# Thalavai N. Sundaram

Thalavai Sundaram N is an Indian politician. He is a member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. He was elected as a member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Kanyakumari Constituency in May 2021 and in 2001 election. He served as Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Rajya Sabha member from 3 April 1996 to 18 May 2001.

## Electoral performance

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kanniyakumari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Thalavai Sundaram | 109,828 | 48.79% | 9.20% |
| | DMK | S. Austin | 93,618 | 41.59% | −0.82% |
| | NTK | R. Sasikala | 14,197 | 6.31% | 5.48% |
| | MNM | P. T. Selvakumar | 3,109 | 1.38% | |
| | AMMK | P. Senthil Murugan | 1,599 | 0.71% | |
| | NOTA | Nota | 1,097 | 0.49% | −0.26% |
| | BSP | C. J. Sutharman | 684 | 0.30% | 0.07% |
| | Independent | A. Augustin | 447 | 0.20% | |
| | Independent | Na. Manickavasagam Pillai | 142 | 0.06% | |
| | Independent | N. Makesh | 121 | 0.05% | |
| | Independent | S. Thanu Neelan | 95 | 0.04% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,210 | 7.20% | 4.38% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 225,121 | 110.93% | 35.86% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 452 | 0.20% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 202,943 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 6.38% | |
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kanniyakumari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Austin | 89,023 | 42.41% | 4.06% |
| | AIADMK | Thalavai Sundaram | 83,111 | 39.59% | −8.63% |
| | BJP | M. Meena Dev | 24,638 | 11.74% | 0.59% |
| | DMDK | D. Aathilinga Perumal | 6,914 | 3.29% | |
| | NTK | V. Balasubramaniam | 1,732 | 0.83% | |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,570 | 0.75% | |
| | PMK | S. Hilman Bruce Edwin | 712 | 0.34% | |
| | Independent | P. Vetti Velayutha Perumal | 526 | 0.25% | |
| | BSP | P. Sankararamamurthy | 481 | 0.23% | 0.00% |
| | Independent | R. Sreetharan | 331 | 0.16% | |
| | Independent | T. Kumaresan | 285 | 0.14% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,912 | 2.82% | −7.06% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 209,924 | 75.07% | −0.69% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 279,651 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -5.82% | |
2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kanniyakumari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | N. Suresh Rajan | 63,181 | 50.05% | 7.53% |
| | AIADMK | Thalavai Sundaram | 52,494 | 41.59% | −9.73% |
| | DMDK | A. Alex Shantha Sekar | 5,093 | 4.03% | |
| | BJP | N. Thanu Krishnan | 3,436 | 2.72% | |
| | Independent | K. Rajan | 769 | 0.61% | |
| | Independent | S. Subramania Pillai | 333 | 0.26% | |
| | AIFB | T. Uthaman | 317 | 0.25% | |
| | Independent | K. Gopi | 310 | 0.25% | |
| | Independent | S. Kumaraswamy | 117 | 0.09% | |
| | ABHM | P. Vetri Velayutha Perumal | 109 | 0.09% | |
| | Independent | S. Kumariswamy Nadar | 66 | 0.05% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,687 | 8.47% | −0.33% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 126,225 | 71.71% | 14.08% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 176,033 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -1.26% | |
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kanniyakumari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Thalavai Sundaram | 55,650 | 51.32% | 30.00% |
| | DMK | N. Suresh Rajan | 46,114 | 42.52% | −1.11% |
| | MDMK | E. Lakshmanan | 4,991 | 4.60% | −2.48% |
| | Independent | R. Jayakumar | 723 | 0.67% | |
| | Independent | S. Rajasekaran | 331 | 0.31% | |
| | Independent | L. Ayyasamypandian | 310 | 0.29% | |
| | Independent | U. Nagurmeran Peer Muhamad | 138 | 0.13% | |
| | Independent | Kumariswami | 104 | 0.10% | |
| | Independent | V. Thanulingam | 82 | 0.08% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,536 | 8.79% | −13.52% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 108,443 | 57.62% | −4.74% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 188,205 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 7.68% | |