# Kani K. Navas

K Navas Kani (born 14 May 1979) is an Indian politician from Indian Union Muslim League who serves as the Member of Parliament Loksabha (2019–present) from Ramanathapuram Parliamentary Constituency of the Indian state Tamil Nadu. He is a member of Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare and Consultative Committee, Ministry of Shipping.
Navaskani was born on 14 May 1979 to Khadarmeera Gani and Ramjan Beevi at Chennai. He completed his Senior Grade School from Arupukottai. He joined the Indian Union Muslim League in 2011 and later served as the State Official Advisor. He was a member of the Standing Committee on Labour from 2019 to 2020.
Navas is one of the four Indian Union Muslim League members in the Indian Parliament (along with E. T. Mohammed Basheer, M. P. Abdussamad Samadani and P. V. Abdul Wahab). He is also first Indian Union Muslim League Member of Parliament in Loksabha from Tamil Nadu since S. M. Muhammed Sheriff (Periyakulam).

## Controversy

In January 2025, Kani K. Navas became the subject of controversy related to Thiruparankundram Hill, home to the Thirupparamkunram Murugan Temple, one of the Six Abodes of Murugan. The controversy arose after Navas shared a social media post depicting individuals consuming biryani near the temple's foothills. Critics, including BJP Tamil Nadu President K. Annamalai, alleged that he was encouraging sacrilegious activities by permitting non-vegetarian food near the sacred site.
Navas denied the allegations, asserting that the food consumed was vegetarian.
The situation intensified amidst ongoing tensions over incidents at the hill, including vandalism of ancient Jain caves and disputes regarding the site’s management. Navas reiterated claims about the jurisdiction of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board over portions of the hill, which others regard as significant to Hindu traditions.

## Electoral record
### General Elections 2024

2024 Indian general election: Ramanathapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IUML | Kani K. Navas | 509,664 | 45.92 | 1.63 |
| | Independent (NDA) | O. Paneerselvam | 342,882 | 30.89 | New |
| | AIADMK | P. Jeyperumal | 99,780 | 8.99 | New |
| | NTK | Jeyapal Chandraprabha | 97,672 | 8.80 | 4.43 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 6,295 | 0.57 | 0.15 |
| | BSP | N. Sivanandam | 2,018 | 0.18 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 166,785 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,109,853 | 68.19 | 0.21 |
| | IUML hold | IUML hold | Swing | | |

### General Elections 2019

2019 Indian general election: Ramanathapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IUML | Kani K. Navas | 469,943 | 44.29% | New |
| | BJP | Nainar Nagendran | 3,42,821 | 32.31% | +15.11% |
| | Independent | V. D. N. Anandh | 1,41,806 | 13.36% | |
| | NTK | T. Bhuvaneswari | 46,385 | 4.37% | |
| | MNM | Vijaya Baskar | 14,925 | 1.41% | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 7,595 | 0.72% | 0.08% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,27,122 | 11.98% | −0.02% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,61,124 | 68.40% | −0.29% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,59,740 | | 7.13% |
| | IUML gain from AIADMK | IUML gain from AIADMK | Swing | 3.48% | |