Vilavancode Assembly constituency

Vilavancode is a legislative assembly constituency in Kanyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

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Vilavancode Assembly constituency

Vilavancode is a legislative assembly constituency in Kanyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Vilavancode Assembly constituency

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Travancore-Cochin</td></tr><tr><td>1952</td><td>Alexandar Manual Simon</td><td></td><td>Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1954</td><td>William</td></tr><tr><td>Madras State</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>William</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>R. Ponnappan Nadar</td></tr><tr><td>Tamil Nadu</td></tr><tr><td>1971</td><td>R. Ponnappan Nadar</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress (O)</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>D. Gnanasigamony</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India (Marxist)</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>D. Moni</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>M. Sundardas</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>D. Moni</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India (Marxist)</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>G. John Joseph</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>S. Vijayadharani</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td></tr><tr><td>2024★</td><td>Tharahai Cuthbert</td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

2026

<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>Tharahai Cuthbert</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>S. Vijayadharani</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Maria Stella R.</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>K. Michael Kumar</td><td></td><td></td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>225,219</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>gain from</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2024 by-election

<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>Tharahai Cuthbert</td><td>91,054</td><td>57.72</td><td>+5%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V.S. Nanthini</td><td>50,880</td><td>32.25</td><td>−3%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>R. Gemini</td><td>8,150</td><td>5.08</td><td>−2%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>U. Rani</td><td>5,267</td><td>3.34</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>919</td><td>0.58</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>40,174</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td>65.40%</td><td>−2.32%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>239,878</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

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>S. Vijayadharani</td><td>87,473</td><td>52.12%</td><td>+9.69</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>R. Jayaseelan</td><td>58,804</td><td>35.04%</td><td>+13.05</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Mary Adlin</td><td>12,292</td><td>7.32%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Samuel George Kalai Arasar</td><td>3,541</td><td>2.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>L. Iden Soni</td><td>2,447</td><td>1.46%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>28,669</td><td>17.08%</td><td>−3.36%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>167,836</td><td>67.72%</td><td>1.37%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>247,853</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>9.69%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2016

<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>S. Vijayadharani</td><td>68,789</td><td>42.43%</td><td>−1.27</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>C. Dharmaraj</td><td>35,646</td><td>21.98%</td><td>−4.25</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>R. Chellaswamy</td><td>25,821</td><td>15.93%</td><td>−11.24</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Nanjil Domenic Savio George</td><td>24,801</td><td>15.30%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,149</td><td>0.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>T. Shibu</td><td>955</td><td>0.59%</td><td>−0.04</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>33,143</td><td>20.44%</td><td>3.91%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>162,139</td><td>66.34%</td><td>−2.98%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>244,388</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-1.27%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2011

<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>S. Vijayadharani</td><td>62,898</td><td>43.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>R. Leemarose</td><td>39,109</td><td>27.17%</td><td>−26.57</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>R. Jayaseelan</td><td>37,763</td><td>26.23%</td><td>+15.78</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Wilson</td><td>1,144</td><td>0.79%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>B. Promoth</td><td>911</td><td>0.63%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>23,789</td><td>16.53%</td><td>−21.01%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>143,948</td><td>69.32%</td><td>7.88%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>207,644</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from CPI(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>-10.05%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2006

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>G. John Joseph</td><td>64,532</td><td>53.74%</td><td>−3.01</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>F. Franklin</td><td>19,458</td><td>16.20%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NCP</td><td>Pon. Vijaya Raghavan</td><td>13,434</td><td>11.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>L. Devadhas</td><td>12,553</td><td>10.45%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>L. Idan Sony</td><td>7,309</td><td>6.09%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>E. George</td><td>1,182</td><td>0.98%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>45,074</td><td>37.54%</td><td>15.52%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>120,076</td><td>61.44%</td><td>9.98%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>195,426</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-3.01%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2001

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>D. Moni</td><td>59,087</td><td>56.75%</td><td>+13.41</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. Jeevaraj</td><td>36,168</td><td>34.74%</td><td>+12.91</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>A. Jayaraj</td><td>6,494</td><td>6.24%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Radhakrishnanc</td><td>1,181</td><td>1.13%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>22,919</td><td>22.01%</td><td>0.49%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>104,113</td><td>51.46%</td><td>−10.12%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>202,315</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>13.41%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1996

