter Turnout
In 2021, the total number of valid votes polled in the Kanniyakumari Assembly constituency was 2,24,024 or 76.82 per cent. In 2016, the voter turnout was recorded at 75.08 per cent and the total number of votes cast were 2,09,924.
