Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency
Parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu, India
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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.
CountryIndia
Assembly constituenciesKanniyakumari
Nagercoil
Colachal
Padmanabhapuram
Vilavancode
Killiyoor
Nagercoil
Colachal
Padmanabhapuram
Vilavancode
Killiyoor
| Kanniyakumari | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive map of Kanniyakumari Loksabha constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| 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 | INC |
| Alliance | INDIA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
| Preceded by | H. Vasanthakumar |
Assembly segments
Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segments:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 229 | Kanniyakumari | None | Kanyakumari | AIADMK | INC | ||
| 230 | Nagercoil | None | DMK | ||||
| 231 | Colachal | None | INC | ||||
| 232 | Padmanabhapuram | None | CPI(M) | ||||
| 233 | Vilavancode | None | INC | ||||
| 234 | Killiyoor | None | |||||
List of members of parliament
| 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
General Elections 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vijay Vasanth | 546,248 | 52.74 |  0.24 | |
| BJP | Pon. Radhakrishnan | 366,341 | 35.37 |  4.55 | |
| AIADMK | Pasilian Nazerath | 41,393 | 4.00 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,756 | 0.36 | 0.09 | |
| Margin of victory | 179,907 | 17.37 | 4.80 | ||
| Turnout | 1,029,055 | 65.71 | 3.75 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 0.24 |
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General bye-election 2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vijayakumar (Alias) Vijay Vasanth | 576,037 | 52.50 | 7.37 | |
| BJP | Pon. Radhakrishnan | 438,087 | 39.92 | 4.92 | |
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | H. Vasanthakumar | 627,235 | 59.77 | 35.13 | |
| BJP | Pon. Radhakrishnan | 367,302 | 35.00 | 2.62 | |
| 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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | J. Helen Davidson | 320,161 | 41.81 | ||
| BJP | Pon. Radhakrishnan | 254,474 | 33.24 | ||
| CPI(M) | A. V. Bellarmin | 85,583 | 11.18 | ||
| DMDK | S. Austin | 68,472 | 8.94 | ||
| BSP | P. Sivakami | 6,400 | 0.84 | ||
| LJP | D. Arul Thumilan | 2,812 | 0.37 | ||
| Majority | 65,687 | 8.57 | |||
| Turnout | 765,661 | 64.99 | |||
| DMK win (new seat) | |||||