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'''Kanyakumari''' is a Tamil Nadu assembly constituency located in [[Kanniyakumari (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha Constituency]] in [[Kanyakumari district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]]. The constituency is located in the southern corner of mainland [[India]], comprising the popular tourist destination [[Kanyakumari]]. In 2011 election, it had 237,410 total number of voters, consisting of 120,372 males and 117,038 females. [[Nadar (caste)|Nadar]]sformed the majority of the electorate.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://dinamani.com/edition/story.aspx?SectionName=Tamilnadu&artid=402058&SectionID=129&MainSectionId=129&SEO=&Title=| title=விஐபி தொகுதி - 12: கன்னியாகுமரி சுரேஷ் ராஜனின் சவால்!| publisher=Dinamani| date=8 April 2011| access-date=10 April 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006132737/http://dinamani.com/edition/story.aspx?SectionName=Tamilnadu&artid=402058&SectionID=129&MainSectionId=129&SEO=&Title=| archive-date=6 October 2011| url-status=dead}}</ref> Kanyakumari will be one of 17 assembly constituencies to have [[Voter-verified paper audit trail|VVPAT]] facility with EVMs in [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/ec-to-tighten-grip-on-cash-for-votes/article8225776.ece|title=EC to tighten grip on cash for votes|date=12 February 2016|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref>
'''Kanyakumari''' is a Tamil Nadu assembly constituency located in [[Kanniyakumari (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha Constituency]] in [[Kanyakumari district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]]. The constituency is located in the southern corner of mainland [[India]], comprising the popular tourist destination [[Kanyakumari]]. In 2011 election, it had 237,410 total number of voters, consisting of 120,372 males and 117,038 females. [[Nadar (caste)|Nadar]]sformed the majority of the electorate.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://dinamani.com/edition/story.aspx?SectionName=Tamilnadu&artid=402058&SectionID=129&MainSectionId=129&SEO=&Title=| title=விஐபி தொகுதி - 12: கன்னியாகுமரி சுரேஷ் ராஜனின் சவால்!| publisher=Dinamani| date=8 April 2011| access-date=10 April 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006132737/http://dinamani.com/edition/story.aspx?SectionName=Tamilnadu&artid=402058&SectionID=129&MainSectionId=129&SEO=&Title=| archive-date=6 October 2011| url-status=dead}}</ref> Kanyakumari will be one of 17 assembly constituencies to have [[Voter-verified paper audit trail|VVPAT]] facility with EVMs in [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/ec-to-tighten-grip-on-cash-for-votes/article8225776.ece|title=EC to tighten grip on cash for votes|date=12 February 2016|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref>
== Travancore-cochin assembly ==
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
!style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Constituency
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Election
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2"|Party
|----
|rowspan=2|Thovalai Agasthesswaram
|rowspan=2|[[1952 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
|[[T. S. Ramasamy Pillai]]
|rowspan=2|[[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan=2 width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|----
|[[A. Samraj]]
|----
|Thovalai
|rowspan=2|[[1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election|1954]]
|[[T. S. Ramasamy Pillai]]
|[[Praja Socialist Party]]
|  width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Praja Socialist Party}}"|
|----
|Agastheeswaram
|[[P. Thanulinga Nadar]]
|[[Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress|Tamil Nadu Congress]]
|
|}
== Madras State assembly==
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Election
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2"|Party
|-
| [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| [[T. S. Ramaswamy Pillai]]
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| [[B. Natarajan]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| [[B. M. Pillai]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|}
== Tamil Nadu assembly ==
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Election
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2"|Party
|-
| [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
| [[K. Rajah Pillai]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| [[C. Krishnan (Kanyakumari MLA)|C. Krishnan]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| [[S. Muthukrishnan]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
| [[K. Perumal Pillai]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
| [[K. Subramania Pillai]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
| [[M. Ammamuthu]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| [[N. Suresh Rajan]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| [[Thalavai Sundaram]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| [[N. Suresh Rajan]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| [[K. T. Pachaimal]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| [[S. Austin (MLA)|S. Austin]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| [[Thalavai Sundaram]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|}


==Election results==
==Election results==
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
   |party      = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
   |candidate  = [[S. Austin]]  
   |candidate  = [[S. Austin (MLA)|S. Austin]]  
   |votes      = 93532
   |votes      = 93532
   |percentage = 41.59
   |percentage = 41.59
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   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate |
{{Election box candidate with party link |
   |party      = Makkal Needhi Maiam
   |party      = Makkal Needhi Maiam
   |candidate  = SELVAKUMAR P.T.
   |candidate  = SELVAKUMAR P.T.
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   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate |
{{Election box candidate with party link |
   |party     = NOTA
   | party = NOTA
   |candidate  = None of the Above
   |candidate  = None of the Above
   |votes      = 1096
   |votes      = 1096
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{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner    = AIADMK
   |winner    = AIADMK
   |loser      = DMK
   |loser      = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
   |swing      =  
   |swing      =  
  }}
  }}
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}}
{{Election box gain with party link
{{Election box gain with party link
|  |winner = DMK
|  |winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
   |loser  = AIADMK
   |loser  = AIADMK
   |swing  =  
   |swing  =  
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