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>D. Moni</td><td>42,867</td><td>43.35%</td><td>+5.5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>V. Thankaraj</td><td>21,585</td><td>21.83%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>N. Sreenivasan</td><td>16,141</td><td>16.32%</td><td>+4.13</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. Sundaradas</td><td>13,057</td><td>13.20%</td><td>−35.66</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIIC(T)</td><td>K. S. Janakaraj</td><td>1,713</td><td>1.73%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Babu</td><td>1,156</td><td>1.17%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Chandran</td><td>681</td><td>0.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>21,282</td><td>21.52%</td><td>10.50%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>98,891</td><td>61.58%</td><td>2.88%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>169,313</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-5.52%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1991

<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>M. Sundardas</td><td>50,151</td><td>48.86%</td><td>+6.62</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>D. Moni</td><td>38,842</td><td>37.85%</td><td>−3.16</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>C. Rajeswaran</td><td>12,511</td><td>12.19%</td><td>+2.6</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Durairaj</td><td>548</td><td>0.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,309</td><td>11.02%</td><td>9.77%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>102,634</td><td>58.70%</td><td>−5.06%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>178,941</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>6.62%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1989

<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>M. Sundardas</td><td>41,168</td><td>42.25%</td><td>−15.24</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>D. Moni</td><td>39,954</td><td>41.00%</td><td>−1.51</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. Chandrasenan</td><td>9,347</td><td>9.59%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. Somasekharan Nair</td><td>5,292</td><td>5.43%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>T. Valasalamrose</td><td>1,040</td><td>1.07%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Dasaian</td><td>644</td><td>0.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,214</td><td>1.25%</td><td>−13.74%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>97,445</td><td>63.75%</td><td>0.59%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>155,021</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-15.24%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1984

1980

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>D. Moni</td><td>34,170</td><td>53.66%</td><td>+4.81</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. Davis Raj</td><td>25,348</td><td>39.81%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>S. Packianathan</td><td>3,370</td><td>5.29%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Manas</td><td>413</td><td>0.65%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Purshothaman</td><td>372</td><td>0.58%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>8,822</td><td>13.86%</td><td>10.96%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>63,673</td><td>52.53%</td><td>−4.57%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>122,522</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>4.81%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1977

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>D. Gnanasigamony</td><td>32,628</td><td>48.85%</td><td>+33.1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>S. Sathiadas</td><td>30,695</td><td>45.96%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>A. Asary</td><td>3,165</td><td>4.74%</td><td>−57.05</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,933</td><td>2.89%</td><td>−37.42%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>66,787</td><td>57.10%</td><td>−5.35%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>117,831</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-12.94%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1971

<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>R. Ponnappan Nadar</td><td>32,139</td><td>61.79%</td><td>+5.6</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>G. Gnanaraj Christopher</td><td>11,170</td><td>21.48%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>D. Packia Das</td><td>8,195</td><td>15.76%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Alvin</td><td>506</td><td>0.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>20,969</td><td>40.32%</td><td>17.18%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>52,010</td><td>62.45%</td><td>−7.37%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>85,839</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.60%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1967

<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>R. Ponnappan Nadar</td><td>27,511</td><td>56.19%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. M. N. Pillai</td><td>16,184</td><td>33.05%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA</td><td>S. Padmanabhan</td><td>4,297</td><td>8.78%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>G. Elias</td><td>969</td><td>1.98%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,327</td><td>22.10%</td><td>−2.00%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>51,258</td><td>69.82%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>73,410</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1962

<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>M. William</td><td>30,386</td><td>58.19%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>D. Gnanasigamony (Marthamdom)</td><td>21,388</td><td>40.96%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. Gnanasigamony (Nagercoil)</td><td>441</td><td>0.84%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>8,998</td><td>16.82%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>53,488</td><td>69.63%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>76,820</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1957

<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>M. William</td><td>Unopposed</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>67,159</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from TTNC</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1954

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>TTNC</td><td>M. William</td><td>17,291</td><td>63.87%</td><td>21.02</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>G. S Mony</td><td>8,274</td><td>30.56%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Josepth</td><td>1,509</td><td>5.57%</td><td>16.87</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,017</td><td>33.31%</td><td>12.89%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>27,074</td><td>67.65%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>40,019</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TTNC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1952

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>TTNC</td><td>Alexander Mannuel Simon</td><td>12,089</td><td>42.85%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Doraswamy. S.</td><td>6,330</td><td>22.44%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SP</td><td>Neelakanda Pillai. P. M.</td><td>4,329</td><td>15.35%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TTP</td><td>Arjunan</td><td>3,071</td><td>10.89%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sathyanesan. A. N.</td><td>1,419</td><td>5.03%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>RSP</td><td>Sreedharan Nair. N.</td><td>972</td><td>3.45%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,759</td><td>20.41%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>28,210</td><td>73.37%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>38,448</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TTNC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>