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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = LS
| name = Kanniyakumari
| map_image = Kanniyakumari_lok_sabha_constituency.png
| map_caption = Area of Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha Constituency
| mp = [[Vijay Vasanth]]
|party = {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}}
|alliance = {{Party index link|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}
| latest_election_year = 2021
| established = 2009–present
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image = Vijay Vasanth at the Velaikkaran Audio Launch.jpg
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| preceded_by = [[H. Vasanthakumar]]
| electors = 1,579,958
| assembly_cons = [[Kanniyakumari Assembly constituency|Kanniyakumari]] [[Nagercoil Assembly constituency|Nagercoil]] [[Colachal Assembly constituency|Colachal]] [[Padmanabhapuram Assembly constituency|Padmanabhapuram]] [[Vilavancode Assembly constituency|Vilavancode]] [[Killiyoor Assembly constituency|Killiyoor]]
}}

'''Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency''' ({{langx|ta|கன்னியாகுமரி மக்களவைத் தொகுதி}}) is one of the 39 [[Lok Sabha]] ([[Parliament of India|parliamentary]]) constituencies in [[Tamil Nadu]], a [[Federated state|state]] in southern [[India]].

== Assembly segments ==
Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|legislative assembly]] segments:

{| class="wikitable"
! width="50px" style="font-size:75%" |Constituency number
! width="200px" |Name
! width="100px" style="font-size:75%" |Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
! width="150px" |District
! colspan="2"|Party
! colspan="2"|2024 Lead
|-
| 229
| [[Kanniyakumari Assembly constituency|Kanniyakumari]]
|None
| rowspan="6" | [[Kanyakumari district|Kanyakumari]]
|style="background-color:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |
|[[AIADMK]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=6}}
|-
| 230
| [[Nagercoil Assembly constituency|Nagercoil]]
|None
|style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
| 231
| [[Colachal Assembly constituency|Colachal]]
|None
|style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 232
| [[Padmanabhapuram Assembly constituency|Padmanabhapuram]]
|None
|style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|-
| 233
| [[Vilavancode Assembly constituency|Vilavancode]]
|None
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
| 234
| [[Killiyoor Assembly constituency|Killiyoor]]
|None
|}

== List of members of parliament ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
| colspan="4" |{{center|''Before 2009 : See [[Nagercoil Lok Sabha constituency|Nagercoil]]''}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|[[J. Helen Davidson]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|[[Pon Radhakrishnan]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[H. Vasanthakumar]]
|rowspan=3 style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|rowspan=3 |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[2021 elections in India#Lok Sabha by-elections|2021^]]
|rowspan=2|[[Vijay Vasanth]]
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|-
|}

^By poll

== Election results ==
{{bar box
|float=right
|title= Vote share of Winning candidates
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|52.74}}
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|52.50}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|59.77}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|37.62}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|41.81}}
}}

=== General Elections 2024===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2024 Indian general election]]: Kanniyakumari<ref name="2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Kanniyakumari">{{cite news |title=Election Commission of India|url=https://www.eci.gov.in/}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[Vijay Vasanth]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=546,248|percentage=52.74|change={{increase}}0.24}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Pon. Radhakrishnan]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=366,341|percentage=35.37|change={{decrease}}4.55}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Maria Jennifer|party=Naam Tamilar Katchi|votes=52,705|percentage=5.09|change={{decrease}}0.25}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Pasilian Nazerath|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|votes=41,393|percentage=4.00|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the above|party=None of the above|votes=3,756|percentage=0.36|change={{decrease}}0.09}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes= 179,907 |percentage=17.37 |change={{increase}}4.80}}
{{Election box turnout|votes= 1,029,055|percentage=65.71|change={{decrease}}3.75}}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner= Indian National Congress |swing={{increase}}0.24}}
{{Election box end}}

