# Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency

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

Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 leads |
| 229 | Kanniyakumari | Kanyakumari | N. Thalavai Sundaram | ADMK | INC |
| 230 | Nagercoil | Kanyakumari | M. R. Gandhi | BJP | INC |
| 231 | Colachal | Kanyakumari | J. G. Prince | INC | INC |
| 232 | Padmanabhapuram | Kanyakumari | Mano Thangaraj | DMK | INC |
| 233 | Vilavancode | Kanyakumari | Tharahai Cuthbert | INC | INC |
| 234 | Killiyoor | Kanyakumari | S. Rajeshkumar | INC | INC |

## List of members of parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| Before 2009 : See Nagercoil ||||
| 2009 | J. Helen Davidson | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2014 | Pon Radhakrishnan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | H. Vasanthakumar | Indian National Congress |
| 2021^ | Vijay Vasanth | Indian National Congress |
| 2024 | Vijay Vasanth | Indian National Congress |
^By poll

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 52.74% | 52.74% |
| 2021 | 2021 | 52.50% | 52.50% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 59.77% | 59.77% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 37.62% | 37.62% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 41.81% | 41.81% |

### General Elections 2024

2024 Indian general election: Kanniyakumari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Vijay Vasanth | 546,248 | 52.74 | 0.24 |
| | BJP | Pon. Radhakrishnan | 366,341 | 35.37 | 4.55 |
| | NTK | Maria Jennifer | 52,705 | 5.09 | 0.25 |
| | AIADMK | Pasilian Nazerath | 41,393 | 4.00 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 3,756 | 0.36 | 0.09 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 179,907 | 17.37 | 4.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,029,055 | 65.71 | 3.75 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 0.24 | |

### General bye-election 2021

2021 Indian general bye-elections: Kanniyakumari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Vijayakumar (Alias) Vijay Vasanth | 576,037 | 52.50 | 7.37 |
| | BJP | Pon. Radhakrishnan | 438,087 | 39.92 | 4.92 |
| | NTK | R. Anetter Allwyn | 58,593 | 5.34 | 3.71 |
| | MNM | Shuba Charles | 8,536 | 0.78 | 0.04 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 4,938 | 0.45 | 0.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 137,950 | 12.57 | 12.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,097,434 | 69.46 | 0.37 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 7.37 | |

### General election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Kanniyakumari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | H. Vasanthakumar | 627,235 | 59.77 | 35.13 |
| | BJP | Pon. Radhakrishnan | 367,302 | 35.00 | 2.62 |
| | 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 | 0.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259,933 | 24.77 | 11.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,048,377 | 69.83 | 2.33 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 35.13 | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Kanniyakumari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Pon. Radhakrishnan | 372,906 | 37.62 | 4.38 |
| | 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 | 29.91 |
| | CPI(M) | A. V. Bellarmin | 35,284 | 3.56 | 7.62 |
| | AAP | S. P. Udayakumar | 15,314 | 1.55 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 4,150 | 0.42 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128,662 | 12.98 | 4.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 990,742 | 67.50 | 2.51 |
| | BJP gain from DMK | BJP gain from DMK | Swing | 4.38 | |

### General election 2009

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