Kanniyakumari (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Kanniyakumari
Lok Sabha Constituency
Kanniyakumari lok sabha constituency.png
Area of Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha Constituency
IncumbentVijay Vasanth
Parliamentary PartyIndian National Congress
Elected Year2021
Constituency Details
Established2009–present
ReservationGeneral
StateTamil Nadu
Total Electors1,579,958
Former MPH. Vasanthakumar
Most Successful PartyINC (2 times)
Assembly Constituencies

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[edit]

Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segments:

Constituency number Constituency name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Party
229 Kanniyakumari None Kanniyakumari AIADMK
230 Nagercoil None Kanniyakumari BJP
231 Colachel None Kanniyakumari INC
232 Padmanabhapuram None Kanniyakumari DMK
233 Vilavancode None Kanniyakumari INC
234 Killiyoor None Kanniyakumari INC

Members of Parliament[edit]

Election Lok Sabha Member Political Party Tenure
2009 15th J. Helen Davidson Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2009-2014
2014 16th Pon. Radhakrishnan Bharatiya Janata Party 2014-2019
2019 17th H. Vasanthakumar Indian National Congress 2019-2020
2021 17th Vijay Vasanth Indian National Congress 2021-Incumbent

Electoral History[edit]

Kanniyakumari constituency has traditionally been more favorable to the national parties. Though DMK won in 2008, the Indian National Congress was an ally and a major contributor to the victory of J. Helen Davidson. This is evident from the results of 2014 elections when Indian National Congress managed second place amidst strong anti-incumbency all over the nation. In that election, Bharatiya Janata Party won with an outstanding majority. During 2019 polls, Bharatiya Janata Party allied with AIADMK. The anti-incumbent trend on both state and the central government was a major factor in the defeat of Pon Radhakrishnan. Controversies floored on the day of the poll that nearly 40000 voters from the minority community got removed in support of BJP's Pon Radhakrishnan.[1][2]

Controversies[edit]

Religious polarisation[edit]

The BJP and RSS, with the help of fringe Hindu fundamentalist groups such as Hindu Munnani, Shiv Sena, Hindu Makkal Katchi, and Vishwa Hindu Parishad, have polarised the district's population. The BJP had taken on a number of issues in the district in order to foster Hindu sentiment among the locals. One of its main campaigns, known as "July Porattam," was to demand that all poor Hindu students be given scholarships. Every year in July, massive rallies will be held to lobby for this demand with posters often depicting communal statements against religious minorities. The BJP has even promised to meet this demand if elected. However, no measures have been taken by BJP to fulfill the demand.[3]

Election Results[edit]

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
 
 52.50%
2019
 
 59.77%
2014
 
 37.62%
2009
 
 41.81%

General bye-election 2021[edit]

2021 Indian general bye-elections: Kanniyakumari[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vijay Vasanth 576,037 52.50 Decrease7.37
BJP Pon. Radhakrishnan 438,087 39.92 Increase4.92
NTK R. Anetter Allwyn 58,593 5.34 Increase3.71
MNM Shuba Charles 8,536 0.78 Decrease0.04
NOTA None of the Above 4,938 0.45 Decrease0.13
Majority 137,950 12.57 Decrease12.20
Turnout 1,097,434 69.46 Decrease0.37
INC hold Swing Decrease7.37

General election 2019[edit]

2019 Indian general elections: Kanniyakumari[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC H. Vasanthakumar 627,235 59.77 Increase35.13
BJP Pon. Radhakrishnan 367,302 35.00 Decrease2.62
NTK V. Jainteen 17,069 1.63 New
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 Increase0.16
Majority 259,933 24.77 Increase11.79
Turnout 1,048,377 69.83 Increase2.33
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase35.13

General election 2014[edit]

2014 Indian general elections: Kanniyakumari[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Pon. Radhakrishnan 372,906 37.62 Increase4.38
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 Decrease29.91
CPI (M) A. V. Bellarmin 35,284 3.56 Decrease7.62
AAP S. P. Udayakumar 15,314 1.55 New
NOTA None of the Above 4,150 0.42 New
Majority 128,662 12.98 Increase4.41
Turnout 990,742 67.50 Increase2.51
BJP gain from DMK Swing Increase4.38

General election 2009[edit]

2009 Indian general elections: Kanniyakumari[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK J. Helen Davidson 320,161 41.81 New
BJP Pon. Radhakrishnan 254,474 33.24 New
CPI (M) A. V. Bellarmin 85,583 11.18 New
DMDK S. Austin 68,472 8.94 New
BSP P. Sivakami 6,400 0.84 New
LJP D. Arul Thumilan 2,812 0.37 New
Majority 65,687 8.57 New
Turnout 765,661 64.99 New
DMK win (new seat)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Fisherfolk fume over many names deleted from the voters list in Kanyakumari". The Times of India. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. ↑ https://m.timesofindia.com/city/madurai/fisherfolk-fume-over-many-names-deleted-from-the-voters-list-in-kanyakumari/articleshow/68961193.cms
  3. ↑ https://www.newsclick.in/elections-2019-bjp-congress-slugfest-kanyakumari-lok-sabha-constituency
  4. ↑ "2021 Indian General Bye-election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "2019 Indian General Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "2014 Indian General Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "2009 Indian General Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2009.

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