===General bye-election 2021===
{{Election box begin | title=2021 Indian general bye-elections: [[Kanniyakumari district|Kanniyakumari]]<ref name="2021_GBE_Results">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13640-bye-elections-2021-parliamentary-and-assemblies/ | title=2021 Indian General Bye-election Results | work=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=19 July 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Vijay Vasanth|Vijayakumar (Alias) Vijay Vasanth]]
|votes = 576,037
|percentage = 52.50
|change = {{decrease}}7.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Pon. Radhakrishnan]]
|votes = 438,087
|percentage = 39.92
|change = {{increase}}4.92
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Naam Tamilar Katchi
|candidate = R. Anetter Allwyn
|votes = 58,593
|percentage = 5.34
|change = {{increase}}3.71
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Makkal Needhi Maiam
|candidate = Shuba Charles
|votes = 8,536
|percentage = 0.78
|change = {{decrease}}0.04
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|votes = 4,938
|percentage = 0.45
|change = {{decrease}}0.13
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 137,950
|percentage = 12.57
|change = {{decrease}}12.20
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,097,434
|percentage = 69.46
|change = {{decrease}}0.37
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing = {{decrease}}7.37
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 2019===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Kanniyakumari district|Kanniyakumari]]<ref name="2019_GE_Results">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/10929-33constituency-wise-detailed-result/ | title=2019 Indian General Election Results | work=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=18 June 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[H. Vasanthakumar]]
|votes = 627,235
|percentage = 59.77
|change = {{increase}}35.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Pon. Radhakrishnan]]
|votes = 367,302
|percentage = 35.00
|change = {{decrease}}2.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Naam Tamilar Katchi
|candidate = V. Jainteen
|votes = 17,069
|percentage = 1.63
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = E. Lekshmanan
|party = Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam
|votes = 12,345
|percentage = 1.18
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Makkal Needhi Maiam
|candidate = J. Ebenezer
|votes = 8,590
|percentage = 0.82
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|votes = 6,131
|percentage = 0.58
|change = {{increase}}0.16
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 259,933
|percentage = 24.77
|change = {{increase}}11.79
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,048,377
|percentage = 69.83
|change = {{increase}}2.33
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = {{increase}}35.13
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Kanniyakumari district|Kanniyakumari]]<ref name="2014_GE_Results">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/2785-constituency-wise-detailed-result/ | title=2014 Indian General Election Results | work=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=4 June 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Pon. Radhakrishnan]]
|votes = 372,906
|percentage = 37.62
|change = {{increase}}4.38
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[H. Vasanthakumar]]
|votes = 244,244
|percentage = 24.64
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = D. John Thankam
|votes = 176,239
|percentage = 17.78
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = [[F. M. Rajarathnam|F. M. Raajarathinum]]
|votes = 117,933
|percentage = 11.90
|change = {{decrease}}29.91
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = [[A. V. Bellarmin]]
|votes = 35,284
|percentage = 3.56
|change = {{decrease}}7.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = [[S. P. Udayakumar]]
|votes = 15,314
|percentage = 1.55
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|party = None of the above
|votes = 4,150
|percentage = 0.42
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 128,662
|percentage = 12.98
|change = {{increase}}4.41
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 990,742
|percentage = 67.50
|change = {{increase}}2.51
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|swing = {{increase}}4.38
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 2009===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Kanniyakumari district|Kanniyakumari]]<ref name="2009_GE_Results">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/2857-constituency-wise-detailed-result/ | title=2009 Indian General Election Results | work=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=1 June 2009}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = [[J. Helen Davidson]]
|votes = 320,161
|percentage = 41.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Pon. Radhakrishnan]]
|votes = 254,474
|percentage = 33.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = [[A. V. Bellarmin]]
|votes = 85,583
|percentage = 11.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
|candidate = S. Austin
|votes = 68,472
|percentage = 8.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = P. Sivakami
|votes = 6,400
|percentage = 0.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Lok Janshakti Party
|candidate = D. Arul Thumilan
|votes = 2,812
|percentage = 0.37
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 65,687
|percentage = 8.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 765,661
|percentage = 64.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Lok Sabha]]
* [[Parliament of India]]
* [[Kanniyakumari district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]
*[[Nagercoil (Lok Sabha constituency)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
* {{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |title=Statistical reports of Lok Sabha elections |access-date=July 8, 2010 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archive-date=October 5, 2010 }}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp Election Commission of India]
*[https://resultuniversity.com/election/kanniyakumari-lok-sabha Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha - Result University]
*[https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/tamilnadu/kanniyakumari/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_dates.html Kanniyakumari lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule]

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