Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency
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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.
| Kanniyakumari | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Area of Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Assembly constituencies | Kanniyakumari Nagercoil Colachal Padmanabhapuram Vilavancode Killiyoor |
| Established | 2009–present |
| Total electors | 1,579,958 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
| Preceded by | H. Vasanthakumar |
Assembly segments
editKanniyakumari 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
edit| 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
editGeneral Elections 2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vijay Vasanth | 546,248 | 53.08 |  0.58
| |
| BJP | Pon. Radhakrishnan | 3,66,341 | 35.60 |  4.32
| |
| NTK | Maria Jennifer | 52,705 | 5.12 | 0.22
| |
| 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vijayakumar (Alias) Vijay Vasanth | 576,037 | 52.50 | 7.37
| |
| BJP | Pon. Radhakrishnan | 438,087 | 39.92 | 4.92
| |
| NTK | R. Anetter Allwyn | 58,593 | 5.34 | 3.71
| |
| MNM | Shuba Charles | 8,536 | 0.78 | 0.04
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 4,938 | 0.45 | 0.13
| |
| Majority | 137,950 | 12.57 | 12.20
| ||
| Turnout | 1,097,434 | 69.46 | 0.37
| ||
| INC hold | Swing | 7.37
|
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General election 2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | H. Vasanthakumar | 627,235 | 59.77 | 35.13
| |
| BJP | Pon. Radhakrishnan | 367,302 | 35.00 | 2.62
| |
| 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 | 0.16
| |
| Majority | 259,933 | 24.77 | 11.79
| ||
| Turnout | 1,048,377 | 69.83 | 2.33
| ||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 35.13
|
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General election 2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pon. Radhakrishnan | 372,906 | 37.62 | 4.38
| |
| 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 | 29.91
| |
| CPI(M) | A. V. Bellarmin | 35,284 | 3.56 | 7.62
| |
| AAP | S. P. Udayakumar | 15,314 | 1.55 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 4,150 | 0.42 | New | |
| Majority | 128,662 | 12.98 | 4.41
| ||
| Turnout | 990,742 | 67.50 | 2.51
| ||
| BJP gain from DMK | Swing | 4.38
|
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General election 2009
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Kanniyakumari". 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "2021 Indian General Bye-election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "2019 Indian General Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "2014 Indian General Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "2009 Indian General Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
- "Statistical reports of Lok Sabha elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.