Lok Sabha Constituency

Kanniyakumari

Constituency No. 39· Tamil NaduGeneral

Kanniyakumari is Lok Sabha constituency No. 39 in Tamil Nadu, reserved category: General. It covers the district of Kanniyakumari. The seat is made up of 6 assembly segments. At the 2024 general election it had 15,82,100 electors, of whom 65.25% voted.

State
Tamil Nadu
Constituency No.
39
Category
General
Assembly Segments
6
Districts Covered
Kanniyakumari
Last Election
2024

Current Member of Parliament

VV

Vijayakumar (Vijay Vasanth)

Indian National Congress
Member of Parliament · Kanniyakumari (Lok Sabha)
First Elected
2024
Re-elected
—
Terms at this seat
1
2024 result
5,46,248
Votes
52.91%
Vote share
1,79,907
Victory margin

Ahead of Pon. Radhakrishnan (Bharatiya Janata Party) on 3,66,341 votes.

Quick Facts

(2024)
Constituency No.
39
State
Tamil Nadu
Category
General
Districts covered
Kanniyakumari
Assembly segments
6
Total electors
15,82,100
Male electors
7,81,200
Female electors
8,00,810
Third gender electors
90
Polling stations
1,620
Last election
2024

Election History

(3 on record)

Results for Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency, back to 2014.

2024 Lok Sabha Election
(18th Lok Sabha)
Winner
VV
Vijayakumar (Vijay Vasanth)
Indian National Congress
5,46,248
Votes
52.91%
Vote Share
1,79,907
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Vijayakumar (Vijay Vasanth)INC5,46,248 · 52.91%
  2. 2.Pon. RadhakrishnanBJP3,66,341 · 35.48%
  3. 3.Maria Jennifer Clara MichaelNaan Tamilar Katchi52,721 · 5.11%
  4. 4.Pasilian NazerathAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam41,393 · 4.01%
2019 Lok Sabha Election
(17th Lok Sabha)
Winner
HV
H. Vasanthakumar
Indian National Congress
6,27,235
Votes
59.83%
Vote Share
2,59,933
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.H. VasanthakumarINC6,27,235 · 59.83%
  2. 2.Pon. RadhakrishnanBJP3,67,302 · 35.04%
  3. 3.V. JainteenNaan Tamilar Katchi17,069 · 1.63%
2014 Lok Sabha Election
(16th Lok Sabha)
Winner
PR
Pon. Radhakrishnan
Bharatiya Janata Party
3,72,906
Votes
37.62%
Vote Share
1,28,662
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Pon. RadhakrishnanBJP3,72,906 · 37.62%
  2. 2.H. VasanthakumarINC2,44,244 · 24.64%
  3. 3.D. John ThankamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1,76,239 · 17.78%
  4. 4.F. M. RaajarathinumpDMK1,17,933 · 11.89%

Assembly Segments in Kanniyakumari

(6)

These assembly constituencies are the segments of Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency.

  • Kanniyakumari
    AC No. 229 · Kanniyakumari
    NS
    N. Thalavai Sundaram
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Nagercoil
    AC No. 230 · Kanniyakumari
    MG
    M. R. Gandhi
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Colachel
    AC No. 231 · Kanniyakumari
    JP
    J. G. Prince
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Padmanabhapuram
    AC No. 232 · Kanniyakumari
    MT
    M. Mano Thangaraj
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Vilavancode
    AC No. 233 · Kanniyakumari
    TC
    Tharahai Cuthbert
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Killiyoor
    AC No. 234 · Kanniyakumari
    SK
    S. Rajesh Kumar
    Indian National Congress
    MLA

Electorate

General election 2024
15.82 Lakh
Total Electors
7.81 Lakh
Male Electors
8.01 Lakh
Female Electors
1,620
Polling Stations
10.32 Lakh
Votes Polled
65.25%
Turnout
Voter turnout65.25%
EVM votes 10,28,000Postal votes 4,400

About Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha Constituency

State
Tamil Nadu
Constituency number
39
Category
General
Districts covered
Kanniyakumari
Assembly segments
6
Sitting member
Vijayakumar (Vijay Vasanth)
Party
Indian National Congress
Elections on record
2024, 2019, 2014
District profiles
Sources & references
  • Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha Election 2024
  • Government of Tamil Nadu
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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