== Travancore-cochin assembly ==
===2001===
{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Kanyakumari]]
!style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Constituency
}}
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Election
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner
{{Election box candidate with party link|
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2"|Party
  |party      = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|----
  |candidate  = [[Thalavai Sundaram]]
|rowspan=2|Thovalai Agasthesswaram
  |votes      = 55650
|rowspan=2|[[1952 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
  |percentage =
|[[T. S. Ramasamy Pillai]]
  |change    =  
|rowspan=2|[[Indian National Congress]]
}}
|rowspan=2 width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
|----
|[[A. Samraj]]
|----
|Thovalai
|rowspan=2|[[1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election|1954]]
|[[T. S. Ramasamy Pillai]]
|[[Praja Socialist Party]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Praja Socialist Party/meta/color}}"|
|----
|Agastheeswaram
|[[P. Thanulinga Nadar]]
|[[Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress|Tamil Nadu Congress]]
|
|}


== Madras State assembly==
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
  |party     = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Election
  |candidate  = [[N. Suresh Rajan]]
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner
  |votes      = 46114
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2"|Party
  |percentage =
|-
  |change    =
| [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
}}
| [[T. S. Ramaswamy Pillai]]
{{Election box end}}
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| [[B. Natarajan]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| [[B. M. Pillai]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|}
 
== Tamil Nadu assembly ==
{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Election
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2"|Party
|-
| [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
| [[K. Rajah Pillai]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| [[C. Krishnan (Kanyakumari MLA)|C. Krishnan]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| [[S. Muthukrishnan]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
| [[K. Perumal Pillai]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
| [[K. Subramania Pillai]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
| [[M. Ammamuthu]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| [[N. Suresh Rajan]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| [[Thalavai Sundaram]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| [[N. Suresh Rajan]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| [[K. T. Pachaimal]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| [[S. Austin (MLA)|S. Austin]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| [[Thalavai Sundaram]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|}


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 22:28, 26 December 2021

Template:Infobox state assembly constituency Kanyakumari is a Tamil Nadu assembly constituency located in Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha Constituency in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu. The constituency is located in the southern corner of mainland India, comprising the popular tourist destination Kanyakumari. In 2011 election, it had 237,410 total number of voters, consisting of 120,372 males and 117,038 females. Nadarsformed the majority of the electorate.[1] Kanyakumari will be one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[2]

Travancore-cochin assembly[edit]

Constituency Election Winner Party
Thovalai Agasthesswaram 1952 T. S. Ramasamy Pillai Indian National Congress
A. Samraj
Thovalai 1954 T. S. Ramasamy Pillai Praja Socialist Party
Agastheeswaram P. Thanulinga Nadar Tamil Nadu Congress

Madras State assembly[edit]

Election Winner Party
1957 T. S. Ramaswamy Pillai Independent
1962 B. Natarajan Indian National Congress
1967 B. M. Pillai Indian National Congress

Tamil Nadu assembly[edit]

Election Winner Party
1971 K. Rajah Pillai Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 C. Krishnan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 S. Muthukrishnan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 K. Perumal Pillai All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 K. Subramania Pillai Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 M. Ammamuthu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 N. Suresh Rajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 Thalavai Sundaram All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 N. Suresh Rajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011 K. T. Pachaimal All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 S. Austin Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 Thalavai Sundaram All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results[edit]

2021[edit]

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kanyakumari
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Thalavai Sundaram 109745 48.8
DMK S. Austin 93532 41.59
NTK SASIKALA R 14140 6.29
MNM SELVAKUMAR P.T. 3106 1.38
style="background-color: Template:NOTA/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[NOTA|Template:NOTA/meta/shortname]] None of the Above 1096 0.49
Majority 16213
Turnout
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing

2016[edit]

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kanniyakumari
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. Austin 89,023 42.41
AIADMK Thalavai Sundaram 83,111 39.59
BJP M. Meena Dev 24,638 11.74
DMDK D. Aathilinga Perumal 6,914 3.29
NTK V. Bala subramaniam 1,732 0.83
NOTA None of the Above 1,570 0.75
Margin of victory 5,912
Turnout 2,09,924 75.07
Registered electors 2,79,651
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing

2011[edit]

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kanniyakumari
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. T. Pachaimal 86,903 48.22
DMK N. Suresh Rajan 69,099 38.34
BJP M. R. Gandhi 20,094 11.15
ABHM P. Vetri Velayutha Perumal 734 0.41
Margin of victory 17,804
Turnout 1,80,206 75.76
Registered electors 2,37,865
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing

2006[edit]

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kanyakumari
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK N. Suresh Rajan 63181
AIADMK Thalavai Sundaram 52494
DMDK A. Alex Shantha Sekar 5093
BJP N. Thanu Krishnan 3436
AIFB T. Uthaman 317
ABHM P. Vetri Velayutha Perumal 109
Margin of victory 10687
Turnout 126225
Registered electors
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing

2001[edit]

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kanyakumari
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Thalavai Sundaram 55650
DMK N. Suresh Rajan 46114

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "விஐபி தொகுதி - 12: கன்னியாகுமரி சுரேஷ் ராஜனின் சவால்!". Dinamani. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "EC to tighten grip on cash for votes". The Hindu. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2018.


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