Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency
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.
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Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency
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
Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency
Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segments:
<table><thead><tr><th>Constituency number</th><th>Name</th><th>Reserved for (SC/ST/None)</th><th>District</th><th>Party</th><th>2024 Lead</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>229</td><td>Kanniyakumari</td><td>None</td><td>Kanyakumari</td><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td></td><td>INC</td></tr><tr><td>230</td><td>Nagercoil</td><td>None</td><td></td><td>BJP</td></tr><tr><td>231</td><td>Colachal</td><td>None</td><td></td><td>INC</td></tr><tr><td>232</td><td>Padmanabhapuram</td><td>None</td><td></td><td>DMK</td></tr><tr><td>233</td><td>Vilavancode</td><td>None</td><td></td><td>INC</td></tr><tr><td>234</td><td>Killiyoor</td><td>None</td></tr></tbody></table>
List of members of parliament
Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Member</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Before 2009 : See Nagercoil</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>J. Helen Davidson</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Pon Radhakrishnan</td><td></td><td>Bharatiya Janata Party</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>H. Vasanthakumar</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2021^</td><td>Vijay Vasanth</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td></tr></tbody></table>
Election results
General Elections 2024
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Vijay Vasanth</td><td>546,248</td><td>52.74</td><td>0.24</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Pon. Radhakrishnan</td><td>366,341</td><td>35.37</td><td>4.55</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Maria Jennifer</td><td>52,705</td><td>5.09</td><td>0.25</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Pasilian Nazerath</td><td>41,393</td><td>4.00</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>3,756</td><td>0.36</td><td>0.09</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>179,907</td><td>17.37</td><td>4.80</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,029,055</td><td>65.71</td><td>3.75</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.24</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
General bye-election 2021
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Vijayakumar (Alias) Vijay Vasanth</td><td>576,037</td><td>52.50</td><td>7.37</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Pon. Radhakrishnan</td><td>438,087</td><td>39.92</td><td>4.92</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>R. Anetter Allwyn</td><td>58,593</td><td>5.34</td><td>3.71</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>Shuba Charles</td><td>8,536</td><td>0.78</td><td>0.04</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the Above</td><td>4,938</td><td>0.45</td><td>0.13</td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>137,950</td><td>12.57</td><td>12.20</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,097,434</td><td>69.46</td><td>0.37</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>7.37</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
General election 2019
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>H. Vasanthakumar</td><td>627,235</td><td>59.77</td><td>35.13</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Pon. Radhakrishnan</td><td>367,302</td><td>35.00</td><td>2.62</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>V. Jainteen</td><td>17,069</td><td>1.63</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>E. Lekshmanan</td><td>12,345</td><td>1.18</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>J. Ebenezer</td><td>8,590</td><td>0.82</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the Above</td><td>6,131</td><td>0.58</td><td>0.16</td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>259,933</td><td>24.77</td><td>11.79</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,048,377</td><td>69.83</td><td>2.33</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from BJP</td><td>Swing</td><td>35.13</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
General election 2014
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Pon. Radhakrishnan</td><td>372,906</td><td>37.62</td><td>4.38</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>H. Vasanthakumar</td><td>244,244</td><td>24.64</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>D. John Thankam</td><td>176,239</td><td>17.78</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>F. M. Raajarathinum</td><td>117,933</td><td>11.90</td><td>29.91</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>A. V. Bellarmin</td><td>35,284</td><td>3.56</td><td>7.62</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>S. P. Udayakumar</td><td>15,314</td><td>1.55</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the Above</td><td>4,150</td><td>0.42</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>128,662</td><td>12.98</td><td>4.41</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>990,742</td><td>67.50</td><td>2.51</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>4.38</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
General election 2009
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>J. Helen Davidson</td><td>320,161</td><td>41.81</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Pon. Radhakrishnan</td><td>254,474</td><td>33.24</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>A. V. Bellarmin</td><td>85,583</td><td>11.18</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>S. Austin</td><td>68,472</td><td>8.94</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>P. Sivakami</td><td>6,400</td><td>0.84</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>LJP</td><td>D. Arul Thumilan</td><td>2,812</td><td>0.37</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>65,687</td><td>8.57</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>765,661</td><td>64.99</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>